Add surveys to your site.

Another Adsense product.

[Broadway]

I saw mention of this new Adsense revenue source:
[google.com...]

It's where a pop-over appears that makes you answer a question before you can read the rest of the page.

The Adsense information suggests that you control a lot of the popup's features (how often, how much text shows, which pages, etc... [I'm not really sure exactly what because I didn't sign up]).

My absolute first thoughts had to do with how it would degrade user experience.

Then I multiplied 5 cents (what you get paid, per SERoundtable) times the number of pages I serve per day. Wow.

I still didn't sign up. I've been bitten and burned by the money bug before.

[7_Driver]

Sounds interesting - I'm looking into it. But where does this come from?

Oh one more thing. The 10 cents a question is only for the first question. Below is the complete table (The publisher gets 50%):

1 10¢
2 $1.10
3 $1.40
4 $1.70
5 $2.00
6 $2.30
7 $2.60
8 $2.90
9 $3.20
10 $3.50

Google's Overview for Publishers states:

By completing all questions in the optional survey, users earn survey-free access to the publisher's content for the next 7 days and publishers earn $0.05 per question (e.g. $0.45 for 9 additional questions).


I'm also interested by a question in their FAQ:

Will implementing Google Consumer Surveys affect my site's ranking in search?

No. Google Consumer Surveys is designed in such a way to allow for your site to be crawled and indexed as it would without Google Consumer Surveys.


That's a bold claim! What about parts of the algo that measure user engagement and bounce rate - eg (possibly) Panda?

[eek2121]

They pay you a bonus amount on top of the 0.05 based on questions answered. On mobile now. Will explain more tomorrow.

[coachm]

I used the survey code generator to try this out, but now I've lost the url. Anyone know what it is? Obviously Google is being a bit quiet on making this easy to find.

[farmboy]

Obviously Google is being a bit quiet on making this easy to find.

Hmmm. That, for some reason, makes me suspicious.

I guess I just remember things from the past. Like the former CPA program. It sure seems to have vanished.

FarmBoy

[coachm]

Hmmm. That, for some reason, makes me suspicious.

Indeed. No matter what they do, I'd never rely on this, since it does have the feel of a test, which of course is the case for almost everything they do, and the program can disappear. I'm just testing it out for a bit. It takes 7-10 days for them to 'test" and approve a site, and you have to have it live for that period.

No way I'd do that on a mission critical site.

[molex]

I started placing the Google Consumer Survey on pages of my site on Nov. 7 after an email invitation from AdSense, but my "trial period" appears to be persisting beyond the quoted 7-10 days.

As already mentioned, this little product could have huge ramifications as a soft paywall for premium-content sites in addition to using PayPal donations or Bitcoin.

But I have questions. I have seen the survey on other sites with an alternative to answering questions, whereby the user must share the site on Facebook or some other action, created by the Webmaster. But on my surveys, the only alternative action presented is a Skip button, which greatly reduces survey completion (and hence payment). My rates of completion have been around 7%, which is shy of 10%, required to participate. (Is that why my trial period hasn't ended? Google should inform Web masters if their trial period is stuck in limbo.) That said, I think 10% is too high to demand for a survey that has a Skip button. Most users will choose to skip the survey in order to gain access to premium content.

I have found no one else with whom to share notes on this topic. I have searched and found very little discussion about this product, which surprises me. From what I've researched the survey first appeared on a few select sites back in 2013. Apparently they're now being rolled out to a much wider population.

Eek2121, what's been your experience? Are your surveys pre-built with Skip Survey buttons? Have you passed the trial period? Please share.

[farmboy]

I started placing the Google Consumer Survey on pages of my site on Nov. 7 after an email invitation from AdSense, but my "trial period" appears to be persisting beyond the quoted 7-10 days.

AdSense is obviously sending invitations to some, so that means it's only a matter of time before you start reading "I got out" or "this is great" comments.

Just wait, time will tell.


FarmBoy

[farmboy]

I started placing the Google Consumer Survey on pages of my site on Nov. 7 after an email invitation from AdSense, but my "trial period" appears to be persisting beyond the quoted 7-10 days.

AdSense is obviously sending invitations to some, so that means it's only a matter of time before you start reading "I got out" or "this is great" comments.

Just wait, time will tell.


FarmBoy

[ken_b]

I'm seeing this more and more often. Largely on newspaper sites from smaller to mid sized communities.

My attitude toward this system has changed a bit. Usually I'll answer 1 or 2 questions so I can read an article.

I'm kind of surprised by the change in my attitude toward these things, but they are so easy to use as a visitor I'm fine with it.

One thing I've noticed is that some have a "prefer not to answer" choice. I wonder if the publisher gets paid for that choice?

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[eek2121]

I gave up on it. Their trial survey requires 500 completions. It would have taken a couple more months to even start to get paid.