TNX is a new link advertising platform which enables webmasters to sell links on their websites. In a nutshell, this is what TNX is all about:

Tnx.net combines the benefits of Contextual Advertising, Text Link Brokers and Relevant Exchange of permanent non-reciprocal text links.

I believe TNX will appeal to many bloggers as they also accept Page Rank 0 blogs. It is free to sign up and because they work using the point system, you will automatically be rewarded with 2,000 TNX points upon signing up. On top of that, TNX is also currently giving away 5,000 points and you can read all about it at the DP forum.

It is pretty easy to sign up as all that is required are some basic information. When you have logged in, you can view the dashboard on your left sidebar.

Firstly, before you can add your blog to their system, you need to install a script on your blog. For this purpose, there is a choice of Php or Perl codes. Once you have pasted the codes to your blog, you are required to fill in the necessary information to add your blog. The waiting time for approval is 1-3 days.

How do publishers earn? Basically, there are two ways to earn here. The preferred choice is of course sell links to advertisers at your own rate. The other option is to sell to TNX at the price of $0.82 per 1,000 points (rates effective 14.04.2008). Do note that this is not a fixed rate as buyout price grows every week due to growth of the entire TNX network and its effectiveness. Payment will be via Paypal and the minimum required for payouts is $5.

The advantage of using TNX is that webmasters are able to sell links on every page of their websites, instead of just the main page. TNX claims that it could be up to 10 times more profitable than selling sitewide links. Webmaster can also choose their advertisers themselves, placing only links that are relevant to every page of their sites.

However, the point system appears to be a drawback as it may confuse advertisers as well as publishers. Having said that, TNX may be worth a try because it does not let the link buyer know the site which they are buying links on. Only when a link is established, then the link buyer will be aware of which site is running the ad. Thus, your website is not publicized to the whole world which is definitely an advantage for publishers.

If you are interested to try out, do sign up via my affiliate link here TNX.net: Sell links on every page of your site to thousands of advertisers!