21 August 2008
Tinkering with adsense
I have tinkering around with Goggles Adsense for a few months.Iam not going to tell you I made thousands of dollars a month.That maybe true for a select few,but here in the Real World it just aint happening.Do not get me wrong I have made money with adsense.Well very little money.By that I mean I have not reaches the $100.00 mark.
There is alot of info out there.I have sent as much time as I can in reading and whating vids on youtube.Some are very good and inforitive,but most just try to get you to buy thier program and it will makr you rich.
I have tried different locations,colors,channels and types.I think its just trail and error for the most part.I like to think if I just keep going.Maybe I will get there.Although I do enjoy blogging.It does not seem like work or a core for me.
If you have any tips or tricks I would like to here from you.........Later
18 August 2008
Adsense Decoded Review
Adsense Decoded is the latest adsense guide to hit the somewhat overflowing adsense market. Adsense Decoded claims to cover all the steps you need to take in order to make your adsense campaign successful. It consists of a series of videos hosted on the main website which you access with a user name and password. However you can download the videos to your hard drive and watch them at your leisure. For those of you who have been around the internet marketing scene for a while this may sound familiar, it should because the format is remarkably similar to Michael Cheneys Adsense Videos product which was released last year with a recent update.
Adsense decode comes with 10 videos the majority of which are at least 15 mins in length so there is certainly plenty of content. Video 1 shows you how Patrick's (the author) traffic and revenue increased by 100's of percent in just a couple of days.
It also introduces the 3 main concepts you must improve to achieve success.
Video 2 discusses adsense ad formats, what they are and which are the most profitable
formats colors etc. It also covers the rest of your account settings which is very useful.
Video 3 explains the huge importance of adsense tracking, how to do it and how to use the results to improve your stats. Video 4 I found very interesting as it shows you how the best results are obtained from placing your adsense in the best positions (some of these I had never seen before) and then rather cheekily suggest that you might not want to use these as they are too successful at taking people away from your site! I guess what he means is use these on adsense only sites.
Video 5 shows one of Patrick's adsense sites and takes you on an in depth tour of what makes it so successful. He then goes on to summarize the 20 best practices tips he has showed you so far. Video 6 goes into great detail about adsense's Smart Pricing concept. Obviously this is his opinion as Google do not release details about this but his ideas make more sense than many I've seen before. Video 7 discusses creating or obtaining content and ad targeting. For me this is one of the most important concepts in adsense revenue and he does an excellent job highlighting how to do this correctly, a very novel and refreshing approach.
Video 8 is all about pay per click traffic and shows you 7 different programs which he uses to increase his profits. This was another good video as so many of the gurus just talk about adwords which I actually find very unreliable for adsense and having actually run test on some of the sites he suggests I can verify that they do work and much more successfully than adwords. Video 9 covers additional revenues you can get from your adsense pages, which are and which are not allowed by googles adsense tos.
Video 10 covers traffic generating methods, opt in mailing lists and other miscellaneous information. So what is my overall verdict and how does adsense decoded compare to Michael Cheney's adsense videos? Well I don't think I can compare the two as although they are very similar they do both contain different techniques which do actually work according to my tests. I think if you are looking to learn how to either start your adsense campaign or improve one that is not making you as much as you want then either of these products will work for you. They have both worked for me that is for sure so the decision on which one to buy is up to you.
About the Author
Richard Henderson runs his own internet marketing business from home and enjoys publishing articles and ebooks for websites as well as his own customers. You can visit his latest website which reviews the best Adsense Guides or visit the two products in this review Michael Cheney's Adsense Videos and Adsense Decoded.
Learn How to Improve the Performance of your AdSense
Google introduced some new features to AdSense account. When I checked its really useful, So I request to all adsense members to
Check below given points to increase your AdSense Revenue. This is equily important for Publishers who will going to join AdSense.
If they read this points and put banner accordingly it would increase their Adsense income.
Tips for Maximizing Your Google AdSense Revenue.
These easy-to-implement tips to help you maximize your AdSense earnings potential.
1. Show your ads above the fold.
Placing ads above the fold (the section of your page that is visible without scrolling) will make the ads more readily visible to your visitors and increase the opportunity for clicks.
2. Try different ad formats.
Not all web pages are alike, so try using different ad formats to complement the varying layouts of your web pages. Google have a number of ad formats available for AdSense publishers, Choose one from that which is most suitable to your page.
3. Customize ad color combinations.
Try using custom color combinations for your ad units. This allows you to ensure that the text, background, and border colors of your ads complement your website. You can choose from a wide variety of colors to create your own custom color palettes, or select from over 20 pre-defined combinations. When using color palettes, follow below given points.
The background color of the ad the same as or similar to the background color of your page.
The border of the ad a color that is prominent on your page.
The title of the ad a color that is similar to the text on your page.
The URL of the ad a color similar to other link colors on your page.
For added variety and freshness, you can even choose to rotate through up to 4 different color palettes at a time.
visit http://www.google.com/support/adsense/bin/answer.py?answer=9981 for editing your ad colors and creating color palettes.
4. Allow the Google bot to access your site content.
To maximize your potential with AdSense, it is important that your site content is accessible to our content crawler. Certain mechanisms on your site may limit the amount of content we can crawl and use to generate ads:
Robots
If you have a robots.txt file, remove the file or add the following two lines to the top of the file:
User-agent: Mediapartners-Google*
Disallow:
This change will allow google bot to crawl the content of your site, so that google may provide you with the most relevant Google ads.
Frames
If your page uses frames, place the AdSense ad code within the frame containing content so that relevant ads can be served. Placing the ad code in an otherwise empty frame, or in a frame containing only graphics or dynamic content, will prevent google from gathering content and serving targeted ads.
Also, when generating ad layout code for pages with frames, be sure to select the Framed page checkbox on the Ad layout code page.
Login/Authentication requirements
Place AdSense ad code on web pages that do not require an account or password for access. Google crawlers aren't optimized to index pages that require a username and password, and as a result, relevant ads may not be served to these pages.
5. Filter out ads you don't want displayed on your site.
From within the Settings section of your account, AdSense gives you the ability to create a URL filter list. Adding a URL to your filter list will prevent ads from that URL from showing on your website. This is a quick and easy way to prevent competitors' and other unwanted ads from being served to your pages. Ads for the websites that you add to your filter list will not run on your site, but remember that filtering sites may decrease the number of ads that can appear on your pages as well as decrease your potential earnings.
For detailed instructions on how to create a URL filter list, please click here http://www.google.com/support/adsense/bin/answer.py?answer=9875
Please do not click on an ad to find its URL. This may be registered as fraudulent clicks in our system. learn more about how to find the actual URL, please visit http://www.google.com/support/adsense/bin/answer.py?answer=9876
6. Place AdSense ads on text-rich pages.
Add AdSense ad code to pages on your site that predominantly contain text. Only text is used to determine a page's content. Therefore, although Google's targeting technology is optimized to target ads to pages with frequently updated content, image-heavy pages or pages with dynamic media such as Macromedia Flash ™ may not return relevant ads.
7. Create pages that are simple and clean.
People typically skim a website for less than a minute. Ensure that visitors to your site can find what they are looking for and are not overloaded with clutter. Readability, clear navigation, and speed of loading all contribute to a well designed website.
Make sure that your font colors are easily read on your background color. Use a font size that is easy on the eyes, and use visual clues such as bullets and horizontal lines to make your site easily understood. For additional information, helpful Google search terms include:
website design tips
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=website%2Bdesign%2Btips
effective website navigationhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=effective%2Bwebsite%2Bnavigation
web design readability
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=web%2Bdesign%2Breadability
8. Use channels to track performance.
Channels are the perfect way to track the performance of your pages. Before and after optimizing your pages for AdSense, group them into channels to see how your leaderboards are performing versus your towers, or track one domain versus the other. You can even see how individual color choices affect your clickthrough rate. For more information about channels, and instructions on getting started, search or browse http://www.google.com/support/adsense/bin/topic.py?topic=152 for AdSense Support.
For comments, suggestions, and general support questions, please contact google support team at adsense-support@google.com.
For technical support, please contact adsense-tech@google.com.
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About the Author
Ramdayal Yadav, is Chief SEO in http://www.maharashtradirectory.com/ This is unique Industrial online Business Directoy. For more articles on search engine positioning visit my site http://www.3seo.com/