Lumin-ixWeb monetization is tedious, if not unnecessarily hard.
- From waiting for Google's approval—if it comes at all; I am still waiting to this day.
- Having the domain as the gatekeeper to monetizing your project.
If it's not gatekeeping problems, it's Google taking an insane cut!
I just began my monetization journey and encountered all these stressors, prompting me to look for alternatives that fix all these annoyances.
The solution must:
- Have no waiting period (instant approval).
- Offer a good cut—if you build something you're proud of, you should be allowed to make money from it.
- Provide mainstream ads, with a choice between erotic and mainstream ads.
- Deliver good reports.
- Offer a payment plan (they pay daily 🤯, which is insane).
- Include a good/decent serving algorithm.
And many more...
I found the solution, and it's way beyond what I expected. It's as simple as adding a div element anywhere in your code—no questions asked, no domain needed.
Yes, the ads show up even on localhost! This is impossible with AdSense (an assumption, of course, since I haven't been approved, but I know a domain is a must with AdSense).
Let's dive into a simple example.
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Web Monetization Example
Copy the HTML below; it's a simple example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Web Monetization</title>
<style>
*, *::after, *::before{
box-sizing: border-box;
}
body{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
height: 100vh;
}
.main_container{
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 90% 10%;
gap: 5px;
height: 100%;
padding: .2em;
}
.content{
overflow-y: auto;
}
p {
color: black;
letter-spacing: .01em;
}
.banner_ad{
display: flex;
padding: .5em;
width: 100%;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
overflow-x: auto;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<main class="main_container">
<div class="content">
<section>
<h1>Web Monetization Made Easy</h1>
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<section>
<span class="banner_ad"></span>
</section>
<section>
<h2>Make Passive Income with Ads</h2>
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</section>
<section>
<h3>Literally a Single Tag</h3>
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<section>
<span class="banner_ad"></span>
</section>
</section>
</section>
</div>
<div class="vertical_adspace"></div>
</main>
</body>
</html>
Monetization time! This article will not cover ad optimization—maybe in the future.
For now, meet yX Media, monetization made easy.
Click the link above, scroll down to the bottom, and enter your details. You should be approved immediately. Check your email and click the necessary links. When you're done and logged in, navigate to the Ads tag tab on yllix.
Adding Ads Example
These are my preferred options; you can explore what's suitable for you later (e.g., banner ad tag):
Click "get ad tag."
Copy and paste your generated tags in both spans of your HTML:
<span class="banner_ad"> <-- paste your tag here --> </span>
If you load your app in the browser, banner ads should be showing.
Let's add one vertical ad:
Change the ad format to 120x600 or 160x600.
<div class="vertical_adspace"><-- paste your tag here --></div>
Please note, at first, ads will be 'no context' ads and will take time to calibrate (3-5 days) to your content and audience.
We are monetized! All you need is traffic to start making money.
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Conclusion
Web monetization should be as accessible as the web itself. In this article, we covered exactly that—accessible web monetization with yX Media, which makes it easy to add ads to a project, offers instant approval, requires no domain, and provides daily payments.
