{"id":6647,"date":"2018-06-27T09:52:28","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T14:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/?p=6647"},"modified":"2025-05-29T13:44:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T18:44:49","slug":"mediavine-vs-adsense-a-world-of-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/mediavine-vs-adsense-a-world-of-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Mediavine vs. AdSense: A World of Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\r\n<article class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-beige has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-772205c6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-beige--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\r\n<header class=\"wp-block-group c-breadcrumbs aligngrid has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-61973aa6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\r\n<header class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d68226ec wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mediavine-dev.d1.moderntribe.qa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/chevron-left2.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-542\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/16;object-fit:contain;width:auto;height:20px\"\/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--2\"><a href=\"\/blog\/\">Back to Blog<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/header>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aligngrid\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"\/>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-neutral-20-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><div class=\"aligncenter aligncenter wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><span class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Advertising<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">Mediavine vs. AdSense: A World of Difference<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9b38c6d9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><div style=\"margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-author-name\">Steve Marsi<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u2022<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date has-10-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2018-06-27T09:52:28-05:00\">June 27, 2018<\/time><\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What&#8217;s the difference between Mediavine and Google AdSense? <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A whole lot. These two ad solutions are like night and day, although many times, you\u2019ll see very similar looking ads coming from both. How does that happen?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s back up a bit. If you\u2019re reading this, you\u2019re obviously familiar with Google AdSense, perhaps the longest-running ad solution for publishers still in existence today.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-31-1-1024x341.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-31-1-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-31-1-320x107.png 320w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-31-1-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-31-1-1536x512.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-31-1-2048x683.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-31-1-1170x390.png 1170w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-31-1-375x125.png 375w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-31-1-800x267.png 800w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-31-1-569x190.png 569w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-31-1-353x118.png 353w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-31-1-288x96.png 288w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-31-1-335x112.png 335w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-31-1-347x116.png 347w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-31-1-520x173.png 520w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-31-1-640x213.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The premise of AdSense is simple: You copy and paste a short line of code where you want the ad to appear. Google serves the ads there, working as the intermediary so you don\u2019t have to work with advertisers, or think about the process hardly at all.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google finds relevant ads based on your content, and sends you payment for the earnings once you reach a certain threshold. For many small publishers, AdSense makes sense as a simple, secure, introductory option to the world of online advertising. There is no minimum traffic requirement, which is why so many bloggers begin here.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mediavine partners directly with Google to serve ads on our 7,000+ publishers\u2019 websites, but the similarities with AdSense end there. AdSense is very hands off, whereas Mediavine is the epitome of hands on, from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/mediavine-application-review\/\">moment you apply<\/a> and as long as you\u2019re with us.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/image-32-1024x341.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/image-32-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/image-32-320x107.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/image-32-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/image-32-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/image-32-2048x683.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/image-32-1170x390.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/image-32-375x125.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/image-32-800x267.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/image-32-569x190.jpg 569w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/image-32-353x118.jpg 353w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/image-32-288x96.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/image-32-335x112.jpg 335w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/image-32-347x116.jpg 347w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/image-32-520x173.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/image-32-640x213.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Much of our ad inventory comes from Google AdExchange, essentially a premium version of AdSense with bigger ad buys, more advanced targeting and far greater earning potential.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also work with more than a dozen additional partners on the supply side to compete with one another \u2014 and Google \u2014 for advertising space on your site. AdSense only offers Google inventory. Mediavine provides a better version of that and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Behind the scenes, within fractions of a second, this real-time bidding auction process drives up the price of your ads exponentially compared to Google AdSense.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"304\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mediavine-google-certified-publisher.png\" alt=\"Google Certified Publishing Partner\" class=\"wp-image-3100\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/mediavine-google-certified-publishing-partner\/\">Google Certified Publishing Partner<\/a>, Mediavine is one of just a few dozen companies worldwide to be vetted and approved as industry leaders in ad technology. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our exclusive relationship through GCPP helps us integrate our innovative technology with Google products, optimizing publishers\u2019 earnings and helping build sustainable businesses. Especially when it comes to navigating Google policy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/mediavine-joins-coalition-for-better-ads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new CBA (Coalition for Better Ads) guidelines<\/a>, this is an invaluable asset you won\u2019t find with AdSense.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The long and short of it? With its technology and relationships, Mediavine is at the leading edge of programmatic advertising \u2014 buying digital ads using computer software \u2014 while AdSense represents a viable, but bare bones example of this concept. (Follow this link for additional reading on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/what-is-programmatic-advertising\/\">what programmatic advertising is<\/a> and how Mediavine uses it.)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every publisher is different, and many factors influence earnings via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/what-is-the-open-marketplace\/\">programmatic advertising<\/a>, but websites using AdSense routinely see earnings growth of 50-100% <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/mediavine-publishers-grow-exponentially-after-joining-heres-why\/\">simply by joining Mediavine<\/a> \u2014 and that\u2019s before all of the other optimizations and advantages of working with our team fully kick in.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to ad technology, what helps set Mediavine apart as an ad management company is our holistic, site-wide approach \u2014 one that begins and ends with high-quality content.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether your goal is to make a living with your blog or just earn some passive income, content is the lifeblood of your site, and the key to making the most of its earning potential.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is why the quality of your website and the engagement of your audience are among the top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/mediavine-requirements-why-our-application-process-yields-the-best-results\/\">Mediavine requirements<\/a>, along with our traffic minimum of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/mediavine-application-process-ga4\/\">50,000 monthly sessions<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We like to say that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/mediavine-ads-are-just-the-beginning\/\">ads are just the beginning<\/a>. Once your application is approved and we\u2019re done implementing and configuring your ads (which we handle for you, with a single piece of code added to the header of your site), we\u2019re really just getting started.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mediavine\u2019s publisher support team is available around the clock to troubleshoot any issues you might encounter with ads, as well as proactively help get the most out of your blog.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mediavine-vs-Adsense.png\" alt=\"screenshot of a dashboard showing a time our support team helped fix an RPM drop\" class=\"wp-image-21889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mediavine-vs-Adsense.png 512w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mediavine-vs-Adsense-320x125.png 320w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mediavine-vs-Adsense-375x146.png 375w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mediavine-vs-Adsense-353x138.png 353w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mediavine-vs-Adsense-288x113.png 288w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mediavine-vs-Adsense-335x131.png 335w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mediavine-vs-Adsense-347x136.png 347w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through site speed optimizations, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/mediavine-dashboard-settings\/\">dashboard<\/a>, help articles, health checks, custom videos, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/influencer-marketing-at-mediavine\/\">influencer marketing<\/a>, and countless other initiatives, we never stop working for you.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AdSense support, by contrast, is forums full of help topics that are not the most useful. No real people, and no comparison with Mediavine\u2019s comprehensive approach.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our founders and many other team members are bloggers themselves, bringing experience and a mindset to this process that sets us apart. We also test all of our technology on our own properties before rolling it out to our publishers!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/what-is-mediavine-ad-management-and-so-much-more\/\">Mediavine is not an ad network<\/a>. We\u2019ve built the largest, most trusted, brand-safe portfolio of sites at this scale, and we\u2019ve developed the partnerships with advertisers that we hope will make us your partner in growing your business for years to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-09aec4f2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\r\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--3\">About the author<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/033e1d1dad8227b46745d12af4d935ef1fc9e4febca51b9f175c69dbdf01a5df?s=96&#038;d=blank&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/033e1d1dad8227b46745d12af4d935ef1fc9e4febca51b9f175c69dbdf01a5df?s=192&#038;d=blank&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/author\/steve\/\" target=\"_self\">Steve Marsi<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__bio\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7c04bf6b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\r\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--4\">Share this page<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-normal-icon-size has-icon-color is-style-logos-only 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