Looking for a Better Ad Network, otherthan google

Hey everyone,

I run a travel blog and recently started getting decent traffic from Singapore , so now I’m seriously looking into monetization.

I’ve been researching premium ad networks like Mediavine, but I’m a bit confused about the requirements. From what I’ve found, Mediavine typically requires around 50,000 monthly sessions to apply, not 10k. Also, it seems they now consider things like overall revenue and traffic quality, not just traffic numbers.

So my question is:

• Is there any way to get into Mediavine with ~10k traffic?
• Or should I start with alternatives first (like Journey, Ezoic, etc.) and scale up?

Would love to hear what others with similar traffic levels are doing right now

Mediavine have become more strict due to ai content. For 10k traffic adsense is best. You can also try ezoic, it got better ad placement and hence better revenue. Ezoic will optimize your site too.
Only negative thing is ezoic is a adsense traffic arbitrage so you are still are working with Google adsense but through ezoic.

With around 10k traffic,getting approved for medicine is quite difficult they generally look for about 50k monthly sessions along with good quality traffic.A better approach is to start with platforms like ezoic and grow from here.

At ~10k monthly sessions, getting into Mediavine is very unlikely since they typically require around 50k sessions and strong traffic quality.
Your best move is to start with alternatives like Ezoic or Journey by Mediavine, which are designed for smaller sites. Then focus on growing your traffic to 50k+ sessions before applying to Mediavine.
In short: start small, scale up, then upgrade.

raoadeeltechnicalseo said:

Hey everyone,

I run a travel blog and recently started getting decent traffic from Singapore , so now I’m seriously looking into monetization.

I’ve been researching premium ad networks like Mediavine, but I’m a bit confused about the requirements. From what I’ve found, Mediavine typically requires around 50,000 monthly sessions to apply, not 10k. Also, it seems they now consider things like overall revenue and traffic quality, not just traffic numbers.

So my question is:

• Is there any way to get into Mediavine with ~10k traffic?
• Or should I start with alternatives first (like Journey, Ezoic, etc.) and scale up?

Would love to hear what others with similar traffic levels are doing right now

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At 10k sessions don't even bother applying to Mediavine, you'll just get rejected and it wastes time. Their threshold is real and they check traffic quality hard, Singapore traffic especially is going to raise flags for them.

Start with Ezoic, it's the most realistic option at your level. RPMs won't be amazing but you start earning and learning what ad placements actually work on your site. Journey is decent too for travel specifically.

One thing worth knowing - Singapore traffic typically has lower RPM than US/UK/AU traffic regardless of which network you use. So your actual earnings might be lower than you expect even with good session numbers. Worth keeping that in mind as you scale.

Get to 25-30k sessions with cleaner US/UK traffic mix, then apply to Mediavine. That's the realistic path.

raoadeeltechnicalseo said:

Hey everyone,

I run a travel blog and recently started getting decent traffic from Singapore , so now I’m seriously looking into monetization.

I’ve been researching premium ad networks like Mediavine, but I’m a bit confused about the requirements. From what I’ve found, Mediavine typically requires around 50,000 monthly sessions to apply, not 10k. Also, it seems they now consider things like overall revenue and traffic quality, not just traffic numbers.

So my question is:

• Is there any way to get into Mediavine with ~10k traffic?
• Or should I start with alternatives first (like Journey, Ezoic, etc.) and scale up?

Would love to hear what others with similar traffic levels are doing right now

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Honest truth though from what I've read, display ads at 10k sessions don't really make much money anyway Singapore traffic is high quality which helps but the bigger wins at your stage are probably affiliate links (travel niche converts really well apparently!)
So maybe focus on building to 25-50k sessions while making money through affiliates first, THEN look at premium ad networks when you qualify for them?
This is at least my plan for my own blog lol
Someone more experienced than me will probably have better advice, but hopefully, this helps a little! What kind of travel content are you posting?

Well, I tried with ezoic, I don't know why it is taking so much time to get approval. It's been a month

You can’t really get into Mediavine with around 10k traffic, so a practical approach is to start with Journey (by Mediavine) or affiliate marketing to earn money first, while focusing on growing your traffic (especially via SEO and quality sources like Singapore), and then apply to Mediavine when you reach about 50k sessions per month to maximize your revenue.