Well I am certainly jumping on THIS bandwagon and

noting a few things about Mr. SunSeven and

his hub -

http://hubpages.com/hub/101-Google-Adsense-Alternatives

PLEASE READ THIS - and pay close attention (for your own good--and sanity--and so you DON'T waste precious time) if you use adsense *like* adverts for your websites.

Sure, it LOOKS good - but after going to several of these *alternatives* - it didn't take me long to see that (at least the ones I *tried* to join) have, ummmm, problems for average Jane/Joe.

For Example - The "Yahoo Publisher Network".

It is in Beta stage - you can't just *sign-up* like you can with Google. You need to be *approved* and from the questions they ask; I highly suspect that if your traffic isn't in the 100,000 page views per day, you won't even get a second glance.

Now, I DO happen to get that many and more page views on some of my sites...but avergare Jane/Joe doesn't so I THINK that Yahoo is going to give this opportunity to about 0.009% websites - IF that many.

They also REALLY want to know if you already HAVE advertising on your site...because if you do - you won't get in.

Another example - "eType USA" - I had never heard of it. (as I have not most of these pay-per-view/click ad sites Mr. SunSeven mentions, so of course it peeked my couriosity) So I went there too - the absolute BEST thing you can get there is a CONTACT US form!! It says and I quote, " To find out more about eType USA's network of premium sites, plus our range of available online advertising opportunities, please contact us using one of the methods below."

SO far - NONE of the list (I am NOT saying there ISN'T one) but so far, I have yet to FIND one that you CAN just sign up for and get going like you can with Google's adsense.

Then there is the OLD CommissionJunction -- several years ago, I was SCAMMED SO BADLY by this company that I was physically ill. I had been running a campaign that had cost me several hundred dollars; never mind that - I spent HOURS into the 100's building pages around this particular ad.

The company owed me over 6 thousand dollars and I was eagerly awaiting my next check!! Guess what!? - the companies that advertise WITH CJ are set up so that Commission Junction is NOT Responsible if they don't PAY!!!!

Let me say that again - the companies that advertise WITH CJ are set up so that Commission Junction is NOT Responsible if they don't PAY!!!!

I fought/talked/argued/threatened until I was in tears; while they assured me they were DONE with this company..blaa blaa blaaa; I simply got the major shaft...I had to give it up for my own sanity...then to just really grind salt into my wounds...a few months later, I dumbly limped back into commission junction to *look around* - what did I find?

The SAME company CJ had told me had gone bankrupt - that was gone forever - that they would NEVER have anything to do with again -- WAS BACK THERE ADVERTISING!!!

I firmly believe today that CJ and that company were in it together and just splitting all the money; because if I had made that much in one month - well, just imagine if you added up all the peole who advertised for them!

(RANT OVER) - BEWARE!!! I posted about this mess in that year to every marketing forum I could FIND. Please beware of CJ. They are SLIME.

And what does CLICKBANK have to do with it? I am puzzled by this one maybe the most. Last I checked (umm today around 3 p.m. CST) Clickbank was a merchant account that uses affiliate marketing as its network type. Which is why a lot of people, (like me) use it for some services - because you get affiliates selling your stuff or service for you for a commission -- which is not NEARLY the same thing at all as Adsense.

I hope one day soon, Mr. SunSeven is right. That would be great...but for now it sure does not look that way to me.

I am going to hub about my own marketing sense on the web - I certainly have enough experience after having been at it for over 15 years. I do indeed have a lot of knowledge in this area -- so -- why not share it with you...?

Melanie

...but I know I am never going to get it......