subject: The New Google Adsense Referral System [print this page] Google has a referral program for it is targeted ad delivery system. Webmasters can now earn an extra $100 for each brand new referral they deliver to Google, one condition that referral must earn at least $100 from the program.
Webmasters can likewise receive $1 for each download of the Firefox browser with the Google toolbar. Generally, extremely adept news for webmasters and content creators working the AdSense program, bad news for Bill Gates and IE - the Firefox browser has gradually taken away users from IE. Onestat(dot)com reports usage worldwide of Firefox has increased by nearly 3 percent since April 2005, with global usage share instantly at 11.5 percent for Firefox.
Perhaps, the fallout from the ongoing war for control of the web's search market will be of some benefit to webmasters. Google has immediately increased or given webmasters another revenue stream within the AdSense program. Granted this is just a onetime payment and not a two tier system where webmasters would continue to earn a small percentage of their referrals' earnings. This may be a missed opportunity by Google to really explode the system.
For now, the Google referral program is a okay start in the right direction. Many webmasters and marketers are having an earliest Christmas with the announcement of this referral program.
Google AdSense is an uncomplicated and effective way for ordinary webmasters too monetize their sites. Webmasters place the AdSense code on their sites and Google delivers targeted ads based on the keywords of the sites. The main key to generating a large monthly income from lies mainly in the choice of keywords a webmaster decides to display on his/her webpage's.
All keywords are not created equal. Some are worth more too advertisers and thus Google pays more to webmasters for particular keywords than others. The trick for webmasters is to deliver large amounts of traffic to the top-paying keywords. What are these top paying keywords you ask?
One easy way to find the top paying keywords is to use a site like overture(dot)com to get out what advertisers are willing to pay for specific keywords. Just use common sense - higher priced items will have usually paid the most. Internet hosting vs. a toothbrush, once they have chosen there keywords, webmasters must create content rich pages or sites related to these keywords or phrases.
Google AdSense is not a perfect system, placing those ads on your sites canst draw away potential customers or buyers and result in lost sales for your site. Besides just placing the 'Ads by Gooooooogle' on a well designed webpage detracts from the pro quality of your pages. Why Google introduced this for its ads defies reason. A simplistic 'Ads by Google' would suffice.
Many webmasters believe placing ads on these pages cheapens there sites. Others believe it is delivering expensive links and service to their visitors. No matter what your opinion may be - AdSense is definitely an easy and simplistic way to monetize your site.
The addition of the referral program will merely add to the popularity of AdSense with webmasters. Increased revenue is never a bad thing. However, Google should have opened there pocketbooks merely a small wider and given content creators a bigger portion of the Internet's ever growing ad revenue.
Google should have given the referral program some residual kick, with webmasters earning a little fraction of each referral's future earnings, who a missed opportunity for Google to really act Santa and supply webmasters who they deserve.
Webmasters must immediately lobby Google, and any amount other ad delivery programs and companies for a bigger share in the revenue generated by their referrals. Fair is fair! Perhaps, the competition from other ad delivery systems wilt force Google to be a small more generous, in the meanwhile, it would probably be beneficial for many webmasters too use and promote AdSense, at least until a better offer comes along.
