AdSense for beginners
With AdSense as a top earner for most website publishers it makes sense to properly research the potential of the program. It is probably the way to start monetizing any type of website (remember to read the program guidelines as it is not allowed to place AdSense codes on certain website types (adult, pharma, etc).
No doubt, the best place to start is the official Google guides including heat maps for blogs:
And for forums:
With that knowledge it is good to browse tips and tricks of experienced AdSense users. You can find a few e-books for sale, but you can save your money and find the same information available for free.
The questions to be answered:
- what ads to place (search box, ad links, ad units)
- where to place those ads on the page
- what ad sizes perform better
- how to blend the ads into your content
- how to rotate the ads colors
- how to get rid of free public ads
A few links that should help you to find the answers:
AdSense Herbal Remedies - start with this one
Top 10 AdSense Tricks To Boost Your Commission
AdSense FAQ
Google Adsense Secret Tips & Optimization Tricks
A look inside Google AdSense
JenSense - Making Sense of Contextual Advertising
Summary: There are incessant discussions that Google AdSense program is doomed, there are click fraud actions against Google all the time, but it is the easiest and most profitable way to earn money for website publishers available currently.
Yahoo! Publisher Network offers higher payouts, but the program is in Beta and accepts a limited number of website owners. It has also more strict rules and closes users’ accounts for many reasons.
You can find more Google AdSense competitors here.
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