This is a basic Adsense tutorial for beginners. I have added it as a video on Youtube. The full text from the video is below.
So you’re only making a few cents a day from Adsense and you don’t know why?
What are the biggest mistakes?
- Not having a defined niche
- The wrong traffic
- Not researching your keywords
- Not having unique content on your sites.
- Poor ad positioning
Adsense clicks pay out based on keywords relating to your content – if it isn’t clear what keywords relate – you won’t make money.
Visitors from social sites don’t click ads. Visitors from search engines do.
You must research keywords if you don’t want to leave your search engine traffic up to luck.
Get your Adsense ads in front of your readers’ eyes if you want to make money.
What can you do to get more search traffic?
- Pick higher traffic, lower competition keywords in higher paying niches.
- Get anchored backlinks to your content .i.e links that have your keywords in the hyperlink.
- Write content optimized for those keywords .i.e. have your keyword in the title.
Yes…yes, it’s easier said than done…but research!
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Alex from cheap electronics
Good information here. It’s easier to find keywords that will give you search engine traffic, finding higher traffic keywords is even easier problem is when you have to find high traffic keywords with little competition. Is there anyway of finding out how many sites are actually using a particular keyword?.
Tertius from FreshUp Website Maintenance
I’m gonna say #3 is probably the most important and the hardest part of it all.
Though I do think social linking is good because it influences relevance of your niche in search engines thus pushing up your SERP.
olivier from MotivAider
Nice video with good content. Actually, there is not a lot more to making money with adsense. Only, to do it right requires a lot of trying and optimizing.
So the message is easy, the practice is not.
John from Marland Real Estate
I’m ganna say #1 & #4 are the most important. You’re never going to get any traffic from search engines unless you’ve taken care of these.
Simon
@Alex@ cheap electronics – SEO chat have a great keyword difficulty checker. It isn’t working right now though.
mike
Great tips but in a general niche like with my blog (like boing boing or neatorama) I’m afraid that I’ll have to wait until I have enough traffic to put CPM ads out there before I can make any money… Am I right? I’m really not sure I could get traffic ads with “random” traffic.
Simon
You can try and find sponsors on large forums? Otherwise CPM is best for random traffic and social traffic, although any site that doesn’t have a defined niche is very hard to make money from, because you will still get low paying CPM ads with no defined niche. I only put PPC on posts that get traffic from search engines, or you can try the plugin “who sees ads” and only show ads to visitors from SE’s. If you have any posts that get a lot of search traffic you can try PPC ads on just them…working well for me.
Aske from easy card tricks
#3 is the toughest. Even with all the keyword analyzers out there, how accurate are they? And do you trust Google Adwords to give you the straight deal? Probably not as they want to keep the good ads for themselves.
Justin from Airsoft Rifles
Those are some good AdSense optimization tips. I used to make the majority of my money online from AdSense, but now I have other methods.
kouji from haiku poems examples
i really do need to do more backlink creation….
Steve
Adsense is getting more and more difficult to make money with, so tips like this are appreciated. Keep setting goals and trying to make more, little by little. Thanks for these!
Diego
Nice Blog!! i loved that!!! COngrats!
Scott from Fly Tying Vises
I found your blog very interesting. Glad that I drop by here. Thank you and Congratulations.
Tim from PPC Advertising Advice
Good tips. I’d say that (1) and (3) are the most important. You need to define a niche, otherwise you just won’t attract a loyal audience, but you still need to carry out keyword research or any keywords you rank for will be achieved purely by chance.
Mayank from Blog Design Studio
Indeed this is a nice post with clear points. I’ve been problogging from last 3 years and I can say that for starters these points are must. they should certainly keep these points in mind while applying adsense
Fred from suntrust banking
I think that people really need to pay attention to the titles of their articles. Make these article titles that exact long tail terms that you think people will type into the search bar.
denver from solar panel
I am so glad to stumble upon your blog.I found a lot of useful articles about website marketing.I had adsense before.But i didnt make much money from it.Now i want to give it another shot.
Sohbet
nice article , very nice site.
Fred from Video Conferencing Software
I totally agree with you! A blogger must target a keyword with high volume of searches but less competition. In that case, there is a great chance of being listed. The article above is a great read especially for newbie bloggers.
Kal from Fresh News
Thank you for the tips and this informative video. Adsense is best program for site monetization, and everyone should take the best from it.
Rice
Nice blog. Short, to the point and informative. Thanks for very useful tips and video. It helped me in knowing how to target the right market.
WPJ from Equity Line Interest Rates
These are useful tips anybody can take and use. I appreciate you put in the effort to write this. Thanks a lot.
Rajeev Edmonds
Keyword research is what most people do not do. It definitely do wonders, if we devote some serious time in keyword research.
Sometimes, our schedules are so hectic (searching net for post idea, SEO, social media marketing), that we forget the very basic stuff.
Very useful video for novice as well as experienced site owners and bloggers.
terry
I think defining your market is the most effective way to track traffic. This is also one of the most difficult challenges that SEO’s face. I try to base my content on my keywords as well. This helps drive more traffic and helps search engine spiders.
claims
i have a decent amount of visitor in my site but earning is poor. hope your advice will help me to increase my income. thanks, this is one of very few blogs that was worth the read, a great insight, you should be commended for your time and effort.
Nick from dog attack claims
Great tutorial for beginners with some useful tips, thanks.
kermit from minneapolis real esate
Ok, I am sorry, but I am skeptical. Does anyone make any SERIOUS money with adsense? I have left this question on other blogs, but no one gives me an answer.
Abrielle
Thanks for the video; when post is bundled with a video it clearly states what you want top explain. Without the video, things just seem pretty technical. Keep up the good post.
TJ from fashion tote bags
It would seem like in most cases Adsense would be a waste of money. One would think that the investment would be better if placed in regular pay per click advertising.
Dave from bbq recipes
I find that tracking adsense click, using site super tracker is a great method. Work out where the clicks are coming from and build on from there.
mike from accept online payments
the hardest part yet most important is finding those high payout keyword niches. i know attorneys and health/surgical things can make you bank.
Josef Redaktion
You make good points, and it is amazing how simple the concept is however so many people make it more complicated than it is. Find a marketable niche, and have a quality landing page that the ad reflects. If folks do that, there shouldn’t be any problems!
Cheers!
Abhinav
You know I feel the thing, which we rarely give a notice on, is that traffic should be stable or on the increasing end. So keep posting quality contents and promoting them..Once you get the hold of it, you are sure to make big with Adsense…
Tracy
Yes, the three basics, choose the right sites, research adwords, and presenting catchable adsense ads, are to be taken note of by any beginner to internet marketer.
Tracy
Paul from savings
Thanks for sharing.I think that people really need to pay attention to the titles of their articles. Make these article titles that exact long tail terms that you think people will type into the search bar.This is what attracts great surfers and your targeted audience.
Chelle from Romantic Ideas
You’ve pretty much summed it up to a tee here. Having the right niche and researching the search volume and your competition makes all the difference. this is why adsense doesn’t work on all of the sites! Another important factor is how much those keywords are worth – on my IMBL site for example, most are only a few cents a click – but on other sites some are $18-98!!
SoLinkable
Now I see your views on adsense, but what do you think about selling your own advertising slots? Do you think the time spent is worth it?
Alex from Create A Blog
Adsense is great for many bloggers if they are in right niche. One thing to consider – do you have more profitable options and how much do you get per click. Sometimes AdSense will cost you more that it will bring and investigating options outside is a must
Don from Affiliate Programs
Good Stuff!
I’m constantly amazed at how many people do not know the basics of making money with adsense. Or how many do not take a minute and read the TOS.
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.
Don
Nina from Knife Sharpener
Number 1 and number 5 are most important for me. I used to make mistakes there, but not now. You really have to nail a keyword down and put the AdSense in your visitors face.
bartolomo
Not having unique content on your sites. That’s huge. Maybe not just ‘build it and they will come’, but you do have to build something worthwhile, or they definitely won’t come.
Leonard from Nashville Real Estate
Number 1&3 is very useful for me. Thank you for sharing a nice article.
James
I’m just installing AdSense on my blogs so these tips definitely help when setting it up. Thanks for the tips.
rich from tasers
Thanks for the info. It’s really tough to do all the things listed, plus try to fulfill orders, and SEM at the same time! Gonna try some outsourcing.
zncustombuilding
well thanks for this post but will someone tell me what to do if after researching keyword….. one sees no difference?????
kouji from captivating Capiz
@fred: i agree with you on the titles. i began receiving a few more visitors after i tweaked my titles to be more descriptive.
Webmaster Forum
great post…..can you plz tell me which is the best position to place adsense ads???
Simon
Big blocks at the top. Although, on one of my main earners, I make the most money from a well placed link unit. Just 4 links, although that site gets a lot of search traffic. I would think that 5 link of adsense ads on your forum would get a few clicks? Although I have never run a forum so I don’t know what CTR are on them. CTR tends to be higher on less technical subjects, so a webmaster forum is never going to make that much from PPC.
Mc from Ray Ban 3357
It’s very clear that work is needed if you want to get money out of your blog. Planning is also important to develop a good strategy to place your blog in the eyes of people.
Musa from Content Management System
Nice Info Il definatley take this into account and hopefully earn some great $$$