When starting what seemed like a little and easy research if the idea of Zero Ad Network could technically work, it seemed only a few moving parts will be necessary to get the project up and running in no time. Even with 20 years of web development experience I didn't anticipate the project will be This involved.

So I've spent the past 3 years building Zero Ad Network from scratch - a zero ad platform that gives site owners ability to monetize their websites while serving no advertisements or annoying cookie consent screens and more! Now - two browser extensions, a WordPress plugin, a TypeScript npm module, PHP Composer package, and a Stripe payout system later, it's finally live!

Beginning of a beautiful journey is about to start. But it's been almost 3 years since Zero Ad Network started it's development. The idea, in various shapes and forms, was brewing in my mind since many years ago. I've always felt the monetization incentives of the web were off. It felt that there must be a better way to incentivize the creators but equality allow users to enjoy content that is truly well intentioned...