How to Make Money with Google Adsense

How to Make Money with Google Adsense

How Adsense Works – Crash Course:

Google Adsense is one of the most widely known programs for publishers to make money around. Basically Google has Adwords where advertisers log in and bid on keywords to display their URL. Publishers then display Google Adsense on their website and the highest paying bids from advertisers show up in the ads (just like the Adsense ads on this website).

How to Make Money with Adsense:

First you need to have a website before you can sign up for Adsense. So go sign up for a HostGator webhosting account, install Wordpress blogging software and get a website up and running, then sign up for an account here. It will take 2 – 3 days on average to get approved, but it may take a little longer on occasion.

After you get approved you can log in and start creating ads. As you create your ads, I highly suggest you create channels to keep track of your clicks for that individual ad. That way you can determine which units are performing best and adjust accordingly.

Where should you place your Adsense?

Google created this heat map which shows generally where most visitors eyes go:

I’ve found that placing the ads within content are also the best performing as they are right near visitors eyes.

What colors should you use?

Again, based on personal testing I’ve found using a white background on my web sites and white background on the color of the ads works best. For the title of the ad / URL I use the same color that the headings / URL links are elsewhere on the website. Then I keep the text the same color. I’ve found that the better you blend the ad unit the better it performs, but again this can be different for everyone so test everything.

You can only make money with traffic

Now that you’ve read through this first list of items and know how to get Adsense, place Adsense units and which colors you should use you’ll probably want to know how to make money now right? I’ ll like most things online it all comes down to traffic. You truly need to have traffic to earn money online. You can do this by writing great content, commenting on other blogs, optimizing your blog for SEO and sticking with a subject your passionate about.

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