europeforvisitors - 2:57 am on Dec 20, 2004 (gmt 0)

I think AdSense sucks too so I promote affiliate programs

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If you think AdSense sucks, and if you have an alternative that's earning you good money, why continue to use AdSense?

It's not as easy to make sales as it is to generate clicks, but it can be more lucrative if you know what you are doing.

IMHO, the real strength of AdSense is its ability to generate revenue from pages that don't work well with affiliate programs. Let's say you've got a site about Elbonian travel with affiliate links for Elbonian hotels, rental cars, and rail passes. One day you write an article for barge cruises in Elbonia. That article may not generate affiliate revenue, because people who go on barge cruises may not need hotels, rental cars, or rail passes. But with AdSense, the article will display ads for Elbonian barge cruises, allowing you to monetize pages that otherwise wouldn't have produced income.