Earning from a site

Earning from a content site: the honest version

A content site earns from advertising only after it has useful original content and real visitors, and only after an ad network approves it. For Google AdSense, approval is never guaranteed - Google reviews each site for original content, clear navigation and policy compliance. Any earnings figures you see in videos are the creator's own claims, not a promise.

The steps a real attempt takes

1. Publish original guides written or reviewed by a person. Google publishes no minimum article count - its readiness guidance stresses unique, original content, and warns that ads may not be placed on sites with scraped or copyrighted content.
2. Put the site on a domain you control. A subdomain of a domain you already own can avoid a new purchase, though hosting space and setup still need to be in place first.
3. Apply for AdSense under your own Google account. Approval attaches to your account and cannot be bought or transferred - Google reviews the site's original content, navigation and policy compliance.
4. Only after approval, place ads and promote the articles from social channels you already run. No new mass accounts needed.

Policy facts, checked 25 Oct 2026

• AdSense eligibility: your own unique, high-quality, original content on a site whose code you control; 18+.
• Social media traffic is not prohibited. Banned sources are paid-to-click, autosurf, click-exchange, mass unsolicited email and software-driven traffic.
• Ads may not appear on scraped or copyrighted content, or on pages made only to show ads.
• Invalid-traffic enforcement is strict and suspensions can be unappealable - traffic quality matters.
• AdSense terms do not allow transferring an account, so a purchased "pre-approved" site still needs your own review.

Sources: AdSense eligibility, site readiness, program and traffic policies, invalid-traffic suspensions.