# Carbon Ads

> Carbon Ads is a developer-focused, contextual advertising network operated by BuySellAds since 2010. It places respectful, privacy-friendly native and text ads on a curated network of hand-picked developer and creator sites — reaching a technical audience that blocks or ignores traditional display ads. Carbon has paid $120M+ to publishers across 900+ sites.

## Guides
- [The Developer Advertising Guide (2026 Edition)](https://www.carbonads.net/blog/developer-advertising-guide-2026): Where to spend a developer marketing budget in 2026 — contextual networks, IDE/CLI placements, AI surfaces, and newsletters.
- [Freebuff Publisher Spotlight](https://www.carbonads.net/blog/freebuff-publisher-spotlight): How a developer-audience publisher monetizes with Carbon Ads.

## For advertisers
- [Native CPC ads](https://www.carbonads.net/native-cpc): Carbon's native, cost-per-click ad format for reaching developers.
- [AI, IDE, and CLI placements](https://www.carbonads.net/ai): Reaching developers inside AI tools, IDEs, and terminals.
- [FAQ](https://www.carbonads.net/faq): Pricing (CPM ranges), the buying process, and how campaigns work.
- [Plan a campaign](https://www.carbonads.net/contact): Start advertising with Carbon Ads.

## For publishers
- [The Carbon network (Circle)](https://www.carbonads.net/circle): The curated network of hand-picked developer and creator sites.
- [Become a publisher](https://www.carbonads.net/join): Apply to run Carbon ads on your site.
- [Placement policy](https://www.carbonads.net/placement-policy): Ad placement standards for publishers.

## Case studies
- [CircleCI](https://www.carbonads.net/case-files/circleci): Advertiser results on the Carbon network.
- [Rollbar](https://www.carbonads.net/case-files/rollbar): Advertiser results on the Carbon network.

## About
- [About Carbon Ads](https://www.carbonads.net/about): Company background — a BuySellAds product operating since 2010.
- [Blog](https://www.carbonads.net/blog): Guides on developer advertising and monetization.