Web Marketing Strategy Update

Possibly thanks to increased competiton with the successful debut of the Yahoo Publisher Network and others, AdSense publishers can now make money by referring other webmasters to join the program (see [AdSense Support->https://www.google.com/support/adsense/bin/answer.py?answer=27406]).

Publishers will be paid $100 bonus once the new signup is accepted and earns their first $100 in AdSense revenue.

US-based publishers can also earn “up to” $1 a time for referring site visitors to download and install the free Firefox browser complete with the Google AdSense toolbar (what exactly Google mean by “up to” I can’t say, nor why the program should only be for US publishers).

Participation in both programs is optional and requires the use of Google’s own pre-coded buttons like the one below:

%%google_adsense [code=!!adsensereferral!!]%%

The buttons come in 5 sizes plus a few variations in the ad copy, though most of them seem pretty weak and vague.

To join and get the button codes click on the new Referrals tab in your account navigation bar.