Google AdSense?
Question: Has anyone tried Google AdSense on their website? How does the process work? How well did it work/not work? What are the pros/cons? Does it cost the site owner anything? Any information offered is appreciated!
Answers:
I have been with Adsense since June 2003 and it has been TERRIFIC. Note however that whille a few may earn 5 or even 6 digits a month, many more are earning only pennies from Adsense and can't even reach $100 a month
WHAT IS IT EXACTLY?
Adsense is a way to monetize and earn money from your site by putting Google ads from their advertising network Adwords. It has been around since June 2003 and Adsense has allowed many website owners to earn from their sites. I highly recommend going through the Adsense Quick Tour to learn more about the program http://www.google.com/services/adsense_t...
HOW DOES IT WORK
You apply and once you get approved, you can put in the Adsense code in your site. Here are the instructions on how to add Adsense codes on your site https://www.google.com/adsense/support/b...
You earn through various ways:
1. Pay per click - this is the common way to earn which is you earn every time a visitor clicks on your ads
2. Pay per impression - an advertiser can specifically target your site and show ads where you earn via cost per 1,000 impression (e.g. you earn every time someone sees your ad, even though they don't click on it)
3. Referral - you can also earn if you refer a visitor to use Adsense or Adwords, download the Google toolbar, etc.
WHAT PERSONAL INFO DO I HAVE TO GIVE?
In the application form https://www.google.com/adsense/g-app-sin... you will give
- your name
- your address
- if your country qualifies for electronic fund transfer and you wish to be paid by EFT, your bank details
- your SSN or tax account number if you are in the US as Google reports Adsense income to the IRS
IS IT WORTH IT AND HOW MUCH MONEY PER MONTH DOES IT BRING IN?
Some sites do very well with Adsense (even in the millions of dollars a year) while many more sites do extremely poorly with the program (can't even earn $10 a month). One of the misconception people have about Adsense is they simply slap it in their websites and it will automatically earn them big money -- which is not true as evidenced by the many disgruntled webmasters
Your income will depend on:
- the topic of your site (if you have high paying keywords you stand to earn more)
- responsiveness of users to ad (are visitors coming to your site with blinders in their eye or do they look at the ads as additional complementary resource)
- traffic (you earn more with more traffic, even if you have low paying keywords or other metrics)
- how you implement the ads on your site (some positions and colors work better than others)
I suggest you join the program (you've got nothing to lose as it is free) and see how your site will do with it. I've been with Adsense since June 2003 and it's been a GREAT income generating program for us. So for me, Adsense is definitely worth it
I have it on my site and it was easy to set up, but hardly anyone clicks on ads so it really doesn't make any money. You add a javascript to your site that places an ad on your site - you can configure the size and placement on the page of the ads. It is free to the site owner.
Just as a word of caution, Ad Sense, owned by Google kept turning up in a list of spyware after a full computer scan. What that means, in this case, is that Google had placed tracking cookies in my PC to track my web surfing habits, so a third party client(anyone with a web site) would know where best to place their ads. So, in your case, to track where best to place ads on the web to advertise your site or product, cookies would be tracked over thousands of computers to make up a trend, from which they know where to put your ad. I contacted econsumer.gov and got them to tell Ad Sense to provide me the means of opting out of their campaign, which I was part of without my knowledge. So , I guess you can see this from this link, although they make it sound so above board, when in essence they are putting tracking cookies in peoples' PCs against their will, or without asking.
http://www.google.com/services/adsense_t...
Google Adsense is a wonderful program to make money online. Thousands of individual publishers worldwide are raking in huge profits from Adsense.
What's the process?
It's very simple. You need to set up your site/blog and apply to adsense. Once approved, you can place their code on your site/blog. Ads will be displayed and whenever a visitor clicks the ad, you get paid from Google.
How well does it work and any pros/cons?
It depends. Most publishers playing it right will definitely make huge profits. I have friends who make $6000 per month from free blogs.
Pros - Huge Profits & Cons - Dedicated Work
Additional Informations?
Making huge profits from adsense like my friends, are achievable if we dedicate ourselves in our project. Most of the activites are free of cost and in case we need to spend - it would be neglible. In case you need a Step-by-Step instructions on making money online with Adsense, you can visit http://www.adsenseplayer.com/adsense-sig...
Hope this information is useful to you.
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