Monetization
AdSense Auto Ads – An interesting idea. But how does it work out?
Google AdSense has launched their new “Auto Ads”, the most exciting improvement in AdSense since responsive ad units! What are auto ads? They are pretty simple. You place the auto ads code snippet on your page once and the computers at Google will do their best to pick good placement for AdSense. I decided to…
Read MoreAdSense stopped working on my website
On May 20, 2016 after almost 10 years of being a happy, loyal user of Google AdSense my ad units suddenly stop working. Ads stopped displaying, impressions stopped being counted. I searched my account and my websites for changes to code or notices of voilations. All is good … except AdSense ads are not showing…
Read MoreGoogle Contributor is finally here!
JUNE 2017 UPDATE: GOOGLE CONTRIBUTOR IS COMING BACK, BETTER THAN EVER! DECEMBER 2016 UPDATE: Google Contributor was in beta is disappearing for a while so they can make improvements. I was very pleased this morning to see the announcement of Contributor by Google. I have waited a long time for something like this to happen.…
Read MoreHanson v Google Settlement Fund – Apparently I won a lawsuit without even knowing I was involved.
Ok, maybe “I” didn’t really win a lawsuit. But I did find a check for $1.73 in my mailbox. At first, I was hesitant to cash this check. I like Google. Google AdSense helps me make the ends meet when my part time job isn’t enough. But where will the money go if I refuse…
Read MoreGoogle AdSense – Bringing in the money
When I signed up for AdSense in October of 2006 I thought “Cool! Free money!” I already had a website, complete with affiliate links and paying customers. Adding a few Pay Per Click ads sounded like an easy way to bring in more money. Here is my real-life Google AdSense story 2006 In October 2006…
Read MoreChitika Ads – Initial Impression
I heard about Chitika ads around November 1, 2009 and decided to try them out on one of my other websites. They are similar to adsense in the fact that you get paid for when ads are clicked. They are different in the following ways: Chitika ads do not pay you for multiple clicks from…
Read MorePayPerPost Review
While researching how much the average blogger earns and how they earn it, I ran into PayPerPost.com . The name pretty much says it all – when your website is selected by advertisers, you get paid to post the information they request on your blog. It sounded interesting, so I signed up. Here is what…
Read MoreAn Honest Review of Google Adsense
If you are thinking that Google Adsense may be an easy way to monetize your already-popular website, you could be right. If you are thinking that Google Adsense could be an easy way to earn money from home with little or no effort – you are flat-out-wrong. Adsense does not make a very good “Get…
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