Drive click-through-rates by targeting ads for higher revenue and relevant ads

One way you can optimize your ads for performance inclination is by targeting ads with specific keywords relating to your blog’s niche through custom channels. Because your visitors are interested in your blog’s niche, by targeting your ads, you can display relevant ads for your readers on topics they are actually interested in. With targeted ads, you’re able to display ads on your page without it interfering with readers interest and at the same time push on click through rates and maximize revenue.

 

To create a custom channel for your ad:

1. Log into your Google AdSense > AdSense Setup > Channels

 

 

2. Select “+ Add new custom channels” under the “AdSense for Content” tab

 

 

3. Name your channel and select “Show this channel to advertisers as an ad placement”, and fill out the rest of your websites information and under Description, fill in keywords that targets your blog.

 

 

4. Add the Channel and navigate over to AdSense Setup > Manage Ads > and select “Edit AdSense unit” on the ad you want to target.

5. Scroll down to “All Channels” and add the channel you just created and remove any selected channels you may have.

6. Save your settings and allow up to 10 minutes for your relevant ads to start running.

 

Adding adsense inside your post section

From this tutorial, you will be able to add any type of adsense service you are working with to the top or bottom section inside of your posts. Placing too many ads on the homepage of your blog can actually drive your visitors away because of the impression that your blog gives them on first sight. Working with adsense is a great way to make a profitable income if you understand how to generate clicks and place ads where they are likely to be viewed and clicked on. Placing ads inside postings is one of the most effective ways to pull visitors interest on the relevant topics they are truly interested in.

*Before attempting any tutorial, please make sure you back-up your current existing template in case it doesn’t turn out as expected.

Assuming that you are already working with an adsense service and have created your desired ad to be placed inside your postings, lets get started.

Steps to follow:

1. Log into your adsense account and copy/paste the code to the “Paste Ad Code to Convert Here:” at this website and select “Convert Ad Code”: http://www.eblogtemplates.com/blogger-ad-code-converter/

2. Once your adsense section code is converted, Log into your Blogger Dashboard > Layout > Edit HTML (select “Expand Widget Templates”)

3. If you want your ad to appear right under the post title, search for the following section code:

<div class='post-header-line-1'/>

4. Once you’ve located this code, copy/paste your converted ad code right below it, for example:

<div class='post-header-line-1'/> 
<div class='post-body'>

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>
<hr align='center' color='#dddddd' width='100%'/>
<center>
&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;&lt;!--
google_ad_client = &quot;pub-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX&quot;;
google_ad_host = &quot;pub-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX&quot;;
/* 468x60, created 7/17/09 */
google_ad_slot = &quot;XXXXXXXXXX&quot;;
google_ad_width = 468;
google_ad_height = 60;
//--&gt;
&lt;/script&gt;
&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;
src=&quot;http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js&quot;&gt;
&lt;/script&gt;
</center>
<hr align='center' color='#dddddd' width='100%'/>
</b:if>

<div style='clear: both;'/> <!-- clear for photos floats -->
</div>

Note:

The section code labeled in red is the IF tags, used to tell Blogger that you only want this displayed inside postings(when they actually read the post individually)

The section code labeled in blue is a horizontal line, you can remove this if you want, but it’s to separate your ads from your posts.

The section code in orange is self explanatory, to center your ad.

5. If you wish to have your ad posted right under your postings, then search for the following section code below and add your converted ad code right below it:

<div class='post-footer'>
<p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'>

6. You can preview before you save, but in order for you to be able to see your ad position in preview mode, you should remove the IF tags before you preview, if that’s the position you want your ad in, simply re-add the IF tags and select Save Template.

*Tutorial completed

Money Making Adsense Networks

WidgetBucks – does the heavy lifting by creating contextual ad widgets that your visitors will actually find interesting and engage in. You reap the rewards of PPC ad widgets that earn better than $2 CPM. WidgetBucks also offers the Referral Program, in which affiliates can earn a 15 percent referral fee based on the commissions earned by the people they refer. Payouts are monthly and paid along with commission checks.

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AdBrite - Generate more revenue from your ad space. Adbrite offers customize ads to match your site, approve and reject ads for your site, works alongside with other ad programs, and supports: text ads, inline ads, banners, britepic, and fullpage ads.

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Google Adsense - free program that enables website publishers of all sizes to display relevant Google ads and earn money. Great program for beginners and learners, offers in-depth analytics.

Four simple shortcuts to instantly boost revenue

Here are four ways to instantly boost your revenue. If you’re a beginner and just now starting a blog, you’ve most likely found it a bit frustrating and almost impossible to generate even ten dollars. Pushing the revenue line to the right can almost make you give up hope at times if your blog isn’t producing any income. Whether you’re just starting to learn about adsense or affiliates, or in the process, here are four ways to instantly generate or boost revenue. Don’t give up hope just yet until you’ve implemented these simple shortcuts.

1. Connect your blog to social networking sites – If you haven’t already, you should start connecting your blog or blogs to, if not all, the most popular social networking websites operating today. Social networks can provide great promotions and open a door for more traffic while allowing you to connect with others who is after the same thing you are. Some of today’s most popular social networking sites include:

MySpace

Facebook

Xanga

Orkut

2. Provide quality sites/content – Providing quality content will also boost revenue, assuming your ads are placed in the right spots. You can create 1,000 websites/blogs that provide contents by the quantity and still find that you are only making at most ten dollars a day, risking the fact that you might violate adsense terms and conditions. The fact is that you can’t create an empire by increasing the quantity of websites/blogs or your contents, but by increasing quality of your contents. When you provide your readers something they know will benefit their website/blog, and have 1,000 website that’s able to replicate the same results, you will have then created an empire that will continuously generate high revenue for you.

3. Apply for more advertisement and affiliate programs – Google’s adsense is a great way to start out for all bloggers, but it isn’t the only way to generate revenue on your blog. With today’s technology advancement, many other ad/affiliate programs are trying to compete with one another, including Google’s adsense. You’ll find other programs that are willing to pay you more for clicks and imps than Google’s, but always watch for bogus programs. Here are some of today’s most popular advertising and affiliate programs.

Google’s Adsense

Adbrite

WidgetBucks

Linkshare

Commision Junction

These programs have been tested and proven to generate revenue, however, some may require approval before you actually start working with them.

4. Connect with other bloggers – Connect and network with other bloggers, better yet, start working with some of them. It’s a great way to make a name for yourself on the web and drive more traffic to your website/blog. By helping other bloggers, you are, in turn helping yourself to create a network and even friends. Ideas can be combined and recombined to create a unique product or service that the whole world might just find interesting, even rendering some blogs that provide the same product or service obsolete.