How to Share Google AdSense Revenue with Contributors or Authors on Your Website

To share Google AdSense revenue with contributors or authors on your site, you can use an approach called "AdSense revenue sharing." This allows you to split AdSense earnings based on the content posted by each author. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to set this up:

1. Set Up an AdSense Account for Contributors

Each contributor must have their own AdSense account. They can sign up for an AdSense account at Google AdSense.

2. Decide on Revenue-Sharing Percentages

You can set a revenue-sharing percentage for each contributor. For example, you may choose a 70-30 split where 70% of the revenue goes to the author and 30% goes to the website.

3. Implement AdSense Revenue Sharing in Your Website’s Code

Depending on your site’s platform (e.g., WordPress, custom PHP), there are several ways to do this:

• WordPress Plugin: Use a plugin like AdSense Plugin WP QUADS or similar that supports multiple AdSense IDs. This will allow you to assign unique AdSense IDs to each author and set the percentage of time their ads display.

• Custom Code Implementation (for custom sites):

  • In the article's HTML template, you can use a conditional statement to select the author’s AdSense ID based on the set percentage.
  • Here’s a simple example in PHP:

    $authorAdSenseID = 'ca-pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'; // Default AdSense ID
    $siteAdSenseID = 'ca-pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'; // Site’s AdSense ID
    
    // Set a random number for split
    $rand = rand(1, 100);
    
    // Use author's AdSense ID 70% of the time
    if ($rand <= 70) {
        $adSenseID = $authorAdSenseID;
    } else {
        $adSenseID = $siteAdSenseID;
    }
    
    // Embed AdSense ad with the selected ID
    echo "";
    echo "";
    

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4. Display Ads Dynamically

Using the randomly selected ID, display ads dynamically within each post based on the agreed-upon percentage.

5. Track and Report Earnings

To track individual contributor earnings, you’ll need to coordinate with your contributors to view their AdSense reports, or you could request periodic reports. Alternatively, you can ask them to share estimated reports or summaries based on the page views or ad clicks on their articles.

6. Legal Agreement

Consider drafting a revenue-sharing agreement to outline terms, including payment schedules, revenue percentages, and any other obligations. This can help avoid misunderstandings and clarify the process.

7. Test the Setup

Ensure that ads are displaying correctly and that the revenue split is being honored based on your defined settings.