Google Adsense!! Money making through your blogs

As promised, i am back with a post on Google Adsense as demanded by a few of you. So what is Adsense all about. For the uninitiated here's my take :-

Google Adsense is indeed one giant step in the facet of online advertising. It drives what is called The Google Economy. Through Adsense, Google places ads on your blog/website related to your content. When a visitor clicks your ad, Google shares the revenue with you.

Hordes of Blog & website owners have flourished based on this amazing tool, besides adding to Google's coffers.

So how do you get an Adsense account :-

Step 1) If you have a blog or a website go to the adsense link & apply for an account.

Step 2) You'll need to specify your blog URL. If Google believes your blog is worth it, it will intimate you of the same. The code provided may then be used for displaying ads.

Step 3) If you use Blogger, the task is simplified. You just need to add the Adsense widget on your layout the rest follows.

But the trial starts after ads start displaying. Follow certain precautions with adsense :-

1) Don't click on your own ads or ask your friends to do so. You won't need to ask them the next time.Your adsense account might get blocked.

2) Google keeps track of your IP address & if it finds too many clicks from the same IPA, your account might get blocked.

3) Ensure that no ads are clicked from the machines where you have logged in to Gmail, Orkut or checked your adsense account.

4) Avoid going through any click exchange programmes.

5) Avoid using methods like click traffic etc.

Simply put it, concentrate on your content, play it safe & revenue will follow.


Related post - Blogging for the uninitiated!!

Blogging - for the uninitiated!!

Well, post my foray into the Blog world with 'Tech Span', a lot of my friends came up with queries on Blogging. So for the uninitiated, here's blogging in a nutshell.

A Blog is basically a personal diary where you can share your views on the web. The term 'Blog' is actually a morpheme to the word 'Web Log' coined by John Barger, way back in 1997. Over the years, blogs have turned out to be be an alternate media for neitzens & a paying one too.

Though, over here in India, the Blog bug caught up a little late, it's growing by leaps & bounds. People like Amit Agarwal of Digital Inspiration ( he quit his high paying IT job to be India's first professional blogger) have made a fortune through their blogs.

So how do you start:-

Step 1) Use a blog-building tool like blogger.com or wordpress.com to get started with. These tools provide you with all the plumbing you need, what with a good looking templates & readymade widgets & all.

Step 2) Write stuff that's interesting for people to read. They should visit you often.

Step 3) Be observant...be on a lookout for interesting happenings around.

In case you need tips on how to draw traffic to your blog, go through Subhash's post.

Will be coming up with a post on Adsense. So keep hooked!!
In the meanwhile, Happy Blogging!!