What is AdSense?

What is AdSense?
AdSense is Google's program for placing its AdWords ads on non-Google websites such as this one.

AdSense lets website owners like you and me make money easily and fast without even selling anything. In fact you can often start earning in under 24 hours and when you get paid, it is Google that sends you a check!

You don't have to run a large site or have much traffic to make money and AdSense works for small enthusiast or hobby sites as well as larger operations.
AdSense is easy - but here's how to make real money

Some websites make a lot of money from AdSense (thousands of dollars a month!) whilst others make very little and there are many complex reasons why earnings differ.

I've been using AdSense since it was launched and am hugely enthusiastic about it. I've written a 5-day course about AdSense that explains

* where the money comes from
* what you have to do to start out fast
* how much money you can make
* what clicks are worth
* how to put a rocket-engine behind your earnings
* whether you can cheat
* how to build a site for AdSense fast and easily
* how to get going without spending any money

It's free and there's no obligation whatsoever.

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I also discuss some unique and risky experiments I've done in my AdSense lab as I unpicked the AdSense system. (I was lucky not to get banned for doing some of these! Don't try them yourself. You can also read what Google had to say to me about them.)

Like a link to a presentation by Google about AdSense that few people know about? Written for advertisers, it explains Google's view on why AdSense is so useful for businesses. You can get it here too.
What is AdSense?
AdSense is an advertising program that lets non-Google websites participate in the AdWords advertising network. To understand AdSense, then, you have to first understand AdWords.
AdWords

AdWords is a self-service advertising program for placing ads on Google's search result pages and on partner sites. Anyone with a credit card can sign up for AdWords and have their ads shown on Google almost immediately.

Most AdWords ads are shown on Google's search result pages, where they are called "Sponsored Links". So far, only text ads have been shown on the result pages. A text ad consists of a title up to 25 characters long, two description lines (up to 35 characters each), and a domain name or partial URL (up to 35 characters as well). Advertisers pay when a Google searcher clicks the title or URL of an ad and are redirected to the advertiser's landing page. This is known as cost-per-click or CPC for short.

The text ads shown on a result page are selected using an algorithm that factors in price (how much the advertiser is willing to pay per click), clickthrough rate (how well the ad is performing), keyword relevance, and other factors.

AdWords also offers image and video ads, but these are shown on partner sites, not on the search pages. These ads are bought on a cost-per-thousand impressions or CPM basis.
AdSense

AdSense extends AdWords to third-party (non-Google) partner sites. Sites that meet certain basic criteria can elect to display AdWords ads (text, image or video formats) on their pages. Collectively, AdSense sites are part of the Google content network.

Ad delivery to AdSense sites is completely automated and is done on a per-page basis by analyzing the content of the page using a patented algorithm and selecting the ads that best match the content. This is called contextual targeting and is the primary reason for AdSense's success: relevant advertisements have much higher click-through rates than random image ads. They're also incredibly easy to add to a page — just paste in some JavaScript that Google generates for you.

AdSense publishers (site owners) are paid a percentage of the ad revenues earned by Google from clicks and impressions on that publisher's sites. The exact percentage has not been disclosed. Payments are made on a monthly basis by cheque or by electronic money transfer.
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what is adsense?

Google's AdSense is perhaps the fastest and easiest way to generate revenue from a website that contains great content.

If you'd like to see an example of Google AdSense in action, visit this page about what is the best day to purchase a cars. On the left side of the page, you'll see "Ads by Google" followed by one to five text-based ads. The ads themselves are called "Google AdWords," and the program that lets publishers display them on their site is called "Google AdSense."

Here is how Google answers the question -- what is AdSense -- in its FAQ (frequently asked questions):

" Google AdSense is a fast and easy way for website publishers of all sizes to display relevant, un-obtrusive Google ads on their website's content pages and earn money. Because the ads are related to what your users are looking for on your site, you'll finally have a way to both monetize and enhance your content pages.

"The program is free, and combines pay-per-click and pay-per-impression advertising - meaning you get paid for valid clicks on the ads on your site or search results pages as well as impressions on your content pages. So go ahead and try this program."

What is AdSense: A Brief History

Google AdSense is an outrgrowth of the Google Content-Targeted Advertising program that was launched in early March 2003.

This early program let large websites integrate Google AdWords into their websites. Each deal was independently negotiated with Google, and sites with less than 20 million page views couldn't participate.

The Google AdSense program lets much smaller websites play. Even if your site only gets a few hundred page views per month, you can now apply to the AdSense program.

Click here for more AdSense info, as well as to learn more details about the AdSense program. Or click here to see who benefits most from AdSense.