Embedding ads on Android app?

Question

I would like to make a free version of the Android app I have, but would like to embed ad on it. I am not sure where I should start? Is there a well known mobile ad company out

Answer 1

I am one of the co-founders of MoPub and a former member of the AdMob team.

The question you ask has no great answer. There are a myriad of mobile ad networks that you can use to monetize your app. On Android in particular, you should try out Millennial, AdMob, JumpTap, MobFox, etc. The problem is integrating all the different SDKs is a giant pain and doesn't really provide you much control.

Ads are important, but don't forget the importance of upselling your paid application and understanding when and how it works.

I ran into this exact problem and started developing MoPub to give application developers full control over over what ads show when. We serve all our ads through HTML5 so our client library is low footprint and the server gives you all the knobs you need to control.

We're also going to releasing an optimization feature that let's you push a button and let's us handle all the adjustments for you.

There was a post recently on the topic: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5514945/mopub-for-android

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