Sponsored links or paid links are ad links that have paid to display their add or links within a web page. Such links are called sponsored links.
How do I hide the sponsored links section at the top of my 2.0 myspace profile?
Speaking strictly of paid search and not content (website) sponsored links - the 'CTR' (click thru ratio) is 8 clicks on organically ranked links (search results) to only 1 click on ad sponsored links.
Everytime someone clicks one of the sponsored links the search engine will make money.
Ads and sponsored links.
You can find it under "sponsored links"
A business pays for sponsored links in search results because when a user uses certain keywords, it increases their chance of being clicked on.
A solution to annoying sponsored ads would be to install an Ad Blocker plugin for your browser. Sponsored ads are pretty common place these days, and they are everywhere.
They are basically ads, that Google gets money for putting in search results.
By selling the software it creates and commisions that advertisers pay to keep their advertisements on Google (and that is why there are sponsored links).
YouTube offers Promoted Videos rather than sponsored links. Advertisers who create videos and choose to use the Promoted Videos feature will pay based on the number of views; they are also able to set a budget that they are not willing to exceed. YouTube's parent company offers sponsored links via Adwords. The charge for this is also based on views/click-throughs, and a budget can be set. The activation fee is $5.00, and the minimum payment is $10.00.
Go to www.google.com/adwordssign up for an account. Once you have signed up you can create an ad, give Google some money and they will post your add for a certain amount per click.Depending on the quality and relevance of the ad will depend on where, how often and in what content in the sponsored links it will show up.