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"Your Google Adsense account has been disabled or temporarily banned”.

What a nice phrase on an email to start the day huh? Well, consider you’re not alone. Everyday, hundreds or thousands of accounts are being banned from Google’s Adsense program. Why? I can’t tell you specifically. Either there’s something wrong with the web you’re putting you ads on, or you just simply missed one rule from Google’s TOS.
Instead of crying or bashing Google in multiple forums (actually, this is a very bad idea), remember the world is not over yet, and there are plenty of alternatives out there to try. Google was just your first one, and you failed.
So, stand up, be proactive and act professional! There’s no time to lose.
Updated August (2015):
  • Added PopAds (great alternative)
  • Chitika moved down
  • Infolinks down up to spot no.6
  • Revenue Hits added as no.1
  • Tribal Fusion added for high volume publishers
  • Propeller Ads added for pop ups/unders

10 best Google Adsense Alternatives

Here are some of the best Google Adsense Alternatives you can try to monetize your website without using Google Adsense, and I’ll tell you how they work and why you should consider them, so let’s start:

I recently discovered Revenue Hits and it looks like a great contender. I signed up and was quickly contacted by a manager to see how their ad platform for publishers work and they have a ton of features to make money. Revenue hits is a Performance Ad network, which means they pay you for results (CPA which is great for many niches), however, they have CPM and CPC models too. Revenue hits has an interesting platform that learns from your Ads so if you give them a try make sure to keep their ads running for 2-4 days to get the best results. Another great thing is that they have different monetization channels available. You can create banner ads, sliders, pop -unders, buttons and more. Revenue Hits pays on a NET 30 basis and they issue payments via wire, Paypal and Payoneer! Create your account and get started in just a few minutes !
Note: I just moved Revenue Hits to the first place because some publishers have been generating more than $100 per month in their first try with Revenue Hits. Some of them are already generating a lot more, and there’s no entry barrier such as with Adversal (500k monthly traffic). I’d recommend to and let us know how it does for you!

9. Amazon Associates

You can make a good amount of money from Amazon, especially in Christmas and other holidays
Amazon is the biggest online store in the world, so they must be doing something good. Well, if you have a website that talks about any product that can be found on Amazon, then Amazon associates could work for you. Amazon allows you to put dynamic image ads to your blog, so that you can promote them and while this isn’t a Pay-per-click or CPM program, it will pay you a small commission for everything they sell from your links. So let’s say you have a blog about Apple products and you put an ad driving them to buy an iPod or just a cable. If they buy it, an small commission will be for you. So if you sell a $10 cable you might receive a few cents, but sell a $1500 Laptop and you might receive $100. The good thing is that everything they buy through your link (even if it isn’t the product you recommended at first) will generate a commission for your. the only con I find with Amazon, is that they need to send you a check that could take weeks to arrive to your home, unless you live in the United Stated of America where you can provide your Bank account. You can use this with Adsense at the same time.

8. Yllix Media

Yllix is a network I have heard a lot in the last years that has a decent CPM and many monetization options. Their homepage might look simple but their dashboard is great and it’s easy to get started. Yllix has Pop under ads, mobile redirects, sliders, layer ads and full page ads so you can get a good CTR and make money with them. Definitely a good option for starters and their approval is fast. Sign up here.

7. Chitika

The reason I put Chitika on the number 3 of this list, is because Chitika is very similar to Adsense. they allow you to customize your ads, and it only serves contextual ads. One good thing is that you can use it along with Adsense and there are no problems at all. Chitika pays via Paypal ($10 USD minimum, which is good for starters) or via check ($50 minimum). If I were to recommend an ads service as an alternative to Adsense, Chitika would be my first choice, hands down. Chitika can pay you via paypal if you need. Sign up here and get your account approved fast and easily!Bonus: Check my Chitika earnings here.

6. Tribal Fusion

Tribal Fusion is no small network. They work on a CPM basis and you need a lot of traffic to get accepted (500,000 unique visitors per month). This is a great alternative for those working with viral websites (read my case study) or sites that already have a lot of traffic. There are some other similar networks but I think Tribal Fusion is one of the best.

5. Infolinks

Infolinks is a Pay per click advertisement network that allows you to make money through your blog based on specific keywords. Infolinks indexes your pages and automatically add some hiperlinks in your text. Of course, since this isn’t a CPM program, it might take you a while to start earning a regular passive income through it, but it’s still an alternative to Adsense. They can pay you via Paypal, Wire Transfer, Check Western Union, ACH and Payoneer and there’s an initial limit of $50. Infolinks is great for big websites and it works in English, Spanish, French and German websites. Start using Infolinks here.

4. PopAds

PopAds is a performance network specialized in Pop Unders. They have good rates and they can monetize all countries. Something great about PopAds is that they can pay daily as long as you earn $5 or more per day. Their quality is good, and they also have pop ups and other monetization methods. Their approvals are easy and setting your ads takes just a few minutes. Sign up as a publisher here.

3. Propeller Ads Media

Propeller Ads is one of the biggest pop-under networks available. They started working on 2011 and quickly developed into one of the biggest networks with great CPMs. They specialize in monetizing websites for the following niches: entertainment, videos/movies, games, dating, finances, software, gambling and more. If you’ve got one of this sites, you could make more money with Propeller than with Adsense. They also have banners but the pop unders work better overall. Also, if you’ve got mobile traffic, they’re a great Adsense alternative as they work closely with ad networks that monetize apps and mobile services leading to huge ROIs and great CPMs too.
Propeller pays on a NET 30 basis and they have a great fill rate for tier 2-3 countries. So if you’re struggling to monetize traffic from countries like India, Singapore, Turkey, South Africa, etc. Propeller has a big inventory for them too. Sign up as a Publisher with Propeller Ads here. Bonus: Check how to make money with Propeller Ads here.

2. Adversal

Adversal is a great alternative of Adsense and works as great as Chitika. They have good banners and the CTR and revenue adapts to get the best results for your website. I’ve seen the Ads on Adversal have a good CTR and they have good image ads too. This is probably the Ad network which seems to work better for those looking for a replacement of Google Adsense. It works decently with other languages too (Chitika doesn’t).  You account gets approved really fast and they also have Pop under /CPM ads as an option. Note: Adversal requires a website with a minimum of 50,000 page views per month, but they have proven to work really well. I earn over $500-1000 per month. They also pay via paypal. Sign up hereBonus: Check myAdversal earnings here.

I recently discovered Revenue Hits and it looks like a great contender. I signed up and was quickly contacted by a manager to see how their ad platform for publishers work and they have a ton of features to make money. Revenue hits is a Performance Ad network, which means they pay you for results (CPA which is great for many niches), however, they have CPM and CPC models too. Revenue hits has an interesting platform that learns from your Ads so if you give them a try make sure to keep their ads running for 2-4 days to get the best results. Another great thing is that they have different monetization channels available. You can create banner ads, sliders, pop -unders, buttons and more. Revenue Hits pays on a NET 30 basis and they issue payments via wire, Paypal and Payoneer! Create your account and get started in just a few minutes !
Note: I just moved Revenue Hits to the first place because some publishers have been generating more than $100 per month in their first try with Revenue Hits. Some of them are already generating a lot more, and there’s no entry barrier such as with Adversal (500k monthly traffic). I’d recommend to and let us know how it does for you! Bonus: Read my full RevenueHits Review.

BONUS: Affiliate Marketing

I’m leaving affiliate Marketing in the number 1 spot for many reasons. Affiliate Marketing means you’re selling a product or a service from another enterprise (which means you don’t have to develop it) and you earn a commission for that. You can find a lot of Affiliate Marketing programs on the net, and they can vary from selling a $10 small product up to selling a $300 software. The beauty of affiliate marketing is that the more you know and test a product or service, the more you can sell it.
Some affiliate programs can earn you more than $50 for each sale depending on the product and I truly recommend you test and backup your sales by using the product yourself (even though it’s not 100% necessary). If you are an authority in a niche, you can use it to boost your sales and grow even more. You can set affiliate links in banners, text, images and basically everywhere, and it can grow into a big passive income earner if done well. Some examples of people that have become very successful with affiliate Marketing are:
  • Pat Flynn from the Smart Passive Income blog
  • Luke Kling from Peerfly
  • And more people that earn 6 figure incomes per month, mostly via passive income or PPC campaigns.
The BEST WAY to get started at affiliate marketing is by joining a Forum and reading affiliate marketing blogs. I recently opened a new “Affiliate Marketing” category in this blog where I’ve posted some great case studies. However, I totally recommend you to get started at the Affiliate Fix Dojo!
The Dojo is a premium forum with more than 500 affiliates showing case studies and guides to earn money online with different traffic sources. There’s no better way to learn this other than reading case studies.
They have a 35% discount this moment, so make sure to check them out! You’ll also receive a lot of tools for banner and landing pages like the ones I use to promote CPA offers on Facebook and other traffic sources. Get your 35% discount (one time payment only) and join the Dojo HERE!

What can I learn from this?

Life can be rude sometimes. You Google Adsense account could have been banned because you didn’t catch a rule from the TOS, or maybe it was a mistake, however, you can’t always rely only on 1 solution. The secret word here is to “diversify”. Try to have as many income streams as you can by adding and testing different ad services, and you’ll find your way to the top. Those Google Adsense alternatives will help you develop as an Internet Marketeer even more.
Even if your Google Adsense account was banned, this is not the end of the world. In fact, it’s only the beginning 😉

Remove Templateism Credit Link

For bloggers who use template-is issues you may have noticed that some songs are very beautiful , very well optimized , with an impressive load speed , a design smart enough etc etc etc etc

HERE YOU CAN SEE IN OUR TEMPLATE... WE REMOVED IT... 

But for those fussy seo there's a catch , you can not remove footer links from template-is templates , as these links are edited , the blog, after a few seconds makes a redirect to the homepage of the author of the blogger skin
http://RemoveCreditLink.blogspot.com/

This for many webmasters who use these templates , a problem facing a penalty from google

I 'm using one of those templates in one of my blogs, but obviously do not like having links in the footer , in fact I do not like having many outbound links , but I came out with this template challenge ( hehe ) search template and I realized that the bottom line was the part that has java script :

 Einstein said it best intelligence but I do not need tools to do things, or something said , I do not remember , but hey the point is that the first idea that occurred to me was to spend that code for Hex Decoder unfortunately does not work , for which the template is broken , look at other blogs and mentioned along about id = ' myCONTENT '> to replacing it , that deleting it etc etc etc , none of that worked

Well if you have a template of template-is and want to change / remove the footer links , let's get down !

Log into your blog template >>> >>>> edit html and removes all this code:

http://grandtheftbay.tk/

Make sure to remove from <script type='text/javascript'> and to </script>

If you Couldn't  find the code in the image, it means the code is hided in javascript find this code and remove it your done here :: <script src='https://btemplateism.googlecode.com/files/blogger_pagenavi_min.js' type='text/javascript'/>

and delete the Script below this script that now i entered here...!


<script type='text/javascript'>
var Template-isSummary = {
    displayimages: true,
    imagePosition: &#39;left&#39;,
    Widthimg: 420,
    Heightimg: 200,
    noThumb: &#39;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVNIkmVOaoMKwTIi3KKPGrt26qYWpQYUIzGgUoXeXT7ptDRlsAsMoK9mKUeZHxMGZX_n2PZgzlz_BZyfltBpilpBdmHtMwVyI9NlWdYjFhvwxpLQcOJlcpLXgRNDE-2b7556fXMwcdAM/s1600/no-thumb.jpg&#39;,
    SummaryWords: 60,
    wordsNoImg: 60,
    skipper: 0,
    DisplayHome: true,
    DisplayLabel: true
};
</script>

From Here To :: 
//<![CDATA[

//]]> ::Here 

and don't delete the next script k.

 Then
 Save it Enjoy::


IF
STEP :1

Step:1 Go to blog Dashboard>Template>Edit HTML.

Step:2 Search the code
//<![CDATA[

Step:3 There are many such codes.Find one which looks like this
(please see picture as shown in blog )
Step:4 Select the code just bellow
  //<![CDATA[ to //]]> as shown in picture

Step:5 Now delete the selected code and replace the following script

<script type='text/javascript'>
var Template-isSummary = {
    displayimages: true,
    imagePosition: &#39;left&#39;,
    Widthimg: 420,
    Heightimg: 200,
    noThumb: &#39;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVNIkmVOaoMKwTIi3KKPGrt26qYWpQYUIzGgUoXeXT7ptDRlsAsMoK9mKUeZHxMGZX_n2PZgzlz_BZyfltBpilpBdmHtMwVyI9NlWdYjFhvwxpLQcOJlcpLXgRNDE-2b7556fXMwcdAM/s1600/no-thumb.jpg&#39;,
    SummaryWords: 60,
    wordsNoImg: 60,
    skipper: 0,
    DisplayHome: true,
    DisplayLabel: true
};
</script>

Step 2:
<div id='copyright'>
<p>Copyright &#169; 2013 Remove Credit Link. Designed by <a
href='http://www.facebook.com/https://www.facebook.com/pages/Remove-Credit-Link/187485321447761 id='mycontent'>Remove Credit Link
Magar</a></p>
                        </div><!--copyright-->
                </div><!--footer-bottom-->

</div><!--footer-bottom-->

Step:6 Search the word mycontent and change it with any word you may
like such as Remove Credit Link
Step:7 Now change or remove credit link as you desired.
Step:8 Save the template.


Many websites like  SoraTemplates, ThemeXpose, etc. are available on the Internet which 
provides nice blogger template at very low cost. If you purchase their template. that template
 will not contain any credit link. These websites also provides most of the free blogger 
template with Non-removable credit link. If you'll try to remove credit link from their template, 
Your blog will automatically redirect to their website (Homepage or a particular templet 
designer site). This is because they added some JavaScript into their free templates. In other
 hand, if you undo the changes and keep their original credit of template then it works 
perfectly.
Premium Blogger Templates

How to Remove Credit Link?


Actually, these links are attached with some JavaScript or CSS. Finding JavaScript from the 

template and then removing is time consuming it requires lot's of effort to do this. But in other

 hand, you can easily hide the credit/footer link via CSS. This method is very simple and takes only 2 minutes.


1. Remove Credit/Footer Link:
  • First of all go to Blogger.com
  • Just Login to your Blogger Profile and select your blog.
  • Now go to Dashboard > Template > Edit HTML.
Premium Blogger Templates
  • Go to the footer and find the credit/footer link which needs to remove/hide. You'll find 
  • something like Copyright, credit or designed etc (Like picture shown below).
Premium Blogger Templates
  • Add the following line with your original copyright ID. (As shown in picture below).
style="visibility: hidden"
 Premium Blogger Templates
  • Save your Template
Remove Footer Credit Links From Premium Blogger Templates





Single Topic vs. Multi-Topic Blog: Which is Better and Why?


This post is part of our question& answer series, and discusses some of the most common questions asked by new bloggers:
  • Should I blog on one topic or should I blog on multiple topics?
  • Should I create one blog for multiple topics or different blogs for each topic?
In blogging, we often refer to a blog’s topic as its “niche”. In the way of examples, the SEOMOZ niche refers to blogs related to search engine optimization, Dailyblogtips falls within the niche of blogging, Labnol’s niche is technology, and ShoutMeLoud’s niche is small business and internet marketing.
Among the most important questions you should ask yourself before starting a blog is: What will be the topic of my blog? (What will I be writing about?)
Single or Multi Niche Blog
Often when I talk to a new blogger about his blog’s niche, I hear an answer similar to this:
“I have an interest in lifestyle, fashion, photography, travel and health –  and I want to write about all of these topics on my blog. I think that’s going to be the USP (unique selling point) for my blog, as I will be covering all these topics at one place, and this will attract more readers.”
Prior to answering this in detail, let me make this clear: This is the wrong approach to take when you are planning to monetize (make money from) your blog. If you are planning to create a personal blog in which you write about many different topics, then this is fine, as money is not the primary reason you are blogging.  If you’re blogging because you love to write and want to write about multiple topics, and any consideration of earning money from the blog is secondary to that, then by all means write about anything and everything you wish.
However, if you are creating a blog from which you wish to earn an income, a multi-topic/multi-niche blog is a bad idea.  Let me explain:

Why a multi-topic blog is bad for readership, SEO and making money:

We’ve established that if you’re blogging for fun and not for money, you can write about anything. This is because you do not need to be concerned about traffic with a personal blog.  However, traffic = money.  So if you are blogging as a means to an income, you have to take a proper business approach.
Making money from blogging is not as easy as it looks, but if you do it properly you can make good money, or at least enough to cover your cost of living. In fact, I earn my living from blogging.
Let’s see what the downsides are of multi-niche blogs, and how you can identify a topic for your blog.
If you write a multi-topic/multi-niche blog:
It will be difficult to define and create a readership for your blog.
Ask yourself a few questions:
  • What inspires you to subscribe to a blog?
  • If you have an interest in a topic like “relationships”, what kind of blog will you subscribe to and ready daily – a blog which is dedicated to relationships, or a blog in which the author posts about relationships, blogging, the forex exchange, etc.?
  • If you subscribe to a blog which has “blogging” as its topic, and suddenly you start seeing posts about dog care on that blog, will you remain subscribed to that blog or will you unsubscribe?
Surely once you answer these questions, you will have a clearer understanding of the fact that multi-niche blogs have difficulty holding the general subscriber’s interest.
When searching for a blog on any given topic, we have thousands if not millions of options. As a blog reader myself, I like to subscribe to blogs dedicated to topics of specific interest to me. I don’t want to be bombarded with information overload on a wide variety of topics when I set out to read about a particular topic. I prefer to keep my focus on those topics which I enjoy reading and learning about. If I subscribe to a blog related to SEO, and later I start finding posts about the author’s dogs, his cats or new house – subjects with no connection to the main topic of the blog, I will click the unsubscribe option straight away, and some other blog related to the topic of my interest will get a new subscriber.
SEO of your multi-niche blog will be tough:
Search engine optimization, particularly for a blog that is created and maintained as a source of income, is very important. Here’s why:
Let’s say you operate a search engine like Google, and you have to rank a blog for a topic like “How to take the best photo in the daytime”.  You can rank it related to either of the following blogs.  Which would you choose?
  • A blog which is dedicated to photography tips.
  • A blog which contains posts about Facebook tips, photography and dog care.
I would certainly select the first blog, as it is likely to offer more quality content (because it is a blog dedicated specifically to the topic of photography), and it will offer a cleaner and better user experience.
The face of search engine optimization is changing, and search engines like Google are ranking blogs based on brand and authority. A single-topic blog has a better chance of creating a position of authority on a topic compared to a blog containing posts on multiple and varied topics.
As a matter of fact, I recently created a blog on a niche-specific topic, and with 12 blog posts and almost negligible SEO, that blog is getting 7000-page views per day.
Takeaway: A niche blog always performs better.
Making money from your blog will be tough:
Now let’s consider the final and most important question: Which will make more money for you — a single or multi-niche blog?
Remember this important point: Income from your blog is directly proportional to the quality and targeted traffic your blog is getting.
You may previously have assumed that with multiple topics a blogger can drive more traffic, but you now know that is not the case.
Let me explain further with an example:
Let’s assume you are a company that has developed a camera, and you have a limited advertising budget. You are creating an advertising plan and you have two blogs before you for your consideration in terms of advertising space:
  • Blog #1: This blog gets 10,000 page views per month, and all of the traffic is coming to the blog for topics related to photography and cameras.
  • Blog #2: This blog gets 50,000 page views per month, and traffic is coming for various topics including photography, dog care, baby care and more.
Which of these two blogs would be ideal for the advertisement of your product, a camera?  My answer would be #1, as I will be getting better ROI (return on investment) for my advertising budget.  Why? Because I will be getting targeted traffic from blog#1, whereas blog#2 will be sending me traffic which might not be relevant to my product.
Now that you understand what kind of blog you need in order to drive more traffic and thus create more income, let me address more specifically how to choose topics for your blogs:

How to find a topic for your blog and more:

If you wish to write posts on multiple topics, you can take one of two approaches:
Create different blogs on different domains:
  • ShoutMeLoud – (topic = blogging and internet marketing)
  • ShoutMeTech- (topic = technology)
  • ShoutMyDomain- (topic = domains)
Or you can create different blogs with sub-domains:
  • Tech.ShoutMeLoud.com
  • Domain.ShoutMeLoud.com
Tip:  If you are just starting, don’t start multiple blogs. First create one blog on a particular topic/niche, and once that blog is well established and is driving lots of traffic for you, only then should you start a second blog.
If you are confused about how to choose topics whcih you can write about regularly and consistently, here is a very simple approach:
Take a notepad and paper, and create columns for topics that you wish to write about. For example, dog care, baby care, Facebook tips, photography, etc.
Once you have created your columns, write down 20 post ideas for each topic. When you are writing down the post ideas, think about what you are going to write in those posts. This process is likely to help you to remove 2-3 topics from the list.
Now start blogging for two weeks on the topics that remain on your list, and in two weeks’ time you will be able to determine which is your strongest topic, and thus the one you should use.
If you are completely new to blogging and this is your first attempt, create a blog on BlogSpot.com which is free, allowing you to start blogging with zero investment while you learn.
I hope this will answer these important questions as you begin your new blog project.
If you have any remaining questions, feel free to ask them via the comments section below.
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If you aren’t using your own URL shortener, now’s the time to change that. You have probably seen publications like New York Times (nyti.ms/) or Time (ti.me/) use their own URLs to their advantage. Read this guide and create your own URL in five minutes.

Why You Should Use Your Own URL Shortener

Having your own custom short URLs is beneficial for a few reasons. Firstly, you own your own data, so you are not at the mercy of third parties. You can track the number of clicks, amount of traffic, traffic source, location, and more analytics that help your marketing strategy.
Aside from analytics, unique URL’s can help with consistent branding for yourself and your business, while also not taking up space in your Facebook and Twitter posts.
Which link is easier to share and better on the eyes?
This:
Or this:

How to Create Your Own URL Shortener

Creating your own URL’s is free, besides of course, paying for the domain of your choice.
While you can use URL services like Bit.ly and TinyURL, you will need to use YOURLS (Your Own URL Shortener) if you want to set up your own links.
YOURLS is a set of PHP scripts that runs your own URL shortening service. You will need to make sure your shared or dedicated server supports at least PHP 5.2, MYSQL 4.1, with mod-rewrite enabled.

Follow These Steps to Create Your Own URL Shortener

1. Download the newest version of YOURLS and unzip the archive.
2. Copy “user/config-sample.php” to “user/config.php”.
3. Open “user/config.php” with your favorite text editor and fill in the required settings. Check out YOURLS config settings if you are having trouble.
4. Create a database with the name you’ve inserted for “YOURLS_DB_NAME” from the config settings. If you are a HostDime customer, log into your cPanel and find “MySQL Database” under the Databases section.
5. Upload all unzipped files to your domain “public_html” or “www” folder.
6. Type in your domain name in a browser, followed by “/admin/install.php”. You should see a “successfully installed” page.
Congrats, you can now login and create your first short URL! Let us know how it works for you.

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