Some links on this site are commercial. If you open one and later register with the network, this site may be paid. Reading the adult ad network guide costs you nothing either way, and no price you pay changes.
What a commercial link does not buy
- Not position. The comparison table is ordered by the criterion published in the guide — the cost of running an honest first test — and that criterion is testable against the figures shown.
- Not wording. Weaknesses are named in the same paragraph as strengths. AdsCompass leads the table and the guide still states plainly that its optimization is manual and its rates are not public.
- Not omission. Networks with no commercial relationship appear on equal terms, including where they hold inventory nobody else can sell.
- Not the figures. Thresholds come from network documentation under the sourcing rules, never from a partner's marketing page.
Why disclose at the top rather than the bottom
A disclosure a reader has to hunt for is not a disclosure. The commercial position is stated here in full, linked from the footer of every page, and the ranking logic is published inside the evaluation method so the two can be checked against each other.
Judge the ranking against the method
The useful test is not whether a site takes commissions — most do — but whether its stated method predicts its own ranking. The criterion, the measurements and the limits of the method are all published. If the table ever contradicts them, say so and it will be corrected under the process in the editorial policy.
Accountability for this arrangement sits with Christoph Trappe, who is named on every page rather than hidden behind a brand. The site he runs is described on the about page, and the legal position on liability is in the terms of use.