Adsense earnings and approval requirements in 2024-2025?

Google's recently updated it's algorithm, the November 2024 Core Update, which enhanced search result quality by promoting high-quality content and demoting low-value material. Similarly, the August 2024 Core Update aimed to boost high-quality content and demote low-value, SEO-focused material in search rankings. These changes maybe be complex algorithmic adjustments, also may hamper our adsense earnings and approval requirements.

• How are these algorithm changes affecting your website or blog? Have you experienced any impact on your AdSense earnings or approval -processes?

• What strategies are you using to adapt to these updates and ensure your content aligns with Google's focus on quality and user experience?

Feel free to share your insights, challenges, or tips to help others navigate these changes effectively!

Hey hey! I'm Markus, and I wanted to share my journey with AdSense - both with my blog and recent Google updates since we're heading into 2024-2025.

Let me start with my recent win - I just got my second site approved for AdSense! Here's the funny part: I only had around 100 monthly visitors, but with 50 solid articles, Google still gave me the green light. I think what worked was waiting 4 months before applying. You know what they say - patience is key!

But here's where it gets interesting. The recent November 2024 Core Update has been shaking things up like crazy. My first site (which is in the service sector) took a hit for a few days but bounced back. I'm seeing this weird pattern where desktop traffic dropped WAY more than mobile - we're talking about a 9x bigger drop! Crazy, right?

Speaking of earnings, let me be real with you guys. It's a long game. My first site taught me this the hard way. Started back in 2019, making maybe $100 every few months. Nothing fancy. Now with my years of experience, here's what I've learned works:

Content Strategy:

• Long-form content wins (1000+ words minimum)

• Quality beats quantity EVERY time

• Focus on keywords but write for humans first

• Most important: target topics that actually make money

Fun fact: On my first site, just 5 posts bring in about 80% of my AdSense revenue. Took me way too long to figure that out! 😅

For anyone just starting:

1. Don't rush to apply for AdSense - build a solid foundation first

2. Make sure you have all the essential pages (privacy policy, contact, etc.)

3. Focus on a niche that has commercial value

4. With these new Google updates, focus extra hard on mobile optimization

5. Be patient - seriously, this isn't a get-rich-quick thing

Looking ahead to 2025, I'm focusing on adapting to these core updates. The game is changing - it's not just about creating content anymore, it's about creating the RIGHT content. I've seen too many people in my network lose traffic because they didn't adapt.

Traffic-wise, I started with less than 100 visits a month (yeah, Google approved me with that!). Now my first site pulls in decent numbers - but remember, traffic means nothing if your content isn't optimized for monetization.

By the way, for those wondering about my niche - stay away from topics just because they're "trending." I made that mistake early on. Focus on evergreen topics that actually solve problems.

The reality? Most of us won't make thousands in the first few months or even years. But if you're consistent and strategic, you can build something sustainable. I'm still learning and adapting, especially with these new Google updates hitting us left and right!

Feel free to drop questions - we're all in this together! And yeah, if anyone else has been hit by the November update, I'd love to hear your recovery strategies! 🚀

Would love to know what strategies you guys are using to adapt to these recent changes. The game keeps changing, but hey, that's what makes it interesting, right? 😊

Hey Sushil and Markus! Subodh here. Let me share my recent experiences, especially with these AI-related changes.

@Sushil - Those algorithm updates you mentioned hit me hard, but it's not just about the regular updates anymore. The bigger issue I'm seeing is Google's AI-generated results and SGE (Search Generative Experience) taking up prime real estate. My programming tutorials site has been running since 2018, and traffic dropped nearly 45% since they started showing their own AI snippets at the top.

@Markus - Really resonated with your journey! But I have to add something crucial to your 2025 outlook. Like you mentioned about adapting, it's becoming increasingly challenging when Google's AI results are basically giving quick answers to everything. Remember how we used to get clicks for "how-to" queries? Now Google's AI just summarizes everything right in the search results.

Let me share what I've been experiencing:

1. My most profitable articles were basic coding solutions and quick tech fixes - exactly the kind of content Google's AI now instantly answers

2. Just like you mentioned quality over quantity, I wrote really detailed articles, but I'm seeing users not even reaching my site because the AI snippet gives them a "good enough" answer

3. Been noticing that adding "reddit" to search queries has become common among developers looking for real experiences (ironic, right?)

Here's what's concerning me for 2024-2025:

• Google seems to be pushing their own AI answers aggressively, even for complex queries

• When I search for my own topics, I often see an AI overview followed by ads, pushing organic results way down

• Even with high-quality, experience-based content, it's getting harder to compete with instant AI answers

One thing I've learned from earlier discussions in the SEO community (and you can probably relate to this) - we're not just competing with other websites anymore; we're competing with Google's own AI system that's getting prominence above everything else.

My strategy has shifted to:

1. Writing more experience-based content that AI can't easily replicate

2. Focusing on complex problems that need detailed explanations

3. Building more community engagement since that's something AI can't replicate

Would love to hear if you guys are seeing similar patterns with AI results affecting your traffic. Are you also noticing more users adding "reddit" to find real experiences instead of AI-generated answers?

Stay strong - we're all in this together! 🤓

Let's cut through the BS - Google doesn't care about our "quality content" anymore. They're literally turning the whole internet into a Wikipedia + Ad machine. Remember the 90s/early 2000s web that actually had soul? Now it's just AI regurgitating the same crap while they push more ads above our content.

Here's my radical solution:

1. Stop relying on Google. Period. They're not our friends.

2. Build direct communities on places like Reddit, Discord, or your own forum

3. Focus on email lists - Google can't control those

4. Create content that solves REAL problems, not this AI-optimized fluff

5. Consider alternative income streams because AdSense is basically playing in Google's casino

@markus - Sorry mate, but "adapting" to their updates is exactly what they want. We keep dancing to their tune while they push their AI answers and ads.

@sushil - These aren't just "algorithm changes" - this is a systematic push to control the entire information flow.

Been in this game since 2005. Watched them kill Geocities-style personal websites, then small blogs, now they're coming for everyone else with their AI. Time to break free from this toxic relationship.