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AdBrite will cease operations on Feb 1, 2013

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Re: AdBrite will cease operations on Feb 1, 2013

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This thread suggests that it's probably fun to say: good riddance to the fuckers! (And you might say "good riddance, you fucker" if you were on FuckedCompany...) I've met pud and talked with him in an entrepreneurial setup, and I was truly impressed by his early-stage insight. Seriously, he's smart and savvy, so there, but for the grace of God, go I, etc. Rather than piling-on in a FuckedCompany-like sense, I think i…

I think the obvious reason is marketshare. Most websites were running Google AdSense, so AdBrite didn't have as large a catalog of websites to advertise on. I remember browsing the websites on there in my niche, and the majority of AdBrite publishers I saw were splogs with scraped content.

Sometimes AdBrite wasn't serving ideal ads to publishers. I remember one site that had acai berry & weight loss ads, on a page specifically about not letting mass media dictate your self-esteem about your appearance. I guess AdBrite didn't have the critical mass of advertisers for better ad selection/targeting.

On the other hand, as an advertiser I liked how AdBrite was setup. I could target a specific website & specify exactly where on the page of that site I wanted my ads to appear. My most successful display ad campaign was on AdBrite (though I'm something of an advertising newbie). For that reason I'll be sad to see AdBrite go.

Re: AdBrite will cease operations on Feb 1, 2013

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After being banned from Google Adsense (I still don't know the reason why) I have used Adbrite as an alternative. It's no surprise they are shutting down. The ads they deliver are borderline suspicious and they don't make publishers any money at all. I have earned $0.07 with Adbrite whereas I could have earned $60 in the same time frame with Google Adsense. Does anyone know good alternatives?

I can help you with alternatives. My contact info is in my profile. Give me and e-mail and we can chat.

You are seriously spamming. If you aren't hell banned at the moment, you are sure to be soon.

Re: AdBrite will cease operations on Feb 1, 2013

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This thread suggests that it's probably fun to say: good riddance to the fuckers! (And you might say "good riddance, you fucker" if you were on FuckedCompany...) I've met pud and talked with him in an entrepreneurial setup, and I was truly impressed by his early-stage insight. Seriously, he's smart and savvy, so there, but for the grace of God, go I, etc. Rather than piling-on in a FuckedCompany-like sense, I think i…

I think the obvious reason is marketshare. Most websites were running Google AdSense, so AdBrite didn't have as large a catalog of websites to advertise on. I remember browsing the websites on there in my niche, and the majority of AdBrite publishers I saw were splogs with scraped content. Sometimes AdBrite wasn't serving ideal ads to publishers. I remember one site that had acai berry & weight loss ads, on a page sp…

> "I could target a specific website & specify exactly where on the page of that site I wanted my ads to appear."

You can also do that with Adwords.

Re: AdBrite will cease operations on Feb 1, 2013

#66

After being banned from Google Adsense (I still don't know the reason why) I have used Adbrite as an alternative. It's no surprise they are shutting down. The ads they deliver are borderline suspicious and they don't make publishers any money at all. I have earned $0.07 with Adbrite whereas I could have earned $60 in the same time frame with Google Adsense. Does anyone know good alternatives?

I'm in the same boat (AdSense ban and all). I would be interested to hear if anyone has experience with some alternatives.

Having temporarily been denied Adsense earlier this year (subsequently reversed), about the only option I would recommend is well-targeted affiliate marketing. Clickbank (in my case) ended up making rather more money than equivalently-placed Adsense ads :)

Re: AdBrite will cease operations on Feb 1, 2013

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post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

what is pud up to these days?

He's reading this thread & posting here once it's bonked off the HN front page. Is that bad HN etiquette?

not at all, one of the reasons I love HN is because you replied. same reason I love Quora.

Re: AdBrite will cease operations on Feb 1, 2013

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Best of luck to the adbrite team. Unfortunately, this happens. Also, if any adbrite developers are interested in coming to Minneapolis, we'll expedite interviews :-) Contact info in my profile.

All 26 of them.

Sure. Why not?
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