Tag Archives: Google AdSense

Increase your AdSense CTR by Removing Options

Statistics say that returning visitors rarely click ads, but visitors from search engines love to click them. How can we use this knowledge to our advantage?

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Strategic ad positions for Google AdSense

If a visitor to your blog doesn’t see something – will they click it? No! If you’re monetising your blog by selling advertising space, make sure the space is visible – it gives value to your visitors, and value to … Continue reading

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Pros & Cons of AdSense Interest-Based Advertising

Google recently announced interest-based advertising as a new feature for AdSense. They also announced that publishers would need to change their privacy policies – and anything that invokes a change to a privacy policy will be sure to get the … Continue reading

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The characteristics of an ad clicker – AdSense Research

Landed in the middle? Read my first post regarding what kind of persons clicks ads. I’ve been spending some time building my user defined variables in Analytics. At first, I made the mistake of believing you could define multiple variables. … Continue reading

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My Analytics AdSense bug fix worked!

In my previous post, No clicks reported for AdSense in Google Analytics, I provided a fix for a bug in Google’s JavaScript that prevented clicks from being recorded on secondary accounts. I’d just like to let everyone know that my Analytics … Continue reading

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No clicks reported for AdSense in Google Analytics

When I first heard that Analytics could work with AdSense, my virtual computer nipples hardened in excitement! At last, I will know what my content is worth! More than a month later, I am still helplessly awaiting this knowledge. AdSense … Continue reading

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Is blogging paying off?

When I started blogging, I wondered how long it’d be before I was earning billions of dollars. Let me tell you, I’ve still got some way to go. Since I really started working on monetising the blog, I’ve earned the … Continue reading

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My Google AdSense Earnings For January

This duck loves money. (I actually remember this episode!) Are you ready for this, are you standing on the edge of your seat? I need a break now… Wait for it… Almost there… Keep reading… AdSense earned me $2.65! Yes, it’s … Continue reading

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How I made my first cents with Google AdSense

Monetising a blog is one of those things that gets you really pumped up, only to leave you watching paint dry. Eye On Silicon has started to earn a small income – enough to pay for its domain registration. Though … Continue reading

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Best place for Google AdSense ads on your blog

Google AdSense is like driving in snow – just when you think you’ve got it, you realise you haven’t. Trying to nail the best positions to stick ads is a nightmare, but browsing the ‘net reveals many secrets about advertising … Continue reading

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