Traffic Arbitrage for Publishers

What Is Traffic Arbitrage?

What is traffic arbitrage, and how do publishers use the strategy to increase revenue? We have the answers. The definition of arbitrage is the “simultaneous buying and selling of securities, currency, or commodities in different markets … in order to take advantage of differing prices for the same asset.” In the publishing industry, arbitrage has…

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Performance-Based Advertising

What Is the Performance-Based Advertising Model?

Get results, get paid. That’s the basic idea behind performance-based advertising, where brands only pay when the ads they’ve placed lead to specific results. The performance-based advertising model is one that’s used by digital publishers all the time. It’s a model that’s increasingly being favored by brand advertisers, as well, since it gives executives at…

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DoubleClick Alternatives

6 Best DoubleClick Alternatives for Local Publishers

Google’s DoubleClick for Publishers—also known as the DFP ad server and Google Ad Manager—is one of the most well-known platforms for ad serving, having been around under various names for more than 20 years. But for local publishers who are frustrated with the restrictions and challenges of dealing with Google’s Ad Manager, there are a…

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Make Money From a News Website

How to Make Money From a News Website — 5 Steps

When most entrepreneurs launch a news website, they focus on the hard work, dedication, and technical savvy that’s necessary to get a new project up and running. But what happens next is what really determines whether a news website flourishes or fails. In order to make money from a news website, publishers need to know…

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native advertising

The Pros and Cons of Native Advertising

The native advertising industry is booming, and digital publishers are taking notice. According to the advertising firm AdYouLike, the native ad industry is poised to grow to $400 billion by 2025 — a 372% increase from the expected market size in 2020. With advertisements that blend seamlessly into publishers’ existing editorial flows, native advertising goes…

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sponsored content

What Are Advertisers Looking for from Sponsored Content?

Clicks, comments, shares — when it comes to sponsored content, any form of engagement is a positive. But as brands get more selective in deciding where to run their sponsored content, publishers are asking more questions about what their advertisers really want to see. Sponsored content, branded content, and native advertising are all terms used…

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Ad Blocking

How Digital Publishers Can Overcome Ad Blocking

Display advertising remains one of the most important revenue streams for digital publishers, but the growing use of ad blocking technology is threatening to upend traditional publishing models. Ad blocking technology is not new. In fact, publishers have been warning us about the potential impact since at least 2016. The technology itself works by stopping…

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Monetize "Top Doctors" lists

How to Monetize ‘Top Doctors’ Lists

“Top Doctors” lists provide a valuable service to readers of city and regional magazines, helping them research the most qualified health professionals in their communities. But these lists are more than just a resource for patients. Increasingly, publishers are finding smarter ways to monetize “Top Doctors” lists, creating powerful new opportunities for revenue diversification in…

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Monetize Local Sports Coverage

Develop a Plan to Monetize Local Sports Coverage In 5 Steps

Sports drives clicks. In communities around the country, sports coverage drives traffic to local news websites. Sports fans check in for the latest scores, and parents of student athletes are eager to see write ups of weekly games and matches. For digital publishers, there’s a major opportunity to monetize local sports coverage. Monetizing local sports…

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Acceptable Ads

Why Publishers Need a Direct Sales Strategy

Programmatic advertising has been generating plenty of headlines as of late, but direct sales are still responsible for many of the successes seen in the hyperlocal publishing community. Relying on their in-house sales teams, smaller publishers are finding that they’re better able to leverage local connections and keep their rates high when they pitch advertisers…

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