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Monetize a PWA - which to use for monetizing a Progressive web app?

I am building a PWA ( Progressive web app) and I'm actually planning to just release the apk and do not use any websites for that matter.

The question is how am I supposed to monetize my PWA?

I am leaning towards adsense but I've heard that could be a violation of policy. Considering the fact that PWAs can be used offline adsense won't make much sense.

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Amirreza Avatar asked Sep 15 '17 15:09

Amirreza


2 Answers

As Far As i Know, PWAs dont have APKs for their installation. They are installed via browsers (Chrome mainly).

Regarding Monetisation, there can be several ways depending upon the tasks performed in your app and your planning like:

  1. Ad placement.
  2. Directly Charge Consumer.
  3. Affiliate some Products for amazon etc.
  4. Direct Ads.
  5. Direct Affiliate to companies.
  6. several others, depending upon your app niche

Cheers!!

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Pradeep Dhawan Avatar answered Nov 12 '22 03:11

Pradeep Dhawan


Maybe I'm a bit late but I have been searching the same topic but until recently, I found a "solution", PropellerAds.

To be honest, it's quite fast to integrate, you just need to verify your site, add like 2 lines of JavaScript code and that's all. Now, is it a good option to use PropellerAds? The answer is yes and no. You will get ads but they will look like these:

example

In my opinion, they can be tricky because they can bring a bad experience to your users, and in my case, they break my PWA normal behavior.

You might be wondering, does PropellerAds not offer you a kind of banner? Yes but only in very specific circumstances that my app doesn’t meet yet (a high traffic per month). Furthermore, there is no way to easily delete your account or channels, not even change your email. Be careful if you go with this alternative.

I’d be very glad if anyone has another working solution or if you found an alternative and share it.

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Federico Navarrete Avatar answered Nov 12 '22 04:11

Federico Navarrete