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The Untold Secret To Explode Your Adsense Clickthrough Rate

Friday, March 30th, 2007

A lot of us who are into Adsense business know that to increase Adsense earning potential, we got to increase that clickthrough rate. This is true when you have limited traffic going to your site. So it’s crucial to get the most out of the available traffic that you are having.

But just how many of you have come across articles or websites teaching you about increasing your Adsense clickthrough rate, talking about the same thing?

A lot right?

They tell you about blending your ads into the background, using text ads rather than image ads, reducing other advertisement distraction, upper fold ads placement and yada yada yada…

While these tactics are not wrong and in fact might help you to increase the Adsense earnings in the long run, but nonetheless, there is another method that can be implemented which will work like gangbuster.

Once done correctly, you will typically notice a much higher clickthrough rate than the rest of the tactics you may have used.

This method simply requires you to deploy videos into your web pages.

And yes, you would employ the use of videos alongside your Adsense pages!

In this method, what you need to do is to source out good relevant content videos from either youtube.com or video.google.com.

Getting the videos onto your web pages is just the matter of copy and paste the object codes onto your html source.

For instance, if you were to source out video content from youtube, you can highlight and copy the embedding codes from the ‘embed’ column on the top right corner.

Then you would paste the codes onto your web pages and voila you’ll instantly have great content along side with multimedia rich videos.

But the real secret doesn’t just stop here. You have to make the right placement for better clickthrough rate.

I would suggest that you modify the video border width and height from the codes to match with a 250X250 Adsense ads which are place side by side with the video.

Using the example above, you can see not only you can provide the page with good content about the subject, but also the corresponding video on top of the page. Then the Adsense ads which are residing next to the video are shown which aptly complement the whole subject.

This video usage was known to have increased the clickthrough rate as much as 100%.

Try it yourself and always remember to test the placement on your websites. You can always test by modifying the width and the height of the videos to match against different format of Adsense ads, as well as blending with different kinds of colors.

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Don’t get Caught by Google AdSense Click Fraud

Monday, March 26th, 2007

Website owners are increasingly getting their Google Adsense accounts terminated. Considering the potential income from Adsense, losing your account can have a significant detrimental impact.

Click fraud is basically the act of clicking on an Adsense ad on your own site for the purpose of accruing Adsense commission, with no intention of buying from the advertiser who has paid for that advert to appear. It is like paying out cash for false leads. Having said that, many website owners are aware of this fraud and agree that this is a problem which needs eradicating.

The fact is, if you are guilty of click fraud, then Google are within their rights to terminate your Adsense account. You will find the terms and conditions under which you created your Adsense account allows them to take this action in the event that you transgress their policies.

If, however, you feel you have been falsely accused of click fraud, is there anything you can do to argue your case with Google? Well, you can at least try!

Most web hosts offer access logs. From here you will find evidence of the activity on your site, and it may be possible to show that you are not guilty of the stated click fraud.

Even better, you could utilize click monitoring software on your websites. This software is usually implemented by webmasters to help them understand how well their Adsense ads are performing. Indeed, implementing click monitoring software is arguably essential for any webmaster who is serious about earning income from Adsense. However, such monitors can also be used to demonstrate that you have not been click frauding. This type of software is simple to install and there are plenty of free versions available.

If you are accused of click fraud, and you know you are not guilty, any evidence that supports your case should be turned over to Google. Your position here is that you need to co-operate in any way you can, and to appear to Google as being in sympathy and agreement with their stance on click fraud.

You can also operate in a preventive mode by studying your server and your click monitoring logs, looking out for any activity that seems suspicious. By reporting in advance anything that you may find odd, you could prevent Google from taking a sanction against your account.

Be truthful and confess to Google about times when you might have clicked on your own Adsense ads, whether accidentally or intentionally for example whilst testing. Indeed, if you feel you may have done something that is against Google’s terms of service, contact Google and tell them. Confessing is far better than Google eventually learning about it.

In addition, do not tell your family or friends about Adsense on your websites, as they may start clicking on them to help you make money without you knowing it. They will be doing you more harm than good. Make sure they understand that they cannot click on your ads under any circumstances.

One action you may consider is to disable Adsense ads for your own IP address and local geographic area. This will certainly help prevent click accidents, thus ensuring Google cannot mistake another user as you. You can do this through the htaccess file.

Most pay per click networks have comprehensive measures in hand to protect website owners against click frauds. They can track more than 50 data points, IP address, browsers information, users session information and pattern recognition. They also have systems available to them that detect fraud, not to mention the specialized teams monitoring activity on behalf of advertisers with a specific view to stopping click frauds.

I hope you can see, click fraud is not worth the risk. The chances are you will be discovered and your Adsense account will be terminated. This will result in that source of income being gone to you forever. Please don’t do it!

About the Author

Brian McGregor is the creator of Adsense-Images which is a unique product designed to help webmasters make more money from their existing Adsense ads. For information on taking advantage of Adsense and Blogger go to http://www.adsense-images.com

3 Reasons To Include AdSense On Content Sites

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

The Adsense concept is really simple. The webmaster inserts a java script provided by Google Adsense into their websites. Each time the page is accessed, the java script will pull in advertisements from the Adsense program. The ads are targeted to the content that is contained on the web page serving the ad. If a visitor clicks on an Adsense ad, the webmaster serving the ad earns a portion of the money that the advertiser pays Google Adsense for the click.

From this outline, it can be seen that Adsense is all about targeted content. The more targeted that page content is, the more targeted Adsense ads will be. By making the Adsense ads completely relevant to the page visitor, the webmaster increases the chance of a click being made on an ad. The more clicks on Adsense ads, the more money the webmaster makes. It is therefore of benefit to the webmaster to ensure that their sites’ content is of good quality and in focused niches.

The first reason why Adsense should be included in content sites is because it is now possible to blend the ads into the site design. Full customization is possible with Adsense ads. It is no longer necessary for ads to be overtly displayed and appear as obvious ads. With Adsense, webmasters are given the chance to choose from many different types of ad formats to better complement the website and fit into web page layout.

By subtle use of this formatting capability, the webmaster can cleverly incorporate Adsense ads on web pages and thus have more opportunity to earn clicks from visitors.

The second reason why it makes sense to use Adsense on content sites, is the ability of Adsense real-time tracking to give webmasters detailed information on how their sites are performing. Adsense provides performance statistics such as page impressions, clicks, click-through rates and earnings. In addition, by using a facility called channel tracking, the webmaster can see the performance of specific ads by page, by groups of web pages, by domain, by ad type or category etc.

The beauty of this real-time reporting is that the effectiveness of any changes made can be assessed quickly. These flexible tools allow webmasters access to accurate insights on which pages, ads and domains are performing best. Furthermore, trends are also more easily spotted.

The last and final reason to use Adsense on content sites is that the quality of information will attract visitors anyway. Sites with good content will get viewed by those interested in the site topic. Given that the webmaster has invested time and money in creating their content site, they have generated valuable web page real estate. Whilst there are several ways in which such pages can be monetized, by far the simplest is to place Adsense ads on the pages.

Adsense provides an excellent option for those webmasters who pride themselves in developing really useful content sites.

About the Author

Brian McGregor is the creator of Adsense-Images which is a unique product designed to help webmasters make more money from their existing Adsense ads. To find out how to earn money with Adsense go to http://www.adsense-images.com

Google Threatening Affiliate Programs

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

If you’re reading this post, then you can expect a flurry of news covering Google’s beta launch of its Pay-Per-Action (PPA) product for AdWords. Yep, after years of hinting, Google is finally ready to let us test their platform on a CPA (cost per action) model. (If this sounds familiar, reports surfaced back in June, that Google was offering a limited test of CPA)

The beta test is restricted to Adsense for content in the U.S., will run separate from the regular auction model, and you may not even get a chance to test it for a few weeks, while they roll it out. That being said, this is a significant expansion of the CPC (cost per click) model, with advertisers being given the option of paying when a customer buys a product, signs up for a newsletter, or completes any other actionable task on the advertiser’s web site.

On the publishing side, Adsense publishers will be able to opt-in to display PPA ads from Google and even whether they wish to display a single ad, a cluster of ads or match to a specific keyword that is relevant to their page content. Publishers also get to preview the ads, including company name, logo etc, before the ads go live.

As the broker between the advertiser and the publisher, Google will take its cut of any incentive offered. For example, if the advertiser offers $2 per sign-up, the publisher may see only $1.50 offered for the same sign-up. Google will pass on to publishers the net-incentive only.

Publishers also get a new “text link ad” format (I wonder what Patrick Gavin will have to say about that), which allows them to display JavaScript ads that appear as a single text link. Publishers will be able to search for text link ads that match their chosen text string. Perfect for bloggers looking to monetize their site, but would prefer to add embedded text links, rather than whole blocks of ads.

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Navigate your way to Maximum AdSense Earnings

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Most webmasters know that Adsense can generate a sizeable source of additional advertising income.

One of the elements to getting most Adsense revenue is to create websites which are optimized to high paying keywords. Lists are available showing the value of keywords, and there are software products which also provide similar information. If after implementing the high paying keyword strategy, Adsense income is not as much as expected, there may be other aspects of your websites which could benefit from attention.

Having pages with good keywords is one thing. But driving visitors to those pages is another matter, and quite often is the missing factor.

It may pay you to review your site navigation.

It is important to direct traffic to pages which contain Adsense ads relating to high paying keywords. Whatever level of traffic you get to your site, make sure your internal navigation is set up to induce visitors onto pages which earn you the most from your Adsense ads.

A typical website would have menu links on each page. The wording on these links is what attracts the visitor’s attention, and persuades them to click to visit another page of that website. The simple device of having links which contain the words “free” or “download” could prove effective.

You could create catchy descriptions for links. Or try to trigger curiosity, perhaps by using a link which asks a question. You can also use graphics to make your link more noticeable. The secret of effective navigation links is to be creative.

The next element of navigation you might wish to consider in trying to improve your Adsense income is link location. Although it is a normal design convention, links do not always have to be in a list down the left of the page. You could try links at the top of the web page, and at the bottom. You could also try different text styles on different pages. You might consider having bright links interspersed on your web page with headings such as “hot spots”, “most popular”, “most read” etc, whatever is relevant for your type of website.

A great way to get ideas to improve your site’s navigation is to review other websites and see what their webmasters are using. When you visit other websites try to think like a visitor, and make a note of the navigation devices that work for you. In other words, something which is effective to you as a visitor could be effective on your site. However, be careful here - do not breach site owners’ copyrights. Don’t just copy something word for word. Be sure to apply your own touch so you don’t fall foul of copyright issues.

Before you begin changing the navigation on your website, it is important you have a mechanism to track the results of your changes. There are many Adsense tracking systems available, and you will find it essential to implement one of these in order that you can assess the effectiveness of changes you make.

So, let the testing begin. Test and track until you find the site navigation style that earns you the most Adsense income.

About the Author

Brian McGregor is the creator of Adsense-Images which is a unique product designed to help webmasters make more money from their existing Adsense ads. For information on taking advantage of any top paying Adsense keyword go to http://www.adsense-images.com

Make Sure You Don’t Get Your AdSense Account Terminated

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Being the undisputable leader in search engines, Google is placing high importance on the quality and relevancy of content when running its searches. The quality of returned results are extremely important to the viability and future potential of this massive company.

For this same reason, doing the wrong things in the Adsense and other forms of advertisements, whether intentionally or unintentionally, can result in severe penalties. Indeed, you may even get banned and have your account terminated.

So, if you use Adsense on your websites, or are considering using Adsense for the first time, avoid falling into the trap of using any of the following:

Clicking on Adsense ads on your pages

As your Adsense revenue is determined by how many times Adsense ads on your web pages are clicked, it can be very tempting to go onto your own pages and click the Adsense ads. Please don’t do this. Google views this practice as fraud, and it will usually lead to your Adsense account being terminated. You also need to be careful of getting friends or colleagues clicking on your Adsense ads. Google have highly sophisticated monitoring software which can detect click patterns and locations. For example, they are able to determine when unusually high click rates come from a single IP address. The only way to be really safe here is to never have your Adsense ads clicked by you or anyone you know.

Hidden texts

Using text too small to read, or text having the same color as the background or using css for the sole purpose of loading your page with keywords, will be taken by Google as you attempting to illegally influencing their search algorithms.

Page cloaking

This is a practice whereby you attempt to deceive Googlebots - the automatic sniffers which Google sends out to find and index new and changed web pages. With page cloaking, you serve the Googlebots a different page to that which the visitor will see. The idea is that your Googlebot page looks authentic and has good keyword characteristics, thus getting you a high search engine position. However, when a visitor clicks on your site in the search return list, they are taken to a different page - one which is specifically designed to elicit a click on Adsense or other ads. In other words, they are not shown the page which the Googlebots indexed.

Note that these are only a few of the reasons why Google may consider you are violating the terms and conditions to which you agreed when you opened your Adsense account.

To review all the policies, go to http://www.google.com/adsense/policies

One final word. When Google email you to tell you that they are terminating your Adsense account, they do not tell you specifically which policies you have violated. In effect, they don’t inform you why your account is being closed.

There is an appeals process which you can invoke, but this can be time consuming and ultimately may prove to be a fruitless avenue for you. And all the while you are in the appeals process, you are not earning any Adsense income

To be on the safe side, and to avoid account termination happening to you, simply avoid falling foul of any of the items listed in this article.

About the Author

Brian McGregor is the creator of Adsense-Images which is a unique product designed to help webmasters make more money from their existing Adsense ads. For information on taking advantage of any top paying Google Adsense keyword go to http://www.adsense-images.com

7 Tips to Maximise Your Adsense Money Making

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Adsense is without doubt one of the most powerful tools in a website publisher’s arsenal when it comes to easy and free ways to monetize a website. If used correctly, it can generate a very nice ongoing income without very little work from your part. However if not used properly you are putting money on the table and not maximizing your income in a way you could be doing.

To start filling up your bank account with money from Adsense can be done very easily and quickly. You can see great results in very short time and all you need is traffic.

Some steps to get you going:

Write some, keyword rich, quality content articles. Lots of people are given the gift of being good with words and writing comes easy for them. If you are one of them you should write your articles your self to get them as unique and personal as possible. If you are not one of them, don’t despair. There are plenty of good ‘ghost writers’ around that can write you good articles for 7-10$ an article. You can find them on places like Rentaghostwriter.com and many other outsourcing sites.

Actually there are three steps to consider before beginning to writing your articles to go along with your Adsense ads.

#1: Keyword Research. Find popular keywords, subjects or phrases. After doing so, select the ones which you think have the best appeal to people and the keywords the most people will be searching for. Optimize your articles for these articles and you will see more targeted people coming to your article and more people clicking on your Adsense ads. I suggest you use on of the free, or paid, tools out there to determine what are the best keywords to optimize for and which keywords are paying the most!

#2: Article Writing. Start writing unique content from scratch featuring the keywords you have chosen. Make you articles above 400 words, preferably 600-2500 words, and make sure they are free from spelling mistakes. Then make your keywords bold to make it easier for the search engines to know what your articles are really about.

#3: Website Quality Content. Building content rich quality sites takes time and can be pretty much work but in the long haul it will pay off. Incorporated Adsense ads into your site on places where people are likely to click on them and you could have some nice extra income or even a full time income actually, if you are lucky.

#4: Positioning. Do the positioning of your ads carefully. It is of course to position your ads where surfers are most likely to click on them. To directly encourage clicking is a violation to the Google Adsense terms of service. However, there are plenty of ways to attract clicks without doing anything wrong. For instance by placing images above the ads people will often find them more appealing and studies shows that this generates more clicks. Another ‘hot spot’ is the top left of your site. Research shows that this is the absolute best place to place your important links or ads.

Maybe you are think you are doing pretty well with Adsense already and think that your click through rates and CPM figures are quite ok. However, there tons of techniques to generate more clicks. You could actually be doubling your earnings overnight. By knowing these techniques and using them to your advantage you can really maximize your earnings.

#5: Adsense Tracking. Lastly, Adsense has some really great tracking statistics at your disposal. These stats allow you to track your results across a number of sites and pages. Many webmasters never use these stats but you should! It is one extremely powerful tool to help you find out which ads are performing the best and which sites and pages generates the most cash. By analyzing your stats you can fine tune your Adsense ads and focus on the ones generating the most profit in your pocket, rather than the ones being ignored by the visitors.

#6: Death of Banners. Banners and skyscrapers are dead - Ask the experts! I am not going to paint it all pitch black but basically banners are not pulling nearly as good as it did a few years ago. Today text ads are the way to go. So unless you already have tons of visitors you would better forget about banners and skyscrapers all together. Why? Simply because surfers generally ignore these kinds of ad formats as they are recognized as an advertisement and ads are rarely of any interest.

#7: Focus, Focus, Focus. As with all things, proper planning is essential for long terms success. You need to know your goals and how to achieve them. To Start Making Money With Adsense, you should keep focus on what you wanted to achieve and how you will get there. Couple a good plan with proper patience, take action, and success will come as a result.

Small adjustments to your Adsense ads and the pages they are displayed on can make huge changes to your income. Do not just ignore your site and your Adsense ads once they are set up. Make adjustments regularly to constantly increase your click through rates and maximizing your profits.

About the Author

Ralph Nunes is the CEO of the Monetizer Network website that offers articles, tips and tricks, free classifieds, marketing marketplace, events, forums, marketing news and updates on InternetMarketink from all over the world and more! To find this and more, check out his website at: http://www.MonetizerNetwork.com/

Making Sense Of Google Adsense

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Brian is a webmaster. Well, he likes to think he is anyway. All you have to do is have a website up, right? His website is about contact lenses. He has some experience with them and what he doesn’t know, he learns. He has spent the last several days trying to figure out a way to make money on his website. He has some traffic coming to the site already and is working on building that. But, he has heard of a program that can give him additional profit by doing very little. And, it was something offered by Google which means it has to be good, right?

What Brian doesn’t know is that Google Adsense is a great way to make additional income to his website by doing next to nothing really. The program is run by Google, a well known (probably the best) search engine on the internet. What it does is very simple. For Brian, it worked like this. Since his website was about contact lenses, Google Adsense would place ads on his website that were related to contact lenses. It will do this for anyone, on virtually any topic out there. Any time a visitor comes to your website and visits a sponsor (the ads that Google place there) you get a small cut in the profits.

Understanding Google Adsense

Once you design a website, you will contact the Google Adsense program. They will request information about your website and then give you a code to use. You insert the code as directed on your website and almost magically ads will appear on your website that are very close to or right on your subject matter. It works simply.

Google charges the individuals that place the ad a certain amount. When someone clicks on the ad, visits the website and/or makes a purchase, the Google Adsense program credits your account with part of the fee. The benefit of this is that it is all automatic. You don’t have to track down individuals to pay for their ad space nor do you need to worry about having ads there. Some ads are worth far more than others and you can even research this and develop websites around these high paying ads.

Google Adsense is quite a straightforward and simple program. Most of the time, individuals use this type of advertising as a supplement to their current income stream. For example, they may be using affiliate programs, selling their own product or otherwise promoting something. Using these ads to supplement a profit stream into the website is the ideal way to go.

If you build up your website to attract a good amount of visitors to it, then you may be able to make a solid income from Google Adsense in itself. To do this, you will need to market your website to gain enough traffic to it so that those individuals will click on the Ads by Google and bring you some profits.

The Pros And Cons

This advertising program is used by many, many people. Webmasters love how simple the program is to use. If this is the only type of marketing you plan to do, though, you’ll need to work hard to benefit from it. You’ll need to have targeted traffic which is individuals that actually will be interested in the ads that Google is providing. You will also need to make sure to get as many individuals to your website as possible. In most cases, you get only pennies for clicks. Some may pay several dollars if you are very lucky.

Another important factor to note is that you’ll need to insure that you do all that Google asks of you. For example, in the terms of service, you’ll find laid out many things that are illegal for you to do. You can’t click on your own ads, for example. This is called click fraud. You can’t use Google ads on such things as pop up ads or on websites that promote adult topics. With that said, as long as you follow the rules, Google Adsense can be a good way to make a stream of income really easily.

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Keith Lee is a motivational speaker, a life coach and a fitness instructor for the past 10 yeras. He study and did research on the topic of Internet Marketing for years. Go to his website http://MyInternetMarketingSuccess.com for some superb tips.

What is Google Adsense?

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

In this world of online marketing, advertising and auctions, a person must be always one step ahead. Businesses all over the world are clamoring for their advertisements to be put up everywhere. Big and small, they want to be seen and their way to do this is through you, yes you, you website owner.

Using Google Adsense, you can have these ads placed in your site. They are often pertinent to your site’s content and are related to each other. Now, all you need is to apply, to write web articles of superior quality and to build up traffic to your site

Through Google Adwords, businesses can make text, image or even video containing advertisements. These advertisements are the one’s that would be displayed in your page. The content of the ads will depend upon the subject matter tackled on your site.

The number of times viewers click on the ads or the number of times the ads appear on your site will determine your revenue. The more clicks or display, the more profit for you. This is why there’s a need to amplify the traffic directed to your site.

In Google Adsense, the ads go through an auction that happens almost instantly. For example, if there are 3 advertisements about ergonomic chairs that are clamoring for space in your site, an auction will be held and the one that will bid highest will be the one placed on your site.

The bidding will be upon the cost each click will generate that is set up by the advertiser. The higher the cost, the higher your revenue will be.

To start using Adsense, you need to file an online application. It takes only minutes to complete the form. Google Adsense is generated by Javascript, so you will be given a code to embed into your page’s source.

What you need to do next is to create well written and excellent quality articles on your page. These articles will be the basis of what kinds of ads will appear on your page. The more topics you cover, the more diverse the ads will be.

If you can’t write well yourself, you can try looking up freelancers or ghostwriters to write them for you. There are a lot of them waiting for you out there so go ahead and look.

Afterwards, you need to build up the traffic to your site. You can do this in three ways:

1. By increasing the frequency of the keyword appearing on your pages. Increasing the frequency will also increase your page rank in the search engines, therefore making people go to your website first.

2. Joining forums and discussions relevant to your site. Forums usually have a lot of members and these members will help greatly in increasing the traffic to your site.

3. Linking to sister sites. Find sites that are posting similar or the same topics as yours and ask them for a link exchange. This will be of mutual benefit to both of you.

Other features of Adsense include:

a. Allowing only suitable and children-friendly ads
b. Freedom to change the color and format of the ads to suit the look of your webpage
c. Language options for the ads
d. A wide variety of ad-categories to suit all kinds of content.

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