Earning money from the virtual world

Creating a virtual world often means putting money into development for months or years. We need to earn from the virtual world after deployment in production to cover the cost. There are several common ways to earn money from the virtual world.

Google AdSense

Google AdSense is the advertising system for web publishers. AdSense for Content will display advertising on the website of the virtual world. We earn money when the players visit the virtual world website and click on the advertisement.

In-game advertisement

Instead of advertising on the website, we can put ads inside the game. It can be a billboard on some advertisement painting on the wall of the buildings. It can also be a virtual item. Imagine that ...

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