What is Google Adsense?

Google Adsense

Google AdSense is a program run by Google that allows anyone with a website or Video Content on Youtube having decent number of visitors to earn revenue online through display of text and image ads. It allows anyone with a website on any subject, general information, product or service to rent out part of space on his website. 

Any example of an Google advertisement placed on a website by a website owner is as follows:


Google Adsense Text Ad Example 1:

Area marked in blue on the right side of the webs page is a Google ad on a site below which provides Emotional Quotes to internet users.



Google Adsense Text Ad Example 2
Area marked in blue on the left side of the web page is a Google ad on a site below which provides Emotional Quotes to internet users.




Google Adsense Image Ad Example

A image ad from a hosting service provider can be seen on a site based on Car Insurance


How much does Google Adsense pay to show an advertisement on a website and a Youtube Video?

Google Adsense shares 68% of the revenue with a website or Youtube Video owner for showing an ad around the content.

Does Google Adsense pay to show an ad or when some one clicks on the ad?

Google share revenues with the publisher(owner of the content be it website or youtube video is called a publisher) on Per Click basis and Per Impression basis. So even when visitors are not clicking on advertisement around your content you earn revenue on per impression basis.

What is CPC and CPM?

CPC stands for Cost per Click - It is the cost which Google Adsense pays you when a user clicks on a ad on your website.

CPM stands for Cost per Impressions or Cost for showing an advertisement for 1000 times. Every visitor count seeing the ad is counted as 1 impression.

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