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There is an article writing contest which I want to share it with you. A new organization called Submit Article is looking for article writers who are based in Delhi. Their terms says that the minimum words required is 300 and the first prize is Rs. 5000 which is equivalent to $125. Tell you what the prize money is very encouraging and it is the maximum you can get for writing articles. For rules and other information you can visit their site.

I have been in this blogging industry from almost three years and I have made money literally from many ways. But the most easiest is the display advertising, i.e. PPC and CPM ads, you install the ad code and hope to get clicks and impressions. But the most important thing is which ad size performs good for blogs. It is the 300 x 250 rectangle which takes the cake. It is the best revenue generator till date for all my blogs. The second comes the 728 x 90 leader board. These two ad formats have been performing great for all my blogs. The best part of these ad sizes is that they get mixed with the content and thus increases the chance of getting clicks. You can see these ads live in this post too. If you place these ads in the top rather than the bottom then again you are increasing your chances of getting clicks.

1) Splash ad: A splash ad is just like a small pop up box which comes up when the page loads. The best part is that this particular ad format is highly visible and can’t be missed by the visitor which means more money from your site. A sample splash ad looks like:

2) Full page ad: Full page ad is just like the same full page ads provided by Adbrite. The look and feels are very much alike. You can also add your logo to the full page ad.

Here is a list of ad networks which pay nicely and track down each and every affiliate / referral generated from your site:

1. Chitika: You’ll earn 10% of what your referrals earn. You’re eligible to earn commissions for each referral for 15 months following each referral’s approval date.
2. Bidvertiser: When a user signs as an advertiser and first spends $10, they will credit your account with $5. When that same advertiser spends $50, you will be credited with an additional $20. When a user signs as a publisher and first earns $10, they will credit your account with $10. When that same publisher earns $50, you will be credited with an additional $40.
3. Smowtion Media: You will earn 5% of your referred members’ revenues for 6 months. Your referred members will earn 80% of the revenue share (instead of 60%).
4. AdToll: For each Advertiser you refer, you will earn a 20% commission on profit for each Ad Booking they make for the first 90 days of their membership. For each Publisher you refer, you will earn a 10% commission on profit for each Ad Booking they receive for the first 365 days of their membership.
5. Adbrite: On all buying and selling activity referred by your site, you earn: 50% of AdBrite’s profits for the first 3 months and 10% of AdBrite’s profit for the next 9 months.