It’s hard to imagine the internet without banner advertisements. But believe it or not, web pages were free from banners all the way up until 1994, when Hotwired (Wired magazine’s website) displayed the first banner advertisement for AT&T (which received an astounding 44% click-through rate!). Once that first advertisement was placed, others quickly followed suit….
Hosting ads on your WordPress website is a common and effective way to generate extra income. We definitely understand that drive. It’s why we created AdSanity in the first place. But we’re also web users ourselves. We know how intrusive and spammy ads can get when mishandled. So, we always try to help encourage our…
Settling on ad placement for your website can be a confusing and overwhelming task. It can be made all the worse by a lack of basic web design experience. But it doesn’t need to hold you back! We’re going to explain some fundamental principles of how the space is distributed and explain where to position…
It’s undeniable that the landscape of digital advertising has transformed in recent years. As with many things digital, the gatekeepers of the online world (Facebook, Google, etc.) are dominating the market and making a solid buck from anyone wanting to advertise on their websites with ad networks. Whether this is a good or a bad…
The next entry in our interview series with notable ad networks is Epom. Epom is a cross-platform advertising network, working with a wide range of display, mobile web, mobile app, and video ad formats in one unified, 100% transparent ad exchange. How did Epom get started in the industry? Epom Ltd was established in 2010….
In our continuing series of ad network interviews, we had the chance to sit down with Galaksion to conduct an interview. We asked our questions and got some engaging feedback. We’re always looking for new networks that work great with AdSanity. How did Galaksion get started in the industry? Galaksion was established in 2014 by…
We’re always on the lookout for new players in the advertising space. We like to focus on advertising networks that might be useful to AdSanity users. We had the opportunity to sit down with some of the folks behind the Adsterra network and ask some questions about working with them. AdSanity: For our readers who…
We’ve already discussed how Google has become a powerhouse for delivering advertising content online with their AdSense program. If that were their only advertising platform they would still be one of the dominant suppliers of advertising online. The Google Doubleclick for Publishers platform cements their position. Why are there two platforms from the same company?…
BuySellAds (BSA) has been providing advertising solutions to web users since 2008. What started as a side job became a full time business within their first year. By 2010 they were the first company to offer asynchronous ad code. By August of 2011 they broke 5 billion ad impressions sold in one month. Today, they…
Google. This is the first thing we think of when the word search is mentioned. Their dedication to cataloguing, ranking, and displaying websites to users performing searches makes them a dominant force online. They have used their position as the top search engine to become a leader in the field of online advertising. Their most…
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