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Monetizing with Google Adsense

This lesson focuses on one easy and simple way to monetize your new blog.

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Action Steps:

1. Apply for Adsense
   • If you already have an Adsense account, skip to Step 2.
   • Return to your dashboard in Blogger.com. (Click On Orange Button)
   • Click on layout and look for the Add A Gadget button on the layout page
   • Scroll through the page that pops up and click on Adsense.
   • Click on Don’t have Adsense account at the top.
   • Follow on screen instructions to setup your account.
     • You will get a confirmation e-mail from Google so be sure to look for it in all of your folders.
     • You will have to confirm your account by clicking on the link and then it could be a few days before you are approved.
     • Keep posting articles while you wait to get approved.
2. Set up Adsense on your blog
   • Now that your Adsense account is setup you will simply go back to the Adsense “Dashboard” by going to Layout and clicking on Add Gadget on that page, and from there click on Adsense.
   • Next you will setup your Adsense ads by selecting the style of ad you run. You want to stick with text based ads as they tend to convert the best, and you want to keep your ads blended.
   • Setup your banners.
     • The 468 X 60 Banner is the best for top ads on most Blogger themes.
     • For the right side a 160 X 600 Banner Ad is great.
     • You can play around with the sizes as you can see what they look like when live, and you can change them to get the best look and feel.

Richard’s Notes:

• I suggest waiting until you have a few articles up on your blog BEFORE applying for Adsense.  I think it makes it more likely that you will easily get approved and Google will not think you are some spammer trying to sign up for multiple Adsense accounts with just one article on your “splog” (a “splog” is a spammy blog… remember Google does not like this sort of thing).
• As stated in the action steps, keep posting articles while you are waiting to get approved by Adsense.  This will again show Google that this is not a splog and you are more likely to get approved quickly.

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