What Media.net asks of publishers, and how it pays
Media.net runs a contextual advertising program for publishers, showing ads based on what each page is about. Publishers apply to join, and the rules are in its public agreement.
What does Media.net require and pay?
- pay day
- Net 30
Joining
- Traffic
- Mostly organic traffic
- Content
- Original content; prohibited topics are excluded
- Must connect
- Publish an authorized ads.txt or app-ads.txt file
- Prior provider history
- No prior suspension or termination by another monetization providerThe agreement also requires disclosure of specified prior traffic or policy suspensions
- Not public
- Visitor location, Google standing, approval time
Media.net doesn't publish a traffic minimum or accepted regions. Its agreement covers sites you own, run, or control, and you apply through its publisher program.
Most of your traffic must be organic, and its inventory policy bans invalid or bought traffic above acceptable levels. Your ad requests and site details must be accurate.
You can't have been suspended or dropped by another ad provider before. The agreement also asks you to tell Media.net about certain past traffic or policy suspensions.
Pay
- Pay day
- Net 30; monthly payments based on collected click-through revenue less commissions and costs
- Not public
- Revenue share, minimum payout, paid by
How does Media.net pay?
Media.net pays monthly on Net 30 terms. Your pay is based on the valid click revenue it receives, minus its commission and costs. The share, minimum, methods, and currency are not public.
Rules
What rules does Media.net set?
You agree to keep Media.net's confidential information private. Media.net can suspend or end your account for policy problems.
You can't run another service that shows ads substantially similar to Media.net's. The agreement doesn't set placement rules or a fixed contract term.
Service
What does Media.net do for you?
The agreement explains how the program runs. Dashboard, reporting, and support levels are not public.
Sources: Publisher Agreement, Inventory policies · checked Oct 21, 2026
Who is Media.net a fit for?
Sites you own and run, with real, unpaid traffic and original content. Media.net checks for bought or invalid traffic, and too much of it can get your account suspended. If another ad provider has suspended or dropped you before, Media.net won't take you.
What is a contextual ad?
It's an ad picked for the words on the page, not for the person reading it. A page about hiking shows hiking ads.
What should you have ready before you apply?
An ads.txt file with Media.net's lines in it, and accurate details about your site. Check its inventory policy for the topics it doesn't allow.
How fast does Media.net pay?
It pays monthly on Net 30, so a month's earnings arrive about a month after it ends. That's faster than many managed networks here, such as Mediavine on Net 65.
Your pay is based on valid clicks, so earnings depend on readers clicking ads, not only seeing them.
What should you ask before you sign?
Your share and the payment minimum. Neither is public.
How can you check if a site uses Media.net?
Look for Media.net in the site's ads.txt file, or paste the domain into our ad network checker.