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Guides for selling ad space on your own site

Practical playbooks for website owners: pricing banner ads, finding advertisers, taking payments with Stripe or PayPal and keeping your site fast.

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How to Get Paid for Website Ads with PayPal

PayPal invoices, payment links or checkout on a booking page: what each costs in 2026, how holds, refunds and disputes work, and when card payments through Stripe fit better.

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Monetization

BuySellAds Alternatives for Publishers Who Want Direct Ad Sales (2026)

BuySellAds alternatives compared: EthicalAds, Google Ad Manager, selling by invoice and self-serve booking tools, with fees, payouts and trade-offs.

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Platform guides

How to Sell Ad Space on a Blogger (Blogspot) Blog

Sell ad space on Blogger: add a banner with the HTML/JavaScript gadget, put ads inside posts, fix theme and mobile issues, and sell slots without AdSense.

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Platform guides

How to Sell Ad Space on a Ghost Site

Sell ad space on Ghost: add banners with HTML cards or theme partials, know Code Injection's limits and plan rules, and hide ads from paid members.

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Platform guides

How to Add and Sell Banner Ads on Squarespace

Add banner ads to Squarespace with a code block: which plans allow it, how to place ads in blog posts and footers, mobile behavior and image sizing.

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Platform guides

How to Add and Sell Banner Ads on a Webflow Site

Add banner ads to Webflow with a Code Embed, reuse the slot with Components, place it on CMS blog templates and fit every breakpoint. 2026 plan rules.

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Platform guides

How to Add and Sell Banner Ads on a Wix Website

Add a banner ad to a Wix site with the Embed HTML element, place it in posts, the header or footer, fix mobile sizing, and sell the slot directly.

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Platform guides

How to Sell Ad Space on a WordPress Site (Step by Step)

Sell ad space on WordPress: where to place a banner (blocks, widgets, Site Editor), when you need an ad plugin, caching, ad blockers, pricing and booking.

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Direct ad sales

How to Sell Ad Space on Your Website Directly (2026 Guide)

Learn how to sell ad space on your website directly: choose placements, set a fair daily price, take payment up front and run banners without a network.

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Payments

Authorize Now, Charge on Approval: How Card Holds Work for Ad Bookings

How authorize-then-capture works for ad bookings: card holds, Stripe manual capture, the 7-day authorization window and why it protects both sides.

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Ad operations

Banner Ad Sizes Guide (2026): The IAB Sizes That Sell on Small and Medium Sites

Banner ad sizes guide: the IAB standard sizes that sell on small and medium sites, desktop vs mobile picks, file weight limits and @2x retina images.

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Pricing

How Much to Charge for Banner Ads on Your Website

How much to charge for banner ads: turn slot impressions, placement and niche into a fair flat daily or weekly rate, with worked pricing examples.

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Ad operations

How to Write a Website Advertising Policy (With a Free Template)

Write a clear website advertising policy: accepted and banned ads, creative specs, labeling, approval times, cancellations, and refunds, with a template.

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Put these guides to work on your own site

Create an ad slot, paste one line of HTML and let advertisers book and pay by card or PayPal — straight to your own account. Free to start, 5% only on completed bookings.