The most famous image ad network Luminate ads has got some serious technical difficulties in past two months. The main problem is image overlay advertisements or Google adsense on images from Luminate ads was not showing. Many bloggers has experience difficulties due to the technical fault from Luminate. Even some bloggers decided to remove the ads from the website. I think this article will give you a good idea about why Luminate ads are not appearing in the images of your blogs.
In the official announcement Luminate has also mention that the websites which are not certified will not get any benefits of image overlay ads app. So it is upto the bloggers to decide what to do with Luminate ads. Anyway if you have visitors from above said countries stay with Luminate.
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2. Luminate ads Review- Do I want to add Luminate in my blog .
Recently we have given some articles on Luminate ads (Pixazza). In this article I will provide my personal review (not in this site) about Luminate ads. I think after reading this review, the reader will be able to find this question "Do I want to add Luminate ads in my blog?"My Personal Experience and Review about Luminate ads
After hearing about Luminate ads I was really excited. The main thing behind this was its uniqueness. Luminate is an unique ad platform which allows bloggers to publish advertisements on images. I was very much excited when I hear that Luminate is supported by Google adsense because anything related to Google adsense is a dream for every bloggers. So I decided to include Luminate ads into my main blog.
In my experience Luminate is good but not up to the expectation. As Luminate allows to tag the products as publisher's wish, I try with different products in my blog. But unfortunately none of them succeed. Actually I was running an educational blog which features engineering helps. But Luminate contains very less amount of educational type products. This may be the main reason for me to get the bitter taste of Luminate.
But I am satisfied with Google ads delivered by Luminate. The ads are getting descent CPC and ads are also content related. But sometimes Luminate does not provide the ads and I don't know the reason behind it.
Luminate ads Reports- Review
Luminate have a standard (not upto adsense reports) reporting facility. When we enter into Luminate "Dashboard" will give you the new earning, unpaid earning, which is almost similar to that of Google adsense. Also the number of images viewed and clicks obtained are also displayed in dashboard. In the "Report tab" you will get a standard details about monthly and yearly reports of revenue and traffic.
Luminate ads Payment- Review
Luminate has a very low threshold amount. Luminate will pay you via check and PayPal when your amount reaches $10. There is also the option to set the threshold amount which may be helpful to professional bloggers to set a large threshold. The support team of Luminate is also good and query is solved within 24 hours.
Do I want to add Luminate ads in my blog?
The most readers will be having this question. In my view, it strongly depends upon your blog topic. If your topic is something related to products like cosmetics, gadgets, fashion and all, then you have the possibility of getting a good amount from Luminate ads. Also check the traffic source of your blog. If you have a good traffic from USA and European countries then Luminate is a good option.
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Luminate is an advertising solution for blogs which is filled with images. Recently I have write an article of Top 10 Google adsense alternative. I get good response from readers and I decided to write review and installation procedure of all the adsense alternative mentioned in that post. In this article I will provide you the step by step installation procedure for Luminate ad network with exclusive tips on how to earn more money with Luminate ads or Pixazza ads. Here I will cover the following topics
- What is Luminate ads?
- How to install Luminate ads on blogspot?
- Tips to get more money from Luminate ads.
- Can I use Google adsense along with Luminate and is their any limit of ad units?
- Payment procedure of Luminate.
- Review of Luminate ads.
What is Luminate ads?
For the bloggers who still don't know Luminate, Luminate is an unique platform which provide advertisements on your images.The company was launched in 2009. In the initial stage it shows shopping information of products where the publisher get sale commission when reader buys the product through his advertisement. The publisher has the freedom to select the product which has to be displayed in the images of his blog. But later Luminate introduce PPC adsense to images. This is supported by Google. So through Luminate bloggers can display adsense similar to Google adsense on the images. The Luminate ads will looks similar to the image below. The first one displays Google ads and second one displays the product.
Luminate ads will also display some application at he foot of the image. It contains Facebook app, Twitter app, Bing image search, Blekko search and many other. Another interesting thing is that Luminate does not have any limitation in displaying ads. If your page contains 10 images, Luminate will display ads in all these images. Luminate ads will be displayed when the reader hovers the image.
Payment procedure for Luminate
Luminate will pay you when your account reaches $10. Payment is made through Paypal and standard bank draft. But unlike other advertisement companies Luminate will not combine the earning of different websites. If you have two registered blogs 'A' and 'B' in Luminate account and in a particular month 'A' have an earning of $8, and 'B' have an earning of $9 then Luminate will not pay you in that month. You will get payment for 'A' when it reaches $10 and you will get payment for blog 'B' when it reaches $10. So Luminate will consider different blogs has different accounts.
Can I use Google adsense along with Luminate and is their any limit of ad units?
Google adsense will allows only 3 ad unit per page. Since Luminate is also providing adsense from Luminate, most readers have doubt about maximum ad units. Since Luminate is a separate network Google don't count the ad units of Luminate. In short you don't have to remove your old ad units of Google adsense to introduce Luminate.
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Google Adsense is
the best advertising solution for bloggers.
But Google have some strict policies. We need to try a lot for getting
an adsense approval from Google adsense. Also sometimes Google bans the account
saying that they have found fraud activity on the account. If you appeal the
Google you are not going to get any solution. So many bloggers are now looking
alternative for Google adsense which gives solution for blog advertisements.
There are many
advertisements solution for bloggers. But many of them gives a very few revenue
for advertisement clicks. I mean that cost per click (CPC) is very low. So we
have to select the best advertising platform. Before entering to it I will
provide a list of Advertisements Company which are alternatives to Google
adsense.
- Tribalfusion
- TechnoratiMedia.
- Chitika.
- Adbrite.
- Infolinks
- BuySellAds.
- Contextweb.
- Bidvertiser.
- TextLinkAds.
- Luminate.
1. Tribalfusion Google Adsense Alternative
In terms of CPC, Tribalfusion is the best. Sometimes CPC and CPM of Tribalfusion is better than Google adsense. It is tough to get an approved account from Tribalfusion. The rules of Tribalfusion is very strict. Tribalfusion only approves your account if the website has 500,000 unique views per month. It even looks into the design of the website and checks that the website regularly updates. The platform is not suitable for normal bloggers.2. TechnoratiMedia Google Adsense Altenative
Another high paying adsense alternative. But TechnoratiMedia has also strict policies. The ad network provides contextual biased ads and also provides very high CPC and CTC. The account will be approved only if your site has 200,000 visits per month. If your blog has good visitors then TechnoratiMedia is a good option.3. Chitika Google Adsense Altenative
I think Chitika is the best alternative for Google adsense. During the release of Chitika advertisement many of them think that it will be the best alternative for Google adsense. But it does not keep up with Google adsense but when looking into the existing Google adsense alternatives Chitika is the best. Chitika also accepts request from low traffic websites. Chitika have very low pay out which pay 10 dollars through paypal account and 50 dollars through bank checks.
Chitika also contain many advertising companies in their hand which
provide branded advertisements. They provide both image and text ads. It also
display ads based on keywords displayed which increases the click rate. Also referral
program is available which gives 10% as commission. But CPC of Chitika is
nowhere near Google adsense.
4. Adbrite Google Adsense Alternative
Adbrite allows publishers to sell ads. The company can also attract new customers who are interested to buy ads from publishers. The company exist in this business for many years and the most attractive feature is that the company approves low traffic websites. It also offers text and image ads and also allows publishers to sell their adspace. Adbrite also allows adult websites. In my experience Adbrite works better with US based websites.5. Infolinks Google Adsense Alternative
Infolinks is a variety advertising program. It is a text based advertising program. So publishers does not need any extra space for publishing their ads. The advertisements will be embedded in texts. It will not disturb the blog design. Payment includes Payoneer Prepaid MasterCard, Paypal and Bank Wire. Minimum payout is very less which comes only $50.6. BuySellAds Google Adsense Alternative
The company provides the option to sell advertisements directly. They also have some policies and looks traffic of the website for approval of account. They look the pageviews of the website during approval. But once you get an approved account, it is a good platformto sell your space directly.7. Contextweb Google Adsense Alternative
Works with good traffic blogs. Payment is through paypal and bank checks.8. Bidvertiser Google Adsense Alternative
Good alternative for Google adsense. They also have a very low payout. They provide payment through paypal account without any extra fee. But related advertisements are not shown. The company only approves websites which have more than 500 visitors per day. It also provide textual and contextual ads which are best for bloggers. Minimum payout is also good which provide $10 through check and paypal.9. TextLinkAds Google Adsense Alternative
It is similar to Infolinks means that the ads are shown in texts. But unlike Infolinks, you are allowed to sell your text. The freedom of price can also be decided by you. 50% share will be taken by the company for every sale. The best thing about TextLinkAds is that the freedom of payment. Payments are made through PayPal, Check, Payoneer and even gives you up the Text Link Ads Voucher (which can be used to advertise your websites on other websites). There is no minimum payout, but for getting check the balance should reach $25.10. Luminate Google Adsense Alternative
Luminate have a very different type of ad placement. Here the ads are placed in images. The Luminate is ideal for blogs which contain many images. They are also partnered with Google adsense for displaying ads on images. The minimum payout is $10. The CPC is very low in Luminate.
I think I have
included the best Google adsense alternatives here. The list is based on my experience and
if anyone have different opinion please leave a comment here.