You can now help your favourite websites via Google
contributor!
Google has launched a new experimental service called Google
contributor which enables users to pay and remove advert advertisements from
the program’s partner websites while supporting the websites as well.
This is to be done by means of a small monthly fee of $1, $2
or $3 as desired.
What exactly will happen to advertisements?
This service will not remove the ad space from the website
but will feature a thank you note for the contribution on the same space
instead of an adsense ad.
What are the sites that the Google Contributor includes?
This system is in experimental mode only so it has been
launched in participation with 10 sites only. Those sites include major
publishers like Mashable, Wikihow, Science Daily, Urban Dictionary, Imgur, The
Onion, etc.
How does Google benefit from Google Contributor?
Apparently, Google is keeping a cut from the contribution
before distributing it to the publishers. One thing that is for sure is that
Google will keep the cut to be enough to make up for losses it causes to advert
revenue.
“We keep a portion [of the subscription fee] to operate our
advertising network on which Contributor runs. This is the same amount we
charge advertisers to show their ads” told a Google spokesman to The register.
A major share of Google’s revenue comes out of its
advertisement service advert. Also, Google and other major ad providers have
always been bothered a lot with people using ad blocker plugins lately. So, it
might be a tiny step from Google to diversify its income stream and to nullify
the effect of ad-blocker as well.
Is it a Good Idea?
Since the advent of internet, publishers have experimented
to create revenue from the free publication. Although services like Google
contribution have been tried before on a smaller scale but only most feasible
way to earn money from free content has always been advertisement only.
This could prove to be a revolutionary idea as it will
create a win-win-win situation for everyone from Google and users to
publishers. The money paid by users will be distributed to the Publishers after
with Google taking its cut.
What is the procedure to contribute and avail service?
Like all other Google services in initial phases, right now,
Google contributor is an invite only service as well. You can get yourself
registered in the wait list. Once Google sends you an invitation, then you can
get the list of websites and decide whether to contribute or not.
To avail the service, you would need to have a Google
account and be logged in to it while browsing for the system to work.
Although, Google contributor might be perceived as a
challenge to Advertisement program but the fact is that it would work in much
better in tandem with advertisement program while providing an alternate
structure as well.