posted by lkcheng on May 20
Google AdSense is a simple method for webmaster and bloggers to make money online. There are so many webmasters and bloggers want to use AdSense for their website and blogs simply because it works. If you have a new site or blog, AdSense is the first money making program you should test it out.
Getting started with AdSense involves a few simple steps. When you have your first site launched on the Internet, you are ready to apply to become an AdSense publisher. Google will review your site and approve it within few days. If Google reject your application, they will give you the reason. Once your edit your site accordingly, you can re-apply again for an AdSense account.
Once your account approved, you can start signing in and generating your AdSense code that you can copy and past it into your website. After you have done that, you can review your site and you’ll see new AdSense ads appear on your site. Whenever a visitor clicks one of your AdSense ads, you’ll make between $0.10 to $0.50 depend on the subjects and keywords of your site.
You may think that $0.10 to $0.50 per click is just too little for you to continue using AdSense. But, don’t underestimate it. If can generate a great amount of visitors for your site, then you can generate a lot of AdSense clicks. When you add up all these click revenue, you’ll see a nice figure.
Optimization is important to make money with AdSense. You got to know what are the locations in your website are good for generating AdSense ad revenue. Your AdSense ads shouldn’t be placed at the footer of your site as no one will notice and click them. Content area is proven to be a good location for producing high click-through rate. So you should place your AdSense ads within your content area using the 368 x 268 ad Large Rectangle format.
You can add an AdSense ad unit in the sidebar of your website also. Sidebars generally don’t generate high CTR, but since you are allowed to place three AdSense ad units in every page, so add one unit on the sidebar could increase your AdSense revenue.
You are going to need to spend some time to test different locations for your AdSense ads. Keep on testing, you will find out which areas of your website are best for generating AdSense income for you.
The forums and blogs are sharing AdSense optimization techniques frequently, so you may check out these community websites to read and gain more tips and information about AdSense.
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