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Posted by: Marcia on July 7, 2009

There are several really good adsense alternatives. I like Ad Brite myself but here's a list of 9 others.

http://www.rosswalker.co.uk/adsense_top10/

I've checked out or used several of these on a variety of sites and in many cases did better with the Adsense alternatives than I did with Google.

Posted by: Karen DeCrane on July 7, 2009

So allow me get this straight..

You built a directory, by your own admission, just a link farm - the kind that Google has said offers no value and doesn't really like. Then you went to Google and asked them to approve your site for Adsense and are upset when they don't just do it? What is this Amateur Night? 2002?

Then to basically write up a complaint letter as an article that goes out to Search Engine Guide whining about it? It does appear that there is a disconnect here but I'm not sure it's on Google's end.

Seriously, I'm floored. If this is what Search Engine Guide has to offer it's readers it's a sad day here indeed. Maybe I should go listen to that old bald guy yell at his computer as he reads his RSS feeds.

Posted by: Johnathan DeWine on July 8, 2009

JD thanks for the post - so I think you missed the point. Good service and follow up is actually what Google is missing. If I was disapproved in a two week period. I wouldn't have griped. Google is a Search Engine - so seems like a no brainer to bring it up on Search Engine Guide.

It's important to bring up an issue that isn't just affecting one business. It is an issue for many site owners that Google is not responding in the time they suggest. Taking two months before responding seems like an internal issue from Google.

You'll be happy to hear(or maybe not)that Adsense responded shortly after the article was written, and they approved our site into the program.

Just an FYI - Link farms are actually sites within a group of sites that link to each other http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_farm

If what we do is link farming then you should probably complain about Yellow Pages, BOTW, Yahoo Local Directory, Yelp, and even Facebook since businesses can enter an address and a weblink. Even Google Local would be a link farm in your world.

But hey, 'What do I know?" I'm so 2000 and late.

Thanks to everyone else for the suggestions.

Posted by: Dave Carberry on July 8, 2009

There are few good alternatives to Adsense but i think no other can be better then Adsense. i am also having probs in getting an Adsense account registration, dont know wats wrong and wat they want more from my site. my website is 3-4 months old and are they asking for 6 months old site ?

and hey i liked ur Adsense placement ;)

Posted by: Telephone systems on July 9, 2009

I feel adbrite will b a gud alternative for adsense but it 2 ranks only after adsene....;)

Posted by: Sprihaa on July 21, 2009

I too applied for AdSense in May and have not been approved yet. I have had several people from all over the world including England etc.. view my site and read my articles I have written. There is only one ad on there for a donation to some charity from Google. When I check Ad Sense it syas it will notify me by e mail after application but I haven't heard anything yet. Also I have had several people tell me they have tried to click follow and the follow doesn't work so there is only one follow on there which took several tries to get that on there. Was hoping to have many "clicks" and money coming in by now. I know there are people out there reading my blog, how do I get approved?
Darlene Blake

Posted by: Darlene Blake on July 27, 2009