Google Introduces A New Way To Monetize Your Website

Blog monetization is one of the best ways to earn money online. One of the ways to monetize your website/blog is through advertisements. Google has introduced another way for bloggers to monetize their blogs - Google Consumer Surveys. Announced this week, the Google Consumer Surveys publisher network is now open for sign ups. Let's take a look at what this network is and how it works.

What are google consumer Surveys?

Think of it like a site where you pay to get unrestricted access, but without having to pay actual money. Your visitors just have to answer a few short surveys in exchange for access to your content, and you earn money for each question answered.

More and more sites are adding paywalls to access their content, meaning you have to pay a one-time or subscription fee to read articles, watch videos etc. A good example is the Wall Street Journal.

Google Consumer Surveys are similar to paywalls in the way that they block users from accessing content. However, the only barrier to entry is answering a few survey questions. No one has to shell out their hard earned money, but there is real potential here for website owners to earn extra money.

Earning Potential

Right now, Survey creators (much like advertisers) are charged 10 cents per survey, out of which 5 cents go to the website owner. So that's a 50/50 revenue sharing between Google and publishers. Now it is up to you how many surveys can you get filled. The larger your traffic, the greater the earning potential. Assuming that even 20% of your 100K/month visitors fill out the survey, you get an easy $1000 per month!

The announcement states that Google Consumer Surveys are easy to control and add to your site. You can choose where they appear and how often users are prompted to fill them out. You can also set how much content you want to make available, and how much of it you want to make accessible via filling out surveys.

There are some requirements in order to be accepted into this program. You need to have an AdSense account in good standing, an 18+ audience, and must follow Google’s Publisher Program Policies.

US publishers are already being accepted, with publishers in the UK and Canada soon to follow. In the coming months even more countries are said to be added.

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Google I/O 2015: Here’s What To Expect From The Keynote

Google is gearing up for its I/O 2015 conference, which is going to be held in San Francisco from May 28 to 29, and if you were wondering what magic will befall the stage at the Moscone Center, here’s a list of developments that the search giant is likely to announce at the event.

With Google TV being dropped, Android TV – which Sony plans to use in all its 2015 TVs – is likely to be discussed at the conference along with new features as we move into the future. Meanwhile, Google Cast, the music streaming platform is set for quite a few sessions at the event as well.

Chromecast 2

The Chromecast was announced back in 2013, and it’s been quite a while since it has been flying off shelves since then. And of course, it’s due for an upgrade, so it’s likely that Google would announce its successor at I/O 2015.

Android Wear For iPhone Support

Android Wear is seeing a slow, but rather steady growth in the consumer market, but falls short when it comes to features compared to the Apple Watch. It also lacks cross-platform compatibility when competing against the likes of Pebble. We’re certain that Google will use the stage to announce Android Wear for iPhone support.

Project Ara

Google’s modular phone project has been around for quite some time now, and with rising skepticism that the company is also gearing up to launch a pilot program in Puerto Rico later this year, we expect Google to shed some light on the project’s development as well.

Google has mentioned that one session at the conference will be dedicated to its futuristic tablet which packs virtual reality, augmented reality, and 3D mapping into one device. Dubbed as Project Tango, it would be the first time developers are introduced to the technology formally.

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Google Launches Wireless Service Project Fi, Sign Up Now

It has been rumored for months on end that Google would be looking to shake up the carrier market by launching its own, largely Wi-Fi-dependent service, and today, it has been officially unveiled. Full details below.

Over the past few months, many credible sources have offered details on what Google’s carrier might look like, and aside from the fact that it would take advantage of the ubiquity of Wi-Fi hotspots, we also learned that it would piggyback T-Mobile and Sprint’s cellular networks.

s per the official announcement of “Project Fi,” we now know these notions to be true, and while many will be keen to jump on board and try it out, there are one or two catches for the time being.
First and foremost, you’ll need to be in ownership of the Nexus 6. If you don’t happen to have access to this handset, then you won’t be able to try Project Fi, and even if you do, you will need to secure an invitation.

Google’s invitation system has been a mainstay ever since the very early beta days of Gmail, but if you do meet the prerequisite of a Nexus 6, we’ll continue with details on how you can sign up for an invite a little later on in the post.
The key aspect of Project Fi is pricing. The model is very different to most of the pre-existing plans from the biggest carriers, and is one that may appeal to users who’ve varying data usage habits. You pay a $20 flat fee for calls and texts, and $10 per GB of data, which, at first glance, doesn’t seem particularly revolutionary.

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