Infolinks Review

What is Infolinks?

Infolinks is an in text advertising program and much like AdSense, it can be used by both publishers and advertisers. It's a really easy program to join and it can be a great way to monetize a new blog, or further monetize a blog that's already monetized.

Joining Infolinks:

I first joined Infolinks after being contacted by an Infolinks Representative asking me if I'd like to join their site. I had been looking for a good intext service like Infolinks for some time, so I figured that I would give them a try. [After trying Clicksor, I was definitely ready to try a program that sounded promising.]

Using Infolinks is easy!

I followed the instructions on Infolinks' website and went ahead and placed their code onto all of my blogs. At first, the Infolinks advertisements were obvious. Like most other intext advertising sites, Infolinks also had the double underlined links. [If you didn't know, double underlined links scream advertisements to all readers.] I decided to contact Infolinks support regarding the issue.

The next day, I received an email back showing me exactly how to remove the double underlined links and instead, display single underlined links.

[Update] The new Infolinks code simply allows you to choose whether you'd like single or double underlined links.

So implementation was really easy and really customizable with Infolinks [and it's even easier now!] They allow you to change the link color of your ad, the number of ads displayed on a page, and even your content's category with simple point and click implementation. (Seen in the picture above)

Infolinks Earnings:

Now, to the important stuff... The earnings. With Infolinks, you may at first be disappointed with the amount you get per click. This holds especially true if you're some sort of AdSense Guru. that gets $5.00 per click. However, when you begin to notice that you're getting more clicks because the Infolinks ads are better blended compared to other advertisements on your page, you'll stop complaining. My Infolinks earnings are very comparable to my AdSense earnings. I would say that for each $250-$300 I earn with AdSense, I earn between $125-150 with Infolinks. This is extremely good compared to other programs on the net. So far, I have racked up about $354 with Infolinks. [That's a nice little roll of dough.] And I expect that as my site grows, I will earn even more with this program.

Overall Impression

As you may not earn as much with Infolinks as you would with a program like AdSense, it is still a nice way to supplement your income. In fact, if you don't know much about AdSense or where to place your ads / or maybe AdSense just isn't working for you, Infolinks may be an even better option for you anyway.

[This holds especially true if you're running a website with web savvy readers. Web savvy readers rarely click AdSense advertisements simply because they know what ads look like. However, because Infolinks is so well-blended, people will click these ads and in turn, make you money.]

With all of that in mind, I would definitely give Infolinks a try. Their support is great, earnings are nice, and the overall, "What you get back in return feeling," is definitely a steal for a program that's free to join.

Update - 1st payment received on time!

[Update - 4/16/09] - I just received my first Infolinks payment through Paypal so for those who are doubters, doubt no longer. The payment came in a few days ago and I figured I would post an update and a screenshot letting you all know that I was in fact paid for my work.