ABOUT ADSENSE

What is Google AdSense?

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Google AdSense is a fast and easy way for website publishers of all sizes to earn money by displaying targeted, unobtrusive Google ads on their websites. AdSense also allows you to provide Google search to your site users, while earning money by displaying Google ads on the search results pages.

You'll earn when users visit your website and click on or view the ads on your pages, depending on the type of ad. Learn more about earning with AdSense.

AdSense is free, so we encourage you to give it a try. If you have a website, and you comply with our program policies and eligibility criteria, just complete our online application.

We'll review your application and follow up with an email within about a week, depending on the volume of applications we receive. If you are accepted into the program, you can sign in to your new account and get the HTML code that will display ads on your webpages.

How much will I earn through this program?

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The Google ads you are able to display on your content pages can be either cost-per-click (CPC) or cost-per-1000-impressions (CPM) ads, search results pages show exclusively CPC ads. This means that advertisers pay either when users click on ads, or when the advertiser's ad is shown on your site. You'll receive a portion of the amount paid for either activity on your website. Although we don't disclose the exact revenue share, our goal is to enable publishers to make as much or more than they could with other advertising networks.

The best way to find out how much you'll earn is to sign up and start showing ads on your webpages. There's no cost, no obligation, and getting started is quick and easy. Sign up now.

Once you're a part of Google AdSense, you can view your earnings at any time by signing in and viewing your reports. You'll be able to see the total number of page and ad unit impressions, ad clicks, clickthrough rate, effective CPM, and your total earnings so you can get an idea of how well the program is performing for you and how much you can expect to earn over time in the program.

You can also find more information about our payment schedule in our Payments Guide.

What languages does AdSense support?

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Google AdSense supports publishers in several different languages. Applications for participation in the program can be for sites with content primarily in:

Arabic	French	Polish
Bulgarian	German	Portuguese
Chinese (simplified)	Greek	Romanian
Chinese (traditional)	Hebrew	Russian
Croatian	Hungarian	Serbian
Czech	Italian	Slovak
Danish	Japanese	Spanish
Dutch	Korean	Swedish
English	Latvian	Thai
Finnish	Lithuanian	Turkish
	Norwegian	Ukranian

In addition, AdSense for search is available in Indonesian and Vietnamese. These languages are not supported for AdSense for content pages.

You can select your site's primary language during the application process. If you're approved, AdSense will serve relevant ads to your pages in the appropriate language, even if your site contains multiple supported languages.

Please also be aware that placing the AdSense code on pages with content primarily in an unsupported language is not permitted by the AdSense program policies.

Can I filter the ads that are displayed on my site?

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Yes, you can prevent ads from appearing on your pages using two tools in your account.

• Competitive Ad Filter
  This filter lets you create and manage a list of websites whose ads you'd prefer not to show on your pages. Add a URL to your filter list, and ads from that site will no longer display on your pages. Learn more
  
• Ad Review Center
  This tool allows you to prevent placement-targeted ads from appearing on your pages. You can block ads by advertiser or by ad group. Learn more

Keep in mind, though, that filtering ads may decrease ad competition to appear on your pages, which can decrease your potential earnings.