Google's hidden payroll in developing countries
An interesting article about Google, Inc. appeared in yesterday's Christian Science Monitor and was subsequently picked up by other publications including USA Today. The article Google's hidden payroll was based in part on an interview I did with one of the article's writers, Carolyn O'Hara, who was looking for information about Google, Inc.'s AdSense program. As the author of Make Easy Money with Google (which, unfortunately, was mis-titled in the article) I was able to explain to her how AdSense worked and point her to some sites built by people in developing countries who were managing to profit from AdSense.
I've talked about this subject before, of course, such as in Are clicks from China and India automatically invalid? where I pointed out that while $100 a month in earnings may not be much to a North American, it can certainly be a lot to someone in a developing country.
It's always nice to hear some good news about AdSense. I've never really thought of myself as being a Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) employee, though. Maybe they should be paying AdSense publishers in stock grants…
Eric Giguere is the contextual advertising expert who wrote Make Easy Money with Google and Uncommon AdSense. You can read this blog by mail if it's more convenient for you, just send a blank email to memwg-blog@aweber.com to subscribe.
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