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Ask HN: Which advertising network do you use and why?

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I see lots of short term websites popping up on HN. Sites that ride on the tail of a meme or one that has a lot of traffic but only for a week or two.

I often have smart or funny ideas* for a site of that description but I wouldn't really want to spend money on it.

Do ads recoup the cost of the domain name and hosting? I know it might not be much, especially if noone actually uses the site but it could potentially be a few hundred euro if the site took off.

Assuming that ads do cover the costs, what advertising network do you use? Are some better than other for monetising a short term site? The only ad network I know of is Adsense.

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instakill
Working in media for a full digital agency: several but below are two that might be useful to you.

Addynamo - Good traffic, good reporting, good agency commission.

Admob - Biggest mobile ad network, owned by Google, great analytics.

List on the Google Display network if you fall short of other options.

flignats
If you only know of Adsense, go to google and type in "Advertising Network" and you can see a huge list pop up.

You know of Adsense bc it's one of the best ones and in terms of revenue generation.

If you have a niche topic that is going viral, it could be wiser to go to an affiliate advertising network and go for the commissions - make sure you know your demographic though.

Clicksor Adknowledge Adbrite Adonion Bing/Yahoo!/Adcenter

There is a ton more...