Making Money With Google Adsense
August 22, 2009 by Michael Fleischner
Filed under Adsense
I know it’s hard to believe, but thousands of people are making money from Adsense. Adsense, the inverse of Google’s Adwords system is a great way to earn a secondary income. However, the fact of the matter is that Adsense earnings alone wont make your rich. Ask website owners today about their earnings and you’ll find only a few who make anything substantial. All that said, I’ve discovered a few techniques for increasing my Adsense earnings.
What you make with Adsense depends on a few things. For example, the advertisements you display and where you display them can make the difference between pennies and dollars. Some important things to consider before placing your Adsense code would be ad placement and type. Consider placing code in multiple areas of your page and in different formats. Place at least one ad unit above the fold to ensure maximum exposure.
For anyone currently doing business with Google Adsense, you may be aware that Google does what it can to help its advertisers. They have even released a variety of information regarding best performing placements. Google recommends strong click through rates on ads that appear on the top, left, and bottom of a web page. Although varying sizes perform differently, half banners, and larger ad spots seem to perform well.
Placing ads within your the body of a web page is always a good idea. By providing context around your ads, you significantly increase click through rates. Sites that present ads off to the side rarely out perform web site that integrate Adsense into valuable content. These ads serve as a resource for browsers who are interested int he content being presented on your web page.
Another area associated with Adsense is the use of different ad sizes. In addition, trying various ad sizes in each location on your page can quickly change your earning potential. Not only is ad position important, but rotating and testing different ad sizes in each location can produce radically different results. Advertisers find that medium rectangles in content specific areas seems to work best. The best way to generate more revenue is to continually test ad performance.
The way in which you display your ads also has an impact on earning potential. Whether you are using the standard colors or a blended palette does make a difference. Some sites do better blending their ads in look and feel, making it more difficult for browsers to differentiate between content and ads. Others feel that contrast is necessary for users to notice ads. This may discourage click throughs but if other factors are fine tunes can have the opposite affect generating significant online revenue.
Use more than one ad on your page. Using multiple ad units is a great way to optimize your exposure. The ideal combination is usually two or three different ad units of different sizes. You don’t want your ads to overwhelm your page but at the same time, they should be noticeable. Ads that aren’t seen can’t be acted upon. Experiment to find the right number of ad spots for maximizing Adsense revenue.
Integrate and consider all of the elements we discussed in this article. Ad sizes, colors, and placements all have an impact on dollars earned. Unfortunately, the perfect combination of these factors can only be determined by experimentation and testing. Start with a few placements on your web page of standard sizes. Let your ads run for a couple of weeks before you start tweaking. Measure your responses daily and continue to try new placements. Soon you’ll be generating a nice income stream with Adsense ads.
Twitter Is Your Source For Quality Leads
August 5, 2009 by Michael Fleischner
Filed under Yahoo
At this point everyone has heard about the Twitter phenomenon and either have their own account or know someone who does. If you’re like me you’re probably wondering with the attraction to Twitter is but more importantly what it can do for you. Marketers are discovering the value that Twitter has from a number of different perspectives.
It wasn’t all that long until I opened up my own account on Twitter. This was mainly due to curiosity and the fact that Twitter like discussions are happening throughout the internet. I soon found out that Twitter operates like many other social media sites and web tool in that it is a communication vehicle that helps you communicate to your niche in real time.
One of the key aspects of Twitter that is so vital to me is the ability to stay on top of information in my industry. With so many information sources out there, its impossible to consume it all. By following certain people in positions of influence within the industry I can quickly find out whats worth my time and what isn’t. More importantly, I can access information that’s been referred from others I trust versus simply trying to find it on my own.
Once you’ve established a good list of people to follow, you can add others to your list that are either outside your industry or perhaps bring something else of value to your day to day activities. What’s great about developing a list of experts to follow is that you are in control and can either start or stop following people at will. This is a great way to focus your efforts and get value from everyone you follow.
Once you’ve gotten comfortable with Twitter, its time to start building a following. Just you follow others, others may want to follow you. The best place to begin is by adding quality posts on a regular basis. What are you reading that may be of interest to others? What web sites are you visiting on a regular basis? Share those things that provide value to others and you will quickly create a large list of followers. Once you have a list, you can begin to utilize your list of followers much like you would a direct marketing house list.
After building a solid list that is comprised of followers that value what you have to say and offer by way of free information, consider how you can encourage them to move through your purchase process. One tip is to offer free information that they can register for or download from your site. You can use an auto responder to help move them through to the purchase of a product or service you or your company has to offer. This is one of many ways to benefit from Twitter.
If you haven’t already reached this conclusion, using Twitter is like have a direct dialog with prospects. Begin by offering something of value, gaining their trust and following. Once you’ve proven yourself as an expert or having authority in a given area, it’s time to promote products or services that help to solve a problem. Twitter is a great tool for building your online business and targeting prospective customers.
Bing Search Engine Optimization Made Easy
July 29, 2009 by Michael Fleischner
Filed under Yahoo
Now that new search engines like Bing are being talked about more readily, its clear that people want to know how to optimize for Microsoft’s latest introduction to search. Those who visit Bing will find that the site provides general search and a category search. Other than a large graphic, the search engine doesn’t appear to have a lot behind it. However, Microsoft has reported a more intelligent search engine and new search experience.
Each day I am getting a large number of blog readers asking about Bing and what they should be doing to get sites ranked well on this new search engine. This is a common question whenever new search engines are released regarding the methodology they use to rank.. The good news here is that Bing appears to follow many of the same protocols as Google, the world’s leading search engine.
A common method of evaluating how search engine algorithms work is to do an in depth analysis of top performing sites for given keywords. This allows you to evaluate commonalities and also differences that may account for differences in ranking. Based on my own side by side comparisons and additional in depth research among others in the search engine optimization community, it’s pretty evident that web site age, in bound links, and other criteria are important to the Bing search algorithm.
It appears as though Microsoft’s Bing search engine is using many of the same ranking factors as other popular search engines. This is good news simply because optimization of web sites take time and trying to optimize for one search engine over another may provide very mixed results. Bing likes in bound links and that is pretty consistent regardless of which search engine you are trying to improve your organic results for.
Improving your organic search results is vital to your online success. Many website owners or affiliate marketers believe they can buy their way to top rankings. In turn, these ranking produce significant traffic and a profitable revenue stream. Generating organic results take time and hard work. If you know where to focus, you will get to your destination much quicker. Focus your efforts on building links and optimizing your pages for success.
The other place you want to focus is content. Quality content is vital. But trying to attract users with quality content alone is not enough to rank on top for competitive keywords. Make is easy for others to link to your content and give them a reason to do so. Add time to your daily efforts to acquire links from relevant and authoritative sites to increase your rankings and keep you on top of search engine results.
Focus on SEO basics if you want to improve your website’s rankings. Not only will this have a positive impact on your Bing ranking for certain keywords but it will also have a positive impact on your site’s ranking across most major search engines. Fundamental principles like quality content and easily crawled web sites have a positive impact that can last for a very long time.
Make More Money With Your Adsense
March 19, 2009 by Michael Fleischner
Filed under Adsense
Can you make a living on earning Adsense commissions? Adsense to be a great way to a few extra dollars each and every day but certainly is not going to make you a ton of money. Ask website owners today about their earnings and you’ll find only a small handful making a substantial income. Ive learned how to increase my Adsense commissions over time and will share with you all Ive learned.
What you earn via Adsense is based on a number of factors including which ads you display and where you display them on your website or blog. Here are some key factors to consider before you place your Adsense code. The first is ad placement. Certain locations on your page tend to be more successful than others. Google has documented the ideal placement of ads based on their network of advertisers. Ads located above the fold tend to perform better than those below the fold. Ads placed near rich content and navigational aids usually do well because users are focused on those areas of a page and take action.
What is offered by Google as ideal placement is certainly useful as a guide. However, I strongly recommend that you consider your the behavior of your users first prior to deciding proper ad position. Think about user behavior on different pages of your website or blog and what will be most functional to browsers and their navigation. Find what works and apply it to appropriate web pages.
On pages where users are usually focused on reading article content, ads placed immediately below the end of the content generally perform very well. It is almost as if users finish reading and ask themselves what they should be doing next. Ads that are targeted can answer that question and get them clicking.
Ad format. Some types of ads do better than others depending on your content and layout. In my case, large rectangles in the middle of the content are best, while leader boards do not generate as much as income. Sky scrappers are the worst performers for me especially if they are on the right-hand side of the page. This is somewhat counter-intuitive to what I had originally thought. Experiment and measure the results via channels and see which formats work best for you.
Adsense Ad Color Palette. When your ads blend into content click through rates can improve. Sometimes however Adsense ads that contrast with your web site colors can show the best click through rates. Test a variety of ad colors to determine if different palettes generate different results. To determine which ad variation will work for you, test, test, test.
Number of ad units. Websites are generally permitted to display three ads, a search box, and a set of ad links. Keep in mind that you don’t have to display all available ad units. In fact, you should focus on placing ads in a way that do not clutter your web page. Users going to your page and reading your content may respond to a single ad placement if it is in the right place on your web page.
Test the variables noted above and see which combination for variables work best for your website or blog. Not all sites displaying Adsense ads generate significant results. Even if a website gets lots of visitors but they aren’t interested in looking for ways to spend their money, they won’t necessarily respond to the ads displayed on your site.











