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Experience with ADSENSE API?

by JackPowers
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Hey Warriors,

Anyone have experience with applying for and using the Adsense API for revenue sharing?

What are the requirements etc?
#adsense #api #experience
  • Profile picture of the author paulgl
    Only websites with over 100,000 daily page views across user pages are eligible to participate in the AdSense API program.
    You have to have a site where users generate content.

    If your site qualifies, I would let users keep 100% of the revenue, which google
    recommends, and make money off of adsense referrals.

    You must already have an adsense account.
    Come up with a plan and email the details to: adsenseapi-support@google.com
    Register as a developer: Google AdSense API Application

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  • Profile picture of the author JackPowers
    Ok, 100,000 page views.. lol! That's going to take some time to accomplish at which point there would probably be better ways to monetize.

    I believe there are plugins to rotate Adsense ads for Wordpress based on which user wrote the post, yes?

    Probably a better way to start out, but that would be missing out on those writers who don't have an Adsense account.
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    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      Thing is, the point is for users to create content for you!
      So, allowing them to edit and place their own adsense codes
      is the way to go. You share no revenue, but you pump up
      content and can monetize other ways. I don't think you have
      to apply for the api if you do this, since you are not really
      revenue sharing. I may be wrong, but since normal adsense usrers
      can put different ids on pages, I see no problem.

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      • Profile picture of the author JackPowers
        Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

        Thing is, the point is for users to create content for you!
        So, allowing them to edit and place their own adsense codes
        is the way to go. You share no revenue, but you pump up
        content and can monetize other ways. I don't think you have
        to apply for the api if you do this, since you are not really
        revenue sharing. I may be wrong, but since normal adsense usrers
        can put different ids on pages, I see no problem.

        Paul
        I agree, but I would prefer a 75-25 split would be fair as well, as there's some upkeep and outbond link-leakage.

        The main thing is to make it easy for the users though. It would be much easier if they could just insert their Adsense ID in the dashboard and then the plugin would automatically add some ads to their posts.

        Do you know if such a plugin exists? If not, there's a business opportunity for a clever coder.
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          • Profile picture of the author paulgl
            Yukon makes a valid point, there are scripts that would create the ad blocks,
            complete with different ids. But the point about revenue "sharing" is not
            really about sharing adsense revenue. Adsense revenue would be a carrot.
            for users to create you some good content, get visitors, and get
            authority.

            Your money would not be in adsense, but in a huge email list and other revenue
            streams. Besides, you could put adsense on stock pages if you wish.

            I don't think there is a ton of money to be made with adsense that way.

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