Tribal Fusion

Tribal Fusion has so far been the best performing ad network for me. Getting into the network is not that easy, but the dividends it pays to get in is definitely good.

Over the past few years, Tribal Fusion has been the second highest earner for me. It has continued to grow CPM wise and earnings wise. Though I won’t disclose the earnings or CPM explicitly, I can tell you that you will earn $1+ if you tweak it accordingly. More tips on tweaking it will be coming up in a future article.

That said, I have definitely had a very smooth and pleasant experience with Tribal Fusion. Their ads are top notch and the support is top notch too. I once had to block certain ads, and even though they had this feature in their interface, their support staff did it for me.

Tribal Fusion Hits

  • Ads from top companies
  • High CPM rates
  • Good support staff
  • Timely payments
  • Not much load on website
  • Supports multiple size ads
  • Users can easily block intrusive creative
  • Can be used as an alternative ad-server to display ads from other networks when Tribal Fusion does not have ads to display
  • User can set a base CPM to ensure that ads are only delivered if they are above a certain CPM

Tribal Fusion Misses

  • Reporting is not up-to the mark, lacks country and specific size reports which can help you optimize ads
  • No way to browse inventory and block advertisers unless you see ads
  • No option for PayPal payments
  • Does not support email reports

Overall Rating: 8/10

Minimum payment: $50

Payment terms: Net 45. You will be paid 45 days after your minimum payment has accrued.

Payment methods: Check and NEFT.

Minimum Requirements: 500,000 unique visitors a month. Only top-level domains supported.

Revenue Share: 55% for publisher, 45% for TF.

How To Get In? Send an application to become a publisher at http://www.tribalfusion.com/publishers

Technorati Media

I started using Technorati Media fairly recently, but it has proven to be a good ad-network which can pay you well for displaying their ads. Though the CPM rates for Technorati are not on par with Tribal Fusion, they do run some campaigns in between which are of really high CPM value.

Getting into Technorati is fairly easy and their traffic requirements are not as high. Once you have been accepted into the network, Technorati will send you ad-codes which you can then insert into your website.

Payment wise, I have never had an issue with Technorati and they have been sending me timely payments.

Technorati Media Hits

  • Good ad network with a large inventory
  • Works great as a default for your main CPM network
  • CPM rates are good
  • Runs targeted campaigns frequently which have very good CPM rates
  • Good reporting interface; Users can drill down reports by size and country among other things
  • Excellent support staff
  • Supports Email reports

Technorati Media Misses

  • Does not perform very well in certain countries, some filler ads are bad
  • No way to browse inventory and block advertisers unless you see ads
  • Does not have an option in their interface to block ads. You have to send a request to get this done

Overall Ratings: 6/10

Minimum payment: $50

Payment terms: Net 60. You will be paid 60 days after your minimum payment has accrued.

Payment methods: PayPal or Check.

Minimum Requirements: Not posted.

Revenue Share: Not Posted.

How To Get In? Send an application to become a publisher athttp://www.technoratimedia.com/technorati_media/bloggers-p.html

Burst Media Network

I have been using Burst Media Network since I started out this website. It has been one of the oldest CPM networks I have used. Burst’s performance is also good and does not disappoint.

Over the years, I have seen burst give me CPM rates of around $1, however there are times when it also reaches CPM of $2. In addition to that, Burst also runs direct campaigns on your site which earn high CPM rates.

I have never had any issues with payments from Burst Media and they have always sent the payments on time.

Burst Media Hits

  • Good steady CPM rates
  • Has direct campaigns for websites
  • Supports variety of ad sizes
  • Provides an option to users to block certain ads in the inventory
  • Good inventory for countries like US, Canada and UK
  • Excellent support

Burst Media Misses

  • Does not have good inventory for certain ad sizes and shows unpaid for them
  • No support for email reports
  • Has a 50-50 sharing agreement with publishers
  • Does not work for traffic outside US, Canada and UK

Overall Ratings: 6/10

Minimum payment: $50

Payment terms: Net 45. You will be paid 45 days after your minimum payment has accrued.

Payment methods: EFT (available for US/UK/Canada), PayPal, or check.

Minimum Requirements: Minimum traffic of 25,000 monthly page views or 5,000 monthly unique views

Revenue Share: 50-50. Provides 55-45 terms if you use Burst Media exclusively for a year.

How To Get In? Send an application to become a publisher athttp://www.burstmedia.com/publisher/publishers.asp

Adtegrity

I have been using Adtegrity for over a year now and have found it to be pretty decent. The CPM rates for Adtegrity aren’t that great though but you can make decent money from it if you use it as a filler network.

I use Adtegrity as a filler network for Tribal Fusion and the earnings are not bad at all. My overall experience with them has been good and I have had some great experience with their support staff too.

Adtegrity Hits

  • Decent network with good ads
  • Provides flat rate CPMs for Unique US Traffic
  • Good reporting interface
  • Good support
  • Timely payments

Adtegrity Misses

  • CPM rates are on the lower side

Overall Ratings: 5/10

Minimum payment: TBD

Payment terms: TBD.

Payment methods: PayPal, or check.

Minimum Requirements: Minimum traffic of 500,000 monthly page views with 50% US traffic.

Revenue Share: TBD.

How To Get In? Send an application to become a publisher at http://www.adtegrity.com/publishers/