How to Use Google Adsense for Beginners
It can pay off big time in the long run
A common way to monetize your blog or website is to useGoogleAdSense. It’s not a get rich quick scheme and can take a long time to earn a significant amount of money.
However, knowing how to use Google Adsense can also pay off big time in the long run.
What Is AdSense?
Google AdSense is an advertising platform for bloggers and website owners (publishers) to earn money by displaying Google ads on their sites. As the publisher, you get to choose the type of ads you want, such as image, link ad, text, and video.
You can also select where on your site to place the ads and how many you want to include.
The two ways to make money with AdSense are from:
Businesses that use Google’s AdWords program generate the ads. They feed into your site using AdSense code.
How Does Google Adsense Work?
After creating your AdSense account and Google approves it, you add the code to your website, and then ads will show up. The ads Google will display on your site are targeted and will be contextually related to your content.
AdSense hasstringent guidelines. It is the publisher’s responsibility to understand and follow the rules. Google finds the advertisers, collects the money, and then pays you the money you earn.
What Are Some Of The Benefits Of Google AdSense?
What Are The Drawbacks?
Now that you understand what AdSense is let’s show you how to get started using it.
Sign Up For a Free Google AdSense Account
Add AdSense Code To Your Website
Google will check that your website adheres to their guidelines before accepting you into the program. Get and copy the code from the Ads page in your account.
Place the code in the HTML source code between thetags of your website. The code is the same for all of your web pages.
If you need additional information about how to add your code to your site, read Google’sCode implementation guide.
Until your account is approved, ads are hidden by default. Once approved, ads will start showing.
Set Up Payment Information
Publishing Ads
Once your account is approved, verified, and active, choose where and how you want Google to place the ads.
Auto Ads
AdSense offers you the option to place the ads for you. As the publisher, you only have to add one piece of code on all your pages.
Using smart technology, Google will scan your site and automatically place ads where they are most likely to perform the best and generate the most revenue.
ClickGet Code, copy it and put it on each of your web pages in between thetags. Google will automatically show ads in the best places for your site.
This is a good option for beginners because Google does all the work for you. However, there is another option for those who don’t want to use Auto Ads.
Custom Ad Units
If you want more control over where Google shows ads on your pages, you can create custom ad units.
Tips For Using Google AdSense
Have patience. It takes time to test different locations and ad types to learn what works best for your site.
David has a background in small business and lives in Australia. He is a WordPress and Ubuntu Developer who enjoys design, CSS and tech tool integration.Read David’s Full Bio
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