π AdWords (Google Ads) is a system that allows businesses to bid for advertising space in the Google search results and on other Google-Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β affiliated propertie.
π AdSense is a system that allows publishers and website owners to sell ad space to businesses.
π In other words, you have to pay to use AdWords, but AdSense could earn you money.
π Letβs go into a little more detail β¦
π Advertisers use AdWords to create and place ads on Google. Google has a 75% search market share and generates 71% of its revenue fromΒ Β Β Β Β ads.
π As you might imagine, AdWords is massively popular and, when used correctly, massively profitable.
π AdWords vs. AdSense: The Main Difference.
π The main difference between AdWords and AdSense is this: AdWords is for advertisers, while AdSense is for publishers.
π When I say βpublisher,β I mean anyone who has a website, is willing to sell ad space on it, and is primarily interested in putting out regularΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β content (as opposed to selling products and services).