AdSense Management made some logical modifications to their previously announced changes in their referral program. A few days back AdSense made changes to their referral program. The changes were illogical. After considering feedback from publishers, the following modifications are done. (Quoted directly from the announcement)
AdSense Referral Program:
The changes to referrals promoting AdSense will now depend on where your users are located, regardless of your location as a publisher. You’ll earn $100 for every user you refer to AdSense who is located in North America, Latin America or Japan when they generate $100 in AdSense revenue within 180 days and they remove all payment holds. You’ll no longer be paid for users you refer who are located elsewhere. These changes will go into effect the last week of January.Google Pack Referral Program:
Currently, you can earn up to $2 when a user downloads and runs Google Pack for the first time after being referred through your link or button. Starting the third week of February, each successful Pack referral will earn up to $1. This change will apply to all referrals for Google Pack and is independent of user location or publisher location.Firefox Referral Program:
We’ll also be reducing payments for Firefox referrals from China during the third week of February. This specific referral payment change will only affect installations from users in China. Again, this is independent of your location as a publisher.
Well these modifications definitely make some sense. Although, the earnings from referral will decrease, the changes are logical considering the previous announcement.
January 23rd, 2008 at 4:09 am
sometimes ago google notify me about their changes to referrals promoting AdSense.before the email i ve earn $40 for the referral program. i ve a total of $233 in my adsense acount after the email. i check my account and find out that $40 dollars which i earn thru the referral program ve been removed by google. please what do i do.
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:17 am
Thanks for the information. Now it has some logic.
@ segun, It will be credit back to your account don’t worry. I too have the same problem but they credited my account. It is some technical problem from their side.
January 25th, 2008 at 1:03 am
@segun :
There was a technical error in their reporting. And hence the referrals earnings where not showing. The error is now fixed and the earnings are showing. I too had around $750 in referral earnings which disappeared. But now they are showing fine.