I’ve been reading reviews of the new Performancing Ads service on many of the popular blogs recently.  Integrating ads into your WordPress blog can be a real chore, so I was interested to try out this new service that so many bloggers were saying was simple and easy to use.

After registering as a publisher I set up my site and then setup a region.  A region is basically a space on your website that will contain advertising.

All of the ads sold on Performancing Ads are the popular 125×125px format, and you can choose the number of ads you wish to display across and down, the price for those ad spots, some filters (to keep competitors out), and finally the margin between ads (up to 10px).

Once your region is defined you are provided with the PHP code to insert into your template where you want the region displayed, and the link to download the WordPress plugin.  If your template is widget enabled you don’t even need to edit your code, just install the plugin and drag the widget into place.  With this simple system I was able to remove dozens of lines of code in my site template that were in place for positioning and rotating several ads.

Besides being free to use for publishers one of the other great features is the ability to book your own ads.  So for example if you have some affiliate programs set up you can create those as ads in your Performancing Ads control panel, upload your own 125×125px creatives, and then book those ads into available spots on your site.

If you’re looking for a simple and easy way to place advertising on your blog I highly recommend you give Performancing Ads a try.