Making Money on HubPages: Our Monetization Partners

Hubs may be monetized by several premium ad and affiliate partners: Google AdSense, Amazon Associates, the HubPages Ad Program, the eBay Program, and the Amazon Program.

One of HubPages' ad partners is Google AdSense. On HubPages, ads are placed on every Hub (except for those that are non-commercial and with an ad level of "None"). You will recognize Google AdSense ads because they will be labeled. Most Google AdSense ads are Pay Per Click (PPC) ads. This means that if someone clicks on an ad, either you or HubPages may be paid from that click. If you haven't signed up for Google AdSense, we recommend signing up so you can begin earning on HubPages.

In the future, you will be able to earn from Amazon through the HubPages Earnings Program. Eventually, this might be the only way to earn from Amazon on HubPages, so if you do not already have an Amazon Associates Account, we do not recommend signing up with Amazon directly at this time.

To earn, Amazon must be active in your Earnings Settings and you must feature Amazon products in your Hubs through the use of Amazon Capsules, or direct links in Text Capsules.

If a clicking visitor purchases qualifying products on your share of the impressions you make 100% of the commission.

The HubPages Ad Program is a great way to earn from your HubPages traffic. The Ad Program provides an optimized mix of premium ads from multiple ad partners to run alongside your Google AdSense and Amazon Capsules on your Hubs.

How does the Ad Program work?

In the usual Google AdSense arrangement, you’re given 3 ad units, and 2 link units. If you opt in to the Ad Program, you will have up to a total of six ads:

• one standard AdSense ad unit that is served and paid directly to you by Google
• two specially-formatted AdSense ad units (Ad Program)
• and three standard ads (Ad Program)

Occasionally, non-standard ad units might be served as part of specific directly-sold ad campaigns. These non-standard units typically pay high CPMs.

If you are part of the Ad Program, you will be paid by Google's AdSense for one of the ads and by the HubPages Earnings Program for the other five ads. The ad units from the Ad Program are drawn from a number of high-quality, premium ad sources, which we have access to as a very large publisher. The size, scale and quality of of our content allow us to secure large website ad rates for you.

What kind of earnings can you expect?

Many Hubbers in the Ad Program see significant increases in their combined revenue (Ad Program + Google AdSense) compared to what they earn from Google AdSense alone. While you will likely experience a drop in Google AdSense earnings if you opt into the Ad Program, most participating Hubbers will see an increase in total earnings.

What kind of ads you will see in the Ad Program?

The Ad Program currently draws from a number of high-quality ad networks, including Google, many of which are exclusive and only work with the largest publishers. The Ad Program will also be able to share earnings from directly-sold advertising.

How will payment work?

We provide you with a managed service which includes ad performance reporting, and a monthly payment via the HubPages Earnings Program.

To earn, the eBay Program must be active in your Earnings Settings and you must feature eBay products in your Hubs through the use of eBay Capsules.

To begin earning through eBay Capsules from your Hubs, sign up for the HubPages Earnings Program (if you have not done so already) and follow the prompts to sign up for the eBay Program. HubPages will process your program application with eBay and confirm once you are approved. This process normally takes four days. The eBay Program will track referrals from your Hubs that lead to transactions on eBay. You will accrue into your HubPages Earnings Program balance from this activity, based on the amount and quality of clicks from your Hubs.