Do you have a high traffic website or are you looking to monetize the footer of your website with CPM Ads? I have compiled a list of the best CPM ad networks that a publisher like you can join & start earning money.
What are CPM ads?
CPM (Cost per Thousand Impressions) based advertisements are a great way to earn income with your blog. CPM advertising pays you according to the amount of impressions received on an advertisement.
An “impression” means a single instance of an advertisement appearing on your website. This means that even if your readers are not clicking on your blog’s ads, with CPM ads, you can still be paid.
Note: To ensure a better income from CPM ads, be sure to place them in prominent positions on your site.
You might find CPM ads very appealing, but they work best for bloggers who get a high volume of traffic. If you are driving traffic in the area of thousands of visitors per day, then you can get a good amount of money from CPM Ads.
Most CPM networks pay $1 to $10 per one thousand impressions (depending upon various factors).
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If you are interested in making money through CPM ads, here are top CPM advertising programs which you can join to make money from your blog. For a quick glance, these are ad networks listed below:
- Propellerads
- Hilltopads
- AdBuff (Offering $25 as bonus if your site is approved)
- ClickAdu (Do not use this with AdSense)
- Amazon CPM
- Conversant Media
- Exponential
Best CPM ads Networks of 2017: Editor’s choice
1. PropellerAds
This is another great eCPM ad network that you can try in 2017.
They offer an ad for all screen types which makes it a popular choice for various webmasters while multiple payment options make PropellerAds an idle choice for bloggers around the globe.
Getting started with PropellerAds is easy as your account will be created immediately. After that, you just need to add your domain & verify ownership.
Important info about PropellerAds:
- They follow a Net30 payment policy (they have up to 30 days to pay you).
- The minimum payout is $100.
- They offer real-time reporting (which is something we all love).
- They offer an 80:20 ratio & payment is made with Payoneer or by wire transfer.
- You can create a free Payoneer account here (You will also get a $50 signup bonus).
- They offer all popular ad sizes & types.
- When I was going through the site, a few ad types were completely new to me such as “CatFish ads” and “Site Skins.”
Overall, this is a solid eCPM advertising network for bloggers & large publishers.
Create a free account on PropellerAds
2. HillTopAds
HilltopAds is another great CPC/CPM ad network for webmasters with medium or high traffic website. What makes them stand out is their Anti-ad blocker technology that ensures you get paid for most of your traffic. The minimum payout is $50 & unlike other ad companies, they don’t charge anything for transaction fees. They offer a wide range of payment options including Payoneer & Bitcoin. In this list, they are the only CPM ad network that pays publishers using Bitcoin.
The interface is quite modern & easy to use. Getting started is easy & you can submit more than one website & get approval. They offer a wide variety of ad types & works great if you have maximum mobile traffic. This is one network you should definitely try.
3. AdBuff
If you are looking for a high-quality Ads from a CPM based ad network, then you should try AdBuff. AdBuff offers both CPM & CPC Ad Network & boasts about 100% fill rate. To get an approved account, you need to have a quality site with 2000 uniques per day.
The minimum payout is $100 & payment mode is PayPal, Payoneer, Bitcoin & wire transfer. The interface is easy to use & they also have Android & iOS app. Well, they are one of the few CPM Ad networks that offer mobile app. You can use the app to check how much revenue you are generating.
Since they also offer CPC-based ads, you can use the combination of CPM + CPC to increase your revenue.
4. ClickAdu
Clickadu is a premium popunder CPM ad network with great fill rate. You would end up liking ClickAdu for their forecast feature which would show how much money you can earn from the current period. Getting started with ClickAdu is easy & approval take only 24 hours or so. However do note these are pop-under ads which are not recommended for quality content site.
The minimum payout is $100 & one thing that caught my attention is the transparency. Inside the dashboard, you can click on Average CPM & that shows CPM rate for various geo location & device type. This would give you a good idea of what you need to do to earn more from ClickAdu ads. They suppory multiple payment options like Paxum, Payoneer, E-Payments, Epese and Webmoney. Wire transfer option is also available.
Overall Clickadu is another solid CPM advertisement network for bloggers & publishers.
5. Amazon CPM Ads
Amazon seems to be coming up with all the possible monetization solutions for publishers.
Recently I talked about Amazon Native ads & you likely already know about the popular Amazon Associates program. Well now you have the option to monetize your blog using Amazon CPM Ads.
Right now Amazon CPM Ads are only for selected Amazon affiliates. If you already have an Amazon Associates account, you can login to your account to see if you have the Amazon CPM option or not.
The first thing you need to do is create your site list.
It can consist of just one site, or if you own multiple sites you can list them too.
They also support a “passback” feature, which means if the ads don’t match your minimum CPM guarantee, your fall back ads will display.
Currently supported sizes are 728×90, 160×600, 300×250, and 300×600.
Here you can read all the FAQ’s related to Amazon CPM Ads.
6. Conversant Media
Conversant is a popular name in the advertising industry.
They offer monetization for websites, mobile optimized sites & also mobile apps. They are the same company behind the popular affiliate network called Commission Junction & one of the more reliable CPM based ad networks.
About the Conversant CPM program:
- They require 3,000 impressions per month for your site to be accepted.
- Like PropellerAds, they also have a wide range of different sizes and types of advertisements.
- The minimum payout is $25
- They pay through paper check and PayPal.
This is a really good alternative for those who can’t get into other ad networks due to high traffic requirements.
Create free account on Conversant
7. Exponential (Formerly Tribal Fusion)
The downside with Exponential is they require a minimum of 500,000 unique users per month. When I checked out their site requirements for publishers, I found it to be very strict for upcoming bloggers.
But the great thing about them is the quality of CPM ads. They are one of the best in the advertising industry.
They offer high impact ads such as Rising Star ad formats and pre-roll ads with 55% of revenue going to their publishers.
Aside from that, their minimum payout is $50 (in net revenue) and payment is Net45.
Create a free Exponential account
Here are a few more CPM advertising networks that you can try in 2017.
I have not tried them personally, but based on reviews from reliable publishers, I suspect they’re worth trying:
These are just a few CPM advertising networks which I have found worth considering. What other CPM ad networks do you know of & are working great for you? Let us know in the comments section below.
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I tried Amazon CPM Advertising, but it didn’t worked for my Blog. So I am not using it anymore.
Can I use CPM Ad network on my newly established website? Will it effect my website when I apply for Google Adsense or not? Any negative effect?
@Haadi
Just ensure that particular ad network doesn’t serve Adult ads. For example in the above list Clickadu serve adult ads & that one is not friendly with AdSense. Rest others can be used with AdSense.
Hi Harsh
Can you tell me, which of these CPM networks allow Hindi website. I have website with 500K views per month.
@Cb
That you need to check yourself. Do share your research with me plz.
Thanks for sharing the information about the CPM affiliates. I wanna try Propeller ads.
Good choice, you should do.
Hi Harsh,
Can we use these CPM ad networks along with Google Adsense? I thought google adense policy won’t allow any other adsense network to be used along in his publishers website. Please confirm.
@Allan
Yes, you can use them along with AdSense. I have tested this on ShoutMeTech
Thanks @Harsh.
It was an very important things that I wanted to know.
I need to try uber CPM or Amazon CPM. Thank you sir for this list, I could hardly found these CPM lists anywhere.
Regards
Amanpreet Singh
Thanks for sharing the information on CPM.
Can i integrate more than one CPM publisher i my site. Presently i am using propeller ad, can i go now for uberCPM. For the same site
sir, My blog contains in hindi, can i eligible for above CPM based ad network. if yes, then which one is better for me.
Awesome, But what if i use these adnetworks on my blog which is blocked by adsense. What i need to know about is that will the above mention adnetworks can take disadvantage of my blog when they know about adsense block onmy site
thanks sir i m using propellers ads and earn money with your method
Hey harsh, this was a great post. And I am sure that it will help me a lot. But also I have a question for you. Can I use these programs with Adsense??
Nice Post.
Your all post very helpful,
Thanks for sharing amzing post.
Sir i am getting 100k pageviews monthly on my jokes and wallpaper website, and 80% of traffic is from india.
please suggest any suitable publisher network for me.
thank you
@Himanshu
You got good traffic & you should try with few of the mentioned network. Signup for all of them & run a test for 1 week on each. Since you have good traffic, you will be able to find the best working network for you soon. Once you found out your best CPM ad network, do let me know as well.
Where can I get page view statistics. Your Alexa rank is 1365993. So approximately you may be getting around 1500 visitors per month. But as you say you are getting 100 k page views, so wanted to know .
Please let me know.
Hi Harsh,
I have question for ex. If i have website which get 100k page views per month then how much approx. We can earn through this cpm rate.
@Vikash
That depends on few more factors that just traffic.
– Geo location of your traffic
– Quality of traffic
– Ad fill rate
You can get anywhere from $0.5-$4 CPM
Hi,
Can someone help me with the below query please.
I am running a blog which is not in english (It’s in Kannada).
Can you please suggest me the add networks for non-english (indian languages).
Thank You !
-Ajey
Thanks Neeraj for letting me know about one more. The CPM you have mentioned seems great, can you please tell me the country you are getting visitors from? If India then undoubtedly eDmoz is worth trying and the monthly traffic estimate of yours ?
Either way, thanks for adding one more to the list.
Really? So all the Advertisers are dumb and you are the only techie alive in the universe? wow!
Dude the only way to get cash into pocket is to enrich your website content, make it popular, make it vibrent = more traffic=$$.
Hi Harsh,
I hope you are doing great. Please tell me do Propeller CPM Ads perform well? Do they offer good earning and 100% fill rate? Which is better Amazon CPM or Propeller CPM Ads?
@Aitzaz
Amazon CPM is better than Propeller CPM Ads.
Thank you Harsh.
Thanks Harsh
HI,
Is UberCPM worth the try, could read a lot of comments/reviews abt them about their low rates and payment delays?
Which ads network should i choose? I am getting only $0.20 Page RPM from adsense which was much higher at a years ago. my traffics are coming from south asia.
Have you ever heard of vinteo.tv? some forums say that they pay high CPM rates but i don’t know if to try them?
would love some help on this.
thx
hy harsh. please tell me that uber pays through payoneer or not. i’m seriously lossed on this question
@Adil
They pay only via PayPal.
Sir, do you think that adsoptimal will restart their service, you know that other ad networks are not playing like adsoptimal except adsense.
List of my favorite adnetworks:
1. Adsense
2. Media.net
3. Content.Ad
4. PopAds
5. Infolinks
6. Chitika
This is a wonderful list, I must say
Thank you, Harsh ! I started using Adsoptimal . As I am in growing stage so it will take time for me to get a handsome ransom. But I have a question. Can I use more than one advertising networks? As I am already using Google Adsense for passive revenue.
Hey Mohit,
yes, you can use more than one advertising network. And yes, you can use Adsoptimal with Adsense.
Having some problems with adsoptimal.
1. I didn’t find any option to contact them.
2. The adsoptimal is giving some popunder ads. As an advertusement opens while using website.
hello harsh,
could you please tell me best CPM ad network for hindi blogs.
thanks in advance
How to put adsoptimal ads on blog plzz helpnme me
Hey Divyash,
After signing up and once your application is approved, you will get a confirmation mail with your code. You can also get the code from your dashboard. Copy Ad code and place it in your page HTML source code.
Can I use AdSense and AdsOptimal together? I am asking because Adsoptimal runs Google ads as well so would it violate the AdSense policy of no more than 3 ads per page?
Hello Harsh,
My site has mainly traffic from India.Can you suggest me a good paying ad network for Indian traffic.I am using Adsense but I am not getting enough revenues as Google is not paying for Indian Traffic as much as for U.S traffic.
Hi Harsh,
I want get approved from BuySellAds if you have any tricks for this please tell me
Thanks
Hey,
Read this post:https://www.shoutmeloud.com/make-money-online-get-website-approved-buysellads.html
Hi Harsh, I think you should also add Sulvo in this list. I use it personally it is high paying even for Indian traffic.
@Deepankar
Thanks for introducing me to Sulvo. Could you email me the screenshot of your dashboard & earning at harsh@shoutmeloud.com
I was not aware of Amazon CPM ads. Going to put this on my blog, Thanks for sharing.
I am Using AdsOptimal and PropellerAds, It’s Always Best for Bloggers.
Thank you.
I put inline ads from ads optimal into my site , but for 1076 impression I got $.01 earnings. Is there any pure cpm ad network?
Can We use CPM & Google Ad sense together. I mean 3 content unit – 3 link adds -2 search + Some CPM Programs like adsoptimal ,Amazon CPM Ads, Propeller Ads, Conversant Media etc..
Hey Prem,
Yes, you can.
Thank You Harsh
Hi Harsh, Thanks for posting this excellent informational article. My question to you is rather a very basic one! The formula for CPM calculation is i.e., cpm = (cost/total impressions)* 1000 Right ? But these total impression counts to a single day/month or how ? Also, if I use 2 ads with same code right next to each other will it count as 2 impressions when the user logs on ?
can i use adsoptimal and properrlads both?
Yes, you can!
Hi,
Which one is best Google adsense or those are listing in this article? Adsense is approved for my blog but not get any effective result.
One more thing can i use native ads with Google adsense?
Thanks,
@Vijay
Yes, you can!
Thanks Harsh,
Signed up for Adsoptimal
There is also a new Network Envero Media. Sent me prepayment for my inventory, and offer great post payment options as well. Highly recommend.
I am using propeller pop under ads and for indian traffic this is undoubtedly best in the market. I have tried mos of famous ads and only ad come close with propellers ads is popads.
Harsh sir,
This is another great tips from you. Im thankful that i found your blog few weeks ago.. which every single post from you is useful for most bloggers…i have follow few blogs before but yours is the only 1 that worth sticking with…well done and cheers!
Thank you..i learned a lot from you
Hey Brandon,
I’m really elevated by those words
Thanks for the article,Registered in AdsOptimal Program.
How to get premium account level in AdsOptimal ?
Thanks, I have been wondering about including CPM on my site and looking for some more information. Thanks for the great article. Very helpful!
Hey Kelly,
Wonderful to hear that. Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks Harsh. They have approved my website but the ads do not show after paste. Please, what is your advice on that?
Which one of this can I use along with Google adsence
Sir, really great post that I missed thanks for updating it.
Hey Can I choose only CPM ads in google adsense?
Nice review. I did not knew about Amazon CPM.
Harsh Sir, I have used AdsOptimal to monetize my blog and Its fantastic. I think its better than others and its sign up process is also easy and simple.
Can I Use adsoptimal and adsense together
Yes
Hi bro
Thank you very much I was actually needing this CPM advertising programs.
Thanks for sharing.
Hello i am using adsense and it gives me more then 350usd but i want some more from other advertisers. can you please which is better for me? my monthly page view 441,504(Last month) Only Indian visitors
I want to montanize my other website by CPM network, which is best for me?
Hi, nice article. Can you please tell me whether traffic from social media is also counted in cpm payouts?
@Kabir
yes! It counts as traffic in CPM payouts.
I used PropellerAds earlier and their cpm was very low compared to Adsense. I heard Exponential is delivering good cpm.
@Ram
Thanks for letting us know your experience.
Are you saying about the Best 5 advertising programs. i was wondering why you didn’t add Infolinks in this List ?
As far as i know Propeller Ads is CPA network, not CPM.
Hello
CPM ads networks are best for those who don’t get enough clicks on ads that are placed on their blogs. You have shared a great list of CPM ad networks to make money from impressions.
I will surely share this article with my friends and blogging mates to help them make money from CPM ad networks.
Thanks for sharing and helping.
In order to earn from CPM networks, you need quality traffic from top countries to get better rates! Currently I am using Propeller Ads and they are great to work with.
I actually agree with the fact.. A lot of CPM posting multi-level have got a substantial important factors concerning page views what design really need to carry out compete in the device. Though the fine section is definitely, the majority of repays effectively once you are element of its procedure.
Can I get google ad sense from Bangladesh ?
As i got approved by google addsense and i have daily 300 impression and many click but not getting revenue more. Only 0.02 to 0.2.
Help me out
i didnt get any money from adsense i have more than 500 impressions
Hello, can i get adsense without text content. Many websites that are using embed videos from Dailymotio and Youtube are using adsense. How i can get adsense for embed sites.
I don’t believe Ads Optimal are based out of the USA. They have incorrect English on the front page from the dashboard. I’ve seen two sentences not spelt correctly. I’d say they are Indian or something similar.
i am using bidcpm.com really great ad network i have received bid amount in a month thanks for sharing i can use theme too thanks
I’m actually interested on Amazon, but I prefer WordAds, because WordAds much higher earn than Adsense.. WordAds with Pay per impression and Adsense Pay per click
Adotize ad network is also best cpm ad network. According to me i’m seeing good CPM with them from all countries Traffic
I used AdsOptimal for testing purpose on karan.mobi site for short time. They give 0.01 for 500 impression and they doing marketing giving 5$ for signup+5$ for use code on site. Their customer support not good and you can’t check your state,eCPM and country wise impression. Thank you for your great article and it is really useful for us.
@Karan
Appreciate your feedback & review of AdsOptimal. Let’s wait to hear more reviews from readers.
Hi harsh.
Really nice article for new bloggers. I have one question in my mind, what should I choose first Adsoptimal or Propeller and what are there CPM rates approx.
Thank you
@Vishwajit
If you have U.S. based traffic I would suggest try Amazon CPM ads. For me they are working out great!
Can i place Amazon CPM ads and Adsense ads on same page?
Hi Harsh,
This is Saurabh from teacoffeebible.com
Hope you remember and are doing well. I could not find how to enroll in Amazon CPM advertising. I have majority of traffic from US, could you get me the link you used to sign up for amazon CPM.
I have already signed up to Amazon Associates program.
@Saurabh
They are slowly rolling out. I use VPN service to use U.S. proxy & that helps me to get access to many services before they are launched outside U.S. Now you know the trick & I hope it works for you too.
I have contacted them regarding Amazon CPM and I got a response from a high official (cannot reveal for obvious reasons) and he said that it’s currently only for US publishers and no plans to expand in the near future.
Also, if you are using VPN service to use US proxy, make sure you are currently earning at least $100/month from Amazon Associates, which again is another pre-requisite.
Hope this helps!
Hi Harsh,
What about the best CPM ad network in india ????…..I need my online business to get promoted to wider financial customers…
Good list, I didn’t heard about some of them. I think its better to build a decent traffic to blog before going for CPM Ad Networks.
i always use adsense but not best pay high cpc and cpc is 0.15$ And this is joke for hindi blogger .
main question
what we can use any cpm ads network with google adsense ( any cpm ads network )
Wow, It’s great list of CPM Ad Programs. But these are for high traffic blogs. Now I have no much traffic.
But I will try in coming days, when getting high traffic.
thanks for the list, Harsh Bro….! For beginners these are nice suggestions only after reaching a good number of visits per month. to get the blog money rolling investment money needs to be put in for content and SEO….,
This is a solid list. I think I’ve worked with over half of these networks. A couple others that generate good CPM’s is Envero Media which provide sponsored content at the bottom of articles and provide games widgets which monetise high CPM video ads.
As we know it’s Pay per click (PPC) ad network that means you get paid when your visitor click on ads. Tough, usually visitor doesn’t click on an ad. but the fact is that Adsense earning is depends on many factors like high CPC keyword targeting, country of the visitor, cpc, ctr, etc.
ValueClickMedia works amazing for me. It could be a better alternatives to ad sense when you have some huge traffic. Thanks for sharing other networks, I will try them too.
my site more than 50000 page view per month but google absence don’t approve my account so tell me which cpm ads network good for me I am waiting for replay
Which niche you have? If you have tech or any good niche try for Media.net It’s very good but bit hard to get approval.
Media.net is working great even giving me more than Adsense…..
Hey Pawan.
How much you’re getting through media.net as per impressions, because they are showing me zero revenue from last week and my impressions are normally 1-2K. But still the revenue is zero. I already mailed them but still not response from one week and when I read the reviews of media.net in google then everyone is facing same issue…
So, please clarify about your account.
Thanks
Also getting same problem as you mention and the main issue is that they people are not reply even after one month.
I think brother you can try with pay per signup offers & free offers & some direct offers.in this way you can generate healthy click rate.Mine is 11.5% for this month with earning 203.32$
From Mixed advertising.I hope that helps
Thank you.
I am starting a new sports oriented blog. I’m really concerned with SEO and traffic issues right now. But I also want to know how much they give for one CPM? Because on some blog I have read they will give only 0.5$ for Indians and even less! Is it true?
And I really appreciate your articles, this is eespecially good for beginners like me. Thanks you..!
Use Chitika And Cliksor
Chitika don’t pay for Indian traffic.
I have several blogs but only have been up for about a week. So far, I’m up to 124 visits in a single day on one of them (in about a weeks time since being open). I hope I am on track for hitting these bigger numbers. My actual website, my main site, has only been up and running since October of 2015. Are there any CPM advertiser companies that give opportunities to people (sites) that are newer, with less viewers currently. It takes money to make money. And it takes content to drive traffic and traffic drives revenue. However, they are all carefully intertwined together, like a fine dance. I’d love to be able to start a CPM campaign and have a few dollars come in, then have nothing at all.
Any suggestions?
I think these are the best cpm, but the problem with minimum required visitors.
Ali I agree..Most of CPM ad network have a huge criteria in terms of traffic which one need to fulfill to get into the system. Though the good part is, most of them pays really well once you are part of their system.
Hi Harsh,
I have a educational site and I am from India. Which one will be best for me?
If any viewer view my site from US then am I get a different rate for those viewer?
Thanks,
Partha
Hi,
Which of these pays the highest cpm for Indian traffic ? Personal experience would be beneficial.
3$ is highest and minimum.I saw with an ad-network for Indian traffic.Forgot it Now Sorry.but good network for you can be hubtraffic and srnk.co (new one not tried by me) but first one would be recommended
can anyone give a good cpm ad network that pays more than $1 per 1000 visitors for Indian traffic.
I’m starring this in my reader because I’ve been looking for some CPM models for one of my blogs. It’s tech related so the audience knows quite well what Adsense is and avoids it like the plague.
Hi,
Great list, which I will bookmark. Eespecially useful as I’m thinking of trying out something other than adsense on a site.
Many thanks
Thanks for the list. For the last view days I’m trying to find a good CPM network. There are more famous CPM networks available than mentioned here. Here are the some common issues with CPM networks I found.
1) eCPM is not stable
2) They don’t calculate your all page impressions
3) Your site will not load or slow loading if their ad server is down or busy.
4) Payments delay most of the time.
Have you or any readers faced these types of issues? As I’m reaching 5000 daily PV, looking for a best CPM network.
Hi Dinesen,
Which one offer best rate and also good one according to criteria you mentions.
Thanks,
Partha
Nice share. Many of CPM ad networks are only for those publisher who are getting more than 5000 visitors daily. But i think it depends upon blogging niche and niche saturation.