Is there a way for a webmaster to monetize their files? Perhaps ad supported where you can be paid for every time your files is downloaded? Perhaps like a pay per impression type of a thing where the user must view the ad for a few seconds or so before the downloading begins? I am tired of these pay per download sites since most scam you or are not free-user friendly. Any ideas? I do nature photography (such as wallpaper or prints).
You could use CPALead which allows you to prohibit a visitor from downloading a file until a survey or various purchase/trial offer is completed.
There are very few files people are willing to do that for, specially photographs lol! Maybe music, movies, or porn, but even then few people are willing to fill out a large survey or a trial offer that will just spam them.