Most of the publishers limit themselves with highly competitive platforms such as Facebook, Google Ads, Taboola, and giant advertising networks, forgetting about the less competitive but no less proficient traffic sources.
Today we will raise the curtain and will tell you about really good traffic sources, advertising formats they offer and will review their advantages as well as disadvantages.
In this very article, we have collected for you 100 most relevant traffic sources so you can choose any of them and start making money.
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Context and Search
Contextual and search advertising are the sources of the hottest audience; it allows you to show ads to users on the selected search queries. The basic principles are versatility, good coverage, efficiency, flexible settings, low cost per click and payment for the result. You will need a list of keywords (use an online translator if necessary) and a budget to start. We cannot but first tell you about the giant of the advertising.
Google Ads
The most popular search engine all over the world is being exploited by 57% of all users in the world.
Advantages:
- own tool for key selection
- wide range of settings
- variety of advertising formats
- low cost per click
- no minimum budget
Disadvantages:
- in-depth development of the semantic core is needed
Yahoo Gemini
Platform that combines search, contextual, mobile and native advertising.
Advantages:
- wide settings
- low cost per click
- minimum budget – $5
- you can download the finished ad campaign from your Google Ads account
Disadvantages:
- in-depth development of the semantic core is needed
Bing Ads
Search engine that is extremely popular in the USA, Canada, France, England, and Australia. 63 million users make the total audience of Bing. 54% of users are over 45 years old and earn more than $100,000 per year for a family.
Advantages:
- own tool for key selection
- wide settings
- ability to import ad campaigns from Google Adwords
- the ad time is adjusted to the time zone of the selected country
- cheaper traffic than in GA
Disadvantages:
- only 12 languages are available for targeting
- only 35 countries are available
Baidu
Leader among the search engines in China. The audience is about 65% of all Internet users in the Celestial Empire. Advertising of gambling, adult content and tobacco products is prohibited.
Advantages:
- search results, brand zone
- accepts cards, PayPal
- huge coverage including China, Japan, Indonesia
Disadvantages:
- non-refundable deposit of 5600 yuan
- long 4-stage account registration
Qualibid
Very strong Canadian context network. Traffic cost is relatively low. Despite the low price the network is capable of giving good traffic after a detailed study of the source.
Advantages:
- high-quality traffic
- advertising campaign from $5
- fast and high-quality support
- rates are lower than those in Google and Bing
Disadvantages:
- careful development of an AC is needed
Social media
Social media present multifunctional platforms that gather a huge number of people of different age and consumer categories in one place. Today, they offer many options for setting up effective advertising campaigns.
No.1 channel of paid traffic. You don’t need extensive knowledge in the field of programming for efficient placement of advertising. Extremely powerful analytics and operation system are ready to do almost everything for you.
Advantages:
- 7 advertising formats
- 3 types of placement
- Ads Manager as an assistant for beginners
- credit for $25
Disadvantages:
- Hard-to-pass moderation
- Any violation of the Policy causes ban on the Ad Space
All official targeted advertising on Instagram goes through Facebook. It is not even necessary to have an account in Instagram, but a Facebook account and an official page for your business are needed. Prohibited materials: drugs, tobacco, adult products, images “before” and “after”, etc.
Advantages:
- quick launch
- flexible settings of the audience
- complete control of statistics
- look-alike audiences
Disadvantages:
- non-standard photo and video format
- setup via Facebook account
Popular microblogging service. 319 million people around the world make the audience.
Advantages:
- high CTR and high level of involvement
- low competition
- low cost
Disadvantages:
- careful development of an AC is needed
- landing page should be adapted to the mobile format
Mass purchase of tweets and retweets – https://sponsoredtweets.com/
Youtube
Video hosting with extremely powerful advertising opportunities and an exceptionally wide coverage. It is possible to place videos, banners and text advertising. YouTube is available in 73 countries and in 61 languages.
Advantages:
- 5 types of advertising messages
- low competition
- low price
- high-quality traffic
Disadvantages:
- Google Adwords account is needed
- special requirements for promoted offers
Social Internet service, photo hosting, allowing users to add images and put them in thematic collections online. The USA, Great Britain, and India make the main audience, 85% of users are women.
Advantages:
- you can place active links
- long life cycle of advertising pins
- easy settings
Disadvantages:
- own requirements for the graphics
- a long period of development
Social news site where users can post links to any information on the Internet. One of the most popular sites all over the world: 6th by attendance, 54% of users are Americans. Dangerous products, fakes, hacking and fraudulent programs are prohibited to sell. Gambling, financial offers, drugs, online games can be promoted. Detailed conditions are here.
Advantages:
- flexible setting
- targeting by devices
- minimum budget – $5
Disadvantages:
- moderation does not work on weekends
Snapchat
Social network with a young audience (18-24-year-old), marked by brand loyalty and very high activity. Main coverage – the US and Europe. More than 180 million active users.
Advantages:
- easy settings
- active audience
- ability to produce creatives right in the app
Mobile traffic
Mobile traffic is an extremely profitable topic: the share of mobile traffic in the world reaches 56%, users are practically not protected by ad blockers and are more receptive to the ads. The main features are a button with a call to action and more stringent requirements for the visual imagery.
Airpush
One of the best advertising networks in terms of volume, quality of traffic, interface, tracking, advertising formats, and management. Can perfectly convert almost any vertical.
Advantages:
- a variety of ad formats
- great support
- minimum budget – $50
Disadvantages:
- too many settings, you’ll have to sort out the details first
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Startapp
Oriented at the advertising in the mobile applications (in-app). A great source of mobile traffic. Ad formats: 360 degrees, virtual reality, native videos, cross-page, and interactive ads.
Advantages:
- worldwide coverage – more than a billion devices
- minimum budget – $50
- a variety of advertising formats
- good analytics
Disadvantages:
- PayPal only
Go2mobi
Advertising network that offers the following formats: banners, video ads, multimedia ads, and mobile advertising. Traffic is cheaper compared to other RTB networks.
Advantages:
- deep analytics
- flexible optimization settings
- personal Account Manager
Disadvantages:
- before the start, it is better to complete training in the “Inventory” section
Tapjoy
Mobile advertising network with a wide range of functions and settings. Audience coverage is more than 517 million users.
Advantages:
- 4 types of advertising
- affiliate can choose where on the screen of the mobile device to place an ad
- flexible budget settings
- built-in support for motivated advertising
Mobicow
Platform that provides the ability to place full-screen mobile ads.
Advantages:
- wide targeting options
- all mobile platforms
- minimum budget – $5
Disadvantages:
- AC approval within 24 hours
LeadBolt
LeadBolt specializes in monetizing mobile websites, games, and applications.
Advantages:
- 4 advertising formats
- detailed analytics
Disadvantages:
- minimum budget – $100
AdCash
Estonian company that specializes primarily in mobile traffic.
Advantages:
- 3 types of advertising campaigns
- there is there is an alternative to look-alike (you can show ads to those users who have previously expressed interest in topics similar to your offer)
Disadvantages:
- high requirements for advertising materials
- own format of the banners
- minimum budget for independent work – $100
Zeropark
European advertising network that provides worldwide coverage and more than 15 billion impressions per month.
Advantages:
- 5 advertising formats, including mobile traffic
Disadvantages:
- manual moderation of all AC
- few statistics tools
- minimum budget – $200
Inmobi
Advertising platform with audience coverage of more than 1.6 billion users from 200 countries, including China.
Advantages:
- flexible targeting options, including device manufacturer
- detailed statistics
- simple step-by-step setup of AC
- high-quality traffic
AdFalcon
First advertising network in the Middle East that is focused on mobile traffic, aimed at providing specialized advertising to advertisers, publishers, developers and mobile users throughout the region.
Advantages:
- high-quality local traffic
- good analytics
- many types of advertising materials
- high level of response
Clickunder, Pop-up, Popunder
Popup (Popunder) is an advertising banner that appears when you open a page and hides the central part of the screen. If you close it forcibly, the site of the advertiser will open in a new tab.
Clickunder is very similar to popup, but there is no visible banner. The advertiser’s website automatically opens in a new tab when you first click anywhere on the page.
Popads
One of the world’s leader among clickunder and popunder advertising networks.
Advantages:
- wide advertising campaign settings
- accepts all sites, including adult
- responsive technical support
- minimum budget – $10
Disadvantages:
- low speed of answer from the support team
PopCash
Popular ad network that offers quick launch. Very simple interface that allows you to easily understand everything without speaking English. All sites are manually moderated.
Advantages:
- wide settings by countries and categories
- fast moderation of AC (no more than an hour)
- minimum budget – $5
- you can make a black list
PropellerAds
Works all over the world. Accept sites with high-quality content only. They offer solutions for multi-channel advertising. The format of advertising should be optimized for each channel.
Advantages:
- detailed statistics
- flexible setting
- personal manager
Disadvantages:
- minimum budget – $100
PopUnder
High-quality global traffic. In addition to standard formats, push notifications are available. Accepts Apple Pay, WebMoney, Bitcoin.
Advantages:
- 11 advertising formats
- 15 types of targeting settings
- 10 ways to fund the balance
- 50% discount by GEO
Clickadu
Works with worldwide traffic; desktop and mobile traffic. Automatic filtering of bots, advanced targeting, option of personal assistant.
Advantages:
- more than 240 countries
- SmartCPA automated betting algorithm
Disadvantages:
- minimum budget – $100
Popmyads
Advertising platform with good opportunities. Work with traffic for all verticals, including adult sites.
Advantages:
- wide settings
- 24-hour support
- real-time statistics
- minimum budget – $25
Disadvantages:
- doesn’t work on weekends and holidays
Adsterra
Popular international advertising network that receives traffic from more than 190 countries.
Advantages:
- high-quality traffic
- wide settings
- you can use keywords
- accept rubles
- real-time betting
HilltopAds
Advertising network with the division of Internet traffic by sources: Wi-Fi or mobile operator. Daily ad coverage is more than 150 million impressions for all formats.
Advantages:
- several types of advertisements
- flexible traffic targeting by a number of parameters
- retargeting setting
- solutions to bypass adblock
WidgetMedia
Very powerful ad network from Sweden. More than 1 billion unique users per month.
Advantages:
- AC management in real-time
- high-quality traffic
- wide settings
- real-time statistics
- supports all major verticals
Disadvantages:
- minimum budget – $500
Popandertotal
One of the few ad networks that provides real-time bid (RTB) management.
Advantages:
- 24-hour support
- manual moderation of AC
- wide settings
- prices for 1000 impressions can be viewed on the website without registration
Disadvantages:
- minimum budget – $100
Zeropark
European advertising network that provides worldwide coverage and more than 15 billion impressions per month.
Advantages:
- 5 advertising formats, including pop-up
- manual moderation of all AC
Disadvantages:
- few statistics tools
- minimum budget – $200
Tonic
Tonic (earlier DNTX) is an advertising network with global coverage (USA, Europe, Latin America, Asia) and high — quality traffic.
Advantages:
- good targeting settings
- mobile traffic
- detailed reporting
- bet is from $1 per 1000 impressions
Disadvantages:
- minimum budget – $100
PPV traffic
PPV is pay per each view of the website. This is almost the same as pop-traffic: the site opens under the browser window, but such traffic is considered malicious with Intrusive advertising (spyware/adware). Advertising networks provide free software and online tools to millions of users, for which, in turn, they receive advertising. This traffic is suitable for desktop computers only.
The quality is quite high because advertisers find an audience by keywords and specific sites from certain niches. The cost is relatively low, sometimes you can get views for 1 cent.
Propelmedia
Advertising platform with effective advertising strategies and high profitability of advertising costs.
Advantages:
- high-quality audience
- own targeting algorithms
- wide coverage of devices including Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, smart TVs, game consoles, and many others
Disadvantages:
- minimum budget – $1000
- separate account for each country is needed
RTX Platform
Offers an excellent user interface and powerful optimization features. 3 main channels for promotion are InText, Pops, Display.
Advantages:
- 3 pricing models
- advanced target features
- transparent reporting
Disadvantages:
- work from 9 to 17 North American Eastern time, except weekends and holidays
- minimum budget – $500
Selfadvertiser
Offers high-quality traffic on any subject with payment by CPV (CPM) and CPC models. No restrictions on device type and GEO.
Advantages:
- work with all countries
- accurate reporting on current prices
- working on RTB
- filter by device type and operating systems contains more than 10 options
Disadvantages:
- minimum budget – $100
Rapsio
Advertising platform with high-quality traffic. Good service that works only with text and cross-border ads.
Advantages:
- simple interface
- high-quality traffic
- responsive support + personal manager
- own algorithm of audience selection
- multi-level reporting
Disadvantages:
- minimum budget – $1000
- to register you need to submit an application and wait for a response
Mediatraffic
The ad network offers context-sensitive ads among other things. Own effective technology of audience selection. Guarantees full transparency, confidentiality and control.
Advantages:
- more than 15 million unique users
- high profitability
- personal manager
Disadvantages:
- minimum budget – $200
Playwire Media
Highly professional advertising platform. The main format is video, suitable for game traffic. Creative advertising and placement. The network may boast over 200 million views on all kinds of devices every month.
Advantages:
- multi-platform placement
- placement only on reliable sites
- own analytics and optimization platform
- free training on how to increase conversion
Display (media) advertising
Pay per click on the ad. This type of advertising allows you to attract a large amount of traffic in a short time. The success of a campaign depends on many factors: relevance, niche, interaction experience, landing pages, creatives (banners, video, audio). Suitable for branding.
Google Display
Leader of display advertising. Coverage is more than 2 million sites and more than 650 thousand applications.
Advantages:
- 4 types of advertisements
- simple AC launch
- wide target features
- online statistics
- there is no limits on minimum budget
Buysellads
The platform that sells advertising space on thousands of quality sites in all legal niches, and allows you to choose a better placement and instantly start working.
Advantages:
- user-friendly interface
- quick approval
- testing tools
- online statistics
- minimum budget – $25
Disadvantages:
- doesn’t always accept direct links to the offer
Clicksor
Dynamic and extremely popular advertising network that gained its fame by expanding the capabilities of contextual platforms in creative areas and a high level of customer service.
Advantages:
- many forms and formats of ads
- the most relevant selection of sites for placement
- Personal Manager with full support for all settings
- tracking of profitability and the blocking of sites
- online statistics
Disadvantages:
- minimum budget – $100
Admedia
Cross-channel advertising platform that attracts more than 40 million users every month and owns thousands of high-load websites.
Advantages:
- wide range of formats
- own targeting algorithms and technologies
- tracking of the bids and conversions online
- great support
Yesadvertising
Has big data, deep analytics, and advertising campaigns optimization in its arsenal.
Advantages:
- more than 10 targeting formats
- split-testing
- 24-hour support
Disadvantages:
- minimum budget – $100
Infolinks
Brings together 100,000 websites worldwide, has 240 million unique visitors and achieves 1.5 billion views per month.
Advantages:
- smart and unobtrusive embedding of advertising in the site
- online tracking and optimization
- high level of response
- multiple target parameters
Disadvantages:
- low quality of Asian traffic, unlike Europe and the USA
Native advertising
Native advertising is advertising in the format of integration of ads to the theme of the site, usually presents a combination of image and text. Looks like editorial content on the site. Obtains the shape and characteristics of the platform it is placed on. It is not like the usual advertising, so, in theory, should not cause a sense of rejection among readers, and also helps to avoid banner blindness.
Outbrain
Top platform for posting content on top media sites as “promoted stories”. Gives a large coverage of high-quality audience. Algorithm for determining those sites where the proposed content will attract the largest number of readers is presented.
Advantages:
- instant header and image testing
- wide target settings
- there is a trial period
- look-alike audience collection
- converts commodity business perfectly well
- minimum budget – $10
Taboola
Top native teaser network with one of the largest coverage — 1 billion unique visitors per month. Works with ”white” advertising only.
Advantages:
- huge coverage
- high-quality traffic
- a lot of settings
- premium placement
Disadvantages:
- minimum budget – $ 2000 + commission
- average service (good support only for customers with large budgets)
- complicated AC approval (only “white” offers)
Revcontent
American advertising network of native advertising. The main format of advertising is a widget (teaser). Characterized by high-quality traffic and careful compliance of the advertising content with the theme of the sites.
Advantages:
- 4 widget formats
- adaptive format
- ability to create a block with several teasers
- simple and intuitive interface
- a lot of high-quality traffic
Disadvantages:
- political news and anything that may violate the U.S. law is prohibited
Nativo
NATIVO is a native advertising platform that works primarily with traffic from the United States. Advertising is selected in accordance with the format of the site for a higher conversion.
Advantages:
- extremely powerful analytics
- high-quality traffic
- automatic site selection
- simple interface
Triplelift
Affiliate program of native advertising that works with top publishers. Own Academy of native advertising with training materials.
Advantages:
- a number of ad formats
- works with health and beauty offers
- personal manager
- demo version
Disadvantages:
- do not post materials that may violate the U.S. law
Sharethrough
Ad network from the United States. Provides more than 10 billion ad impressions per month. The company has 8 offices and more than 170 employees.
Advantages:
- complete management of your AC
- a number of ad formats
- traffic exchange and resale available
- preview
- multilevel analytics
Disadvantages:
- do not post materials that may violate the U.S. law
- to get started, you need to fill out the form and wait for a response
Oath
It is a major media giant (Yahoo and AOL) that specializes in all kinds of digital and mobile communications. Coverage — 1 billion users per month.
Advantages:
- a wide variety of own formats
- graphics, text and video
- a lot of quality traffic
- user-friendly interface
Disadvantages:
- to get started, you need to fill out the form and wait for a response
Adblade
One of the largest native advertising platforms. Offers more than 300 million unique users. Has the highest safety rating.
Advantages:
- high-quality traffic
- high level of coverage
- standard and own ad formats
- wide target settings
- automatic selection of sites for advertising
- minimum budget – $50
Disadvantages:
- AC approval takes 2-3 days
Content Ad
Friendly network that works with multiple native ad formats. A lot of good quality traffic.
Advantages:
- simple interface
- clear statistics graphics
- several options for ad units, including “text only “
- high-quality traffic
Disadvantages:
- high requirements for advertising materials
- minimum budget – $250
Zergnet
Leading editorial recommendation platform. More than 1 billion articles every day, more than 3 million visitors daily.
Advantages:
- different ad formats
- wide target settings
- convenient bid management
- high-quality traffic
MGID
American advertising network. Works with a teaser advertising format, providing coverage around the world and multi-million daily impressions in most of the thematic areas. The main audience is English-speaking countries, but there are no geographical restrictions for accepted sites.
Advantages:
- several ad slot formats
- user-friendly interface
- advanced AC parameter settings
- detailed statistics
- accepts WebMoney
EngageYa
The largest native advertising platform in North Africa, the Middle East, Russia and CIS, and South-Eastern Europe. Provides 40 billion impressions per month.
Advantages:
- low competition in the markets of coverage
- automatic translation into the native language of the country of impressions
- vertical targeting
- statistics and management online
Ligatus
Advertising platform with a thorough check of traffic quality. Works with 1400 premium partners. Offers advertisers a wide range of types of native advertising.
Advantages:
- customizing of your ad campaign
- own ad formats
- 18 targeting criteria
Dianomi
Network provides more than 4 billion impressions for more than 300 different customers every month and serves to more than 100 million unique users in the network of premium publishers in the US, UK, and Australia in business and finance.
Advantages:
- online statistics and management
- high-quality traffic
Disadvantages:
- you need to apply and wait for a response
Retargeting
Retargeting is a way to increase conversion by showing ads to a site visitor on other sites after the visitor has left this site. Proper use of retargeting can increase conversion up to 75%.
Adroll
Service specializes in the organization of retargeting advertising campaigns. Covers the whole world, including major social networks. AdRoll manages customer campaigns on Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter, and other ad networks. Increases ad conversion of selling sites and provides ROI growth by more than 200%. Works with both web-sites and resources for mobile devices.
Advantages:
- contextual and behavioral retargeting
- full-featured personal cabinet
- great support
- advanced methods for targeting and tracking conversions
- free 2-week period
- no minimum budget
Retargeter
Retargeter was founded in 2009. Company specializes in retargeting with a fixed rate. Management and self-service options are available.
Advantages:
- complete control and transparency
- personal manager
- selection of individual solutions
Disadvantages:
- minimum budget – $500
Perfect Audience
Specializes in retargeting on Facebook. Advanced functionality, the main advantage is the most pleasant pricing.
Advantages:
- detailed analytics
- revenue tracking
- detailed training
- free 2-week period
Media buying
Media buying is a wholesale purchase of advertising space and airtime for further resale.
Matomy
International digital marketing company that provides advertisers with a wide range of advertising solutions. Allows you scaling the purchase of traffic from different sources using automation.
Advantages:
- direct access to a range of platforms
- competitive rates
- many options for targeting and segmenting audiences
- wide range of ad formats
- micro-bets are available
Conversantmedia
Leader in personalized digital marketing. The industry’s most powerful, most accurate personalized digital marketing solution allows you to reach millions of real people.
Advantages:
- manual channel and traffic check
- own platform for collecting anonymous consumer data
- tools for analysis, modeling, and audience creation
CBS Interactive
Global advertising network. More than 1 billion unique users per month.
Advantages:
- the opportunity to reach a huge audience not only within the Internet
Rhythmone
Advertising company that provides transparent communication between advertisers and audiences through a combination of differentiated offerings, innovative technologies and data, and ensures investment profitability for advertisers.
Advantages:
- high accuracy of audience filter
- wide targeting options
- personal conditions
Exponential
Company specializes in deep diagnosis and behavioral data. Provide advertisers with a unique and powerful database of online advertising for the search and modelling of the audience.
Advantages:
- careful audience selection for each AC
- extremely accurate AC scaling
- guaranteed high response
Vibrant Media
The company cooperates with leading advertising platforms. Specializes in industry context targeting and large-scale volumes. Tracks users through active sessions on their devices. Own advertising platform with a high-quality content. Good choice for brands.
Advantages:
- 450 million unique visitors per month
- premium ad placements
- complete control and transparency
Sizmek
International independent technology stack for advertising management and building communication with users. Sizmek provides the best media solutions, dynamic creatives, audit and verification services for advertising placements, data management and activation services.
Advantages:
- allows you to combine all media plans in one place
- offers from 3,600 agencies worldwide are available
- the decision-making mechanism is based on AI
Sovrn
The company that has developed advertising technology. Ranks 4th among the largest publishing networks in the world — about 800 million unique visitors and 2 billion impressions per month. Main goal is to make advertising campaigns more accurate and easy to scale.
Advantages:
- premium traffic
- different types of advertising formats
- end-to-end analytics
- target and behavioural segments
Mbuy
MBuy provides media planning, purchasing and optimizing services through digital and traditional channels, helping brands reach their target audience through appropriate media.
Advantages:
- complete media planning
- real-time optimization and control
- end-to-end reporting and analytics
- partnership on special conditions is possible
Adult
Adult traffic is made up of users who search the Internet for content or services for adults. This is an extremely large-scale, legal in most Western countries and sustainable business. User’s need for porn or sex dating depends little on financial crises and the state of the economy.
TrafficJunky
The main specialization is adult traffic. 3/4 of the audience is made of men aged 18 to 34 years. Excellent mobile traffic, own advertising network of platforms – 1.4 billion impressions per day.
Advantages:
- large volumes of targeted traffic
- flexible setting
- automated impression platform
- end-to-end analytics
- minimum budget – $25
Exoclick
Monetizes traffic from the sites of the following subjects: adult, entertainment and lifestyle, stream video and file downloading. Ranks 2nd in the adult rating.
Advantages:
- 200 billion impressions per month
- all kinds of advertising materials
- fine-tune of the traffic
- retargeting
- online betting management
Disadvantages:
- payment by PayPal only
- for some countries low conversion due to high competition (USA, Germany, France, England, Australia)
- minimum budget – $200
Traffichunt
Advertising network covers more than 200 countries, providing more than 1 billion impressions per month. Universal specialization, including adult. Large volumes of mobile traffic
Advantages:
- wide targeting options
- tracking of every click
- several advertising formats
- real-time bidding and statistics
- retargeting
- RTB model is available
Disadvantages:
- minimum budget – $100
Trafficfactory
This traffic exchange is one of the largest in the adult area: it has exclusive rights on the largest adult sites (xnxx.com and xvideos.com), that is why high-quality traffic is available in large volumes here.
Advantages:
- wide targeting options
- online statistics and management
- detailed instructions for AC running
- ability to launch targeting on push-button phone models (Latin America, Africa)
Disadvantages:
- images are subject to mandatory moderation
- minimum budget – $500
Clickdealer
Global marketing agency specializing in pay-per-action advertising campaigns. The company operates in more than 180 countries and accepts all types of traffic, including adult.
Advantages:
- all platforms
- 24-hour support
Disadvantages:
- verification during registration (email, phone or Skype)
- manual moderation
AdExpansion
Huge advertising network for adults. New sites that have been tested and included in a usual list are being added every week.
Advantages:
- high-quality traffic
- high level of response
Disadvantages:
- few settings for targeting
- Ads Manager is difficult to work in
Juicyads
Advertising network of adult content that specializes in English-speaking countries. One of the leaders to monetize adult traffic.
Advantages:
- 3 convenient advertising formats
- advanced targeting options
- instant posting of AC
- 24-hour support
- prices for all regions of the world and formats are available on the website without registration
Disadvantages:
- account verification by code
Eroadvertising
Adult traffic network that offers several types of ads. Has 15.000 sites on its network and serves about 2 billion ads every day.
Advantages:
- advanced online analytics
- wide targeting options
- large list of advertising formats
- minimum budget – $50
Popads
One of the world’s leading of clickunder and popunder advertising networks.
Advantages:
- wide advertising campaign settings
- accepts all sites, including adult
- responsive technical support
- minimum budget – $10
Disadvantages:
- high requirements for the quality of the site
- slow support
PopCash
PopCash is a popular ad network that offers quick launch. Very simple interface that allows you to easily understand everything without speaking English. All sites are manually moderated.
Advantages:
- wide settings by countries and categories
- fast moderation(no more than an hour)
- minimum budget – $5
- black list creation is available
PropellerAds
Works all over the world. Accept sites with high-quality content only. Offers solutions for multi-channel advertising. It is important that the format of advertising is optimized for each channel.
Advantages:
- detailed statistics
- flexible setting
- personal manager
Disadvantages:
- minimum budget – $100
Zeropark
European advertising network that provides worldwide coverage and more than 15 billion impressions per month.
Advantages:
- 5 advertising formats, including pop-up
- manual moderation of all AC
Disadvantages:
- few statistics tools
- minimum budget – $200
Popmyads
Accepts platform of almost any theme, including sites for adults.
Advantages:
- wide settings
- 24-hour support
- real-time statistics
- minimum budget – $25
Disadvantages:
- technical support doesn’t work on weekends and holidays
PopUnder
High-quality global traffic. Works with adult content. In addition to standard formats, push notifications are available. Accepts Apple Pay, WebMoney, Bitcoin.
Advantages:
- 11 advertising formats
- 15 types of targeting settings
- 10 ways to fund the balance
- 50% discount by GEO
Plugrush
Affiliate program for monetization of adult traffic. System with maximum functionality. Super feature: thanks to the special format of the widget any advertising becomes native.
Advantages:
- 4 advertising formats
- 24-hour support
- complete customization and management
- minimum budget – $10
Trafficstars
TrafficStars presents a self-service premium advertising network for high-quality adult traffic. Offers traffic from all over the world with a noticeable concentration of large volumes for the first level countries (USA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand).
Advantages:
- personal Account Manager
- 6 advertising formats
- wide targeting options
- behavioral targeting
- Split testing
Disadvantages:
- restrictions on the types of advertising materials (always consult with the Manager)
- minimum budget – $100
TrafficHaus
Advertising platform that allows publishers and advertisers to more effectively monitor their performance and investments. 1 billion impressions per day. Mostly adult traffic.
Advantages:
- high-quality traffic
- own cost reduction service
- AC management online
- various advertising formats are optimized for all devices
Universal traffic sources
Below you will find the description of universal platforms without specialization. They offer a wide range of ad formats, targeting directions, and verticals.
AdOptim
Platform focuses on innovative solutions to generate revenue through search targeting and advanced settings.
Advantages:
- easy tuning
- a number of ad formats
- retargeting
- online bid adjustment
Bidvertiser
Advertising platform with its own analytics and automation system. Accurate targeting and deep analytics ensure perfect and fast optimization.
Advantages:
- accurate and complete traffic segmentation
- 24-hour support
- multi-level reporting
Disadvantages:
- minimum budget – $100
Sourceknowledge
Unique platform with premium analytics. Company uses algorithms and software for machine learning, and the data obtained become available to customers through online analytics and reporting made simultaneously with the operation process.
Advantages:
- opportunity to complete the customer funnel without the risk
- automatic cost optimization
- wide target settings
- a variety of ad formats
CPMOnly
Advertising platform with 1.5 billion impressions per day and direct access to the top exchanges.
Advantages:
- 8 targeting parameters
- retargeting
- organic traffic
- deep analytics
UFMarketing
Advertising network with the proprietary AI technology. Own MaxCPM optimization system allows you to set up advertising campaigns in a few minutes and get a good profit.
Advantages:
- more than 35 targeting categories
- easy settings
- automatic algorithm of online betting management
- minimum budget – $30
AdManic
Advertising company with smart marketing solutions. There is a set of products that is designed to serve all aspects of online advertising in one place.
Advantages:
- accurate targeting
- maximum coverage
- end-to-end statistics
- 24-hour support
AdMetricsMedia
British digital media company with a global coverage. Offers simple and effective managed solutions with a transparent and focused approach to the e-advertising ecosystem of Europe and the United States.
Advantages:
- online bid adjustment
- powerful statistical analytics
- 3 advertising formats
- effective targeting
- 24-hour support
Amobee
Global marketing company that serves the world’s leading agencies and brands including Airbnb, Dell EMC, and Lexus. Amobee’s patented Brand Intelligence technology measures digital engagement to provide a deeper understanding of the audience, the way it thinks and the things it is most interested in.
Advantages:
- 6 advertising formats, including 3D ads
- end-to-end analytics online
- global coverage
- complex solutions
Looksmart
Leading search engine advertising network and management company. LookSmart business focuses on the support of the base of their advertisers via a syndicated network that specializes in text ads with the pay per click. 6 billion requests per month.
Advantages:
- high-quality traffic
- different traffic formats
- free simulator guide on the budget optimization and ROI enhancement
Mandatory
Offers an effective platform for AC customizing by an affiliate. Management of the most optimized traffic of the leading partners and the best results for business.
Advantages:
- high-quality traffic
- different ad formats
- deep analytics
- completely independent AC management
Epom
Epom Ad Server is a SaaS service for advertising and ad management. Provides fully customizable software for flexible settings across a wide range of channels, formats, and platforms. Epom serves more than 13 billion impressions per month, in more than 40 different national markets (60% US, 15% Europe, 10% Asia, 5% Canada, South Africa, and South America).
Advantages:
- 50 built-in ad formats
- 24-hour support
- free 14-day period
Disadvantages:
- minimum budget – $250
AdPulseMedia
Digital Agency of full cycle. AdPulse Media creates and executes personalized advertising campaigns to effectively reach and convert any target audience into profit.
Advantages:
- more than 30 verticals
- end-to-end service
- fixed AC price
AdWorldMedia
Advertising network that provides high-quality traffic and extensive online advertising opportunities.
Advantages:
- more than 1 billion impressions
- advanced targeting
- multiple verticals
- conversion tracking and optimization
888media
Advertising company that provides managed services to agencies, advertisers, and other buyers. Guarantees broad audience transparency and deeper interaction between digital channels from display and video to social networks and mobile traffic.
Advantages:
- 350 million unique visitors worldwide
- 24-hour support
- personal manager
- accurate audience segmentation
- retargeting
Axill
Axill.com is a young multi-user media company from Singapore that creates new advertising technologies. Works with advertisers of all levels and budgets.
Advantages:
- wide target settings
- automatic ROI optimization
- high-quality traffic
- own technology that ensures high response
Disadvantages:
- minimum budget – $100
Smaato
Leading global mobile advertising platform that brings together 10,000 advertisers, including 91 of the Top 100 age brands, with more than 90,000 app developers and mobile web publishers.
Advantages:
- optimal traffic modeling
- advanced targeting parameters
- deep analytics
- complete control of all parameters
Mopub
Advertising platform that specializes in selling high-quality traffic of mobile applications. Has years of experience with mobile applications to maximize conversion.
Advantages:
- 50,000 applications on more than 1.5 billion devices
- advanced targeting options
- online betting management
- end-to-end analytics
- platform training center
OnWardClick
Major traffic aggregator from the USA, Australia, and the UK. A variety of advertising formats: text, banners, email, etc. Any type of traffic is available for purchase. It is profitable to purchase traffic on the “health” segment.
Advantages:
- large volume of high-quality target traffic
- maximum return on investment
- 25 verticals
Disadvantages:
- to register and start working, you need to apply and wait for an answer
As you can see, there are many different sources of traffic to work with. Choose a suitable source, test and multiply your profit!
Please tell us about your experience of use of these or some other traffic sources in the comments: we will be glad to see them 😉
Source: Affiliate Valley