Free advertisement
for small websites
Run an ad for free on other people's sites in exchange for a small ad on yours.
Our network has shown 420,338 ads so far.
What your visitors see
Your site
Rentbeat — rent tracking that isn't a spreadsheet
Built by one person. Used by 800 landlords.
Advertisement from swapad.net
A small ad sits at the bottom of your page. Visitors can close it anytime.
01
Write your ad
A headline, one short sentence, a button and a link to your site. About a minute of work.
02
Paste one line of code
You get the line of code in your dashboard, with instructions for WordPress, Webflow, Framer or plain HTML.
03
Your ad starts running
The moment your site shows its first ad, yours goes out on someone else's site. Same day.
One small ad. That's it.
Each time someone sees an ad on your site, you earn views. Those views are spent showing your ad on someone else's site. The exchange stays mostly balanced, but it can shift slightly depending on how many ads and ad spaces are active.
Someone else's ad
You give them one small spot.
Your ad
They give you one small spot.
A small ad sits at the bottom of your pages. Visitors can close it anytime. It is lightweight, doesn't track anyone, and disappears the moment you remove the line of code. swapad.net works best for small sites, which is why every account is capped at 10,000 views a month.
Smart targeting
Your ad finds the right sites
We match your ad with sites in a similar topic automatically. If no perfect match is available, your ad can still appear on other sites.
Tech, dev & apps
SaaS, tools, dev blogs
Lifestyle & culture
Food, travel, hobbies
E-commerce & products
Shops, makers, brands
Everything else
Personal, niche, local
The business model
How is it 100% free?
One in eight ad spots — 12.5% of the rotation — runs an ad for one of our own services instead of a member's ad. That is the whole business model. No fees, no subscription, no payment card: the ads you host pay for swapad.net directly.
Seven spots out of eight go to other small sites. One goes to us.
Compared to paid ads
Skip the ad bill.
Google and Meta charge for every visitor. swapad.net trades one small ad on your site for real visits back — no payment card, no contract, no minimum spend.
Get your ad in front of new visitors today.
One line of code, one small ad, and your site starts appearing on other small sites. Free.
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