1: Primetime
Since the 16th October, 2017 the Google AdMob component has been available for all Android developers on app.thunkable, making it easier than ever to monetise your apps and get paid for all your hard work. This article will outline what you need to do to get started with AdMob and some pointers if you run into difficulty.
1.1 Read The Fine Manual
The team at Thunkable have written a great step-by-step guide on how to include ads in your app. Start by reading the documentation here:
https://thunkable.com/reference/components/experimentation.html
1.2 Educate Yourself
AdMob want you to make money - that’s how they make money! Because of this there are a lot of great (free!) resources that you can avail of to learn more about AdMob. A good place to start is the AdMob YouTube channel where they have lots of videos in a variety of languages:
2: Show Me The Money
Now that you’ve registered with AdMob and your showing ads to your next step is getting paid. As you can imagine, Google aren’t going to just post out cash to anonymous strangers on the internet so there are a few requirements you have to meet before you get paid. This include (but are not limited to):
- Registering your tax details with Google (not required in all countries)
- Verifying your address
- Registering a payment method
- Meeting the payment threshold
You can read more about the payment process here.
2.1 Wait, Thresholds?
Yep, unfortunately! Every time money is transferred from one person to another this usually involves some sort of banking (and processing and accounting!) charges. Since Google makes a lot of payments to a lot of people you have to reach a certain minimum before they send your your money.
There are thresholds for verifying your address, registering a payment method and just getting paid. All of these thresholds depend on where you live but for example, in order you get your first payment you have to have earned at least US$100 or £60 or €70. A more complete list of thresholds can be viewed here.
3: Frequently Asked Questions:
Naturally, there are lots of questions that people have when getting started. Here are a few common ones.
:anchor: 3.1 What sort of ads can I use?
At the moment Thunkable supports the use of banner ads and interstitial ads. If you add a rewarded video ID to the interstitial component you can also display **rewarded video**. Thanks to @Jeremy_Prichard for pointing this out: http://community.thunkable.com/t/admob-rewarded-video-ad-unit/9115/5?u=domhnall3.2 Can I click on my own ads?
No. Doing this will result in your [account](http://community.thunkable.com/t/account-suspended/4878?u=domhnall) being [suspended](http://community.thunkable.com/t/guess-what-my-admob-account-got-suspended/753?u=domhnall).3.3 How do I know the component works?
While you are developing your app make sure that you always have **Test Mode** enabled. This will show to the correct size and position of your ads.
3.4 I've just signed up for AdMob and my apps don't load
I've you've just set up a new account it can take several hours before ads will display in your app. This is just part of the set up process, be patient.3.5 My ads don't display properly on screen.
If you can see parts of the banner ad on your screen but they're not sized correctly then your need to go back to Screen1 of your app and set the Sizing property to "responsive"
3.6 I signed up a while ago but still can't see my ads.
If you have ad components in your app but they aren't displaying make sure that you have the correct Ad Unit Id. These are in the form *ca-app-pub-xxxxxxxxxx/yyyyy*
and that you are telling the apps to load at some stage in your blocks:
3.7 Can I force my users to click on ads?
Don't try to do something like this in your app. It violates the terms and conditions of your AdMob agreement and might result in your account being suspended and your earnings may be lost. [Source](http://community.thunkable.com/t/when-users-click-on-ads-they-will-see-the-next-button/9504?u=domhnall).3.8 Can I make any money with AdMob?
There are lots of users who are using the AdMob component to earn money, take a look for yourself: http://community.thunkable.com/t/earn-huge-amount-with-admob/3862?u=domhnall3.9 What Version SDK does Thunkable Use?
http://community.thunkable.com/t/what-version-sdk-on-my-apk-with-thunkable/12766/3?u=domhnall4: Good Luck
Best of luck with monetising your apps. If you have any questions please post them to the community.
Change Log
2017-11-04 Article Published
2017-12-30 Updated S.3.1(Ad types) Created S.3.9 (Min SDK) Started Change Log
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