AdSense or AdWords??

Discussion in 'Google AdWords' started by staceygrewal, Oct 30, 2009.

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    For those of us who are new to online marketing and selling, my question is: What is the difference between AdSense and AdWords ? Is one better than another or are they both recommended when trying to drive traffic to your site?

    Thank you.

    Stacey Grewal
    Author, Gratitude and Goals
     
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  2. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #2
    AdWords drives traffic to your site, AdSense drives it away.
     
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    psp786 Peon

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    Adsense if for publishers to make money
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    Adword if for advertisers to advertise there website
     
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    Adwords is simply a tool for you to pay google for each visitor it sends to you. On google search results pages you will see little links on the right that says sponsored ad. In Adwords, your ad appears here randomly through the day and you pay google, say .25 cents per click.

    Adsense is where you have an ad on your page that looks like the ad mentioned above, but it is someone elses advertisement. When someone clicks the link, you make a certain amount of money. Adsense tracks its users and makes sure those clicking are unique IP's to prevent fradualent clicks.
     
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  5. Kristina19

    Kristina19 Greenhorn

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    #5
    both are for different, adsense is to earn money by publishing ads on your site and adwords to advertise your products and services on the web by paying for each click to Google.
     
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    On Adsense you get paid when people click on your ads , Adwords you pay to advertise.
     
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  7. Peter Clarke

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    adwords costs you to get traffic, adsence rewards you for having traffic
     
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  8. vitalous

    vitalous Guest

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    AdSense is a program in which you provide ALL the traffic, and Google will give you HALF the money of clicks.
    AdWords is a program in which you provide ALL the money, and Google will give you HALF the traffic in clicks.

    Everything balances out perfectly!

    John
     
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    robyries Notable Member

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    but i don't recomm you to use adword if you are a newbie, other wise for adsense, that rock,.... you can use in anywhere you wanna put,...
     
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    Lkimmel Active Member

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    adwords = spend money

    adsense = make money
     
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  11. staceygrewal

    staceygrewal Peon

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    Thank you for your responses. Now it makes sense!
     
    staceygrewal, Nov 6, 2009 IP
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    #12
    Adsense is the better way of earning from google.
     
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    Adwords for advertiser look for traffic and promote their service or product and adsense for publisher to make money.
     
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    Adsense is for publishers while Adwords is for advertisers.
     
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    msubmission Active Member

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    This is the most simple explaination :)
     
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  16. iwillguide

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    i recommend you to use adsense because you will make money for free but you need website with unique content to get accepted in to adsense .just build a website with rich content and keywords and promote .you gain good revenue. About "adwords" -you to affiliate with some products and have to pay per click depend on your budget so google will advertise your products on pay per click basis .you have to invest first to gain income from adwords ..thats the difference between adsense and adwords ..i hope you understand .just read more information at DP
    good luck
     
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    Adsense is for publishers for make money with their websites traffic.
    Adwords is for advertisers. Your ad will be display at sponsor links of google's page and the publishers website who are using the adsense.
     
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    it's simple, adwords is you spend what your ads click and adsense is you earn what visitors click your website ads.
     
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    it's simple, adwords is you spend what your ads click and adsense is you earn what visitors click your website ads.
     
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    #20
    This can also be true:

    adwords = make money

    adsense = spend money
     
    tbarr60, Nov 10, 2009 IP