07.31.07
30 Days of Blogging Money Making Tools - Day 1 (Adsense)
Adsense for Content is the most popular way for online publishers (bloggers & website authors) to place third party ads on their site. Ads can be easily customized by shape, size, color, content, and type to provide you with the best ads for your site. You can either choose to make the ads stand out or try to blend them in with your standard content.
Ads are driven by the content on your site’s page, your page’s keywords, and other meta data associated with your site. You can also choose to not display certain ads that may drive your visitors to a competitor’s website. This is a great feature and provides you with much needed control.
Adsense for Search enables you to incorporate a Google Search Engine within your site. With some additional coding, when users search using the embedded site, results are displayed within your site. Moreover, if they click on any of the search results, you get paid. Adsense for Search is a great tool to provide Google search expertise to your readers.
Adsense is free, so there’s really no risk in giving it a try. Some publishers shy away from advertising on their site because they feel it may be annoying to readers. If executed well, this can be avoided. Several approaches work, but it’s best if you test several different settings until you find something that works for both you and your readers.
Income derived from using Adsense varies widely and per the Terms of Use Adsense users may not disclose how much they make. Factors that effect income include:
- Site Traffic: How many people are visiting your site. Obviously the more eyeballs, they more Adsense clicks you can expect.
- Content: Some content simply pays better than other content. For example “refinance” is a well paying term, whereas “dirt” doesn’t pay more than a couple cents. Within Adsense, there are tools to research how much different keywords pay so that you can start to guestimate potential earnings.
- Ad Design: Location, size, color and other aesthetic design features of your ads all play an important role in the # of clicks you can expect to get on your Adsense blocks. Again, play around with different options and test the results - maybe 1 week at a time until your satisfied.
To sign up, go to www.google.com/adsense. Enjoy!
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Bruce Pilgrim said,
August 4, 2007 at 7:04 pm
Because Adsense is everywhere on the web, I think it tends to be easily ignored. Adsense becomes part of the background and I never click on any such ads.
N.Jagannathan said,
August 5, 2007 at 3:46 am
I am certainly attracted by Google’s offer; it is honest work
cara press said,
August 5, 2007 at 6:14 am
I have found the adsense concept very interesting. Can you really make a lot of money with adsense like everyone claims?
Anonymous said,
August 6, 2007 at 11:59 pm
A nice article on Adsense! Now if you could hold my hand and walk me through getting started…I agree with previous comment on how Adsense ads often blend into webpage background and I too do not click ads unless from a known/trusted site.
Anonymous said,
August 9, 2007 at 2:29 am
Adsense seems to be the next most happening thing ….Truly Adsense is Awesome in all sense!!….
san said,
August 10, 2007 at 6:57 am
I find the Adsense concept very interesting. Can you really make a lot of money with Adsense like everyone claims?
Mike Peacock said,
August 14, 2007 at 12:27 pm
Great article on Adsense! I also use Adsense for my websites. With the control you get for the ad content, I don’t know why people are afraid to use this awesome service. Adsense rocks! Thanks for the tips and tricks.
Con said,
August 21, 2007 at 10:31 pm
This is a very insightful article explaining how Google Adsense works. I really thought the information about the tools available in Adsense for keywords.