Affiliate Marketing vs. Google Adsense:
How much revenue do you generate from Google Adsense?
Recently there has been a lot of discussion about people who earn over
$10,000 a month just from Adsense. Furthermore, there are rumors of a few
individuals who earn over $1 million a year just from
using the power of Google advertisements. So what is
Google Adsense and how can you use this program to earn a six-figure income?
About two years ago, Google created this program to help websites to
monetize their web-traffic.
Here's how it works:
Webmasters obtain a special code from Google which then displays targeted ads
on their website. Whenever a visitor clicks on one of these ads, the webmaster
earns a commission. Unlike other online
businesses, there is no selling involved. All you need to do is get people to
click on the ads. Although this is an excellent way to generate an income, many
websites are not effectively maximizing their
Adsense potential. As a result, they are leaving a lot of cash on the table. The
question is how can you increase your Adsense revenue without increasing the
number of web visitors? The key to earning an income with Google Adsense is to
have your ads match the rest of the site, making them look like part of your
content. Your focus is to avoid having the Adsense blocks look like blatant
advertisements.
The following are six ways that you can do this and increase your revenue at the same time:
1) Find the right place- Most website visitors read content that is in the
middle of a webpage. As a result, the best place to put your Adsense block is in
the top part of the page, at the beginning of your
web content. You want to weave the Google Ads into your web content to give the
appearance that they are extra links which expand on the information of the
page.
2) Use the Large Rectangle-With Google Adsense, you have the option of
picking different ad formats. Most of the time people opt to use the Leaderboard
(728x90) or Wide Skyscraper (160x600) style ads.
Unfortunately, this is the wrong choice, because both look like blatant
advertisements. Instead smart webmasters have found that using the Large
Rectangle (336x280) yields the best amount of click- thrus.
3) Ditch the border- Many people experience a sharp increase in Adsense
revenue when they changing their border. What they change is very simple!-they
get rid of the border on their Adsense blocks.
This is another way to make the advertisements look like useful web content.
4) Adapt the font- Whenever you write content, it should be the same font size and style as your Google Adsense block. This will help make it appear that the advertisements are a natural part of your website.
5) Match the colors- In addition to changing the fonts, you also should match the colors of your website. For instance, if your content is written in black, and your hyperlinks are blue, then the Adsense blocks should also be the same color. Again, this helps the advertisements appear to be normal web content.
6) Don't have too many distractions- On a webpage, it is important to give web visitor a limited number of options. By having too many links and graphics, the web visitor might go to a section that doesn't help increase your profits. While it is important to inform and entertain your web visitor, it is also vital that you monetize your site. So if the main focus of your site is to earn an income through Google Adsense, thenget rid of all non-essential links and graphics. By taking the time to implement these six simple steps, you'll see a dramatic increase in the click-thru
ratio of your ads. If added to all of the content of your site, your
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Scott J. Patterson earns over $12,000 a month, mostly through Google Adsense. To read about this and other home businesses you can try, download his fr*e ebook, The Secret-Guide to Home Businesses: http://www.duncemoney.com/adsense.html