What is a CPM?

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   JoannaBlackburnposted 5 weeks ago

   I have been wondering around this site trying to find information about the earnings page.  Where do I go to find out about the abbreviations used in the reports?

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      NateB11posted 5 weeks ago in reply to this

      CPM is how much you earn per thousand views. I don't know if there is any kind of tutorial on how to read the earnings reports here.

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      Ryan Corneliusposted 5 weeks ago in reply to this

      Like you I been wondering around since I signed. I found what I needed just by doing that but I too did it outside of this site. That helped me to find what I was looking for

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      promisemposted 5 weeks ago in reply to this

      CPM is Cost per Thousand Impressions. Impressions are page impressions.
      
      CPM is actually an advertiser term because the ads are a cost to the advertiser. The publisher version is RPM or Revenue per Thousand Impressions, but CPM is a more common term for both advertisers and publishers.

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         Ryan Corneliusposted 5 weeks ago in reply to this

         So before you are compensated you need 1000  clicks?

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            NateB11posted 5 weeks ago in reply to this

            No, Say you make $3 for a thousand views. This means if you get 100 views, you'd get 30 cents; if my math is correct. CPM is just an average.

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               NateB11posted 5 weeks ago in reply to this

               Also, I think it's important to know the difference between clicks and views; clicks are when  someone clicks on an ad; this is important for Adsense because they mostly pay for clicks, what is called CPC - cost per click. The Hubpages Program pays per impression, or view; meaning someone views an ad; that's what CPM is; it is when someone is on your page and sees an ad.

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                  TIMETRAVELER2posted 5 weeks ago in reply to this

                  It's also important to note that advertisers bid to see how much they'll have to pay to list an ad on anybody's site.  The higher the winning bid, the more the writer makes on views.

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                     NateB11posted 5 weeks ago in reply to this

                     Yeah, I was thinking about mentioning that too.

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   JoannaBlackburnposted 5 weeks ago

   Thank you all for helping me with understanding about the earnings page.  I think I get it know.

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