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Two Paths to Monetizing Content In the world of online publishing, there are two main types of players: those who create original content and those who collect it from others. Both rely on advertising to make money—but how they do it, and how much they make, can be very different. At first glance, content aggregators seem to have the edge. They publish faster, scale broader, and spend less time on writing. But original content publishers have something far more valuable: trust, authenticity, and deeper engagement. What Are Content Aggregators? Aggregator sites don’t write their own stories. Instead, they compile links, summaries, or feeds from multiple sources. Think of platforms that repost headlines from dozens of news outlets or embed viral content from social media. They rely on volume and speed, serving up trending material as quickly as possible to grab clicks and impressions. How Aggregators Monetize Programmatic ads based on traffic volume Clickbait headlines t...