Google offers new referrals pricing for AdSense and AdWords

While some may debate how useful AdSense can be as a revenue generating tool for a blog, a recent update to Google's referral structures of both AdSense and AdWords might help matters.

AdSense received enhancements both large and small:

• When a publisher who signed up for Google AdSense through your referral earns their first $5 within 180 days of sign-up, you will be credited with $5.
• When that same publisher earns $100 within 180 days of sign-up and is eligible for payment, you will be credited with an additional $250.
• If, in any 180-day period, you refer 25 publishers who each earn more than $100 within 180 days of their respective sign-ups and are all eligible for payout, you will be awarded a $2,000 bonus (bonus payouts are limited to 1 per year).

About that last bonus, however, I agree with Ivan Raszi at creativebits:
I highly doubt many bloggers are going to be nailing $2K simply from referrals.

AdWords wasn't left out in the cold however; advertisers get some new incentives as well:

• When an advertiser you refer spends $5 within 90 days of sign-up (in addition to the $5 sign-up fee) you will be credited with $5.
• When that same advertiser spends $100 within 90 days of sign-up, you will be credited with an additional $40.
• If, in any 180 day period, you refer 20 advertisers who each spend more than $100 within 90 days of their respective sign-ups, you will be awarded a $600 bonus (bonus payments are limited to 1 per year).

These are minor enhancements for sure, but in key areas that could make all the difference for a good chunk of publishers and companies out there.

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