Since Google came up with the brilliant idea of AdSense, the internet has changed in ways that no one could have predicted. Some of these changes are beneficial, others are not. This is a brief look at how a smart marketing strategy has taken the internet by storm.
It's about the changes that have happened to marketers, publishers and even website visitors since AdSense became a daily part of our online lives. Even before the introduction of AdSense, many people used AdWords to advertise. It created a lot of exposure by placing your website at the top of Google search results. This removed many of the difficulties and costs of search engine optimisation as well as the long time it took to get to the top. It made starting a website a viable option for immediate profit rather than a long-term strategy with no immediate payoff.
With AdSense, you can display your adverts on just about any website on the internet that contains anything remotely similar to what your business is about. AdSense has thus given the Internet a new feel for advertising. Poorly ranked websites had to advertise offline before they could achieve real initial exposure before PPC. Businesses no longer have to pay high-priced consultants to design sophisticated marketing campaigns. There are no high costs for placing adverts on websites that you have to search for individually.
All you have to do is come up with a few meaningful terms for your business, sign up to Google AdWords and Google will do the rest. Despite the fact that it requires daily management, automation saves advertisers a lot of time.
The most significant change in the way the internet works through AdSense is, of course, from the publisher's point of view. People are making a fortune from their websites, whereas previously they had to overcome numerous hurdles to make a website viable. The result is motivating content and resources for online visitors.
This means that website owners should be more concerned with the content of their website and the general appearance of their pages than with the financial aspects that ensure the success of a website. Adsense does not require a large capital investment, but it does require time. It's no surprise that with the introduction of Google AdSense a few years ago, the blogging phenomenon exploded. Anyone could earn a living by writing a page about a topic they were passionate about and monetising it through AdSense.
Finally, the impact of AdSense on the average online user cannot be overlooked. People used to completely ignore banner ads (which is psychologically fascinating), but with text ads the situation is completely different. Nowadays, people pay full attention to a sponsored advert. And why? Because the whole structure exudes trust in the advertiser. A text advert is harder to miss than a graphic banner.
It is also worth noting that graphic banners have become even less profitable in recent years. For this reason, many are switching from affiliate networks to AdSense. Of course, there are also negative consequences, such as people creating websites for the sole purpose of running AdSense on them and a widespread practice known as "click fraud", where people generate fraudulent clicks for a variety of purposes. However, Google endeavours to control such activities and cannot be held responsible for the actions of such individuals.
Overall, Google AdSense is changing the way the internet works, and mainly for the better. Anyone with an idea can now write it down and profit from it. Those looking for material will have an easier time finding it, while those looking to gain a customer base can do so in a more targeted way. Adsense has changed the internet by promoting both the economic interests of companies and the benefit of users.