What is Adsense and How Do I Make the Most of It? by Sandi Baker
What Is It?
It is a program in which website owners can use programs within Google and Yahoo to enable text, video ads, and banners on their sites. Google or Yahoo receive revenue by impression basis pay per clicks or cost per action based services. Adsense is a good advertising platform for smaller sites with relatively little resources for sales programs but should not be overlooked by others.
How Does Adsense Work?
The webmaster inserts Java Script code into a web page. This is used to place ads onto the page. When a page with an Adsense tag is visited Java Script creates an iframe and sets its “src†attribute to the pages’ URL. For advertisements that are contextual in manners Google servers use a cache of the page. Then they determine a set of high value keywords. If these keywords have already been cached the advertisement that is used for the keywords, is based upon the Adwords bidding system. For site targeted ad sites the advertiser chooses which pages or pages, to display advertisements on. They pay per impression or per what the advertisers choose to pay. For search ads they are added to the list of results after a user searches the site within the search box. Revenue made is shared between Google and the website owner. The advertisement must be clicked on. Mobile Content is a way for the publisher to generate earnings from their mobile WebPages using targeted Google ads. Google matches ads to the content of your mobile website.
However this was just recently posted several places and should be read in its entirety:
XHTML Compatibility HTML code for the AdSense search box does not validate as XHTML, and does not follow modern principles of website design: • non-standard closing tags such as and • the boolean (minimized) attribute checked rather than checked="checked" • presentational attributes other than id, class, or style, such as bgcolor and align • a table structure used for purely presentational (non-tabular) purposes • the font tag There has been found a way around this by creating a normal html site containing only the Absense ads units and then importing then into the xhtml document with an object tag.
For referrals Google will add money to an advertisers account when a visitor downloads a referred service or product.
Reporting
New to Google Adsenses is a report to track the link urls separately from other Adsense, for content units. These statistics show click throughs and per link CTR. To view these report go the the Reports Tab. Select Adsense for Content Choose URL’s The Combined Report will look like what you have been use to seeing (is you already use Adsesne), as far as content reports. Choose Add Reports of Link Units for more clarity into reports.
Google is not the only one with Adsense. Yahoo also does.
Development
Development begins with content that is of value thus attracting Adsense ads which in turn payout the most when clicked upon. Using traffic techniques that generate many different responses that are not just limited to advertising online is all part of development. Remember to use sponsored links and advertisement phrases on the website to encourage the visitor to click on the advertisements.
To Maximize Your Profits
Always begin by:
Writing proficiently Keep on topic Show Your Knowledge on the subject In positioning the ad:
When users are focusing on a particular article they are reading it is better to place the ad at the bottom of the page You must think about the content and how the reader will react to a particular page. In some instances, an advertisement above the fold is better and in turn receives more hits. These are those that are near rich context and navigational aids. Keep in mind that dark orange overall gives the strongest performance while light yellow gives the weakest performance. You need to blend your colors though with the background of your article or blog, with the ad. Use bold borders around the advertisement. Take your advertisement and customize it to resemble your website. This brings a flow between your ads and your website. Many top marketers have found that the large rectangle format for ads get more clicks. Last, but certainly not least, put your keywords in your title of your blog.
Author: Sandi Baker http://letsusgetitdone.info
