Google Adsense was one of my main income which is still driving me hundreds monthly and i do not deny that their referral program was driving in money and over the past 8 months of using the referral link, Google have finally retired this revenue program for their publisher.
If you are a Google Adsense Publisher, this is the email message that you should have received over night and that effectively end January, all referral links will not be converted into earnings and should be removed cause there is no revenue income for you.
Though, This could be a loss to some of us who could have been making a 10% revenue through Referrals but it's time to let this referral program go and look forward to other referral sources that Google Adsense offer which are attractive.
This was the email i received and i have it copied for my readers to read if you have not decided to join Adsense or did not receive this mail from Google.
"Hello,
We are writing to share some important information with you about
referrals to the AdSense product. As part of ongoing efforts to
optimize revenue opportunities for our publishers, we're
constantly experimenting with new revenue-enhancing features as
well as tweaking those products already available to our
publishers. This is the case for referral units directing visitors
to sign up for AdSense. After experimenting with this program
over the past year, we've concluded that there are other products
that are of higher value than this program to publishers in your
region. As a result, referral units for the AdSense program will
be retired in the coming weeks. Referrals to other products and
services remain unaffected.
If you're currently displaying referral units on your site
directing users to sign up for AdSense, read on below for details
about what to expect in the coming weeks.
In early January, the option to add referral units directing users
to the AdSense product will no longer appear in your account. You
will continue to accrue earnings for all existing referrals yet to
generate $100 until late January, at which point the program will
be fully retired. Existing referral units will continue to appear
on your pages.
By the end of January, you should remove all referral units
directing users to AdSense from your pages. Referral units
that you do not remove will continue to be displayed on your pages
as normal, but conversions will no longer be recorded. We
suggest you replace the AdSense referrals with referrals to
another product or service or an additional ad unit.
Thank you for referring users to AdSense in the past. We
apologize for any inconvenience this news may cause.
Sincerely,
The Google AdSense Team
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043"
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8 Responses to "Google Adsense Referral Revenue Retires"
I just joined Adsense and was disappointed with the email that have been sent out that referral program will no longer be available.
January 16, 2008 9:36 AM
It's rather disappointing. First, they said no video ads for us, then they say no mobile ads for us, and now they're saying that we don't deserve Adsense referrals.
January 16, 2008 11:58 PM
It's rather disappointing.
January 16, 2008 11:58 PM
Good blog
It's all about profit when it comes down to a company.
January 22, 2008 2:09 PM
Well thats a downer, I was also using this program as a revenue source. You can always count on Google doing the unexpected and shaking things up.
Only AdSense referral right? The AdSense program is still alive?
January 24, 2008 12:07 PM
Yes, only the adsense referral revenue program is no longer in used. The adsense earning program still runs normal.
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