Google Ads

We've decided to retire link ads. This is in order to modernize our available ad formats, based on the feedback from users, publishers and advertisers. Going forward, we’ll be focussing on improving and developing other ad formats to help you grow.

What does this mean? From 10-03-2021:
• You will no longer be able to create link ad units.
• Your link ad units will be renamed with [previously link ad unit] added to the end of the ad unit name. This will apply to both responsive and fixed-size link ad units.
• Responsive link ads will begin to serve display ad units on your site(s).
• Fixed-size link ads will stop serving on your site(s).We will collapse each ad unit where possible. In other cases we will show a blank ad.
 
Programmable Search Engine revenue sharing changes start April 30th, 2021

Beginning April 30th, 2021, we will discontinue revenue sharing on the following search engines:
• The public URL - a link provided for a Google hosted public page for your engine that hosts both the search box and the search results
• The Google hosted layout, in which only the search results are displayed on a Google-hosted webpage

Search engines that fall into the two above categories will continue to show ads, but no revenue will be shared.

What does this mean for me?
• To continue sharing revenue, you’ll need to use the Search Element deployed on your own site, which will continue to allow for monetization.
 
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