Ad Revenue Sharing
Qassia is not a knowledge base, but we rely on the same user contribution principle, since our bread and butter is the accumulation and amalgamation of intel. And sites that rely on user contributions are expected to compensate their contributors. While our primary way of rewarding content is with backlinks and exposure for users' websites, we also share advertising revenues with our users.
So how much do you get?
Some knowledge bases split net advertising income 40/60 in their favor, after deducting operating expenses such as server costs. Others, trying to capitalize on user resentment against those first mentioned, split gross revenue 50/50, before deducting expenses.
But at Qassia, you get no less than 100 percent of gross advertising revenue. That means you get ALL of it. Sound great? Or sound fishy? Don't worry - at Qassia we don't even get involved in the filthy business of touching money in the first place. The ad revenue goes straight from the advertising company to you.
How does this work?
It's very simple. We run Google Adsense ads. When your user page or intel is displayed, the Google ad is run using your account number. That means you own the ad, and we don't even know how many times it gets clicked on or how much it generates. You can check these stats yourself by logging into your Google Adsense account, with which we have nothing to do. The revenue from your ads at Qassia will be right there, alongside your other ad revenue (if you also run ads on your own sites). When the time comes to get paid, Google pay you directly.
Simple, isn't it? The best solutions always are. This elegant arrangement ensures that everyone, including Qassia, benefits, because we believe in the curious Eastern notion that by taking less, we will gain more.
Revenue Sharing FAQ
| What is Google Adsense? | |
It's a very good system in which you can sign up to carry ads syndicated by Google. If the ads generate income, you get paid by Google. Go to www.google.com/adsense to find out more.
| What do you need from me? | |
Your intel! Lots of it... and your Google Adsense account number. It's a 16-digit number. We have instructions on how to find it, and how to enter it into your account. You just need to login and go to your dashboard.
| Isn't it a security risk to give you my Adsense account number? | |
No, your account number is public information to begin with. You can find out the account number of anyone running Google Adsense ads. Just view the source code of the iframe running the ad, and voila, there it is right there. There is no risk in someone knowing your Adsense account number.
| What if I don't have a Google Adsense account? | |
Get one, it's very easy. You just need to fill out an online form. You can live in any country. The only requirement is that you need to have a website.
Don't have a website? No problem - these days it takes about 60 seconds to create a website. Just go to Blogger, also owned by Google, and set up a blog (a good title for your blog is "My Blog"). Put up one or two posts, and that's it - you're ready to sign up at Adsense. You'll get your Adsense account within 36 hours after signing up.
| What if I don't want to get a Google Adsense account? | |
Your user page will be displayed without any ads. The ads alongside your intel, meanwhile, will run using our Adsense account number, and you don't get a dime. That's fine with us.
| How will Qassia make money, if the ads are owned by the contributing users? | |
Well, we run our ads on the front page. And we don't run ads using the user's account numbers if we are displaying search results (comprised of snippets from multiple intel), or when users are navigating through the directory (again, snippets from multiple intel will be displayed). We only display ads using your account number if the page being displayed is the individual page for your intel, or your user page.
| How much can I expect to make? | |
Probably not much. Most people won't make more than a few bucks a month. (Note that Google only pay out if the balance is higher than $100.) Others might make hundreds or even thousands. If your intel gets slashdotted or dugg, and gets a zillion page views, then you might make a substantial amount of money. In any case, you'll definitely make more at Qassia than you would if you contributed the same content to another site, because at Qassia you get 100%.
| Doesn't this contravene the Adsense TOS? | |
Not that we know of. You own the content on the page, and we are leasing the page to you. Moreover, your ad is the only ad on the page. So it should be kosher. By the way, we've been using a similar model on one of our sites that's been up since 2005.
| Can I edit the design of my ads? | |
No, you own the ads, but we get to decide how the page looks like. All ads will run using the same design, determined by us.
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