Hi, I have a personal tech website where I write tutorials on programming and web design. I was wondering if anyone could recommend an advertising network or affiliate scheme which would work for this market. I have an AdSense account, but I think the people who visit my site are quite tech aware, and so will at the very least have Ad-Block installed. Thanks for any advice!
Set up some kind of membership. memberships are a great way for any site to earn extra income. With your membership could be complete tech support, live or something. Like "ask a techie your question" get the idea? Also if you have good traffic you can sell ad space on your site. Use your reports and tutorials as incentive for them to sign up to your newsletter or something and build a list. That way you can market to your list time and time again. You could also use your tutorials as incentive to sign into your membership
Do you currently have any banner ads on your website at the moment? I think one way that you could monetize is by having simple to complete CPA offers for free tech items. (you can find them on almost any network, but I highly recommend Hydra or Maxbounty to start with.) Test multiple offers and determine which converts the best. Alternatively, you could also test your own custom banners that lead to physical products in Amazon. The key here is to test to see what converts the best and nets you the highest profits.