{"id":219491,"date":"2017-06-14T17:04:40","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T21:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/uncategorized\/google-adsense-drops-cryptocurrency-faucet-operators-the-merkle.php"},"modified":"2017-06-14T17:04:40","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T21:04:40","slug":"google-adsense-drops-cryptocurrency-faucet-operators-the-merkle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/cryptocurrency-2\/google-adsense-drops-cryptocurrency-faucet-operators-the-merkle.php","title":{"rendered":"Google Adsense Drops Cryptocurrency Faucet Operators &#8211; The Merkle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>    Some interesting things are happening in the world of    cryptocurrency faucets. Up until a few weeks ago, anyone    running a faucet could earn a lot of money by showing Google    Adsense advertisements on the website. If the traffic is high    enough, this could have been quite a lucrative business.    However, it appears Google has made some drastic changes, which    makes faucet owners earn a lot less money.  <\/p>\n<p>    Over the past few years, many people have opted to run    a Bitcoin    faucet website in the hopes of making some    good money for displaying banner advertisements. Since faucets    are visited by thousands of people every day, there is a good    chance to make decent money from a faucet website.    Unfortunately, that is no longer the case, as Googles Adsense    program has undergone some big changes regarding what types of    sites can display advertisements in the first place.  <\/p>\n<p>    To be more specific, the Google Adsense program now    prevents faucet websites and other platforms not focusing on    unique content from showing advertisements. Even if people do    so, they will earn a lot less money from doing so. In a way,    this chance was only a matter of time. Faucet sites present    nothing unique in the world, as they all revolve around letting    users click a few buttons to collect small amounts of Bitcoin    or other cryptocurrencies.  <\/p>\n<p>    Any website displaying advertisements without providing    quality content should not make as much money from        Google Adsense as people who work hard    to make their site stand out. That is only the normal way of    doing business. Faucets get a lot of visitors, but the traffic    itself is quantity-oriented, rather than focusing on quality.    Anyone clicking ads on faucet websites has no real interest in    the advertisement itself but mainly do so due to a    misclick.  <\/p>\n<p>    It is only normal faucet operators will see their Google    Adsense earnings go down dramatically. Google Adsense is a tool    designed for content creators and not people who copy-paste an    existing faucet script linked to a cheap domain name. Making    money with online advertisements requires time, dedication, and    effort. None of those traits can be associated with    cryptocurrency faucets, even though some operators put a fair    amount of work into designing a unique layout.  <\/p>\n<p>    The bigger question is whether or not there is any    intrinsic value to cryptocurrency faucets these days. These    platforms used to be quite valuable in the early days of    Bitcoin, but their success has tapered off in recent years.    Moreover, faucet operators will only pay out small amounts of    Bitcoin due to their site earnings being even lower. It is    evident something will need to change, and faucet operators    will need to start looking for alternative solutions to make    money. Adding a news section with unique content to a faucet,    for example, could do wonders.  <\/p>\n<p>    It appears to be only a matter of time until faucet    operators will be put out of business entirely. That is, unless    their business models evolve accordingly. There are no easy    ways to make money these days, and cryptocurrency faucets are    slowly losing their appeal. It is good to see Google take such    an aggressive measure where their Adsense program is concerned,    that much is certain. Rest assured a lot of faucet operators    will not be too happy about this decision.  <\/p>\n<p>    If you liked this article, follow us on Twitter    @themerklenews and make sure to subscribe to our newsletter to    receive the latest bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and technology    news.  <\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>Go here to read the rest: <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/themerkle.com\/adsense-drops-faucets\/\" title=\"Google Adsense Drops Cryptocurrency Faucet Operators - The Merkle\">Google Adsense Drops Cryptocurrency Faucet Operators - The Merkle<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Some interesting things are happening in the world of cryptocurrency faucets. Up until a few weeks ago, anyone running a faucet could earn a lot of money by showing Google Adsense advertisements on the website. If the traffic is high enough, this could have been quite a lucrative business <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/cryptocurrency-2\/google-adsense-drops-cryptocurrency-faucet-operators-the-merkle.php\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[261456],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-219491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cryptocurrency-2"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219491"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219491\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}