What's AdSense?
The flexible, hassle-free way to earn revenue online
- Get paid for displaying targeted Google ads on your site.
- Customize ads to match your site's look and feel.
- Track your success with online reports.
- It's free! With AdSense, you'll pay nothing, spend little time on set-up, and have no maintenance worries.
How AdSense Works
1. Choose where to show ads
- Specify where you want ads to appear
- Choose what types of ads can compete for those slots
2. Highest-paying ads display
- Advertisers bid on your inventory in a real-time auction
- Always show the highest-paying ad
3. Get paid
- Google bills advertisers and ad networks
- Get paid through our reliable payment options
The most robust targeting of any ad network
AdSense's innovative targeting options allow advertisers to more precisely reach their desired audiences on your site -- meaning more revenue for you and a better experience for your users.
Contextual targeting
- AdSense displays ads related to the content of your page.
Placement targeting
- An advertiser can target your site based on demographics, vertical, geographic location, or URL.
Interest-based advertising
- An advertiser can show ads based on your users' interests and previous interactions with that advertiser.
Wide variety of ad formats
AdSense isn't just for websites. Earn additional revenue by displaying ads on your:
- Site search results
- Mobile webpages
- Feeds
- Parked domains
- Mobile applications*
- Videos*
- Online games*
- TV inventory*
