Blogging income is becoming harder with more and more blogs monetizing their sites. The downside is that most visitors to blogs develop a certain blindness to any ads displayed. Perhaps the use of videos can increase your blogging income.
Videos are no longer a novelty on the internet. However having mainstream media use YouTube can be a big advantage particularly when you can display those videos on your site together with Adsense ad units.
The Adsense blog details the newest partners for video ad units. These are:
- Broadbandtv: “Broadbandtv is partnering with YouTube to bring the very best video program lineup to a growing and engaged online audience. Broadbandtv shows include hits from Fashion, Celebrity News, Sports, Technology, Comedy and Travel to top notch Spanish-language TV series like Somos Tu y Yo.”
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: “CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. CBC/Radio-Canada is available how, where, and when Canadians want it.”
- The Orchard: “A global leader in digital music, video, new media and brand services, The Orchard offers family content like Gumby, Mr. Bill, My Favorite Martian, and other categories of content like music and comedy.”
The Video Ad Solutions page list other generes covered by video ad units. These include comedy, sport and entertainment among others. The ad units are only available in English and Japanese at present and can only be displayed in Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States.
You need to obtain the video providers YouTube username before setting up your new ad unit. The ads are available in two formats, 728 x 90 and 160 x 600. Both ad units expand to video players when clicked. As an advertiser you are paid on any clicks made on the text ad units.
Blogging income with a little difference.
