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Another word of warning, if Google can’t work out what to display it will serve up ads for charities. It will also do this for
first few minutes after putting a page live.
In two months of using Google Adsense on a few of my sites I have made a few hundred dollars. But other canny users, who have specifically targeted high value clicks by setting up portal sites with lots of traffic have made thousands upon thousands of dollars!
For more information see https://www.google.com/adsense/.
FAQs (262 words) Q. So with Google Adsense can I really make any web site generate money? A. Possibly. If you have a high traffic site with a particular theme you should be able to make it pay its way. The trick is in getting traffic in first place.
Q. What type of sites work well? A. Niché sites really. It is still fairly easy to get high search engine listings for way-out or niché search terms. Getting a high rating for word “vacations” is near impossible nowadays if starting from scratch, but something like “Anguilla beach hotels” just might be possible.
Q. Anguilla beach hotels – you’re kidding me? A. No, actually. http://www.anguilla-beaches.com/ is one of most visited sites on net and has generated a lot of income for its owner with Google Adsense and other techniques. Oh, by way, Nori Evoy, a 14 year-old teenager, runs site, although she did have a little help from her dad Ken, a well-known internet marketer and creator of SiteBuildit – see http://buildit.sitesell.com/newsdata.html
Q. So how hard is it to put ads on my site? A. If you can handle a little bit of HTML coding you shouldn’t have a problem. You can colour coordinate ads to suit your pages too.
Q. Can I change way ads look? A. You can choose from multiple ad layouts, designed to suit a wide variety of page designs.
Q. How will I know what pages produce most revenue? A. You can code each page differently so that you can tell which “channels” are producing what revenue.
Q. How do I get paid? A. Google will send you a cheque approximately 30 days after end of each calendar month if your earned balance is US $100 or more.
Q. Great! How do I start? A. Get over to https://www.google.com/adsense/ and see if your site is eligible. Once signed up it is a simple task to add necessary code to each page.
Steve Nichols runs InfoTech Communications, which specialises in online communications. He has acted as consultant and trainer for many blue-chip companies including Aviva, AWG, BT, Shell, Standard Life, HBOS, BNFL, AstraZeneca, Diageo, Accenture and Australia New Zealand Bank.
