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Would anyone care to guess how many websites employ Content Management Systems? In recent years, the number of webmasters using CMS software such as Drupal, Joomla or PHPNuke has skyrocketed due to ease of use, and the clean, functional sites which often result from advanced CMS software. Because of their modular component systems, the average CMS site can be customized and modified with ease by the addition of function via third-party, community-built plugins.

This afternoon, I was speaking with Kevin Weatherman of Adbrite Inc. During the conversation we spoke for a bit about one of the upcoming projects which is in the pre-planning stages at AdBrite Central. Currently, the fine folks at AdBrite are in the early stages of planning modules to allow CMS users to easily integrate AdBrite ads into their designs. The current vague plan is to create modules for all the major CMS platforms.

Modules to integrate Pay-Per-Click advertising into CMS engines are nothing new; for example, there are currently AdBrite and Adsense modules available for Joomla. There exists an Adsense module for Drupal. These modules have received many downloads, and have been integrated into many sites; they have undoubtedly lead to numerous sign-ups for their respective services due to their ease of use. However, the support for PPC advertisement within other popular CMS’s is very limited. By creating modules for a larger selection of CMS engines, Adbrite has the potential to reach out and attract publishers in a way that currently cannot be matched by other major pay-per-click advertising companies.

Since they are still in the planning stages, any ideas, or suggestions with regards to the feature set or which CMS’s to support are welcomed by the AdBrite crew. Specifically, you can contact Kevin at or via AIM username AdBriteKevin.

P.S - Two features I would like to see:

1. Revenue Sharing: I use the revenue sharing feature of the Drupal Adsense module on one of my sites; in fact, the revenue sharing is one of it’s most useful features. Providing this functionality in any AdBrite modules will allow webmasters to share with their community. In return, it encourages contributers to acquire an AdBrite ID to use for their contributions.

2. Multiple Configurable Ad Groups: This may seem rather self-evident, but the ability to set multiple color schemes for different ads in different locations is a necessity.

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