We all know that we can earn money from text links (in-text advertising) and videos (in-video advertising) but do you know that we can earn money from our images too and I am not talking about earning money by uploading your Images to Image sharing sites or stock photo sites but earning money just by displaying Images on your own Blog or site. Cool isn’t it?
Yes! You can now earn money, just by displaying Images on your own sites. The only thing you have to do is to sign up for an In-Image Advertising network and then add their Javascript code or plugin in your blog/site. After you add the code, these network will start displaying small advert at the bottom of your images. These adverts only appear if you hover your mouse around the advert space so it won’t disturb the visual appeal of the images.
Many Image focused sites like Entertainment sites, movie news, celebrity fansites, Wallpaper sites use these platform to earn a lot of revenue. Maybe you could too.
List of In-Image Advertising Networks
Currently there are very less In-Text advertising networks but we hope pretty soon in the future that more and more companies are going to take advantage of this unexplored niche.
1)Image Space Media
Image Space Media was the first company that experimented this niche.Image Space Media (formerly PicAd Media) is a TechCrunch50 demopit company and is the most popular in this niche
Image Space Media pay you for displaying their In-Image Advertising in your Website’s Images. They have a highly intuitive dashboard called the PubStop platform. This platform allows publishers to value which of their images are yielding higher earnings so they can place content in the places that earn the highest click-through-rates (CTRs).
The dashboard features section through which you can view the ad impressions, earning, CTRs and eCPMs (much like Google Adsense).
Currently Image Space Media Offers only text Adverts but plan too launch adverts in other medias soon. Image Space Media also offers a plugin for WordPress Users so that they do not have to insert codes and all. Also payments are sent through Paypal
Just have a look at an Example of Image Space Media Ad:
The box appearing at the bottom is an ad on this particular Image .
To SignUp Go here:
2)GumGum
GumGum was first started in 2008 as an technology to track photos so that the photo owners could generate royalty revenue from the people who published/use the photos on their web sites. Just a few days back they completely transitioned to in-image ads. The company had stated testing in-image advertising a few months back and now it is live.
Even though the dashboard of this network does not have many options and shows the Earnings and Impressions report.
This advertising network overlays small banners on your Images.You just need to add a small Javascript code on your site to start earning and Payments are made via Paypal. See below for an example of the advert
The Small “Dear John” Ad is a Gum Gum Advert
3) Embed Anything
While this platform is not a fully In-Image Advertising Network but this Company does use the in-image advertising framework to help you earn money.
Embed Anything‘s basic idea seems to be somewhat similar to what GumGum had implemented when It first launched. The idea that to help picture owners profit off whenever somebody uses their images.
The startup’s technology allows you to add an embed button (only displays when you move over it) on your images ( as well as on articles ) in your website so that anyone can grab a image code and use it in their web pages. Once the image is embedded, an overlay image will start displaying along with a link back to the source.
The network allows the publishers to choose what advertisement they want to display in that adspace. The publisher can use any Ad networks like AdSense, AdBrite etc. For 50 impressions the publishers ad will be displayed and for other 50 the network will display their own Adsense ads (50-50 split revenue sharing). The network offers you a dashboard where you can check how many impressions your image has got, where the Image has been embedded and also allows you to delete unwanted embeds.
Embed Anything also offers you a WordPress Plugin which you can use in your WordPress Blog. For other sites, you need to add a small Javascript code. Check out an example of the Advert.
And Ya! I forgot to mention. This type of adverts have more CTR than even Adsense Ads.
Payout Details
1) Image Space Media: Payouts are done once your account reaches 25$, you can receive payment through check or Paypal.
2) GumGum: Payouts are done monthly but no payout limits has been mentioned. Pays through Paypal.
3) Embed Anything: You do not have to worry about payout for this because you will be using your own Advertising Network (Adsense, Adbrite) and they will just display your ads.
You were asking me the best among these three. It will depend on what kind of site do you have. If you have a celebrity or a Movie related site then GumGum is the one for you. For others I would recommend ImageSpace Media. I cannot comment on the CTR of these sites because these networks are comparatively new and have been introduced only a few months back. Gum Gum was released only a week back so we have not have enough time to check the CTR rates.
Also yes! These adverts can be used alongside Adsense in your Blogs
Update:
A little while back, while I was chatting with one of my friend, Shaquille Ray of SeoPostman.com in Facebook about this post, he mentioned about AdBrite which also offers In-Image Advertising service like the above sites named as BritePic. The reason I did not include BritePic in this list is that for using BritePic, you need to insert code snippets in your page for each of the image which I think is not viable. So just to mention, BritePic is also an In Image Advertising Service from Adbrite
So what is your say about In-Image Advertising? Do comment.
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Nice collection with summery. This can be my money generating sites. Thanks for the info.
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 3rd, 2010 at 8:06 pm
Glad you liked it Anup.
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Cheers mate, this is a great list and something new I can take advantage, I am semi-pro photographer for a couple of years and have 150GB of photos. My wife is unemployed now because taking care for my son, I think I will put her on PC to start uploading images.
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 3rd, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Uhm! Robert glad that this post could help you. I think this new system can be a good revenue earner if you have an Image based site
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Ya.. BritePic, i used it looooooong time before. .. Then i stopped using it !
It pays little ,
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btw, do you know which site has the less min. Payout and reasonable click rates ?
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 3rd, 2010 at 4:16 pm
The click rate of both Image Space Media and Gum Gum are quite good. Image Space Media has minimum payout limit of 25$ and pays through Paypal or check. You can ask for Payment when ever you reach $25. Gum Gum pays monthly but there is no mention of the payout limit. Both Pay through Paypal
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Cool…..will surely try it……..
Similar type of service is goviralnetwork.com where you can earn by placing their videos in your site…..
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 3rd, 2010 at 4:53 pm
Ya bro, Most of us know about in-video advertising but many did not know of In-Image Adverts. So this is an exclusive list of only In-Image advertising networks and not video advertising. In video advertising there are many…including Google Itself (Adsense for Videos) but In Image is Something new
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Wow.. 1st time I’m hear about this.. In the list above, which one is the best to join?
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 3rd, 2010 at 8:06 pm
Hmmm…I would Prefer to Go with Image Space Media but It depends on what kind of sites you have. Also these three sites are quite new (just launched this year) so it is hard to find the best among them
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Azuan Reply:
July 3rd, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Oh.. I should try this..
anyway, thanks for suggestion..
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good one Shiva…. was not aware of such advertising platforms around. Will have a look around on these…one of my clients who had is running a reviews and ratings site might like this option.. thanks for sharing.
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 5th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
Glad that you liked the post pattanaik. These platforms have been there only for a while and I am sure it will help you
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nice resource , but you have not mentioned any payout rate and highest paying , or the best among them .. also if they can run along adsense
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 3rd, 2010 at 8:08 pm
Bro, Thanks for notifying me about this. I have updated the post with the needed information. And talking about the best, two of the above sites were launched only a week back so I really cannot recommend one out of these there. Lets see in future after using them, I will tell you which one is the best. Yes, they can run along with Adsense
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I tried Image Space Media and was online for a month but i can to know it makes blog too slow. Almost by 30% so i removed it. I will try out GumGum and lets see how it performs.
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 3rd, 2010 at 9:42 pm
Uhmm! Did not knew that about Image Space Media…I am sure they may have come up with some solution to that. Hope you will like Gum Gum
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This is pretty amazing…..
Money from images, i heard about gumgum but didn’t knew that there are even more…..
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 5th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
Yes Money from Images
Now everything can be monitized
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Well, first I didn’t know you could do this with video and it’s pretty cool you can do it with pics. I’ll be checking this out.
Thanks for the heads up and the great comments on my blog. Much appreciated.
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 6th, 2010 at 10:30 am
Well yes it can be done with video too and now we can do it with ads.Great ways of monitisation of your blog. eh!
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I heard about Space Media ads before , but totally confused. No it is clear and thanks for sharing this detailed information.
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 7th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
Glad you liked the information bro
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This is very nice collection shiva….
It is very usefull for site like photography and wallpapers downloads…etc.,
Personally, i hate Adbrite n/w….it suck ur loading time and ADS are not good…so never having a thought of using britpic
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 7th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
Yes, it is going to be very useful for Photography and wallpaper related sites. And ya I also have quited Adbrite, they are of no use now, their ads are so funny now
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Nice tips for earning extra income thanks for sharing
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Cool info, new to me, will check this. Thanks shiva.
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Great Source given above, i am trying every mean out there to make money online but yes never tried to earn money from images, bookmarked may be i can use it in future
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 7th, 2010 at 9:06 pm
I am sure you will be able to make a good use of these Image earning medias. I am glad that you liked it Shanker
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Thanks to good information
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BritePic is stupid and Adbrite takes there time paying you as well. And thats just my experience so don’t let me change your mind.
But BritePic is really stupid as you have to edit the HTML/PHP code of the each image on your site you want the advertisement to view on #fail
Thanks for link
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 6th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Ya, you are right Shaquille Brite Pic is quite funny since we have to add HTML code on each page
and about Adbrite as a whole they have gone mad 
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Thanks for your useful information. I was looking for these image ads sites for a while. You think which is better?
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 6th, 2010 at 10:33 am
Well personally I have not used it but I think you should give Image Space Media a try
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Thanks buddy it is a great list………..I guess i have to try some but can you please post sites which pays us money for per image view or per 1000 like downloading sites!!!
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 6th, 2010 at 10:33 am
Sure bro…I will be posting it pretty soon….keep your self updated
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Useful info shiva. Should try this
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 6th, 2010 at 10:32 am
Glad you liked it bro
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Checking Comments working or not ?
got this error in Google Hacked post :@
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 5th, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Did not get error while commenting in this post?
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This was an awesome share
Thanks a lot 
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 7th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Glad you liked it Mrinmay
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I have heard regarding Space Media advertisements before, but was entirely puzzled. Now it is understandable and thanks for sharing this detailed information.
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So far, have you got any payment from them? I am scared about these image sites which claim to pay money only to close down or refuse payment when you reach the minimun amount.
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 7th, 2010 at 9:07 pm
Most of these sites are trusted because I have seen their review even in TechCrunch and some other high profile blogs so I do not think that they are gonna go down unpaid
And well talking about payment, I too just joined there sites so till now no
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Oh i had not heard of them, really cool.
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 8th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
Glad you liked them Shekhar
Hope you make a good amount of money
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first time hearing about this type of advertising… really interesting post…
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 8th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
Glad you liked it esoft load
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i did not knew that there are so many sites that are specifically targeted towards image monatization. thanks for compiling the list. another site you can add to the list is, adbrite. it has an image monatization section as well,
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 8th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
Well Open Article Submission, You seem did not read the last part. I did mention Adbrite’s Britepic but it is really not worth mentioning since it requires addition of code in each of your pages
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wow,…..its working cool here….
Thanks for this wonderful tip…..
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 8th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
Glad you liked it D.I.
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in your opinion can that compete adsense .
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
July 10th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Hisam, this not to compete with Adsense, it is meant to be your extra income provider along with Adsense
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I never knew of that advertising method and it certainly seems interesting. Despite of that in my opinion the potential of earning decent money is not that big. Will still check out Image Space Media though.
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Great article! i never knew this list before
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Nice info…I like your post,….
But can you tell me Image Space Media payout is what ?
It means if anyone earn 20$ in one month they will pay 20$ ?
plz clear it?
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Shiva Chettri Reply:
August 4th, 2010 at 9:35 am
Well it means that once you have 25$ in your account you can ask for payment through paypal
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I invite you to add http://www.ads4pics.com to your list of in-image advertising solutions. It simply allows overlaying a Google Adsense ad over any image. Ads4pics also allows sharing images. Publishers can earn revenue with images on their site and with the images they’ve distributed.
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Yup. Shaquille Ray is right. Im also tried Adbrite and seen Britepic was an
option in the Adbrites list.
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Nice one I really liked this article about all earning money .Its new concept for me.
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