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If you enable adverts next to your content, you get a cut of the profits (presumably 70%). By default, there are no adverts. (Updated the comment to remove unc

If you enable adverts next to your content, you get a cut of the profits (presumably 70%). By default, there are no adverts. (Updated the comment to remove uncertainty now that I have a citation: https://developer.apple.com/news-publisher/ https://developer.apple.com/news-publisher/)

ErikAugust 11y ago
Struggling to see where that is mentioned anywhere in the article.
- kaolinite 11y ago
  It isn't, but I seem to recall it being mentioned either in the keynote or in the reporting after WWDC. Update: https://developer.apple.com/news-publisher/ https://developer.apple.com/news-publisher/ > Monetization is made simple with iAd, Apple’s advertising platform. Earn 100% of the revenue from ads you sell, and 70% when iAd sells ads for you. iAd provides campaign management, targeting and reporting capabilities that help drive your business. So that's very fair, they don't take a cut if you sell the adverts yourself - otherwise they take a (industry standard?) 30% cut.
  - ErikAugust 11y ago
    Thank you.
  - mikeash 11y ago
    How does that square with "You agree to let us use, display, store, and reproduce the content in your RSS feeds including placing advertising next to or near your content without compensation to you."?
    - kaolinite 11y ago
      Honestly no idea. I'd imagine that's just in case they change their mind? The email itself was very poorly thought through (and is honestly quite arrogant).
      - mikeash 11y ago
        It seems common for big companies to put things in their legal agreements that are stupid and unfair and are never intended to actually be used. I don't know why.
        eli 11y ago
        Because there's usually no downside? The same reason people put those goofy "this message is for the intended recipient only..." notes in their sig file. It almost certainly has no legal force ever but it doesn't hurt.
    - MacsHeadroom 11y ago
      It squares perfectly. That line says Apple won't pay you for _impressions_. It doesn't say they won't pay you for clicks.
      - mikeash 11y ago
        That is an extremely tortured reading of the e-mail. And it's not true. See: https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/General/Conceptual/News_Publishing_Guide/FAQ.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40015407-CH15-SW6 https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documenta... Apple pays you 70% or 100% of ad revenue if you use their Apple News Format. Apple pays you nothing if you use RSS.
- jokr004 11y ago
  Click on the FAQ on the left How much revenue can I earn when monetizing with iAd? Keep 100% of the revenue from the ads you sell in your articles or channel, or 70% if iAd sells the ads for you. You can also earn revenue from ads sold by iAd that appear in Apple-curated topic feeds, such as Fashion or Technology.

ErikAugust 11y ago

Struggling to see where that is mentioned anywhere in the article.

kaolinite 11y ago
It isn't, but I seem to recall it being mentioned either in the keynote or in the reporting after WWDC. Update: https://developer.apple.com/news-publisher/ https://developer.apple.com/news-publisher/ > Monetization is made simple with iAd, Apple’s advertising platform. Earn 100% of the revenue from ads you sell, and 70% when iAd sells ads for you. iAd provides campaign management, targeting and reporting capabilities that help drive your business. So that's very fair, they don't take a cut if you sell the adverts yourself - otherwise they take a (industry standard?) 30% cut.
- ErikAugust 11y ago
  Thank you.
- mikeash 11y ago
  How does that square with "You agree to let us use, display, store, and reproduce the content in your RSS feeds including placing advertising next to or near your content without compensation to you."?
  - kaolinite 11y ago
    Honestly no idea. I'd imagine that's just in case they change their mind? The email itself was very poorly thought through (and is honestly quite arrogant).
    - mikeash 11y ago
      It seems common for big companies to put things in their legal agreements that are stupid and unfair and are never intended to actually be used. I don't know why.
      - eli 11y ago
        Because there's usually no downside? The same reason people put those goofy "this message is for the intended recipient only..." notes in their sig file. It almost certainly has no legal force ever but it doesn't hurt.
  - MacsHeadroom 11y ago
    It squares perfectly. That line says Apple won't pay you for _impressions_. It doesn't say they won't pay you for clicks.
    - mikeash 11y ago
      That is an extremely tortured reading of the e-mail. And it's not true. See: https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/General/Conceptual/News_Publishing_Guide/FAQ.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40015407-CH15-SW6 https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documenta... Apple pays you 70% or 100% of ad revenue if you use their Apple News Format. Apple pays you nothing if you use RSS.
jokr004 11y ago
Click on the FAQ on the left How much revenue can I earn when monetizing with iAd? Keep 100% of the revenue from the ads you sell in your articles or channel, or 70% if iAd sells the ads for you. You can also earn revenue from ads sold by iAd that appear in Apple-curated topic feeds, such as Fashion or Technology.