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Productivity advertising rates

What Productivity platforms can charge for sponsorships and ad placements, by traffic level and pricing model. The calculator below is pre-set to this niche.

Benchmark CPM
$4.50
per 1,000 impressions
Benchmark CPC
$0.70
per click
Benchmark CPA
$12
per conversion
Flat rate at 10K
$100
per spot, per month

Why Productivity pays what it pays

Productivity audiences are tool-hungry by definition. People reading about workflows and systems try new apps as a hobby, which makes them cheap to convert and expensive to retain - a combination sponsors understand and price accordingly.

Because trial is easy in this niche, CPA and trial-based deals work better here than in most categories. Publishers who can show sign-ups rather than clicks often earn more than the flat-rate benchmark suggests.

Calculate Your Pricing

Quick set visitors:
Monthly pageviews 20,000
Impressions (all spots) 40,000
Est. clicks/mo (~1% CTR) 400
Suggested Price per Ad Spot
$0
per month · Flat Rate
CPM (per 1,000 impressions)
$0
$0/1K views · $0/spot
CPC (per click, ~1% CTR)
$0
$0/click · ~0 clicks
CPA (per action, ~2% of clicks)
$0
$0/action · ~0 actions
Flat Rate (monthly, scaled to traffic)
$0
$0/spot × 0 spots

Annual Potential (Best Model)

$0
Flat Rate

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Productivity rates by traffic level

Estimated monthly revenue across all pricing models, assuming 2 pages per visit and 2 ad spots - the same assumptions the calculator starts from.

Estimated monthly revenue by traffic level and pricing model
Monthly visitors CPM CPC CPA Flat rate Best model
1K $18 $28 $12 $110 Flat rate
5K $90 $140 $48 $140 CPC
10K $180 $280 $96 $200 CPC
50K $900 $1,400 $480 $450 CPC
100K $1,800 $2,800 $960 $640 CPC
500K $9,000 $14,000 $4,800 $1,420 CPC

Estimates, not quotes. Real deals swing either side of these numbers depending on how engaged and how well-defined your audience is.

Live Productivity prices on Adsly

The numbers above are benchmarks. These come from live listings in this category on Adsly right now.

Live listings
41
Priced opportunities
5
Median price
$200
Live prices by ad format in this category
Format Listed spots From Median Up to
Podcast 3 $150 $200 $250

Formats that sell in Productivity

Not every format earns the same rate in every niche. These are the ones that consistently clear here.

  • Sponsored app reviews and workflow walkthroughs
  • Newsletter placements and 'tool of the week' slots
  • Template, resource and directory placements

Productivity platforms on Adsly

Real listings in this category - useful for seeing how other owners describe their audience and price their spots.

Productivity pricing questions

Should I sell on CPA in this niche?

It is worth testing. Free trials convert readily with a productivity audience, so a CPA deal can beat the flat rate outright - just cap your downside by agreeing a minimum fee alongside the per-action payment.

How do I keep sponsors when my audience tries everything?

Report honestly on what happened. Productivity audiences churn between tools, and a sponsor who is told that upfront - with real numbers - renews far more often than one who discovers it from their own analytics.

Buying rather than selling? This page is written for owners setting a price - the Productivity rates page shows what platforms in this category are charging today.

Niches either side of this one

What sits just above and just below Productivity on rate.

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