Adsense adds on my site

[psampaio]

This week I show some Adsense adds on my site. Does Google pay for this adds, or are they free, like a public add?

[mike schmitz]

Sober up and ask the question again.

M

[mvander]

The "ads" cost the advertiser nothing, the clicks do, which in turn generates money for you. Success depends on your content and how many visitors click on the ads displayed on your site. Look around this forum and you find lots of help.

[Never_again]

psampaio: If you have Adsense ads showing on your site, you will get paid if someone clicks on one of those ads. If no one clicks on them, you will not earn any income from them. Good luck with your site.

[Galtego]

It sounds like AdWords is doing the advertising. I remember reading in another thread that the answer came back from Google that they do pay when they use the ad space themselves.

[edited by: Galtego at 3:15 am (utc) on Nov. 11, 2004]

[novice]

I think what psampaio is refering to are ads that Google runs to promote AdSense/AdWords. There has been some discussion on this forum as to whether or not Google pays for those ads.

I believe that Google does pay for any clicks and they are not PSA's.

Edit </wow looks like me and Galtego came up with the same answer at the exact same time./>

[Never_again]

According to the TOS, Google does not pay for clicks on their ads advertising Adword and/or AdSense. Here is the relevant section: “11. Payment: …Google shall not be liable for any payment based on…. (d) Google advertisements for its own products and/or services…”