How To Start a Google AdSense Account and Make
Money Blogging
Starting a new account with Google AdSense is one of the
easiest ways to start monetizing
your blog. While Google AdSense might not make you rich, it's a simple and
useful tool. In fact, it's usually the first step bloggers typically take to
earn an income from their blogs because it is so easy to get started.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 10-15 minutes to open an account.
Additional time to research the options to monetize your blog.
Here's How:
Familiarize yourself with what you can and cannot
do as part of the Google AdSense program to ensure you're prepared to start
your new account.
Click on the 'Sign Up Now' button in the upper
righthand corner of your screen.
3. Complete the online application.
You will need to provide your blog's URL
and primary language as well as answer some questions related to the rules of
the Google AdSense program. You'll also need to provide your payment
information to receive the money you generate on your blog from Google.
4. Access your new account and review the ads available to you.
Google AdSense provides a wide variety of
advertising options to bloggers from text ads to image ads and more. Take some
time to research everything that's available to determine what will work best
for your blog.
5. Select your ad design choices.
Once you've decided which ad opportunities are
best for your blog, select them. Google will provide a snippet of HTML
code to you after you make your selection.
6. Insert your Google AdSense HTML code into your blog.
Copy and paste the HTML code provided by Google
into your blog's template. One of the easiest ways for a beginner blogger to do
this is by inserting a text widget into his or her blog's template and pasting
the code in the widget.
7. Let Google do the rest.
It may take a few hours or a few days for Google
to start serving ads on your blog. Google will search your blog to determine
the predominant subjects of each page. When readers visit your blog, the HTML
code you pasted into your blog from Google will activate and relevant ads will
be displayed based on each page's content.
8. Collect your money.
Remember, Google AdSense typically pays based on
click-throughs (the number of times people click on an ad). Therefore, Google
AdSense is unlikely to generate a large income for you, but every bit helps!
Tips:
- Read and
adhere to the Google AdSense policies in full before you sign up for
a Google AdSense account. If you violate any of the policies, your account
will be cancelled.
- Take
some time to perfect your Google AdSense program once you get started by
learning the steps you need to take to increase your Google AdSense earning
potential.
