Sites where you can earn revenue with Google Adsense: Webanswers

I recently published a Hub which detailed sites where you could earn revenue with Google Adsense. This hub is the first in a series that takes a deeper look at some of the sites I listed.

There are many opportunities to make money online ranging from selling personal items on ebay, writing content related hubs on Hubpages or earning Google Adsense clicks on your blog. There are literally hundreds of similar opportunities, but out of all of these Webanswers is perhaps the easiest.

What is Webanswers?

Webanswers is a simple site that allows you to ask or answer questions on literally hundreds of different subjects or categories. It has many competitors such as Yahoo Answers, Mahalo.com etc that provide a similar service, but the one thing that makes Webanwers stand out above all is the ability to link a Google Adsense account to your Webanswers account and make money while answering or asking questions.

The beauty of Webanswers is perhaps in its simplicity – there aren’t many bells and whistles, it simply is a site that allows you to quickly and easily ask or answer questions, and while doing so earn a few dollars.

How does Webanswers work?

There are two aspects of Webanswers – asking questions and answering questions.

Asking questions – quite simply you can ask any question you want. While asking a question, you can provide additional information about the question and then categorize it appropriately. Any question you ask is listed immediately on Webanswer’s front page, and if it is a good or interesting question you will begin to get answers immediately from many of the regular or one-off members of the site.

Answering questions – again, simply answer any question that you feel you know the answer to. Generally, the better the answer you provide the more chance you will be rewarded the answer (see rewarding answers below). If you provide accurate information in concise and well written English (no grammatical or spelling errors) and consistently answer questions with the same quality then your quality score will increase (see quality score below). The higher your quality score, the more you are likely to earn on Webanswers (see Earning on Webanswers below).

Rewarding Answers – like most of the Q&A sites out there, the questioner has the ability to award an answer as the ‘best answer’ on a question. This has multiple benefits including increase quality score, increased earnings etc.

Quality Score – the quality score (QS) is a measure of the expertise of a member and is calculated using many factors including length of answers, quality of answers, spelling, grammar and also the amount of awarded answers you receive. The higher the QS the better and this will have a marked benefit in the amount of Google Adsense income you receive.

Earning on Webanswers

Webanswers does not pay you for any question or answer, or any members you send their way. The way you earn is by linking your Google Adsense account to your Webanswers account (note, if you don’t have one, you can apply for one once you have been awarded 10 questions – generally acceptance into the program is pretty quick).

Essentially, Google Ads will be placed next to all questions and the ‘ID’ used on each Ad will vary based on the following criteria:

• For questions you ask that you have not awarded – Adsense impressions are shared between Webanswers, you and everyone who answers – priority is given to those with higher QS.
• For questions you ask that you have awarded - Adsense impressions are shared between Webanswers, you and the awarded answer – priority is given to those with higher QS.
• For answers where no one has been awarded the answer – you will receive a share of the Adsense impressions with the questioner, Webanswers and everyone else who has given an answer - priority is given to those with higher QS.
• For answers where you have been awarded the answer - you will receive a share of the Adsense impressions with the questioner and Webanswers - priority is given to those with higher QS.
• For answers where someone else has been awarded the answer – you will NOT receive a share of the Adsense impressions.

How much can I earn on Webanswers?

Some users earn up to $400 a month on Webanswers. Over time there really isn’t a limit on how much you can earn but you really have to be a very active member to get the high returns. My own experience is that I earn between $50 and $150 a month depending on how active I am on Webanswers.

What should I know about Webanswers?

Here are some things you should be aware of:

• You cannot copy and paste answers from the web – all answers should be unique.
• You cannot add affiliate links or any other links to your answers.
• Spamming is likely to get you banned.
• You must have ten awarded answers before you can link (or create) a Google Adsense account to your Webanswers account - so be patient!

Webanswer’s Competitors

Webanswers has many competitors, the most famous perhaps being Yahoo Answers and Mahalo.com. Yahoo is perhaps the largest competitor and is used by more people however Mahalo does allow you to earn Mahalo bucks that can be used to buy Mahalo merchandise.

Both Mahalo and Yahoo Answers actually better designed and look ‘nicer’, however there’s something about the simplicity of Webanswers that simply makes it easier to use and much ‘friendlier’.

Out of all of the answer websites I’ve tried, I haven’t found one that is as good or as easy to use.

Webanswers Experts

What I find interesting is that as I continue to be an active member of Webanswers it is obvious that there are quite a few experts on there who always provide excellent answers in their specialized area – it’s this availability of experts that really makes me want and value the opinions I receive on Webanswers.

Conclusion

From my experience, Webanswers is a fun and interesting site in which I have earned a little money but also have gained a lot of knowledge. My motivation is more about helping others than making money and I do find that this site is a little addictive.