PropellerAds vs Google AdSense: Which is the best?

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PropellerAds vs Google AdSense: Which is the best? Well you are about to find out which of the ad networks is suitable for your blog.

Before we compare between PropellerAds and Google AdSense, let’s look at what each of this ad network has to offer.

PropellerAds

PropellerAds is an ad network that provides monetisation features for blog owners who wish to make money from their blog. PropellerAds was founded in 2011.

PropellerAds can be use by advertisers or marketers who wish to drive traffic or sales to their products and by publishers or people who wish to earn revenue from their blog contents. As s result, Propellerads offers two types of account which are the Publishers account and Advertisers account.

Our Google Adsense vs propellerads comparison is all about you making money on your blog/website with Adsense and propellerads. So if you want to make money with Propellerads, you need to first sign up for a publishers account.

Propellerads has various ad formats combination you can choose from which include:

Push notification
In-Page Push
Popunder ads
Direct link ads
Interstitial ads

Propellerad also offer different bidding model which include:

CPM
CPA
CPC
Smart
AI Based

What can you monetize with PropellerAd network

You can monetize your;

Blog/website
Apps
Facebook pages

Now let’s delve into the requirements needed to get your blog approve on PropellerAds.

Requirements to get your blog approved on Propellerad

You must have contents on your website or blog
If your blog contents is written in another language other than English (i.e even if you’ve a Spanish, French or Hindi related blog) you can still apply and make money from Propellerad
Propellerad has no restrictions in terms of traffic volume. They accept websites with low traffic just like Adsterra

Let’s look at the pros and cons of using PropellerAds.

Pros of using PropellerAds

Registration to join Propellerads is free
It offers both desktop and mobile ads (so you can increase your chance of earning more money from your blog traffic).
It provides a wide rage of ad display options: display banners, pop under ads, interstitials, AI based ads etc.
Propellerad offers a wide range of payment options: Payoneer, Paypal, Wire transfer or Bank wire, Webmoney, ePayments and Skrill
Minimum payouts are really low: it’s only $5 except for Payoneer ($20) and Bank wire ($500).
Propellerad has no restrictions in terms of traffic volume and the type of contents.
If you’re an advertiser, Propellerad can give you the most effective ad formats to reach out to wider audience with a limited budget and their retargeting feature helps you connect with more customers within your industry.
They offer 24-7 customer support
They provide a 5% referral program
They offer support in other languages
They provide payments every two weeks
They support various payment options
You don’t need to verify your Identity or address, unlike Google AdSense that you need to verify your Identity and Address

Cons of using PropellerAd

Although they have other types of ads that you can use, it’s not the best network if you are looking for something specific other than pop-unders
The rates in other countries may be lower
Ads are not user-friendly
It may increase bounce rate
Ads are not of high quality compared to Adsense ads

PropellerAds Payment Options

Payment method	Minimum payouts
Webmoney	$5
ePayments	$5
Paypal	$5
Skrill	$5
Payoneer	$20
Bank Wire	$500

Google AdSense

Google Adsense is an ad network owned by Google. It helps website or blog owners make revenue from their blog contents. It was launched in 2003.

Adsense display their ads in form of texts, images, rich media. Majority of Adsense ads are CPC based ads. Which means you will earn when users click on the ads displaying on your blog while for YouTube owners, some Adsense ads are CPM based while some are CPC based ads.

Let’s take a look at what you need to do to get Adsense approval.

Google AdSense approval requirements

You must have a blog or YouTube channel
Your blog or YouTube contents must be of high quality and copyright free.
For website owners, you must have the necessary pages such as Privacy policy page, About us page etc. While for YouTube channel owners, you’ll need to have at least 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of watch time before Google AdSense can approve your blog or YouTube channel.

Pros of using Google AdSense

Registration is free of charge
Adsense ads are user-friendly
No traffic requirements for website owners but for faster approval response, medium traffic is needed.
You are in control of the position and number of ads that can display on your blog or YouTube channel
Arbitrage can be done on Adsense but on Propellerads which is a little bit difficult.
Payments are made between 21st to 24th of every month

Cons of using Adsense

Google can terminate your Adsense account all of a sudden once you violate any of their policies
Adsense ads for website owners are CPC based ads while for YouTube owners are both CPC and CPM based ads
Payment options are limited in Adsense depending on your country
Minimum payment threshold is $100
For YouTube owners, you will need at least 1000 subscribers and 4000 watch hours before you are eligible to apply and blog owners need high value, quality contents
You will need to verify your AdSense account once you reach $10

Adsense minimum payment threshold

Google AdSense minimum payment threshold is $100. And you will receive your payment in 30 days once you reach the threshold. For example, If I reach the $100 threshold in June, I will receive my finalized earnings between 21st to 24th of July.

Adsense payment methods

Depending on your payment address or country, the following options may be available to you:

Check
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
EFT via Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA)
Rapida
Wire Transfer

To know which payment method is available for your country, login to your Adsense account > click on Payment > click on payment info > click on add payment method then select a payment method, fill in the necessary details as you required.

Note: you can only Add payment method once you have fully verified your AdSense account.