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Google To Change AdSense Payment Revenue Share Structure & Impression Payments

Google has big AdSense news, which it says won’t result in a change to how much publishers get paid. Google said it is changing its AdSense revenue-share structure and will also pay per impression and not per click. But again, Google says this won’t change how publishers get paid.
Google wrote, “Based on our tests, we don’t expect publishers to see a change in their earnings as a result of these updates.” I don’t see how this is possible but I guess it depends on what you define as “change.”
Two things are changing:
(1) Google is updating the AdSense revenue-share structure, which was that publishers retained 68% of the revenue generating from their ads. Now, Google is splitting the AdSense revenue-share into separate rates for the buy-side and sell-side.
For displaying ads with AdSense for content, publishers will receive 80% of the revenue after the advertiser platform takes its fee, whether that be Google’s buy-side or third-party platforms, Google explained.
“When Google Ads purchases display ads on AdSense, Google Ads will retain on average 15% of advertiser spend. There are variations because Google Ads does not take a fixed, per-impression fee, as many advertisers choose to pay based on user actions, like a click or conversion. Overall, publishers will continue to keep about 68% of the revenue,” Google added.
Now when advertisers use a third-party platform to purchase display ads on AdSense, publishers will keep 80% of the revenue after the third-party platform has taken its fee. “Google does not control or have visibility into the fees that these third-party platforms charge advertisers or how they calculate them,” Google wrote.
(2) AdSense to switch to per-impression payments from per click payments. Google said it is an “industry standard of paying per-impression.” “This update will provide a more uniform way for publishers to be paid for their ad space across Google’s products and third-party platforms, helping them compare with other technology providers they use,” Google added.
Google said these changes should go into effect “early next year.”
There is nothing for publishers to do outside of watching their earnings for changes, which Google said you should not see.
Glenn Gabe posted some good points:
At least they included this -> “Publishers in our ad network are required to adhere to both our AdSense policies and the Better Ads Standards which do not allow practices like pop-ups or interruptive ads that take up the majority of the screen.” https://t.co/HAjyiLntAW
— Glenn Gabe (@glenngabe) November 2, 2023
Do you believe Google here?
Here is more from the community at WebmasterWorld and X:
Looks like they will no longer show ctr or cpc… Hiding stats is never a good sign for the publishers. That is what they are doing regardless of how they frame it.
they’re doing this either to make a bit more money or a bit less money.
a shiny dollar to the first person to guess the correct option.
I think the bottom line is it will make more money for Google, or they would not be making the change.
I don’t get tons of traffic but I have a high RPM so it all works out. If I get paid the same as I do now, fine. If I get paid some lower random CPM based on category or astrology signs or whatever, then not fine. Just wait and see, I suppose.
I have a really bad feeling about this.
My main concern is that we’ve spent a lot of time over the years trying to find an optimal user experience with ad placements and have done really well with such a limited number of ads but pretty good engagement/CTR surrounded by high quality content. Targeting is usually pretty spot on, too.
Are we going to have to switch from a great user experience to just filling up the page with ads without having to think of where they may provide advertiser value?
I really can’t see how this is helpful to advertisers or publishers nor how it helps AdSense’s competitive advantage over the countless other networks.
It’s probably the first time in 20 or so years that I’m actually thinking seriously about finding an alternative to AdSense. I’ve given some other networks a go, but mainly CPM-based and never came close to what AdSense has done for us.
Yep, considering the HCU now incorporates terrible UX (often based on super aggressive and disruptive ads), the move to impressions will probably not help matters. 🙂 The same goes for broad core updates… But yes, this makes thing consistent with other platforms. pic.twitter.com/HJNoxIRQhr
— Glenn Gabe (@glenngabe) November 2, 2023
Wow.
Can someone who knows more about ads than me explain why Google might have made this move?
And yeah, not great for the current issues the SEO industry is facing 😅 https://t.co/SMh00YIpUx
— Lily Ray 😏 (@lilyraynyc) November 2, 2023
ohhhh boy, the future Goblin’s websites https://t.co/DRWDiBKBVG pic.twitter.com/VklAvwVDDU
— Mike Ginley (@mikeginleyseo) November 2, 2023
Wow, that is a big change
So are people going to be charged more for even fewer results?? https://t.co/uNF5p1Trzz— Peter Pischke-Friendly Neighborhood Journo (@HappyWarriorP) November 2, 2023
Google AdSense as the new Taboola.
I think SEOs and Paid Search/Social marketers talk more one each other than the Google Search and AdWords/AdSense teams 🧐 https://t.co/rydW7efK1s— Gianluca Fiorelli (@gfiorelli1) November 2, 2023
Google’s Ads Liaison responds now:
This change shouldn’t impact the user experience. As you noted Gabe, publishers in our ad network are required to adhere to our policies and the Better Ads Standards, created by the Coalition for Better Ads https://t.co/ErcPxBl8IC, and don’t allow practices like pop-ups etc.
— AdsLiaison (@adsliaison) November 3, 2023
The amount publishers keep may fluctuate based on how the advertiser platform takes its fee, whether Google’s buy-side or 3P platforms. e.g. Google Ads doesn’t take a fixed per-impression fee, as many advertisers choose to pay based on user actions, like a click or conversion 2/2
— AdsLiaison (@adsliaison) November 3, 2023
No, this will not change how advertisers are charged by Google.
— AdsLiaison (@adsliaison) November 3, 2023
Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.
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Bing Chat / Microsoft Copilot Balanced Mode Used 70% Of The Time With Creative & Precise Mode At 15% Each

Mikhail Parakhin from Microsoft shared how often the different modes in Microsoft Copilot, formerly known as Bing Chat, are used. There is Balanced mode, creative mode and precise mode. Balanced mode gets 60-70% of the usages, whereas the other two modes get about 15% each.
Mikhail wrote on X, “Balanced is the most popular, maybe 60-70% of the people (it is the fastest and the default). Creative and Precise are 15%-ish each.”
Here are those posts:
I thought creative mode would get more usage than precise mode because of the image generation aspect but I guess I was wrong.
To learn more about these chat modes, read this story.
Forum discussion at X.
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Most SEOs Believe Google’s November Core & Reviews Updates Will Complete In December

The Google November 2023 core update and Google November 2023 reviews update are still both rolling out, and we have no estimated time of when they will finish rolling out. Both are well past their estimated two-week rollout period. I ran a poll yesterday asking SEOs when they think it will be done, and most said in December and not in the next few days left of November.
The poll had just under 600 votes in 24-hours and 79% said the update will be completed in December and 21% said in the last days remaining in November. I posted the poll on X – here it is:
Will the Google core and reviews update finish in November or December?
— Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick) November 27, 2023
Personally, I thought it would be done by now and I still think it will be done in the next day or so – but I am wrong a lot. 🙂
I do hope it is done today so they can roll out the Christmas holiday update (kidding…).
Forum discussion at X.
Update: I’ll have a story tomorrow but at least one of the updates is done in November:
The roll-out of the November core update is now complete.https://t.co/geIJA2Bg8g
— Google Search Central (@googlesearchc) November 28, 2023
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Google Search Console Was Down Today

Google Search Console seems to be down right now. If you try to access it, you will get a 500 server error. I suspect Search Console will be back up shortly but right now, if it is down for you, you are not alone.
Update: At 8:52 am ET Google Search Console is back, the tool was offline for about 50 minutes.
Google’s Daniel Waisberg is 100% aware of the issue. He responded to some posts about the issue, saying, “we’re working on it.” John Mueller from Google is also reposting Daniel’s posts on X.
Here is what it looked like when you tried to access it while it was down:
Search Console went down at about 8 am ET and returned at 8:52 am ET.
Here are the posts on X from Daniel Waisberg of Google on this issue:
I was looking for a plug to charge my phone, so I had to unplug the server 🤷♂️
— Daniel Waisberg (@danielwaisberg) November 27, 2023
Joking aside, we’re working on it! 👨💻
— Daniel Waisberg (@danielwaisberg) November 27, 2023
Who knows, maybe we will have a new Search Console feature when it returns?
Here are some of the complaints:
Search Console its down atm.
— Juanan Carapapa (@Carapapeando) November 27, 2023
@rustybrick search console is down pic.twitter.com/Nm6P84WJld
— Daramel (@Daramel29) November 27, 2023
Is Google Search Console currently experiencing issues? It’s not functioning on my device.
Cc:- @JohnMu @searchliaison @googlesearchc @rustybrick pic.twitter.com/YHjXfSVn30
— Vijay Chauhan 📈 – SEO for Enterprise Businesses (@VijayChauhanSEO) November 27, 2023
In Spain too pic.twitter.com/d1Yiwef72k
— Rafa Martin 👽🖖 (@rafainatica) November 27, 2023
Someone kick the server in the corner @googlesearchc @JohnMu @danielwaisberg https://t.co/79IFVVFdTM
— Pedro Dias (@pedrodias) November 27, 2023
Anyone facing google search console 500 error 🤨🤨#DigitalMarketing #google #searchconsoleerror #500error #trend #news # pic.twitter.com/jWDscWcz1f
— Pankaj besarwal (@Iampankaj10) November 27, 2023
GSC this morning… talk about a case of the Mondays pic.twitter.com/6H3KUG2sd4
— Lily Ray 😏 (@lilyraynyc) November 27, 2023
Update: At 8:52 am ET Google Search Console is back, the tool was offline for about 50 minutes.
Should be all good now.
— Daniel Waisberg (@danielwaisberg) November 27, 2023
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