As the dust settles and the excitement caused by Google's AdSense gives way to
the normal, everyday routines of old, it's time to put some serious thought into
how you can "milk this cash cow" on your own web site.
For the past couple months AdSense has dominated forums, discussions, and
newsletters all over the Internet. I've heard tales of fabulous riches to be made
with AdSense, but up until now I've been admittedly skeptical of placing
someone else's ads on my pages.
Why? In short, I didn't like the idea of losing even a single visitor to another
site.
The key to success with AdSense is to place your ads on pages that receive high
traffic for high demand keywords. The higher the cost-per-click to the
advertiser, the more you will receive per click from your site. It doesn't pay to
target low cost-per-click keywords and place them on pages that don't receive
hits.
Instinctively, my mind drifted to horrible images in which my homepage was
buried in little ads promoting other people's services. . .
Then I thought of what's proving to be an excellent idea on my first AdSense
page. By placing my first AdSense link on a page that offers free ebooks related
to marketing, I successfully blended a mix of two major factors for overall
success.
1. Target high traffic pages on your site.
I checked my logs and discovered many of my visitors take advantage of
the free affiliate marketing resources and ebooks offered on my site.
Hmm...
2. If possible place AdSense links on pages that produce little or better yet,
no profit.
By placing AdSense on a free resources page I have drastically reduced
the amount of potential customers lost to other sites. Bingo!
End result? A high traffic page producing a minimal amount of revenue. Sounds
like a perfect opportunity to pick up some extra cash with AdSense.
This is especially rewarding to informational sites that focus their efforts on
delivering powerful affiliate link free content to their visitors. Now they can gain
a return on their services.
By no means is AdSense a perfect program, but, I've yet to stumble across a
program that didn't have room for improvement in one category or another. My
main gripe concerning AdSense is the inability to determine the profitability of a
chosen keyword. competitive, high demand keywords will undoubtedly generate
larger commissions, but the exact number is withheld by the big 'G'.
Google promises to update AdSense frequently, tweaking and polishing in order
to maintain their 'squeaky-clean' image. Who knows, maybe some day we'll see
AdSense add a 2nd tier? Can you imagine the smiles on the faces of webmasters
around the world as they sign sub-affiliates and double, triple, quadruple etc...
the amount they earn from AdSense!
One particularly handy feature available with AdSense is the ability to filter out
up to 200 urls. This gives you the option of 'blocking' spammy low value offers
from your pages as well as competitors to your site.
The possibilities are limitless, yet looming on the edge of my consciousness is
the fear that one day someone will find a way to exploit this 'golden goose' and
force Google to crack down (much like the pay-per-click affiliate programs of
old.). For now they enforce a strict anti-spamming policy, anyone found to be
spamming their own links or abusing AdSense by other means will find their
AdSense privileges terminated. My advice is quite simple...
Hop on the AdSense bandwagon while you can at:
http://www.google.com/adsense
About The Author A complete explanation of how you can make money with
AdSense can be found at:
http://www.smokesoft.net/adsense.html
Adam Buhler is the author of the Internet Marketing newsletter Affiliate Secrets.
He is offering a free trial copy of what's being called the BIBLE of selling on
the net, "Make Your Site SELL!" for a limited time to anyone who subscribes at:
http://www.smokesoft.net/newsletter.html This article may be reprinted for use
in newsletters or websites provided the
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The truth about Google’s Adsense program is that it is amazing. It’s the greatest
affiliate program ever invented. There is no affiliate program that even comes
close. If you are not using Google’s Adsense, you’re truly missing out on a great
opportunity. I’ve tried several other affiliate programs, and the only one that is
creating revenue even close to Google’s, is the Amazon.com affiliate program.
Amazon.com’s affiliate program pays 5% commission and up for shipped
products. It’s not really clear how Google pays you, but let me tell you it seems
very fair. They do not pay per clicks, leads, or click throughs; they have a secret
formula that no one will tell. But trust me it works. I was making pennies off of
clicks monthly, until I joined Google. Then the pennies became dollars.
Here are some basic tips for signing up with Google’s Adsense program.
Tip # 1 If you search multiple websites in different categories you’ll find one
thing in common. Almost all of them have Google ads and nothing else. This is
because most other programs are a waste of time. Don’t take my word for it.
Try other programs, but don’t skip Google’s Adsense.
Tip # 2 Google’s search spiders are so specific, that the ads that appear on each
page correspond exactly to some element of that page. Therefore, having ads
from other companies is not a good idea.
TIP # 3 You can place text, image, banner ads and even a search box that will
earn your company revenue. Do not place a search box from another company
on the same page as Google’s search box. They may stop working with you.
In summary, the Adsense program is a great way to make revenue, has
incredibly targeted ads and don’t use other search boxes on the same page as a
Google search box. If you have any questions about Google’s Adsense program,
you can email me at tech1@techpizza.com
Shawn Ventura is the CEO of http://techpizza.com. He lives with his family in
New York, and is a freelance technology writer.
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I've been working with Google's Adsense program for a while now. If you're not
already in the program, why not take a look at it now at
https://www.google.com/adsense. I really like Adsense. It makes me money
and it's easy to work with. Just some simple copy & paste into your webpage
and you're done. Right?
Wrong! You can do it that way if you want. Who knows? Maybe you'll get lucky
and get a lot of clicks. But if you're really serious about making a lot of money
with the program, you're going to have to tweak it a little.
I've invested quite a bit of time experimenting with the program. When I first
signed up, I got some clicks and made a tiny bit of money. That wasn't good
enough. I knew there must be a way to get more of my visitors to click on the
ads.
Google has a strict policy about not pointing to the ads in any way or asking
people to click on them, so there were two things I couldn't do. What else was
there?
Then I remembered reading an article once that discussed the psychological
impact of colors on the human mind. I started researching everything I could
find on the subject.
After a lot of reading, many tests and periods of watching my clicks go up and
down, I found the one color combination that seemed to work the best.
Testing previously done at supermarkets had revealed that the same product
could pull more sales from just changing the colors of the label. What were
these colors? Red and yellow! The combination of these two colors has an
immediate impact on the person who sees them. They make your eyes stop and
focus. They pull your eyes right to that part of the page. They grab your
attention! I'm not sure exactly why the combination of red and yellow does this,
but it does. On one of my sites, I changed my Adsense ads to a bright red
border and a yellow background with black text and URL.
My click through rate more than doubled with just that one simple change.
That's what worked on my site. Your site's color scheme may work better with a
slightly different color combination. Try lots of different color variations. Make a
change in the morning and let it ride for the whole day. The next morning, try a
different set of colors. Change the border, background, text. Change everything
you can. Most importantly, keep detailed records of the color scheme you used,
click ratio and revenue generated.
After you've done all the experimenting you want to, go back to the most
profitable one and let it run for a week or so and see how it does. I'm always
trying different colors even after my run of good clicks with red and yellow.
There are a lot of color combinations to choose from. You never know when
you'll find just the right one.


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For some time now I have been aggressively marketing my Geocities website
without the prospect of any financial return. The site is content based so I did
not expect to generate any product sales and neither was I able to lure potential
sponsors.
But that has quietly changed. Google has decided to reward webmasters with
quality free websites the chance to rake in some cash for their hard work.
Google’s contextual advertising program Adsense has been around since June
2003. Back then the program was open only to webmasters with their own
domain names and many quickly took up the opportunity to cash in on their
labor of love sites.
When the Big G announced that they were expanding Adsense to accommodate
free sites, some people scoffed at the idea because they believe that freebie
sites are full of junk.
I first learnt of this move while browsing around a few webmaster forums and to
my surprise some persons were against this move by Google. I believe that
Google’s intention is to bring in as much as possible quality websites under the
Adsense umbrella.
My first application for Adsense was rejected and I got an explanation stating
that my site was still under construction. I thought that this was a mistake so I
reapplied the same day and got accepted. Right away I was able to log in to my
account and start putting the code for the ads on my pages.
The control panel is easy to understand and Google provides stats and figures in
order for you to track your performance. You can also add Adsense for search
where visitors can search the web or your site and you get compensated
everytime someone clicks on the ads displayed.
Developing content sites is key to success in Adsense. Why? Because Google’s
technology uses the content of each page to guess which ads are most suitable.
The higher the quality of the content, the higher quality and paying ads you will
attract.
Please note that getting accepted into Adsense does not guarantee that you will
receive a check from them. Your success depends on many factors.
Some of them include the number of visitors, the placement of the ads, the
value of the keywords on the page where the ads are shown and how many
persons who will clickthru on the Adsense ad panel.
For those with unscrupulous minds, Google has ways and means to find out
where each ad click is originating from. Therefore no click spamming.
Adsense is a win-win situation for all the players involved. It benefits the visitors
with additional information, the search engines because of higher quality
websites and you with a check every month.

It makes perfect sense to make dollars with Adsense. With this source of
revenue, you can upgraded your website and take it to it’s full potential.
About The Author
Nicholas Dixon is the editor and publisher of The Roc Newsletter. Visit our
website http://WWW.Geocities.com/Oceanroc and subscribe to receive resources
and articles to help you achieve success. Oceanroc2003@yahoo.com
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Fact number 1: Kids in high school are making thousands of dollars every month with Adsense.

Fact number 2: Housewives, retirees, mom and dads, who are just staying at home and have never made a dime on the internet have created full-time incomes by simply placing Adsense ads on their web site or blog.

These are just some of the “super Adsense earners”. You may have already heard about their story for they are among the few who are on their way to making millions worth of cash just by promoting Adsense sites.

Anyone, any age and gender can become money generating Adsense publishers as long as they what it takes. How does one go about this Internet advertising?

Writing articles for Adsense is the way to do it. Using the right keywords in your articles and having Google ads on a certain site has become the most profitable way of marketing that anybody can get into. No experience and level of education needed. If you are not using this strategy, or may not be aware of it in the first place, chances are you may be losing thousands of dollars worth of extra income and still do not know it yet.

This is one of the many reasons why writing original quality content articles is now the latest in marketing buzz. Content and links. When combined together becomes a really powerful tool to a successful web site and richer individuals. Many internet marketing professionals are already aware of the value of an original quality content and how using keywords can drive targeted traffic into their sites from the search engines.

So why don’t all these web site owners write and submit their own articles if that is what is important?

The simple and understandable answer is that it takes time to write articles, submit them and get targeted traffic to their websites. That is why they get the services of those who can spares sometime to write the articles that would cater to their site purpose but still turn out as a good quality and unique piece of work.

To get into the Adsense marketing business and start earning some good cash, ask yourself. Did you enjoy writing when you were in school? If you answer yes to this question, you already have an initial advantage over most internet marketing business owners that wants to make money online and doing it at home.

With the boom in the Adsense market comes the need for sites to want fresh, quality and original keyword rich content. This way, web site owners can have a steady supply of articles with the proper keywords that they relate to their site contents. The result of this is seen in the sites page rank when indexed by the search engines. Which, in turn, gets moreAdsense ads to show above, below or next to the article on their website with targeted traffic.

What do people have to do?

Write quality and original content, keyword or phrase rich articles with links to your website in the resource box. Then build a website or web page with targeted keyword or phrase rich original content for the targeted traffic that originates from the articles you wrote. Finally, you will have a Google Adsense ads that are targeted to your keyword or phrase rich original content site where visitors will get to visit when they come looking for information.

A win-win situation if you think more about it. A favor for persons looking for quality content and information. For the persons writing the original content articles. And the person with the quality original content rich website. Of course, the search engines and its advertisers are getting targeted traffic and sales but so what? As long as you are getting something in your favor, it does not really matter what the others are getting for themselves.

So who else wants to start earning money with Adsense. You. Everyone. Anybody. Internet marketing has many opportunities wide open for this people. Writing articles and using Adsense for your kind of internet marketing strategy is one sure way of getting a piece of that action and cash.

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Adsense is really making a huge impact on the affiliate marketing industry nowadays. Because of this, weak affiliate merchants have the tendency to die faster than ever and ad networks will be going to lose their customers quickly.
If you are in a losing rather than winning in the affiliate program you are currently into, maybe it is about time to consider going into the Adsense marketing and start earning some real cash.

Google is readily providing well written and highly relevant ads that are closely chosen to match the content on your pages. You do not have to look for them yourselves as the search engine will be the doing the searching for you from other people’s source.

You do not have to spend time in choosing different kind of ads for different pages. And no codes to mess around for different affiliate programs.

You will be able to concentrate on providing good and quality content, as the search engines will be the ones finding the best ads in which to put your pages on.

You are still allowed to add Adsense ads even if you already have affiliate links on your site. It is prohibited, however, to imitate the look and feel of the Google ads for your affiliate links.

You can filter up to 200 URLs. That gives you a chance to block ads for the sites that do not meet your guidelines. You can also block competitors. Though it is unavoidable that Adsense may be competing for some space on web sites that all other revenues are sharing.

Owners of small sites are allowed to plug a bit of a code into their sites and instantly have relevant text ads that appeal to your visitors appear instantly into your pages. If you own many sites, you only need to apply once. It makes up for having to apply to many affiliate programs.

The only way to know how much you are already earning is to try and see. If you want out, all you have to do is remove the code from your site.

The payment rates can vary extremely. The payment you will be receiving per click depends on how much advertisers are paying per click to advertise with the use of the AdWords. Advertisers can pay as little as 5 cents and as high as $10-12, sometimes even more than that too. You are earning a share of that money generated.

If your results remain stagnant, it can help if you try and build simple and uncluttered pages so that the ads can catch the visitor’s eyes more. It sometimes pay to differ from the usual things that people are doing already. It is also a refreshing sight for your visitor once they see something different for a change.

Publishers also have the option of choosing to have their ads displayed only on a certain site or sites. It is also allowed to have them displayed on a large network of sites. The choice would be depending on what you think will work best for your advantage.

To get an idea if some Adsense ads you see on the search engines has your pages, try to find web pages that have similar material to the content you are planning to create and look up their Adsense ads.

It is important to note that you cannot choose certain topics only. If you do this, search engines will not place Adsense ads on your site and you will be missing out a great opportunity in making hundreds and even thousands of dollars cash.

It is still wise to look at other people’s information and format your Adsense there. Just think about it as doing yourself a favor by not having to work too hard to know what content to have.

Topic to be avoided includes gambling, firearms, ammunition, tobacco or drugs. If you are being offered more cash in exchange of doing Adsense with these kinds, it is just like signing your own termination paper.

With all the information that people need in your hands already, all you have to do is turn them as your profits. It all boils down to a gain and gain situation both for the content site owners and the webmasters or publishers.

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I find this article from other blog when i confuse how to insert adsense code to my body post at blogger and just want to share it to another.

I assume you have a Google AdSense account. If you don't, you can create one using the same login through your Google account. You will be assigned a Publisher identity number which shall appear in all your AdSense codes.

After login google adsense go to "AdSense Setup" tab, follow the instruction until you get the code that you must copy to your blog later.



Next, select “Ad unit” and follow their instructions on picking the size of ad, color combination, and so on, right till the end when they automatically generate a HTML code for you. Copy this code and paste it into Microsoft Notepad. (If you are a WinXP user, click the Start button at the bottom left corner of your screen. Under All Programs -> Accessories, you should see the MS Notepad icon.)

Change the AdSense code

This heading may sound misleading. We are not at all altering the code but converting some of the characters to character entities. We have to parse the AdSense code so that it can be included into your Blog template. This essentially involves replacing the following HTML characters:-

< with &lt;
> with &gt;
" with &quot;

Your final Google AdSense Code should look something like this:

&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-0000000000000000&quot;;
google_ad_width = 336;
google_ad_height = 280;
google_ad_format = &quot;336x280_as&quot;;
google_ad_type = "text";
google_ad_channel = "";
google_color_border = "FFFFFF";
google_color_bg = "FFFFFF";
google_color_link = "000000&quot;;
google_color_text = "000000&quot;;
google_color_url = "000000&quot;;

//--></script&gt;
<script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;
src=&quot;http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js&quot;>

</script&gt;

Insert code into template

Login to your Dashboard. Go to Template -> Edit HTML and click the box next to “Expand Widget Templates”.

Block copy the entire HTML code for your site that you presently have and save it in a separate text file in MS Notepad. This is one of the two necessary steps whenever you want to change the template. The second step is to “Preview” the new changes, and save the changes only when you are satisfied. The backup you have saved in a text file will come in handy when you accidentally click to save the changes without previewing them. With a backup, you can easily restore the template to the prior state if need be.

Now search for post.body through your browser's search function (Ctrl+F for Firefox and IE). You should see these lines:

<div class='post-body'>
<p><data:post.body/></p>
<div style='clear: both;'/> <!-- clear for photos floats -->
</div>

If you want the AdSense ads to appear between the post title and post body, add the following code above the orange lines. If you want the AdSense ads to appear immediately after every individual post, add the following code below the orange lines. The code to add is:

<div style='float:left;'>
AdSense Code
</div>

The AdSense Code is the one you have amended above in MS Notepad. Do NOT save the template, but click the Preview button to see if you like the placement of the AdSense ads.

Do you want to have the AdSense code on the left of your text as shown in this screenshot?



Choose the smallest AdSense format like 125x125. Insert the AdSense code here:

<div class='post-header-line-1'/>
<div style='float:left;'>
AdSense Code
</div>
<div class='post-body'>
<p><data:post.body/></p>
<div style='clear: both;'/> <!-- clear for photos floats -->
</div>

If you want the Ads on the right of the text, like this:



Insert the code as follows:

<div class='post-header-line-1'/>
<div style='float:right;'>
AdSense Code
</div>
<div class='post-body'>
<p><data:post.body/></p>
<div style='clear: both;'/> <!-- clear for photos floats -->

Set the AdSense ad margins

If your AdSense ads are too close to the edge, you may set a margin in the style tag. To give you an idea how wide the margin should be, you can see the sample in our other Business Fables blog where the left margin is set to 30px. The code used was:

<div style='float:left; margin-left:30px'>
AdSense Code
</div>

Should you want to align the AdSense ad to your text, you can specify a margin or padding around the entire AdSense code. The code you can use is:

<div style='float:left; margin:5px 10px 15px 20px'>
AdSense Code
</div>

The first number 5px is for the top margin, 10px is for the right margin, 15px for the bottom margin, and 20px for the left margin. You should of course change these values to suit your template.

Preview the template and if you are satisfied, save the template and refresh your Blog to see the new positions of your AdSense ads.

Additional money-making opportunity

Since we are on this topic of earning revenues through AdSense, you may want to consider earning money while you are surfing the net. AGLOCO seems to have an interesting scheme which you may want to take a look. If you are surfing the net anyway as part of your daily routine, why not earn the extra income as well. You may also want to consider having AuctionAds to display an eBay auction widget which are compatible with AdSense and other ad systems.

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Adsense is considered as one of the most powerful tool in a website publisher’s arsenal. It enables a person to monetize their sites easily. If used properly, it can generate a very large and healthy income for them. However if you are not using them rightly and just maximizing the income you squeeze from it, you are actually leaving a lot of money on the table. Something all people hate doing.

How you can start earning money with Adsense can be done easily and quickly. You will be amazed at the results you will be getting in such a short period of time.

Start by writing some quality content articles which are also keyword incorporated. There are a lot of people given the gift of being good with words. Writing comes easy for them. Why not make it work in such a way that you will be earning some extra cash in the process.

There are actually three steps to put into mind before you begin writing your ads and having an effective Adsense.

Keyword search. Find some popular subjects, keywords or phrase. Select the ones which you think has more people clicking through. This is actually a keyword selector and suggestion tool that some sites are offering to those who are just their Adsense business.

Writing articles. Start writing original content with keywords from the topics that you have achieved in your search. Take note that search engines are taking pride in the quality of their articles and what you will be writing should keep up with their demands.

Quality content site. Build a quality content site incorporated with Adsense ads that is targeting the subject and keywords of your articles and websites. This is where all that you’ve done initially will go to and this is also where they will prove their worth to you.

The proper positioning of your ads should be done with care. Try to position your ads where surfers are most likely to click on them. According to research, the one place that surfers look first when they visit a certain site is the top left. The reason behind this is not known. Maybe it is because some of the most useful search engine results are at the top of all other rankings. So visitors tend to look in that same place when browsing through other sites.

Some of those who are just starting at this business may think they are doing pretty well already and thinking that their clickthrough rates and CPM figures are quite healthy. However, there are more techniques and styles to generate more clicks to double your earnings. By knowing these techniques and working them to your advantage, you will realize that you will be getting three times more than other people who have been previously doing what they are doing.

Finally, Adsense has some excellent tracking statistics that allows webmasters and publishers to track their results across a number of site on a site by site, page by page, or any other basis you wanted. You should be aware oft his capability and make the most of it because it is one powerful tool that will help you find out which ads are performing best. This way, you can fine tune your Adsense ads and focus more on the ones being visited the most rather than those who are being ignored.

Another thing you should know. Banners and skyscrapers are dead. Ask the experts. So better forget about banners and skyscrapers. Surfers universally ignore these kinds of ad formats. The reason behind this is that they are recognized as an advert and advert are rarely of any interest that’s why people ignore them.

To really start making money with Adsense, you should have a definite focus on what you wanted to achieve and how you will go about achieving them. As with any other kind of business ventures, time is needed coupled with patience.

Do not just ignore your site and your Adsense once you have finished accomplishing them. Spare some time, even an hour, making adjustments to the Adsense ads on your sites to quickly trigger your Adsense income.

Give it a try and you would not regret having gotten into Adsense in the first place.
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I don’t understand why everyone makes Adsense out to sound like some kind of devil. So
far, I have a 100% approval rate for my consulting clients. You would think that we
spend months developing the site to submit for approval – but to be honest; I spend less
than a day (if that!)
What we found is that Google is not nearly as picky as they make themselves sound to
be. The trick is to make your site in such a way that you are just providing content; we
have found that the less selling you do on your approval site, the better.
Don’t worry, once you’re approved you can use that code wherever you want – so put it
on other sites that sell later. But for the purposes of getting approved, try to limit to just
content, content and more content!
Now, for the disclaimer before we start talking about how to get your site approved for
Google Adsense. I am not a member of Google at all, everything I am about to say is all
speculation and experience. I have helped over 50 clients get approved for Google
Adsense without having even 1 of them not get approved – we have 100% approval rate
on FIRST try.
All I am going to teach you is exactly what I do for them.
There are three main elements that I focus on when getting a client approved:
1.Site look and feel – Not that Google wants a $10,000 professionally designed website,
but they also don’t want some piece of junk. Make sure to at LEAST have a presentable
website – even if it is just a few tables and a solid background color. Avoid using tacky
backgrounds or unprofessional color contrasts.

2.Content – The most important – Google believes in content. If you try to get a website
with just a few pages approved, I don’t think you will have any luck. You need to have at
least 15-20 pages, preferably, 15-20 pages of articles/resources, a.k.a. content.
3.Traffic – Many “experts” say that Google looks to see what kind of traffic you have and
that they do not approve new sites with no traffic. My experience says that these experts
are FULL of it. BUT, just to be safe, before you submit your site for approval – try to get
your site some traffic.
Here are useful tips you need to make the entire approval process easier and quicker:
>> Get content from article directories like www.goarticles.com – just put those articles
in your site, getting 15-20 is easy.
>> Before you submit your site for approval, post at some forums with your website’s
link in the signature file – this will help you get some immediate traffic.
>> Make a very simple website with 15-20 articles, a contact us page, a privacy policy
and the typical disclaimer.
That’s it – you’re ready to get approved for Google Adsense. I know I made it sound too
easy, but honestly, we have a track record that proves it. And remember, if you do not
get approved, you can always fix things and try again.
So, stop waiting – apply now – Google Adsense is a great source of income.


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You know about Google Adsense, now it's Google Ad Links
for Google Adsense publishers.
[ For who do not yet know what Google Adsense is : "Google
AdSense is a fast and easy way for website publishers of
all sizes to display relevant, unobtrusive Google ads on
their website's content pages and earn money," — says
Google. To open a Google Adsense account, please visit:
https://www.google.com/adsense ]
What are Google Ad Links?
"Ad Links are a new form of text advertising that we're
offering to our AdSense publishers. Using the same
contextual targeting algorithm that targets Google ads to
your content pages, Ad Links units display a list of
topics that are relevant to your page. Each topic, when
clicked, brings the user to a page of related
advertisements", — this is how Ad Links are defined by
Google.
Basically, Google Ad Links are vertically placed links of
4 or 5 keywords related to the content of your page. On
clicking a link, the visitor is shown a list of Ads by
Google on that particular keyword. If the visitor clicks
on an ad, you get your commission.
So, why do you need to put Ad Links in your page?
Simple. Because you want to earn maximum revenue from each
of the pages of your site.

According to Google, you are allowed to put max. 3 Adsense
codes. But experts say that displaying too many Adsense
ads in a page distract the attention of the visitors and
they lose interest in the site. Therefore it's always
advised to put only one Adsense code and that too close to
the main content of the page, to get the best results.
By placing just one Adsense code and no Leaderboard or
Skyscraper, are we losing out some opportunities to earn
more clicks on Adsense Ads?
No. Because that's where Ad Links come in. Let me describe
the usage of Ad Links with an example :
I have a page on 'Engagement Rings' at :
http://thewebcontent.com/Relationships/Relationships_Article_56.php
I use 250x250 Square Adsense code with the first paragraph
of the article. This code displays only 3 Adsense Ads.
Now, I have placed Ad Links code just above the top of my
left panel menu bar. Google currently displays 5 related
keywords to the page : Engagement Ring, Carat Diamond,
Ideal Diamonds, Gia Diamond and Gem Stone Ring. Each of
the keywords are clickable.
Through these links, I get access to : 10 + 10 + 10 + 10
+ 4 = TOTAL 44 Adsense Ads! (at the time of writing this
article)
In case, Google does not find related keywords for a
page, it displays a tiny search box. Visitors can put any
keyword of their choice, and Google shows all Adsense
Ads related to the keyword searched for!
Isn't it incredible? ...that too without disturbing
visitors? Actually, it helps visitors, because they always
look for links related to the subject they have come to
our sites for.
The main advantage of Google Ad Links are that, they are
displayed just like we display vertical menu—one link each
line. Though Ad Links code displays "Ad Links by Google"
boldly, but it gives a look of being a part of your
vertical menu. And that's definitely a great advantage.
To add Ad Links to your page, please follow the
instructions below :
1. Log on to your Adsense account
2. Click on "Ad Settings"
3. Select the Radio Button which says : "Ad Links Units".
4. Select 4 or 5 links per ad links unit from the drop down
menu
5. Select Ad layout options : 120x90, 160x90, 180x90 or
200x90 depending upon your page layout.
6. If you have saved custom Color Palettes, select the
palette of your choice.
7. Copy-paste the Ad Links code from the textarea box and
place it to your web site in desired place
That's all! But remember that you can place only one Ad
Links code in a page. If you put more than one, others
will not generate any link.
If you are an Adsense publisher, there is no reason why you
will not add Ad Links to your page.
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There are many Make Money Fast (MMF) websites out there that tell you it's possible to,
well, you know, do just that; make money fast. However, did you know that although
some owners of these MMF systems have made a total revenue between $300,000 and
$500,000, they're likely to be the same ones that turn up missing later on down the road,
on the run with hundreds of thousands of consumer dollars? A dangerous situation to find
yourself in.
So why do people do it?
I'll tell you why. It's because of greed and lack of integrity. Then again, it could just be
because certain individuals in particular are in a tight financial situation and essentially
need to find a way to make a little bit of extra cash fast to pay off their bills for the
month. Believe it or not, there are indeed legit reasons why people seek out MMF
websites.
But why risk yourself being in a situation where you end up being part of the statistical
count that contributed to those hundreds of thousands of dollars that are now at the
disposal of the owner of a MMF chain, who presumably is nowhere to be found? Because
there is actually a better and more proven way to make money through a company that
has a lot of reputation and integrity on the Internet, called Google. That's why!
How It Works: Great, Just Another Referral Downline System Again
No, not at all! What I'm about to show you has nothing to do with referrals, works solely
based on an honor system, and is driven to success by the work you put into it. Although
it is indeed the fastest way I've made real money on the Internet (well, aside from an
online coding contractor I work for), you still have to work for it.

So here's how it works. Company A out there is just being started, and believes that
they've found the answer to man's problems. They're 99.9% sure that their product will
sell. So what do they do? They run to Google and pay them to list their business in
featured search result listings. This maximizes Company A's exposure out on the web.
Google will also list Company A's advertisements in what is called Google AdSense
(textual advertising). These are usually content related text advertisements which
webmasters and publishers place strategically on their website and are commonly
recognized as "Ads by Google."
The webmasters and publishers that put forth Google AdSense on their websites are first
approved for AdSense. Once a high volume of traffic starts flowing through their website,
those AdSense banners start generating revenues as more and more clicks on the links
are received. So if you haven't figured out by now, this is indeed a Pay Per Click (PPC)
system.
How Much?: Expected Potential Earnings
You're probably wanting to know right away how much you'll be earning. So I'll just give
you a rough estimate of what to expect assuming all goes well with your website. If done
properly, a single website can generate on average, revenues ranging between $200-
$600 a month. Not bad, considering this is only for one website. I don't like jumping the
gun too soon like this, but let's fast forward in time where this is indeed how much your
website is making. Now what? Start up another site! This doubles your income over two
streams of revenues, and with each making $200-$600 a month, you can see how things
can really add up!
Getting Started: Making The First Step Towards Success
These first few steps are extremely critical so please pay attention to detail.
You will need a web hosting provider - Please, I urge you, don't settle for anything less
than what you're capable of doing. Go the extra mile and actually subscribe to a cheap
web hosting provider. The one currently hosting The Article Project is SurfSpeedy.com on
a redundant Cisco network and OC-48 SONET rings. In other words, 99.9999% uptime.
I'm currently getting all the server side scripting I need, a secure hosting system, fast
network, 1000MB of hosting space, and delegation for my domain, along with tons of
other features I'll probably never use during the life of the account. How much am I
paying for all this? Less than $5.00 a month!
Once you have a place to serve up your website, start looking into registering a domain
name - Try to aim for something that you and your visitors can remember off the top of
their head if they were to look at it once and almost forget about it. If your website is
about "How To Use The Internet," see if www.usingtheinternet.com is available. When
you've decided on a name, I'd recommend you go with iDotz.net and register a .com
domain for less than $9.00 a year! The reason I'd recommend them is because they were
the first ones I ran into that allowed you to pay via PayPal. Now put those two together,
web hosting and a good domain name, and you're set to go!
Create a plan for action and stick to it - I'll be honest with you upfront. Chances are, you
may not reach your financial goal by the end of the first month. In fact, the excitment of
being able to get your money's worth out of the work you put into your website, may
turn into monotony and discouragement. But don't lose hope! You need to stick to what
you've set out to do, keep your website up to date on the hour if necessary, and make
sure your visitors have plenty to read!
Avoid rambling on about nothing and don't cheat - Google has perhaps the largest
database in the world, full of website listings and search results. Chances are, if you
mirror your website with another content saturated website that's been around for quite
some time, and Google does one of their special keyword analysis trick on your website
and finds out about it, your AdSense application will most likely be turned down for
unauthentic content. Have an open mind and be creative with your writing. Shoot for
about 25 solid web pages before you submit your Google AdSense application. Bottom
line, give them something to talk about! You'll need it in the months to come!
Begin formulating marketing thoughts - This is perhaps where the line between sanity,
and spamity comes in that you'll end up approaching before too long. Some webmasters
can't keep their cool and end up going off the deep end, spamming hundreds of innocent
lives, and contaminating hundreds more of chat rooms and IRC channels. Don't do this!
Play it smart and submit your website manual to search engines that provide the service
for free. One great way to do this is to submit your site to The Open Directory Project at
dmoz.org. It may take a few weeks, but your listing will eventually show up in Google as
well. Also, sign up with TrafficSwarm.com and surf for unlimited free credits that can be
redeemed for visitors. I've acquired over 2700 credits through TrafficSwarm. It took me a
few days, but it saved me $40.00 of having to pay for just as many credits by simply
surfing for a few days.
Stay on top of things - Keep yourself one step ahead of your visitors. For every 100
visitors (unique or not) that come, plan to write one more article or section of your
website; make it a news item or something. Keep your website clean and neatly
organized, don't let it end up looking like your brother's bedroom or closet a few months
down the road from now. And if things begin to pick up with your website, set aside an
email account and allow your visitors to send in their own articles or writings for you to
publish. This in itself could be very rewarding because not only will your visitors end up
generating your revenues, but they could also end up being your main supplier of articles
to publish. The main point of discussion here, though, is to stay on top of things and keep
up with the work. You'll eventually be glad you did later on down the line when you're
short $200 on a down payment for a new Honda Civic.
Getting Finished: Bringing Your Website Before the Judges
Okay, so this is the moment you've all been waiting for. Spit shine that last corner of
your website and get ready to show it off. Then make your way over to
http://www.google.com/adsense and send in your application. It will take a couple days
for your application to be reviewed and accepted, if in the likely event that it is. Once
you've been approved, login to your account and start generating your text
advertisements, placing them neatly on your website. Then let the fun begin!


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If you have multiple sites or multiple directories in your
site for different subjects and you have placed Adsense
codes in your site, I am sure you would like to know:
(a) from which site or directory you are earning the
most / least, (b) which Adsense ads are being
clicked and (c) from which page?
CREATE CHANNELS FOR EACH SITE
To get separate stats for each site / section / directory
/ page with Adsense, you need to create channels for
each one. Create a channel with a relevant name and
generate a code for that channel. Paste that particular
Adsense code to the concerned pages / sites.
GET CHANNEL STATS IN REAL TIME
Google now provides Channel Data in real time. Earlier, it
used to provide data for '2 days before'. Follow the
procedure mentioned below :
1. From 'Date Range' drop down menu, select 'today'.
2. Check the radio button : Group data by 'Channel'.
3. On the right hand panel, check the radio button 'Channel
data'.
4. Click on 'Select ALL' at the bottom of channel list.
5. Click on 'Display Report'.

Now you get the seggregated report for clicks generated for
each channel.
WHICH ADS ARE BEING CLICKED AND
FROM WHICH PAGE?
It is very important to know that which pages / sites are
generating good Adsense revenue and which are not. We can
work upon those poorly performing pages. If we can get to
know about which ads are being clicked, that would make us
feel more informed for many obvious reasons.
Currently Google does not provide this data. But you can still
get it from a very nice and detailed free web stat service, Add
Free Stats.
Add Free Stats provides a very detailed web stats which
satisfies most webmasters. You may open a free account at :
http://www5.addfreestats.com, get the code and paste it at the
bottom of each of your pages.
Make sure that in 'Your Account' section you mark 'Yes' for
'Exit link tracking'.
Now check your stats at Add Free Stats, and you will find a
"A" icon beside the visitors' ip. That means that visitor has
clicked on an Adsense code. Place your mouse over the icon,
and you can see which ad has been clicked.
You can also generate a separate report of pages that have
generated Adsense click. Select 'Exit Links/Adsense' from the
drop down menu marked as 'Pages'. Here you get a folder icon
named Adsense, the number of Adsense clicks etc. Click on
the Adsense folder icon and you get the number of Adsense
clicks on each page and which ads are clicked on that page.
Click on the 'hour glass' icon and you get the CTR, PV too
for each page.
I am no way connected to Add Free Stats. I am just a happy
user. Any webmaster working seriously towards Adsense
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Blogging is easy, blogging is fun. And what’s more…it can help your business in a lot of
ways. A blog is a frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and web links in
the cyberspace. You could call it an e-diary where you can register your thoughts, opinion
and comments on anything and everything under the sun that interests you. Though
people had been ‘at it’ long before the term blog was coined; it has gained currency as an
effective medium of communicating over the Internet only recently. The introduction of
automated published software like “Blogger” at www.blogger.com has been instrumental
in blogging success. A blog or a weblog’ is conceptually similar to a website and is
accessible to anyone on the Internet.
There are millions of bloggers in the world today blogging away to glory. But blogging can
be more than just chatter in the cyberspace. It can be a great tool for boosting your
online business’s profitability once you’ve understood how it works and what are its
limitations. Take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weblog#Corporate for some more
information.
How to become a Blogger?
The key to learning how to become a blogger is to start blogging! Easier said than done?
Not really. There are several websites that can give you information on how to be a
blogger. Blogger.com is one of them. You have three options here to choose from:
-Have a hosted service like Blogger allows you to set up an account and fire away in a
matter of minutes.


-A remotely installed blog like movabletype allows you to install on a server for a small
fee.
-Desktop blog programs like Radio Userland are installed on your desktop and then
uploaded to a host. These are usually desktop programmes that include hosting and
upgradation for a certain period of time and charge you a small fee.
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You can get more information on blogging resources from
http://www.blogroots.com/resources.blog.
Also see: http://www.blogger.com/start
Once you have decided what option you want for setting up your weblog/ blog you are
ready to start blogging. It is that easy. It could take a while before anyone will notice
your little blog in the corner and take you seriously. But you can cut down this time with
some great ideas at: http://help.blogger.com/
offers some great ideas on increasing your blog’s readership.
There is a Chinese saying, “ It’s a wise man who learns from others’ mistakes”. Read
others blogs to see what works and what doesn’t, what are their writing styles etc. It’s a
great way to teach yourself and fun too…. you are learning on some one else’s expense.
Guidelines for the greenhorn blogger
Here are some simple guidelines for a newbie blogger. Take a chance with these to
increase your chances of success.
1. Get Blogging: Like I said earlier, the best way to learn blogging is to start
blogging.
2. Recognize your motivation: Why are you blogging? What do you hope to
achieve?
3. Link to other blogs: the best way to popularise your blog is to link to other
blogs. So link you must!
4. Develop a unique style of writing: Developing a writing style is an
evolutionary process. Try different approaches and formats until you find one that
fits your message, audience, and personal motivations.
5. Express your personality... let your humour, your perspective on life, and your
values shine in your writing.
6. Be regular with your posting: readers will quickly wander away from blogs
that are not updated regularly. So this is very important.
More blogging resources are available at: (www.lights.com/weblogs)
How to profit from Blogging?
Now that you have understood what a blog is and how to get blogging, its time to make it
pay. Blogging is a great way to enhance your online company’s bottomline. It is a popular
and an easy medium and has potential of reaching millions.
Here are some tips for you to turn blogging into a serious profitable strategy.
1.Customer Interaction: A blog is a good means to keep in touch with your customers
regularly. You can keep them updated on new events, happening in your company, new
products and services and other developments. the best part is that you can do it more
cost effectively and in much less time than other methods like newsletters, customer
updates and customer meetings. The elements of interactivity, community and
collaboration are key here. Your blog can also serve as a platform for advertising,
promotion and even internal communications. One well-known business example is
software company Macromedia's use of blogging to keep customers updated on what's
happening with its products.
2.Query management: With a blog you can receive and answer to customer queries
more quickly than an email. For potential customers it is very important to have a sharp
turnaround and you can do that easily with a blog.
3.Link to other sites: Linking your blog to other similar, but not competing, sites is a
great way to get some free publicity and traffic for your online business. It is also one big
reason why Search Engines will grab your site in their result pages. Ask any online
entrepreneur what getting quality traffic to a website means and you’ll know what I am
talking about.
4.Get Feedback: Getting feedback from your customers on your products and services,
on your company practices and other things is one of the most valuable resources you
can build. With a blog, it is not just easier but also time saving for customers to leave
feedback for you without filling complicated and mile long forms.
5.Get Google to work for you: Selling ad space is one of the most popular revenue
streams for online businesses. With Google’s free AdSense service it just got easier
www.google.com/adsense. AdSense allows bloggers to display up to three contentspecific
"ad units" (boxes that can hold up to four ads each) per page. Each time a visitor
clicks these ads, you get paid. Need more convincing?
6.Become an affiliate: Your blog can become a cash cow by using the simple idea of
becoming an affiliate for other websites. An affiliate basically carries a link to the other
site and each time some one clicks on that link, you get a small commission for it.
7.Donations: If you are running a blog that people love to read and keep coming back in
hordes, why not ask them for some monetary appreciation?
Put on your thinking cap and let your imagination run unbridled. You will surprise yourself
with the number of ideas that will make your blog less of a personal e-diary and more of
a digital cash cow. Blogging is a relatively new marketing arena for webpreneurs, but has
immense possibility and potential. Be sure to get on to the bandwagon early in the game
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If you’ve started using Adsense as a way to increase advertising income, but the
numbers just aren’t adding up to what you expected, the problem might be with the ads
themselves. If the ads being generated by Google’s Adsense aren’t relevant to your
website, visitors won’t click on them. And, no click-y, no money. It’s that simple. And it’s
a simple situation to fix.
One way to know if the ads are working is to monitor the click-through-rate (CTR) on a
page. If it’s low, it’s usually an indication that once a visitor arrived at your page using a
certain keyword, that visitor did not find any ads relevant to that keyword. And
unfortunately for you, the visitor found no reason to click on the ads.
How do I know this? It happened on my website. On one of my sites, I had a page
dedicated to PHP programming (a programming language). The page had a low CTR.
Upon further examination of the page, I noticed that not one of the ads was related to
programming or even to technology.
What I did notice was that the ads were related to guitars. Guitars? I thought to myself,
“What relevance do guitars have to PHP programming?” And I imagined visitors to my
site wondered this as well.

After studying the ads, I noticed that one word seemed to keep jumping out at me. The
word was “strings” as in guitar strings. Well strings are used in programming too, but
Google was not able to make this distinction which is why it was generating guitar ads!
The solution to this problem was simple. I removed from my webpage the words “string”
and “strings” (or I just used another word in place of string or strings). After Google
found this page again and updated its view of it, the guitar ads were replaced with
relevant ads. And best of all? CTR on this page immediately increased and so did my
advertising income!
If you have a page with a low CTR, you may need to tweak your text so Adsense
generates ads that are more relevant to the page. When making these types of changes
to your webpages, use the same ideas you use for search engine optimization. Why?
Because Google uses the same logic to determine the appropriate Adsense ads to display
on your page as it does to determine if your article should rank high for “blue widgets.”
Some areas on your page that might need a bit of text tweaking include:
- The title of the page
- The H1-tags used in the page
- The number of occurrences of the keywords in the text of the article
- Changing the filename (this can be very effective, but only do this for new pages that
are not yet in the search engines or you risk losing traffic)
One word of advice: Don’t forget that your keywords determine your search engine
rankings so take small steps when changing keywords.
And remember, the only ads that will bring you the extra Adsense income you’re looking
for are relevant ads!
About the Author
Bas de Baar is the author of the e-book "Analyzing Adsense For Niche Websites."


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Webmasters know that Adsense generates a sizeable source of additional advertising
income. That’s why they’re using it to go after the “high paying keywords.” They’ve
bought the lists that tell them what these keywords are and they’ve used various other
methods of identifying them. And yet, after putting up these “high paying” pages on their
websites, the advertising money they expected to see isn’t rolling in. What’s wrong?
Well, having those pages is one thing. But driving visitors to those pages is an entirely
different thing and is often what’s lacking. To get visitors to your high paying keyword
pages, you’ve got to optimize site navigation.
Take a moment to think about how visitors use your website. After landing on a certain
page, they’ll often click to another page that sounds interesting. They get there by way of
the other links that appear on the page they landed on. How you enable visitors to move
about your website is what is meant by the term, “Site Navigation.”
A typical website has a menu of links on each page. The wording on these links is what
grabs a visitor’s attention and gets them to click on one of the links that will take them to
another page of your website. Links labeled “Free Resources” or “Download ebooks” are
generally good attention-grabbers.
This same site navigation logic applies to driving traffic to your high paying pages. I have
some pages on my website that get a lot of traffic from search engines, but the earnings
on these pages are very low. I use cleverly-labeled links to get visitors off these pages
and onto my higher earning pages. It’s a great and inexpensive way to turn cheap clicks
into real dollars.
Ready, Set, Test

Before you begin testing, you’ve got to have two things: something to track and
compare; and some high earning pages you want to funnel your site traffic to. For fast
results, select a few of your highly visited pages.
Next think of ways to get visitors viewing a particular page to click on a link to one of
your high earning pages. That’ll help you come up with a catchy description for the link.
And remember, you can use graphics to grab your visitors’ attention. Be creative!
And remember, it’s all about location, location, location. Once you’ve come up with the
attention-grabbing description, you’ve got to identify the perfect spot on your page for
positioning the descriptive link to your high paying page.
Spend some time visiting other websites to see how they’re maximizing site navigation.
For example, using a “Hot Pages” list or a “Most Read Articles” list are common menu
selections.
Then let the testing begin. Try putting different text on different pages. That way you’ll
get a feel for what works and what doesn’t. Mix things up a bit – put links on the top of
the page and the bottom.
It’s now all a matter of testing and tracking, and testing and tracking until you find the
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Google has recently made some changes in their Adsense program, and webmasters,
busy as they are, may not be aware of all the Adsense news. For those who don't know,
Adsense is the Pay-per-click (PPC) revenue sharing program offered by Google to
webmasters who run primarily content-oriented sites. The Adsense program offers a way
for these webmasters to generate revenue where they couldn't in the past.
After signing up for the program, webmasters place a bit of code on their web pages
where they want to display Adsense. Google's technology determines the subject matter
of the page, and displays relevant ads on that page. If a visitor clicks on one of the ads,
the advertiser pays Google, and the webmaster receives a share of the proceeds.
One of the biggest changes is that webmasters can now have multiple "blocks" or units of
Adsense on their pages. Since the program started, Google has allowed only one block,
but they now allow up to three per page. This means webmasters can get three shots for
a visitor seeing and clicking on an ad. The blocks don't all have to be the same format -
you can choose from any of several formats available, and all can have different border,
text, and background formatting. You are able to specify alternate ads for each unit. In
cases where Google's software isn't able to determine a theme to your page, Google will
display Public Service ads. However, webmasters can choose to display their own ads,
such as for affiliate products, instead.
As with most things, you'll need to test formatting, placement, and other variables to see
which combination brings the best click-through rate for you, whether you use one, two,
or three Adsense units.
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Google AdSense is a great way for webmasters to monetize
their websites. While many webmasters are struggling hard
to earn $3 - $10 per day, some 'genius' webmasters have
already enjoyed $30, $100, and even $300 a day from AdSense
ads on their websites. How are these 'genius' webmasters
differ from their counterparts? They think different! They
think out of the box!
Let me share with you some tips which has been responsible
in boosting my AdSense profits by 700%. Here are 5 of them,
and if you follow these steps, I'm sure you'll see a
difference in your AdSense income.
Here are the tips:
1- I concentrate on 1 format of AdSense ad, which is the
Large Rectangle (336x280). This format has been proven to
work with me in resulting high click-through rates (CTR).
Why this format? Because the ads look like normal web
links, and people are trained to click on these types of
links.
2- I create custom palette for my ads. I choose white as
the color for the border and background. This is because,
all of my pages have white background. The idea is to make
the AdSense ads look like they are a part of my web pages.

3- Previously, I put all my AdSense ads at the bottom of my
pages. One day, I moved those ads to the top of the page.
The result surprised me. My earning increased! Since then,
I don't hide my AdSense ads anymore!
4- I maintain some links to other relevant websites, and I
put my AdSense ads at the top of the links, so that my
visitors see them first.
5- I automate the insertion of AdSense code into my
webpages using SSI (server side included). You'll need to
ask your web administrator whether your server supports SSI
or not. Here's how to do it. You just put the AdSense code
in a text file, save it as 'adsense.txt', and upload it to
the root directory of your web server. Next, call the code
on other pages using SSI.
This trick is really a time saver especially for those who
use automatic page generators to generate pages on their
website.
Here's a tool I use to generate thousands of pages on my
website within seconds:
http://www.adsense-insider-secrets.com/page-generator.htm


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Like any Google AdSense Publisher, you will want to increase your Google
AdSense revenue. Your AdSense revenue depends on 3 factors: (1) the number
of visitors to your site, (2) the number of visitor that clicks on the ads (Click
Through Rate, or CTR), and (3) how well the ads pay (Cost Per Click, CPC). Get
anyone of these factor to go up and you will earn more money from AdSense!
Google AdSense Revenue = Traffic x CTR x CPC
Fortunately you can control all of these variables.
Increase the your web site traffic
There are many techniques to increase your web site traffic, you can consult
The Basics of Web Site Promotion for more idea. However, I will list a few
techniques here:
· Improve your search engine ranking. You can read The Importance of
Top Search Engine Ranking to get an idea why. Basically, you get more
traffic as your site get closer to the top (of any list including search
engine result page)
· Add your site to directories. They are great way to build link popularity,
as well as, get your site indexed in search engines.
· Add your site to search engines (not needed if you already did above)
· Advertise your site through other means
· Etc.

Increase the Click Through Ratebr>There are many techniques, I will list a few
here:
· Make sure the ad is relevant. Although Google does most of this (Google
AdSense will show ad according to the keywords on your page), you still
have to optimize keywords and keyphrases on the your pages.
· Make sure the ad is visible (many people develop ad/banner blindess),
so pay attention to your Google AdSense ad:
o placement - location of the ad on the page, i.e., top, bottom,
side, integrated, etc.
o layout - leaderboard, banner, tower, etc.
o color scheme - standout color scheme, versus blend in color
scheme.
Use channel and data gathered to experiment with the above
combinations to optimize the click through rate.
· Etc.
In any case, never ever ask your visitor to click on the ads or do it yourself.
This is against Google AdSense TOS and you will get thrown out of the
program.
Increase How Well the Ads Pay
Your option will be limited with an established sites because you have to keep
web pages relevant to the site theme, but you can create new sites to cater to
more expensive keywords. You can do this by going to Google AdWords and see
what advertiser are paying per click (you do not have to sign up to do this). For
example, these are some words and recommended bid:
· Well, you get the idea.
o $1.56 - "webmaster"
o $20.00 - "web hosting" WOW!!!
o $0.62 - "forums"
· Create web pages relevant to your site, but optimized to the selected
keywords.
· Avoid the use of low paying words that may confuse AdSense.
I hope this basic tutorial will give you a good foundation and allows you to
become a more successful advertisment publish, that is, to make more money
with Google AdSense.


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As more and more people are getting into the AdSense game, there seem to be
many questions asked again and again by the newcomers. Here, I have
compiled detailed explanations to some common AdSense terms, facts, and
performance tips.
Terminology
Real Stats (Figures based on actual performance tracking updated several times
a day)
· Page Impressions: The number of times an ad unit (a collection of 1 to 4
ads). If you have two ad units on a page, then every time the page loads
you get two page impressions. Page Impressions DO include PSA (Public
Service Ads) and Alternate Ads.
· Clicks: The number of times someone clicks on an ad. Clicks on PSA will
be included in this stat as well.
· Earnings: Money you’ve made.
Derived Stats (Figures calculated from the real stats)
· Clickthrough Rate: Clicks/Page Impressions. It is expressed as a
percentage.
· Effective CPM:. Earnings per thousand page impressions. Calculated by
1000 X Earnings / Page Impressions
· EPC: Your EPC is not displayed because it does not really matter. EPC
stands for Earnings Per Click (Earnings/Clicks) and is frequently talked
about.

Facts (What we've discovered)
1. Stats Update Frequency/Delay: Although AdSense stats usually updates
every couple hours, you don’t need to panic at all if you see no change in
your stats for over 12 hours. Even if other webmasters are seeing normal
updates.
2. Don’t worry about anomalies in your stats during the course of the day.
These are not accurate. There could be delays in the update due to one
reason or another. Only when you see figures for a new day can you
know that the figures for the previous day are not going to change any
more.
3. Sometimes the stats are carried forward several days. This happens
when Google decides to freeze your clicks and earnings for fraud
checking/tracking purposes or server delays. Thus, you may notice your
earnings/clicks shoot straight up when you least expect it. It is possible
for your CTR to go up by as much as 10%.
4. The update on the different stats are not synchronized. For example,
when you check your account, the page impressions may be freshed
updated, while the clicks and earnings are from two hours ago. Thus,
there may be a sharp drop/increase in the derived stats. Due to this, you
don’t need to fret over all these little bumps.
5. Often delays in updates foreshadow changes to the AdSense program.
For example, slow updates preceded introduction of channels, TOS
changes, and addition of new languages.
6. Channels are a great way for you to track the performance of your ad on
a particular page/site. If you want to use the same code for all of your
pages, you can also use the recently added URL channels. Of course,
channel data are delayed by two days.
Performance Tips
1. EPC doesn’t matter! That is because you have absolutely no control over
your EPC. Your EPC is influenced by many variables including your
webpage content, advertiser’s budget, seasonal fluctuations and more.
Thus, the productive thing to do is concentrate on the factors that you
have control over such as CTR and page impressions.
2. How well am I doing?
Many of us probably wonder how we are doing compared to other
AdSense users, including myself. However, we really can’t get a good
sense of the average if Google doesn't disclose their figures, which they
don’t. Since people doing well with AdSense generally don’t like to reveal
their earnings due to the fear that they may be terminated by the
program, any discussion about an average EPC/CTR/CPM is a waste of
time.
3. From various experiments by myself and other webmasters, we can
conclude (at least for now) that using image/text ads instead of just text
ads will dramatically decrease you CTR because of various reasons. (i.e.
fewer advertisers, banner blindness etc.) However, the EPC is usually
slightly higher.
4. Blend in or stand out? This is completely site dependent. Sometimes,
people will never click on your ads unless you “trick” them into doing so,
although this is not so good for long term. Other sites will require your ad
to scream in your visitor’s face to get good clicks. Do some extensive
testing to find out what’s good for your site.
5. Make good use of the URL filter feature. Blocking repetitive (eBay ads) or
boring ads (free smilies) will definitely increase your CTR.
6. Large rectangles placed above the fold will often generate most revenue.
However, this may not be a good long term solution since such and ad is
usually obstrusive and have little aesthetic value.
7. If you run a forum site, you may notice that your earnings are very low.
Here is a solution: use a simple cookie-based php script that only
displays AdSense ads once every 10 page views -- essentially a counter
counts down from 10 to 0 and on 0 displays an AdSense block. Between
the AdSense ads, display regular banner ads. Although your AdSense
page impressions may be down, you will notice your CTR skyrocketing,
and a large increase in overall earnings.
In conclusion: Play around with your ad to maximize your performance, and
look at the big picture in your stats!


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Most webmasters know that Adsense generates a sizeable source of additional advertising income. That is why most of them use it to go after high paying keywords. They have with them the lists that tells what the keywords are and have already used various methods of identifying them. And yet, after putting up these supposed-to-be high paying keywords into their pages, the money they expected to come rolling in is not really coming in.

What is it that they are doing wrong?

Having the pages is with the proper keywords is one thing. But driving visitors to those pages is another matter and often the factor that is lacking.

The thing is, to get visitors to your high paying keyword pages, you need to optimize your site navigation.

Stop for a moment and think about how visitors are using your website. After a visitor has landed on a certain page, they have the tendency to click on another page that sounds interesting. They get there because of the other links that appears on a page that they initially landed on. This is site navigation. It is all about enabling visitors to move about your site. And one way of maximizing your Adsense earnings.

A typical website have menu links on each page. The wording on these links is what grabs a visitor’s attention and gets them to click on one of the links that will take them to another page of that website. Links that have “free’ or “download” are oftentimes good attention-grabbers.

This navigation logic can also be applied to driving traffic to your high paying pages. There are some websites that are getting a lot of traffic from search engines, but have low earnings. The trick is to try and use come cleverly labeled links to get the visitors off that pages and navigate them to the higher earning ones. This is one great way of turning real cheap clicks to real dollars.

Before you begin testing if this same style will work for you and you website, you need to have two things. Something to track and compare and some high earning pages you want to funnel your site traffic to. An option is to select a few of your frequently visited pages. This is ensuring fast result to come by.

Now, the next thing to do is think of ways to get visitors viewing a particular page to try and click on the link that will take them to your high earning pages. Come up with a catchy description for that link. Come up with a catchy and unique description for the link. Think of something that people do not get to see everyday. That will trigger their curiosity enough to try and see what that was all about.

You can also use graphics to grab your readers’ attention. There is no limitation to what you can do to make your link noticeable. If you are after the success of your site, you will do everything it takes just to achieve that goal. Just be creative. As far as many Adsense advertisers are concerned, there are no written and unwritten laws to follow regarding what they write. Just as long as you do not overstep the guidelines of the search engines, then go for it.

Also remember that it is all about location, location and location. Once the perfect attention grabbing description has been achieved, you have to identify the perfect spot on your page to position that descriptive link to your high paying page.

There is nothing wrong with visiting other websites to see how they are going about maximizing their site navigation. “Hot pages” or “Most read” lists are very common and overly used already. Get to know the ones that many websites are using and do not try to imitate them.

Another way of doing it is to try and use different texts on different pages. That way you will see the ones that work and what does not. Try to mix things around also. Put links on top and sometimes on the bottom too. This is how you go about testing which ones get more clicks and which ones are being ignored.

Let the testing begin. Testing and tracking until you find the site navigation style that works best for you site.
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How do you maximize your site?

By earning some few dollars per click from displaying Adsense ads on it. Many are now realizing that good money is made from this source of revenue. Try the simple mathematical computation of multiplying those clicks for every page on your website and you get a summation of earnings equivalent to a monthly residual income with that little effort you have made.

Google Adsense is a fast and easy way for website publishers of all sizes to display relevant and text-based Google ads on their website’s content pages and earn money in the process. The ads displayed are related to what your users are looking for on your site. This is the main reason why you both can monetize and enhance your content pages using Adsense.

How much you will be earning will depend on how much the advertisers are willing to pay. It will depend also on the keywords required. If the keywords the advertiser have chosen are in high demand, you could receive more dollars per click. On the other hand, low demand keywords will earn you just a few cents per click.

How can you start making profits out of your website using Adsense?

1. Sign up for an Adsense account. It will only take a few minutes of your time.

2. When the site is accepted, you will be receiving a clip code to include in your web pages. You can insert this code on as many pages or web sites that you want. The AdWords will start appearing immediately after.

3. You will be earning a few cents or some dollars per click when someone starts clicking on the AdWords displayed on any of your web pages. Trying to earn false revenues by repetitively clicking on your own ads is a no-no. This will result in a penalty or the possibility of your site being eliminated. The money you have already earned may be lost because of this.

4. View your statistics. Adsense earnings can be checked anytime by logging into your web site account.

Once you got your account working, you may still want to pattern them to the many sites that are earning more money than you are. It is important to note that there are factors affecting how your website will perform and the amount of money it will give you.

It is a common practice that when a site earning money, the tendency is for the owner to want to make more out of what they are getting already. It usually takes some time combined with trial and error to attain what you want for your Adsense contents.

Time and some important factors that you can practice and use.

How do you increase your Adsense earnings?

1. Choose one topic per page. It is best to write a content for your page with just a few targeted phrases. The search engine will then serve ads that are more relevant which will then result in higher clickthoughs.

2. Using white space around your ad. This can make your ad stand out from the rest of your page so visitors can spot them easily. There are also other choices of colors you can use, provided by search engines, which can harmonize the color of your ad with the web page color.

3. Test your ad placement. It is recommended to use the vertical format that runs down the side of the web page to get more positive results. You can also try both horizontal and vertical formats for a certain period of time to see which one will give you better results.
4. More content-based pages. Widen the theme of your website by creating pages that focus more on your keyword phrases. This will optimize the pages for the search engines. It can not only attract traffic but also make them more relevant for the AdWords to be displayed.
5. Site Build It. This is the perfect tool to be used for creating lots of Adsense revenues. Site Build It has all the tools necessary to quickly achieve a keyword-rich site that can rank high in the search engines. This will also produce a flow of traffic to your site of highly targeted visitors.
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For the last couple of months, Google Adsense has dominated forums, discussions and newsletters all over the Internet. Already, there are tales of fabulous riches to be made and millions made by those who are just working from home. It seems that Google Adsense have already dominated the internet marketing business and is now considered the easiest way to making money online.

The key to success with Adsense is the placing of ads on pages that are receiving high traffic for high demand keywords. The higher the cost-per-click to the advertiser, the more you will receive per click from your site. Obviously, it does not pay to target low cost-per-click keywords and place them on pages that do not receive hits.

With all the people getting online and clicking away everyday, it is no wonder why Google Adsense has become an instant hit.

For some who are just new to this market, it would be a blow to their pride knowing that their homepage is buried somewhere in the little ads promoting other people’s services. But then, when they get the idea that they are actually earning more money that way, all doubts and skepticism is laid to rest.

There are two major, and clever, factors that some successful webmaster and publishers are learning to blend together in order to make money easier using Adsense.

1. Targeting high traffic pages on your website. If you check on your logs, you will discover that many of your visitors are taking advantage of the free affiliate marketing resources and ebooks that you are offering on your site. In simple words, your ads are working effectively and are generating more clicks. It also means more money for you.

2. Placing Adsense links on pages that are producing little, or better yet, no profit. By placing Adsense on a free resources page, you will reduce the amount of potential customers being lost to other sites. Tricky, but effective nonetheless.

When learned to work effectively, these two factors are actually a good source of producing a minimal amount of revenue from a high traffic page. Many people are using this strategy to pick up some extra and cash with Adsense. This is also especially rewarding to informational sites that focus their efforts on delivering powerful affiliate link free content to their visitors. Now they can gain a monetary return on their services.

With the many techniques that people are now learning on how to make the easiest money by their Adsense, it is not surprising that Google is trying everything to update and polish their Adsense in order to maintain their good image.

The possibility of adding is 2nd tier in Adsense is not impossible. With all the people spending more time in their Adsense now and still more getting into this line of marketing, there is no doubt about the many new improvements yet to be made. Imagine the smiles on the faces of the webmasters and publishers all around the world if ever they sign up for sub-affiliates and double or even triple the amount that they are already earning.
The one particularly handy money-making feature that is available with Adsense now is the ability to filter out up to 200 urls. These gives webmasters the option to block out low value offers from their pages as well as competitors to their websites. Talk about taking only those that are advantageous and discarding the ones that seem “useless”.

With Google Adsense, the possibilities are limitless. Yet there is also the possibility of someone taking advantage of the easy money process that this internet marketing is doing. If you think more about it, these negative factors may force Google to break down and thrash Adsense in the process. If that happens, people would have to go back to the old ways of internet marketing that does not make money online as easy as Adsense.

For now, however, Google Adsense is here to stay. As long as there are people wanting to earn some easy cash online just using their talents, the future ahead is looking good. Besides with all the strict guidelines that Google is enforcing over Adsense, it will take awhile for the Adsense privileges to be spammed and even terminated.
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Google, being the undisputable leader in search engines from then until now, is placing a high importance on the quality and relevancy of its search engines. Most especially now that the company is public property. In order to keep the shareholders and users of its engines happy, the quality of the returned results are given extreme importance.

For this same reason, doing the wrong things in the Adsense and other forms of advertisements, whether intentionally or unintentionally, will result in a severe penalty, may get you banned and even have your account terminated. Nothing like a good action taken to keep wrongdoers from doing the same things over again.

So for those who are thinking of getting a career in Adsense, do not just think of the strategies you will be using to generate more earnings. Consider some things first before you actually get involved.

Hidden texts. Filling your advertisement page with texts to small to read, has the same color as the background and using css for the sole purpose of loading them with rich keywords content and copy will earn you a penalty award that is given to those who are hiding links.

Page cloaking. There is a common practice of using browser or bot sniffers to serve the bots of a different page other than the page your visitors will see. Loading a page with a bot that a human user will never see is a definite no-no. This is tricking them to click on something that you want but they may not want to go to.

Multiple submissions. Submitting multiple copies of your domain and pages is another thing to stay away from. For example, trying to submit a URL of an Adsense as two separate URL’s is the same as inviting trouble and even termination. Likewise, this is a reason to avoid auto submitters for those who are receiving submissions. Better check first if your domain is submitted already an a certain search engine before you try to submit to it again. If you see it there, then move on. No point contemplating whether to try and submit there again.

Link farms. Be wary of who and what are you linking your Adsense to. The search engines know that you cannot control your links in. But you can certainly control what you link to. Link farming has always been a rotten apple in the eyes of search engines, especially Google. That is reason enough to try and avoid them. Having a link higher than 100 on a single page will classify you as a link farm so try and not to make them higher than that.

Page rank for sale. If you have been online for quite some time, you will notice that there are some sites selling their PR links or trading them with other sites. If you are doing this, expect a ban anytime in the future. It is okay to sell ads or gain the link. But doing it on direct advertisement of your page rank is a way to get on search engines bad side.

Doorways. This is similar to cloaking pages. The common practice of a page loaded with choice keyword ads aimed at redirecting visitors to another “user-friendly” page is a big issue among search engines. There are many seo firms offering this kind of services. Now that you know what they actually are, try to avoid them at all costs.

Multiple domains having the same content. In case you are not aware of it, search engines look at domains IP’s, registry dates and many others. Having multiple domains having the same exact content is not something you can hide from them. The same goes with content multiplied many times on separate pages, sub domains and forwarding multiple domains to the same content.

Many of the above techniques apply to most search engines and is not entirely for Google only. By having a mind set that you are building your Adsense together with your pages for the human users and not for bots, you can be assured of the great things for your ads and sites.

Not to mention avoiding the wrath of the search engines and getting your Adsense and site account terminated altogether.
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