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2 weeks ago
What sold me is the demand quality, the ads come from real advertisers in the Yahoo-Bing marketplace, not the malware-laden stuff you see elsewhere. My readers never complained once. Payments via wire have arrived on schedule every single time and my dedicated contact actually answers emails.
High-quality advertiser demand, on-time payments, real account support
The platform itself is solid and the native ads look professional. What keeps me at three stars is the invalid-traffic adjustments. A couple of months I saw noticeable deductions that I couldn't fully reconcile with my analytics, and the explanation was pretty generic. Good network, just wish the IVT reporting was more transparent.
Professional ad units, reliable platform
Opaque invalid-traffic deductions
Earnings have been good and consistent on my travel blog, especially for US and UK readers. The contextual ad matching genuinely impressed me. It took me a little while to figure out the best ad unit sizes since the documentation is a bit scattered, but once dialed in it performs great.
Consistent earnings on tier-1 traffic, strong contextual matching
Documentation is scattered, mild learning curve
After testing several display networks this is the one I stuck with. The keyword-targeted units read like part of the article and my bounce rate didn't budge after adding them. Support replied to my ad placement question within a day with actual screenshots. Earnings have been steady and predictable for over six months.
Non-intrusive native units, responsive support, steady RPM
The fill rate on my US-heavy news site is basically 100% and the ads are contextually relevant every time. I love that I can customize the unit colors to match my theme so they look native. Support sorted out an ads.txt question within hours. This is exactly what a publisher network should be.
Near-100% fill, customizable native units, fast support
I was tired of intrusive interstitials so I moved to Media.net for their native and contextual formats. The difference is night and day, my site stays fast and clean while still earning a healthy eCPM. Crossing the payout threshold was simple and the funds landed without any drama.
Lightweight non-intrusive formats, healthy eCPM, smooth payouts
I tried a handful of display networks and none came close on relevance. Media.net reads my article keywords and serves ads that fit so well people actually click them. RPM is strong, the dashboard is clear, and payouts via wire have been punctual for over a year. Wholeheartedly recommend for content-driven sites.
Best-in-class contextual relevance, strong RPM, punctual wire payouts
The contextual targeting is spot on for my recipe site and the in-content units earn well without annoying visitors. Stats are accurate and match my own analytics closely. My only wish is they offered NET-15 instead of NET-30 because waiting a full month for the money tests my patience a little.
Accurate stats, well-targeted in-content ads
NET-30 payment cycle feels long
Signed up expecting the usual hassle but my account got approved in three days and I crossed the $100 minimum threshold within the first month. Payment came through cleanly via Payoneer. The ad quality is clean too, no shady popunders or junk creatives ruining my site.
Quick approval, low $100 payout, clean ad quality
The fill rate on my tech site is consistently high for North American visitors and the contextual units convert well. I'm happy overall. The one thing that bugs me is the dashboard feels a little dated and stats sometimes lag a few hours before they fully update.
High fill rate on US traffic, relevant ads
Dashboard UI feels dated and stats can lag
I run a finance blog and Media.net's contextual matching is genuinely the best I've used. The ads pull from the Yahoo-Bing marketplace and feel relevant instead of random, which kept my readers from complaining. My eCPM on US traffic climbed to around $4 within a couple of months and the native units blend in beautifully with my layout.
Strong contextual relevance, clean native units, solid US/UK eCPM
Honestly torn on this one. When my audience is mostly American the eCPMs are excellent and the contextual ads look premium. But a big chunk of my traffic is from India and SE Asia, and for those visitors the earnings drop sharply and fill gets patchy. It works, just depends heavily on your geo mix.
Premium earnings on tier-1 traffic
Weak monetization for Indian/Asian audiences
Came over from a standard banner network and my page RPM nearly doubled because the contextual units monetize so much better on my long-form articles. The reporting lets me break things down by ad unit and channel which made A/B testing placements really easy. Couldn't be happier with the move.
Big RPM lift, excellent reporting breakdowns
Been with them about a year now and payments hit my account like clockwork on NET-30 via wire. Reporting dashboard is detailed and I can see RPM per ad unit easily. Only gripe is the initial site approval took almost a week longer than I expected, but support kept me updated.
On-time NET-30 payments, granular reporting
Approval process was a bit slow
Everything was fine for months, then out of nowhere my account got flagged and ad serving stopped right before my payout. The reason given was vague invalid-traffic concerns with no breakdown of what was wrong or how to fix it. I lost the earnings I had built up and the back-and-forth went nowhere. Frustrating way to treat a publisher who played by the rules.
Sudden account suspension, withheld earnings, vague invalid-traffic explanation