Earn money referring people to Google Apps

If you have a website or a blog that's read by webmasters, IT pros and decision makers for businesses, schools and other organizations, you can earn money by referring them to Google Apps. You'll be paid $5 each time someone clicks the referral ad from your site and signs up for Google Apps with a domain that has not already been signed up for the service. That person's domain must then have one or more Google Apps email accounts in use for four consecutive weeks.

So how do you get started? If you haven't already signed up for AdSense yet, that's the first step. Then, just visit the 'AdSense Setup' tab in your AdSense account and click the link for 'Referrals'. Select the 'Google Apps' option and then select how you want the referral ad to look on your site. (You can see one of the ad formats on the right side of this page, but there are lots of others to choose from.) Copy the code provided into the design of your web page or blog template, and voila! You'll be able to see how many referrals you're driving and change your payout preferences from your AdSense account.

If you're new to AdSense referrals, you might want to check out these referrals optimization tips.