Publisher Spot - Taking The Ad Network List To New Heights
Back before this blog became famous, I published a list of 130 advertising networks other than Google AdSense. The list was the work of a fellow tech site owner. The list was to be part of a new webmaster resource site that would feature discussions and ratings on the listed advertising companies. However, the site never came about because my friend never got around to doing it. I promise I would plug the site if he ever made it but since he didn’t, Tyler Cruz stepped in.
Publisher Spot - Professional Reviews Of Ad Networks
Being an Internet entrepreneur, and a fellow British Columbian, Tyler can recognize an opportunity when he sees one. A big list of ad networks is great, but a place to rate and discuss these networks is even better. So Tyler launched Publisher Spot, a site that offers professional reviews of ad networks. I know this concept will work because I am asked all the time what networks I run or recommend. This is why I created my make money page.
Publisher Spot is like a ResellerRating for ad networks. The site is publisher supported in the sense that publishers submit all reviews. After a review is posted, readers and other publishers can vote on it. The top 10 highest rated ad network are listed on the right sidebar. Reviews can be browsed by rating and date. You can also search for an ad network based on rating, category, ad creative, and features (like a referral program or PayPal payment).
Make Money With Publisher Spot
At the moment, Publisher Spot has a grand total of 10 reviews. Not a lot in light of the 130 ad network list. This is where you come in. Tyler needs webmasters to help him reviews all those remaining ad networks. And, he’ll pay you to do it.
I’m paying $50 if the review doesn’t need any editing, and $40 if it does. Write me 10 reviews, and that’s already $500. Adds up quick, doesn’t it? However, I’m only looking for top quality reviews; read some of the current ones on the site to see what I’m looking for.
Michael Kwan just wrote a post on making money online with someone else’s blog. Well, here’s a way to make money online with someone else’s site. If you belong to an ad network that hasn’t been reviewed yet, then why not ask Tyler if you can review it? If he accepts your offer, you’ll make money and help out a lot of fellow webmasters.
What does Tyler get out of this? Money of course. Most ad networks offer an affiliate program where they will pay you if you refer a new publisher to them. All the links on Publisher spot will carry Tyler’s affiliate link. Other than the affiliate links, Tyler tells me he will keep the site ad free (but you might see a “Featured Network” area in the future).
Publisher Spot is pretty much what I had in mind with my friend who made the list of ad networks. However, since he has fallen off the face of the earth, Tyler now has my support. I wish him the best of luck with it. I may even submit a few reviews.
Feedback Needed
Tyler would love to hear from you on how he can make Publisher Spot a better site. My first recommendation would be to make a review submission form. A comment system so other webmasters can comment on the network/review would also be nice. What do you think?
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I like the concept. Adding Web 2.0 innovation ie., community voting/community news onto an established model of affiliate program directory listings. Congrats, Tyler and John
Reply to this commentI agree, that’s a very good idea and I think I’ll definitely use it. Maybe in the future it could be divided into categories, too. Sometimes one program is great for one type of site, and terrible for another.
Reply to this commentPretty cool idea.
I see AdBrite is already taken.
I’m too sleepy to review much with any lucidness right now anyway. It’s 12:22 a.m.
But, I just want to be one of the first to comment.
Reply to this commentYes this is kinda pointless comment but yes it does help you get on the commenter’s list…
Reply to this commentI had a review published, the Agloco review. This one was not paid, instead Tyler signed up as my referral (which means he is also part of John’s network).
For webmasters who are also publishers, that’s a nice way to make some money.
Reply to this commentSo you won his contest eh?
Reply to this commentI did. Hopefully it will be worth more than $50
Reply to this commentIt all depends on how much Tyler promotes ALGOCO
Reply to this commentTalking about affiliate networks and programs, anyone know of any affiliate program that provides the following:
1) Free hosted content
2) Free promotions tools
3) Dedicated staffer to help you with your promo activities?
These are features that many adult programs have. I don’t see that many mainstream affiliate programs offering these (and dozens of other AM innovations pioneered by adult programs).
Reply to this commentlol, another site like mine.
good job boys!
Reply to this commentIf you’re referring to the site your name links to, Tyler’s site is quite a bit better.
Reply to this commenthmmm…you may want to think about making yours more like Publisher Spot…I didn’t really get meaningful info from the picks you had.
Reply to this commentI’d really recommend addin’ a wiki such as MediaWiki that Wikipedia uses. The content should include all kinds of information that users can update for the topic. By having a community be part of your business will help you get some feedback much quickly…
I think there’s a big market for any niche wikis…
Reply to this commentWhy have a niche wiki when Wikipedia already has everything from my niche?
Reply to this commentI think that this is a great idea. I am always looking for more options to be able to build my income through advertising networks. Multiple streams of income baby!
Reply to this commentproblem with wiki’s is building the community. your basic user is too lazy to actually help update it.
Reply to this commentAgreed. You only end up with one or two motivated authors that will bother doing something worthwhile. The rest is usually people making silly edits.
Reply to this commentunless of course you have a ton of followers that you would have more authors contributing.. but in the general case I would agree - usually one or two dedicated authors.
Reply to this commentEither too lazy or too smart, maybe they would rather spend time on their own wiki.
Reply to this commentThanks guys. We plan on adding around 1 new review per ad network per week. We take our time since we really investigate the site, test their support, ask them questions, and generally research the ad network before writing about them.
So in the futre you should be able to take better advantage of our search feature, and return a list of the top ad networks that pay via PayPal and allow forum sites, for example.
Reply to this commentTyler, I’d just like to congratulate you on a top notch site. I really like it. Allowing people to vote for their favourite programs is great since I always like to know how other people feel about a program before I dive in.
I realise that everyone’s mileage varies with most ad networks, but when there are enough people voting, you can get a pretty decent idea of the public sentiment.
Reply to this comment*cough*dickrider*cough*
Reply to this commentI like the concept of the site, but right now the reviews just seem to be regurgitations of information I could find on the systems’ sites. There’s some benefit of having that information all in one place, but is there any chance additional reviews could be written for the services by people who have actually used and profited (or tried to profit) from them?
I’ve been using AuctionAds for the past six weeks and have made a little money from them, and I’d love to share the experience. But there’s already a review for it, and it has no information on what kind of money publishers can expect from it.
Reply to this commentWe’ve purposely tried to make the reviews as objective as possible; I wanted to steer away from more subjective reveiws as different publishers may have different experiences.
That being said, I have indeed contemplated adding a commenting system, however.
Reply to this commentI like this concept a lot — thanks John. It gives people more insight on the available ad tools out there; it’s pure evil genius. I say more power to Publisher Spot then.
Reply to this commentYup, brilliant idea. Kudos to Tyler for developing this site. Wish I would have thought of it first
Reply to this commentI think the sight is great… there are a few others like it out there, but this site promises to be very useful to novices on the web in the future. I don’t really understand the ranking of the programs with percentages though… kind of confusing. Great idea though,
Got Cash?
Reply to this commentI hope we are useful to more than just novices, but experienced webmasters too!
I think if you keep an eye on us you will find us a very valuable resource. That’s the hope anyway.
Reply to this commentThis site is going to be a great little earner for tyler im sure.
Reply to this commentSure thing. Seems to be a good idea.
Reply to this commentI agree with everyone completely; Publisher Spot is just brimming with unbridled potential.
Reply to this commentWhat better way than to get free advertising on JohnChow?
Reply to this commentI know; it’s pure genius…living up to John’s evil philosophies LOL.
Reply to this comment$300 ain’t free
If this is how he treats his friends, imagine how he treats his enemies! Evil!
Reply to this commentPublisher Spot looks very handy. I will definitely be checking out some of the reviews there.
Reply to this commentThe $50 pay for a review is nice too. It won’t break his bank but will still catch the eye of some good writers. Reaching out to good writers is a great way to keep the website rolling and keep it fresh.
Reply to this commentTalking about before you were famous have you checked out the old johnchow.com at http://www.waybackmachine.org you haven’t changed a bit
Reply to this commentNice Job Tyler - I like the user submitted rating feature and will add that to my site for comparing affiliate software and affiliate networks.
Some overlap between us but that’s cool.
Cheers,
Reply to this commentPeter
Most definitely, the user’s rating feature will help determine the best possible ad network for individual sites.
Reply to this commentpretty good idea bro
Reply to this commentHey John!! i see a PR update for your website..homepage is now 6. congrats!!!
Reply to this commentWhere are you seeing PR6? I’m seeing PR4 still across all data centers.
Reply to this commentThere is a lot of potential in this. There are so many programs out there this can be useful to narrow down what is right for your particular niche.
Reply to this commentWay too many networks man! I can only handle AdSense right now! Looking to incorporate TLA when possible.
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