Search Marketing

ABC’s of Google AdSense

Loren Baker

09/12/05

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ABC’s of Google AdSense

It seems like everytime I visit Amit Agarwal’s blog, Digital Inspiration, something has changed on his template. Amit does a wonderful job of bringing his XML feeds, email sign up form, and links to his favorite blog posts directly into the users eye. Get used to the template he’s using and as soon as I click over from Bloglines, he’s playing with something else.

One of the ever changing parts of Amit’s three column blog is his placing of Google AdSense ads. Currently he’s using small ads in the sidebar, one big rectangle on the top of his post area, then mini-banners accompanied by complimentary graphics after his posts. Last month I believe he was testing a Weblogs Inc. style Kubrick template with long skyscraper Google AdSense ads and smaller AdSense links integrated into his site’s navigation.

So, what better man to put together the ABC’s of Google AdSense than Amit? Amit’s 27 Self-Tested Working Google Adsense Tips that could increase your ad revenue are now posted on Digital Inspiration and I recommend that all web publishers take a look ’cause you just may learn something new.

Amit also points to an Unofficial AdSense FAQ page put together by “Nintendo.” I’m not sure if this is the same “Nintendo” from SitePoint Forums, but if it is, it’s good to see that he’s expanded his knowledge of Amazon Affiliate Feeds into the contextual advertising realm. How’s your AdSense performing?

ABC's of Google AdSense It seems like everytime I visit Amit Agarwal's blog, Digital Inspiration, something has changed on his template. Amit does a wonderful job of bringing his XML feeds, email sign up form, and links to his favorite blog posts directly into the users eye. Get used to the template he's using and as soon as I click over…
  • Yes, I agree with frustrated too. This is really bad website practice and marketing. Unethical marketing:<
  • Frankly, I'm disappointed that you listed these. Reading them, it lists a bunch of ways to confuse users into clicking on your ads. While these might make money, these are far from a good website practice. Things like "put ads on the right rail so users accidentally click them" is good neither for the user nor for us as advertisers. Blending navigation links and ads is another frustrating one. Just look at the guy's site to see how awful this is. Are we just building a web to trick others into doing things they don't want for our own personal benefit?
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