What it is and how to make money with it

What is Google AdSense?

Google AdSense is a free advertising program that allows online publishers to earn money by displaying third-party Google ads on their sites.

Businesses pay to advertise through AdSense. And site owners get a share of that revenue based on clicks or ad impressions.

This is what a Google AdSense ad might look like on a website:

Let’s take a look at how to earn money with Google AdSense and how it works.

How does Google AdSense work?

Here’s how Google AdSense works in just three steps:

Step 1. Sign up and make your website available for advertising.

When you you AdSense accountGoogle will review your website to make sure it complies with its policies.

Once approved, you will need to add a code to your site. Then you can choose the ad formats you want. And where you want them to appear.

Ad formats include in-page (within main body), anchor (edge of screen) and vignette (full screen). Amongst other things.

please note: You can also earn money by displaying ads in your YouTube videos. To do so, set up an AdSense account from within YouTube Studio.

Step 2. Advertisers start bidding.

Then AdSense uses an auction to select the ads that appear on your site.

Usually whoever bids the highest wins.

To learn more about how AdSense auctions work and how you can increase demand (and potentially profit) for your ad space, read this AdSense Auction Guide.

Step 3. You get paid.

Google will ask you to add your payment information and personal details so...