Jensense has confirmed that it is now possible to run contextual ads on pages alongside AdSense ads. This was previously outlawed in both their policies and TOS which meant that numerous other ad systems were not allowed to be used on the same page as AdSense..
So what Contextual ad systems can you now run on the same page as AdSense?
AdSense and Chitika
You were previously able to use Chitika eMiniMalls and AdSense on the same page if you disabled the contextual nature of the Chitika ads. Now you don’t have to as their ads don’t mimic AdSense and can’t be confused with them.
AdSense and IntelliTXT
As Jen points out – you can now use IntelliTXT ads on your blog with AdSense IF the IntelliTXT doesn’t mimic the AdSense units on your page (do this by changing the design of the ads – ie add a border and change colors). I personally don’t like this type of advertising (I find it interrupts readers) but I’m sure we’ll see more and more publishers using it).
AdSense and Kontera
Similarly – Kontera in text contextual ads will now be possible (same conditions apply).
AdSense and Amazon Contextual Ads (in beta)
Yep – I can’t see any reason why you can’t use these now – as long as you ensure that both types of ads look different and don’t resemble each other.
AdSense and YPN?
Don’t rush out and put YPN ads on the same pages as your AdSense ones though because YPN don’t allow you to have multiple contextual ads on the same page. The irony is that last week I heard publishers saying they were moving TO YPN because AdSense were getting to stringent – but now it’s AdSense with the more relaxed rules – at least on this level.
I’m sure there are other contextual ads that this will apply to and that we’ll probably see a few new contextual ad systems spring up as a result too!
Other contextual ad networks:
feel free to suggest others that you use or know of.
A Word of Warning
I’m sure that the temptation now will be for publishers to run out and sign up for all of the above ad systems (and others) and plaster their sites with more ads. Keep in mind your users experience when on your site as well as the terms of service of other ad systems. Read their guidelines carefully and if in doubt send the ad networks concerned an email to confirm it’s ok.
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This is good news..
I think that google is getting more confident with their job :D
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While I like the news that other contextual ads can now be used on the site, I am in the camp where I am trying to establish myself with Adsense before I try signing up with every other ad service.
Maybe once I reach the point where I have received my first check from Google, I will evaluate the other ad programs to see if there is a fit. But the fact that Google is opening up this door is a positive sign.
It’s about time. Is really what I think.
really..??? hmm.. this is a great news! this mean that we can put yahoo ads too in our page? am i right?
I see this as a benefit for both publishers and advertisers. For publishers, this would mean other sources of monetization all in one page. And advertisers also get to reach a wider audience on blogs or sites that are highly-trafficked.
Wha? I’ve been running YPN and Adsense on the same page for a spell now with no problems. It’s cool Google is relaxing their requirements, but am I one of the few who got away with running both?
I’ve had a few instances with YPN not recognizing clicks that Adsense did. In my experience, YPN is MUCH more strict than AdSense in terms of relevant clicks. Plus, they aren’t nearly as good as Google at content recongnition and relevant ads. I get a significant amount more Adsense clicks than YPN, even in the same position.
Darren,
your kontera link is broken…
BTW: I like the adsense ad from john chow…
egon – I wouldnt do it. You’ll get banned from YPN.
carllys – read the post above where I say this is not allowed – from YPN’s end
marcus – thanks – fixed
Darren you might want to pull some info from my post from yesterday
1. Adsense Backgrounds
2. Positioning of those different ad units – Chitika and Amazon can have pictures
3. Search boxes
I would strongly agree with you “Word of Warning”. Many webmasters will rush to put more ads on their pages, which rare leads to improvement.
A small example from my own experience – I was using both Adsense and Clicksor an year ago, just for few months, simply because I was missed to read the rules. Once I understood it’s againts Adsense policy I took Clicksor off. Then the figures shown that I was losing dollars from Adsense because of the pennies I was making from Clicksor. Clickor’s ads were drawing some of the potential clicks, but were paid much lower. Not to mention that they were making my content look cheap
Hey Darren -
I run adgridwork.com and when I first heard about AdSense’s new policy we were quite alarmed as the majority of the users on our free ad network run both adgridwork ads and Google Adsense. However, after contacting them they said as long as users take some action to distinguish our ads from Adsense ads then they would be well within Googles TOS. A MAJOR relief to us :)
-Nick
http://adgridwork.com
What percentages of purchases do Chitika pay to publishers? I seem to think that my Amazon is a waste of time cos the payouts are so low and steal adsense clicks.
FG – Chitika pay 60% to you and keep 40%
Amazon works well on some sites not every site. 6 or 7% of the product price might not be much on a single purchase but it can be if you sell a lot of them or high price items.
Depends on your site. I use them on some of my sites in conjunction with AdSense and find it works well.
Hi Darren,
The last 3 links you provided, They are also complaint with adsense policies? You didnt elaborate on them so i wanted to ask.
Thx
Ashish
What about Adsense with Commission Junction? Do CJ allow adsense on same page?
thank you.
Great news, thanks for the Information. :)
This post is interesting, I was just considering switching to YPN when i came across this post. I’m not caring too much for YPN and Adsense but this sort of made my mind up about switching
YPN is only available to US.So bidvertiser is goog option
We are using bidvertiser.
I think you are allowed to use cj along with adsense. They usually have various ad setup formats ranging from text links to other javascript type formats that do not resemble adsense.
I read from one blog that as long as the as long as the other advertising system doesn’t automatically scan your page and ascertain the best ads to display on-the-fly, it is OK with Adsense TOS.
So if that’s true, would targeting ads with specific keywords will be acceptable to Google?
Very good information, Darren. How about Adsense and Bidvertiser. Is it allowed?
Good Info Darren, I recently signed up for bidvertiser, but is not putting alongside adsense. Can U tell whether bidvertiser is allowed with adsense or not?
Thanks,
Kishalaya
http://blog.kishalaya.com
Wow! That’s a great news. I just checked this in your blog.
Great info, this news is not new but I’m chocked I’m working from last 1 yr. with contextual advertising model but I’m mot aware of this.
Anyways thanks a lot!
this is awesome man thanks hope you posting this kind of information every day