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6 Easy Ways to Increase your Adsense
Revenue
Copyright 2005 Scott
Patterson
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.
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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.
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, then get 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 Adsense income will skyrocket!
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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
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