Web sites currently running (and making good money) from Google’s contextual advertising program Adsense would be delighted with the new program that Google has introduced: the Adsense Referral Program. For every referral made — when a user clicks on a referral program link and signs up to serve Adsense on their site OR participates as an advertiser in the Adwords program — the referring web site owner would receive $20.

Twenty bucks only? Well, that’s why I only said “additional.” (sure, there are so many more affiliate programs that offer you bigger commissions). Given the Google brand name and the increasing attraction of pay-per-click advertising on the search engines, many web sites can benefit from the program.

The catch however is that the program is still in beta, meaning that it is open by invitation only. However, interested site owners can already apply on the Google web site to be considered as a participant once the program is opened to the general public.

Visit the Google referral program