Advertiser or Publisher?

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When you set up Adsense on your website are you an advertiser or a publisher?

There seems to be some confusion so I'll try to explain the difference in a way that's easy to remember.

Advertisers

are the people and companies who pay for the advertisements.


Publishers

are the people who publish the websites and display the advertisements.

If you own the website and publish information and advertisements then you are a publisher.


I hope this clears up any confusion.

Now go and publish some ads.

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Thank you for taking the time to share this.

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Many thanks Marion :)

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That's right, we are PUBLISHERS.

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We are publishers!!

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God!!!!!!
I am just summit them and select the wrong one.
Go Go I have to check and correct it.
Thank you very much my friend.

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Very simple and clear distinction and easy to remember the way you explain it. Thanks!

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Hi MarionBlack I currently trying get connected with AdSense They keep say I can't have two accounts and list the Gmail already has an account Thank you for your time.

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Google tells us "one account all of Google". Just use your existing Google account and apply to get Adsense on your website.

Thank you MarionBlack, I'm going keep trying to get AdSense

Thank you Marion for the clarification.
Jerome

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Thank you for clearing this up

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Thanks Marion. This should eliminate any confusion :)

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