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Anyone offering google video ads on their websites?
I was wondering what the payout for those ads were. And also, do your visitors actually click to watch these videos?
Are you making any money with it?

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This thread began with asking about payouts and clicks. described seeing Google’s early video units in rotation, and later and noted Google moved away from that product. Those legacy AdSense video units are no longer the straightforward publisher option they once were; today there are three practical paths to put video ads in front of your audience.

  1. Host content on YouTube and monetize through the YouTube Partner Program (monetization is handled by YouTube and requires meeting channel eligibility and policy requirements).
  2. Serve in-player video ads on your site via a VAST-compatible player (JW Player, Video.js, etc.) connected to programmatic demand through Google Ad Manager or third-party SSPs. This requires generating VAST ad tags, configuring pre/mid/post-rolls, and handling consent.
  3. Use outstream/in-article video networks that buy viewable video inventory without long-form hosting on your site.

Revenue models differ: CPM, CPV, and revenue-share are common. Payouts vary widely by audience geography, content niche, viewability and completion rates; premium US/EU audiences usually earn more. Measure fill rate, view-through rate (VTR), completion rate and effective CPM (eCPM) to evaluate performance.

Common implementation issues and best practices: serve ads and player over HTTPS, use an up-to-date VAST-compatible player, add a consent management solution for GDPR/CCPA, watch for ad-blocking and low fill, and avoid deceptive play buttons or autoplay with sound. If tags fail, test VAST responses in the player console, confirm domain whitelisting with your demand partner, and check for CORS or mixed-content errors. Video ads can raise revenue but also add technical and UX complexity; test on a subset of pages and monitor metrics before wider rollout.

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I've seen them rotated a couple of times with the other AdSense ads we have here. They really aren't that different from other image ads. They start as static images and just include little play buttons that the web surfer has to click on, so it's not as if they start automatically. You only get money when they're viewed and clicked on. I haven't really noticed a significant increase or decrease in my AdSense revenue lately, and since they're rotated in there, and are few and far between, I'm not so sure how they perform money-wise.

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Unfortunately, Google is not offering video ads anymore from what I hear but their are plenty of other sites that do host video ads such as Adwido.

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Yup google has disable Video ads.. by da way green u have bumped 2 yrs old thread..hihhi

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