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Becoming part of an online advertising network is a pretty
powerful and cost effective way to drive traffic to your website.
Internet marketing publications or discussions rarely mention an
online advertising network as a means of marketing for the
purpose of driving traffic to websites.
It is an internet marketing method that is frequently overlooked,
but the concept of an online advertising network is certainly
something worth exploring if you want to make the most of your
marketing budget while adding a touch of efficiency to your
marketing campaign. As with any type of internet marketing, there
are advantages and disadvantages of marketing your website
through an online advertising network.
An online advertising network is a company or group of people who
sells advertising, such as banner ads and pop-under ads, for a
great number of websites. An online advertising network may be
for a specific category or type of websites, or it may network
with a variety of different types of websites where, as an
advertiser through the online advertising network, your ads will
be seen. For instance, FastClick.com (now owned by ValueClick,
Inc.) is an online advertising network that has the potential of
reaching a great number of internet users with advertisements.
The sites at which FastClick advertisements appear are not
specific in regard to categories or types of websites.
HispanoClick.com is an example of a category-specific online
advertising network because it is an online advertising network
that is focused on serving publishers from the United States,
Spain and Latin America who use the Spanish language in their
advertising or on their websites.
With an online advertising network, you generally buy advertising
in bulk, either with thousands or even millions of impressions
each month which provides your advertisements with maximum
exposure for a relatively low cost which is a definite advantage
of advertising through an online advertising network.
A disadvantage of advertising through an online advertising
network is that the impressions you pay for may not
necessarily
be appearing for the benefit of a targeted market, so placing
advertisements through an online advertising network may not be
as effective as more targeted methods of advertising.
This is because in most cases an online advertising network is
not specialized or geared to a narrow target market. However,
some category specific online advertising networks may be.
Thus, choosing the right online advertising network for your
business becomes a crucial factor in whether or not your business
will benefit from participation in an online advertising network.
If your products or services are pretty general and appealing to
wide target market than advertising through a non-category
specific online advertising network may be for you.
However, if your products or services are appealing primarily to
a niche market, advertising through an online advertising network
may be a waste of your time and money unless you find an online
advertising network that actually targets your niche market. Such
online advertising networks are actually pretty rare.
If you choose to advertise through an online advertising network,
find out where your ads will be appearing and determine whether
or not the reach of the online advertising network will actually
be beneficial to your company. Some online advertising networks
are hesitant to release information about the sites on which your
advertisements will run because of confidentiality agreements
with the websites that are members in their network.
As an advertiser, you may have a problem with that. I know I do.
I am not comfortable spending big bucks on advertising through an
online advertising network if I cannot know exactly where my ads
are appearing and view them to ensure that the program offered by
an online advertising network isn't a scam.
There are legitimate online advertising networks so you need to
exercise due process to ensure that the online advertising
network you choose actually produces results.
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