How to Make Money With a Free Content Website

Newspapers and magazines had paved the way for free content websites. These publications create content that attracts readers, and then place advertisements around the content to support the creation of the content. This very same business model supports websites as well.

In the beginning, website owners approached companies directly. They established an agreement with business owners to place ads on their websites in exchange for payment. The arrangement was typically based on page impressions (how many times the ad was seen), the number of times a visitor clicked on the ad to visit the business owners website, or when a referral resulted in a sale.

Not a lot has changed, though it is now quite a bit easier to add advertisers to your website. In the last decade many companies have sprung up that work as a middle man, between you and the advertiser. Among them are Google’s AdSense, AdBrite, Kontera, and VibrantMedia to name just a few. If you don’t mind sharing the income from your ads, these companies can connect you with quality advertisers that will made the management of your free content website extremely easy.

If you are wondering who these companies are and what they do, here is a short description of each of them.

AdSense – Google’s AdSense program enables you to make money by placing ads on the pages of your website. The best ads are automatically selected based on your content, and you make money when your website visitors click on your ads. All you have to do is add a snippet of code to each page of your website. They will do the rest.

AdBrite – Unlike AdSense, AdBrite does not serve contextual ads automatically (contextual ads are ads based on the text on you webpage). While it lacks this strength, website owner will have the ability to choose which ads they want to display. This ad network should be regarded as a strong secondary alternative to AdSense.

Kontera- Kontera is an in-text advertising provider. By adding a snippet of code to your website, words within your text will automatically turn into links. The best ads are automatically selected based on your content, and you make money when your website visitors click on your ads. Kontera is currently is currently leading the way in in-text advertising. Kontera ads pay less than AdSense, and should be considered a secondary resource. Kontera is a perfect partner with AdSense ads.

VibrantMedia – VibrantMedia is also an in-text advertising provider. By adding a snippet of code to your website, words within your text will automatically turn into links. The best ads are automatically selected based on your content, and you make money when your website visitors click on your ads. VibrantMedia limits its program to high profile websites with 500,000 page impressions per month. If your website sees this much traffic, this program is the one to pursue. Ad revenue is dramatically higher than Kontera. VibrantMedia ads are also a perfect partner with AdSense ads.

If you are ready to take control of your financial future, developing a free content ad supported website is easy and possible. Just figure out what you have to offer, and then commit to a plan to make it happen.

By Andrew Fling, CEO of StorehouseBuilder.com – A Beginners Guide to Building Passive Income on the Internet

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