Yeah, they have a profile based on 'you' - even if that profile is just 'uses a free vpn' with some browser metrics.
They also care about click through rate. Your click through rate should NEVER go higher than 3%. If it's higher than that, Google's gonna notice. See, nobody legitimate has a higher click through rate than 3% - or it's very unlikely to be legitimate.
My CTR is 1.51% currently. It tends to hover in that area, maybe 1.3% to 1.5%. If I've asked you to click an ad, chances are good my CTR was down around 1.3%. In the past 28 days (how Google breaks things down) I've earmed about $116.
That will cover the CDN and then the rest will either be profit or go into paying for a few WordPress extensions that I rely on and want to support the authors.
That's not much but it helps cover the costs of running the site
I like it when things pay for themselves. From my property, to my mechanics, to my websites.
Sure, I could pay for all the expenses and not even notice - but it's the principle of things. It's not really about the money itself, it's about the idea/goal/asset proving its worth.
I'm not sure how much sense that makes to other people, but it makes sense to me. It's why I don't do things like play for the band for free. My time and experience are worth money. They don't pay me enough, but I do get paid.
That is ideal if you can find a way to do it!
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