Friday, July 31, 2009

Sponsored Reviews Requirements

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Wednesday, February 21, 2007

10 Great Things Not To Do With Google Adsense

By Diane Nassy

There is no question that you can make some good money with
Google AdSense, but you’re setting yourself up for disaster if
you make any of these Top 10 mistakes!

1. Do not use fake information when opening your Google AdSense
account.

Google says that’s a no-no and they will cut your account off
and keep all the money you may have earned. Besides, trying to
hide your true identity can cause serious problems with the
I.R.S. or whoever your tax authority is.

2. Do not hack or modify Google AdSense code other than to
change the parameters that Google authorizes you to change.

Any attempt to bypass Google’s built-in algorithms not only
poses a danger to the integrity of the network, but it
threatens the financial modle that Google operates under.
You’re not dealing with some Mom-and-Pop company here, and
Google has the legal muscle and deep enough pockets to drag you
through every court in the land if you damage their business
with your hacking antics.

3. Keep AdSense ads off of your registration, confirmation, and
all "thank you" pages.

Don’t ask me why you can’t put your ads there. It makes sense
to me that those would be wonderful locations. Google thinks
otherwise, however, and doing so is a hanging offense according
to their Terms of Service.

4. Do not display AdSense ads and a competitor's ads (like
Overture's) on the same page at the same time.

That just makes plain good sense. Google doesn’t demand 100%
SITE loyalty from you, but they do insist that their own ads
not be cluttered up by offerings from their competitors.

5. Don't "beg for clicks" or provide any incentive for clicking
on your Google AdSense ads.

This is a biggie and you see this rule violated all the time.
Any of the “get paid to do stuff” sites that put Google ads in
the member’s control panels are walking the plank and they
don’t even realize it. Even those sites with the polite little
messages asking you to “help keep my site running by clicking
on our sponsor’s ads” are asking to be cut off if those happen
to be Google ads.

6. Never click on the ads running on your own site, even if you
are genuinely interested in the product or service and are
thinking of buying it!

Nothing screams FRAUD louder than a webmaster running up his or
her own click counts by happily clicking on ads fromtheir own
site. The Google Gods can track this activity and it won’t be
long until you find yourself getting a goodbye note from their
fraud team.

7. No misleading labeling

Google is very specific about what text can be placed around
their ads. Their Terms of Service state: “Publishers may not
label the ads with text other than ‘sponsored links’ or
‘advertisements.’ This includes any text directly above our ads
that could be confused with, or attempt to be associated with
Google ads.”

This is to keep visitors from becoming confused and barking up
Google’s tree when they clicked on an ad that led to a porn
site instead of the recipe site they were expecting to visit.

8. Avoid keyword spamming and other divisive tricks

You may be tempted to buy one of those “generates thousands of
key-word rich pages in seconds” programs that are so popular
these days but I’ll tell you this: Their days are numbered.
Google is wise to such shenanigans and they will be hot on your
trail. Other prohibited gimmicks include:

• ”Sneaky” page redirects that send a visitor off to a
different site then they were expecting to visit.

• Multiple sites, domains, pages, etc. which have substantially
duplicate content.

• Hidden text or links of any type.

• Excessive outbound links on any page. Google recommends no
more than 100. I’d keep it way below that.

• And here is a nugget of wisdom straight from Google’s mouth:
“Do not participate in link schemes designed to increase your
site's ranking or PageRank. In particular, avoid links to web
spammers or "bad neighborhoods" on the web as your website may
be affected adversely by those links.

9. Don’t advertise anything on Google’s prohibited items list.

It’s a lot shorter lists than PayPal’s or eBay’s, but it
includes a lot of the same stuff like hacking/cracking content,
porn, illegal drugs, gambling sites, beer or hard alcohol (I
guess wine is OK), weapons, and the other usual stuff.

10. And the 10th dumbest thing NOT to do with Google AdSense is
to let the other nine things stop you from running an honest
site that’s designed to make the most out of this very
profitable opportunity that Google offers!

About the Author: Diane provides marketing and internet profit
tips. For more Google AdSense tips, visit
http://www.adsense.deeljeabiz.com

Source: http://www.isnare.com

Sunday, February 18, 2007

Multiple revenue Google Adsense Page Positioning

Multiple revenue Google Adsense Page Positioning
by: Kenneth Elliott
Topic:"software for unlimited clicks with google adsense", "google adsense clicks to hide ip address", "adsense adwords marketing information google", "adsense free google", "information google marketing adsense adwords", "adsense school".
Correct positioning of your Google adsense ads can make or break your success with the Google adsense program. Why is this true? Some studies suggest that eye positioning on website gravitate to particular sections of web pages. And if you don’t have the necessary ads in these positions you will not get the clicks.I talked to countless people that have great traffic, some with 300 to 1000 new visitors a day that say that they only make approx. at max $10 to $20 dollars a month on the adsense program. What a shame. But when I look at their websites the ads are either buried in wording that no one usually pays attention to or the ads are located in positions that just don’t call any attention to their presence.So were the best locations for you Google adsense ads. Well, I have found the number one best place for the ads are near or in proximity to your main menu. Why near your main menu. Because you know that visitors eyes will and always look for the menu structure of your website. So the common places for placement should be to the top right, the very top under your menu, or the top left. These are the most common locations for you main menu.But what about the color scheme of the Google adsense ads? Yes, color is very important. You have to make the ads looks as seamless as possible. Here is an example on one of my website http://www.pottery-barn-outlet.com. Here I decided to position the ads at the very top right under my main menu. In direct eye contact. Also, remove the borders; just these two changes will increase your adsense proceeds one hundred percent. By using these tactics I was able to increase my adsense click through rate significantly depending on traffic level and people's interest.Take my advice and give it try. I believe you will see a change and hopefully make adsense a more pleasurable experience.About the author:Kenneth Elliott is the owner of http://www.marketassociate.com website. He helps real people relize their dream of an successful affiliate experience. Discover why so many have found their ideal business with Kenneth Elliott today.

Thursday, February 1, 2007

Make money Affiliate Marketing vs. Google Adsense: Let the Battle Begin…

Make money Affiliate Marketing vs. Google Adsense: Let the Battle Begin…
by: Scott Patterson
topic:"software for unlimited clicks with google adsense", "google adsense clicks to hide ip address", "adsense adwords marketing information google", "adsense free google", "information google marketing adsense adwords", "adsense school".
Lately there has been a lot of discussion on how to make tons of money with Google Adsense. In fact, many people are making the claim that Adsense sites can earn a higher revenue then an affiliate-marketing site.So that brings us to an important question: Which is a better online business - Affiliate-Marketing sites or Google Adsense sites? Let's explore each one and then find out which online business is better option:Google AdsenseHow do you like the idea of earning m*ney without dealing with customers or answering emails. This is possible when you run a Google Adsense site. With Adsense sites, you can have a virtual passive-income that requires little maintaining. But is this the best option for an online business?Here are the positives of Google Adsense sites:· They are perfect for people who run information sites that have no related affiliate product· You can set it and leave it. With Google Adsense, you can create a content page, and there is little need to update the content. · Adsense sites are easy to scale. Since they require little upkeep, you can easily create multiple websites that each make a nice income.Here are the negatives of Google Adsense sites:· They are not a great long term solution. Instead of getting your visitors to subscribe to a mailing list, you are focusing on getting people to click on ads. Real online businesses concentrate on building assets that can use for long-term growth.· These sites are dependent on search engines. Most Google Adsense sites make the mistake of depending on search engines for the majority of their traffic. If the SE algorithms change then your income might drop significantly.Affiliate MarketingBeing an affiliate marketer is great for those who want build a theme site. With this type of business, you can easily create web pages around a topic and get people to buy products through your products. If done correctly, you can easily build a loyal following that will help you make money for years to come. But can affiliate marketing make you more money then Google Adsense?Here are the positives of affiliate marketing:· A great advantage of affiliate-marketing is that you can build a long term business that will bring in a revenue stream for years.· With affiliate-marketers you need to focus on building an email list. This list is a major asset of your business. Every time you have an offer, you can go to your list and increase your profits..· Unlike Google Adsense sites, which only concentrates on high paying keywords, an affiliate marketing site can be centered on a topic that you have an interest in. Here are the negatives of affiliate marketing:· You have to learn how to write persuasively and get people to purchase the product that you are recommending. For many people this is a difficult skill to learn.· Each affiliate marketing site requires a lot of effort. You must spend a lot of time writing product reviews, building your email list and creating web content.So which is better: Affiliate marketing or Google Adsense?The answer is that both are great solutions for an online business. Instead of choosing one over the other, you should create websites that can take advantage of both.Here is how you can do this:1) Create a content site on a topic that you are interest in, while paying a good amount per Adsense click.2) Integrate your Adsense into the menu bars and the top of your web content.3) Add web pages for affiliate-products and your opt-in email list. But, make sure that you leave out the Adsense blocks on these pages. This way you are ensuring that you are building your long-term assets.4) Create optimized web page articles that focus on a specific keyword phrase. Place your Google Adsense in these blocks.5) Provide your email list with good content and product recommendations. Once in awhile, email your list and provide a link to some of your web articles. That way, you can earn a little bit of m*ney from your subscribers while giving them good content.By focusing on both affiliate products and Google Adsense, you will be building both short-term and long-term profits.About the author:Scott J. Patterson is a self-proclaimed Dunce, yet last month he earned $12,124 from one of his online businesses. To find out how YOU can do the same, download his fr*e ebook- The Secret-Guide to Home Businesses: http://www.duncemoney.com/affiliate-adsense. html

Friday, January 19, 2007

Make money with AdSense is Stupid When ...

Make money with AdSense is Stupid When...
by: Kamau Austin
There are times Google's heralded ad affiliate program isn't in your long term business interest. Oh no I said it!AdSense isn't the unstoppable revenue engine for every eBusiness. Before I am taken out and flogged by the eCommerce pundits -- please let me explain what I mean in my defense.I make revenues from AdSense at a very high click-through rate. I experience high click-through rates with AdSense without resorting to questionable tactics like tricking site users with photos (the AdSense trick and tip dujour).So my perspective is from one who has made decent income from AdSense to fund aspects of his business like advertising seminars -- and outsourcing to his virtual assistants. Yes, AdSense is a legitimate and significant revenue source. However evaluate AdSense with some type of balance.By now you may have heard about people like Joel Comm's six figure income with AdSense, or Jason Calacanis of Weblogs being on his way to generating 1 million dollars in AdSense revenue. Google's Ad revenue sharing affiliate program for publishers certainly seems to be an eSales Nirvana for many webmasters.But there are obvious and not so obvious times not to use AdSense ads on your sites. Let's list - examine - and explain them below.~~~~> 1. On Sales or Mini-sitesThis is a no-brainer. If you are trying to sell a particular product that is important to your bottomline, you don't want AdSense ads distracting your customers from either joining your email list, or hindering your site's online sales process.However I do see hybrid sites that are mini-sites or full scale eCommerce sites, with AdSense at the bottom of their pages. This might not be so bad since only 1% - 15% of your site visitors will either buy from you or fill out a form.The thinking with this approach is you might as well make money from disinterested parties using up your server's bandwidth.~~~~~> 2. SEO Business SitesIf your livelihood depends on search engine optimization or marketing for a living you might want to think twice about displaying AdSense Ads on your site. I can tell you this from personal experience. I once was on top of MSN for search engine marketing in my local area. I concentrated on my local area because I found people felt more comfortable hiring an eCommerce consultant locally.One day my site fails totally out of the MSN index. After intense study I noticed that I obviously had a filter on my site from MSN.I analyzed all the top ranking sites in MSN and noticed the only difference between me and the other top ranking sites was I had Google AdSense ads on my site. Someone at MSN felt that my AdSense ads, and perhaps to a less extent, my book on SEO, was getting a free ride in the MSN search engine database.In fact I noticed that there were no sites with AdSense ads for at least the first 3 pages. Plus the sites with AdSense were only using 1 ad unit at the bottom of the home page (there were very few of them in the top 5 pages).I knew it was strange to not have AdSense ads on the top Internet marketing sites. This prompted me to scan other industries where I noticed the same trend.Many of the leading SEO gurus have sites that have been banned from the top listings by the search engines. It seems the more visible you become, the more of a target your sites are to the search engine auditors.Some of my sites are still on the top of MSN with AdSense ads but that doesn't mean they won't also be targets in the future.Let's face the facts. MSN and Yahoo! have competing ad networks to Google's, and this competitive situation is rife for a potential backlash against SEO sites with AdSense ads.Many SEOs will point to exceptions to this position. However you have been warned!Think about it, how long will MSN and Yahoo! sit back and watch SEO driven websites use their search indexes to fund Google? Did you know SEO in MSN and Yahoo(!) --- is much easier to obtain.Therefore optimized sites are creating an ad sales wealth transfer from MSN and Yahoo into the pockets of Google! It won't be long before Yahoo! and MSN begin to devalue ranking on AdSense sites in their databases -- if not outright ban them.If you are in the search engine business stay search engine neutral, or create multiple sites for different search engines.~~~~~> 3. When AdSense Becomes Your Only Business ModelWhen you become so myopic in your thinking that you build a business solely on AdSense revenue -- think again my friend. Why build a business solely on the largess of Google?I don't know if your realize it or not, but the sites making the real big AdSense money usually have a following that doesn't depend on the search engines. Internet mavens like Chris Pirillo or Joel Comm have been on the Internet a while and have followings for their websites. Therefore they can consistently make six figures with AdSense.These content powerhouses are an asset to Google and not the other way around. But do you think Google is going to sit back and watch just anybody make big bucks off of their top rankings?If you do a search on most keywords you will notice many of the top ranking sites are news sites, .gov sites, or .org sites these days. The only exception is in industries where these sites don't really exist like eCommerce industries (clothing, shopping, etc.).No doubt in most industries you will notice a conspicuous scarity of AdSense sites in the top rankings. In other words don't bet your future fortunes on AdSense.An IPO based on projections of AdSense revenue isn't in the future for the average eBusiness. Think of Google AdSense as supplemental income. Building a business solely on AdSense revenue isn't just silly -- it's just plain stupid. About the author:Kamau Austin is the publisher of over ten websites. See more of his eCommerce and Search Engine Commentary can be found at: http://www.eInfoNEWs. com and http://www.SearchEnginePlan. com
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Where’s very goodplace to put Google Adsense Ads?

Where’s the good place to put Google Adsense Ads?
Author: Diane Nassy

Make money. Why, on your web pages of course. Ok, just kidding. The real question should be: “Is there really any truth to the rumors that where you place those Google AdSense ads can actually improve response?” According to my best information, the answer to that question is: Yes. Google’s own AdSense experts say that that there is a direct correlation between the placement of the AdSense ads and the resulting clickthrough.When ads are placed in “content zones”, rather than in “advertising zones”, response rates on Google AdWords goes up. There are also indications showing that ads appearing on the right side of the page get clicked more than ads appearing on the left side.Advertising analysts with degrees in human behavior and psychology have spent thousands of man-years (people-years?) studying how people read printed and Internet content and what it takes to get them to respond to ads. While some of these studies are proprietary, or are only available to anyone with $10,000 or more to spend on a copy, other studies have been made public and can be read by anyone who is interested.Google themselves has released some relevant information which is focused directly on increasing your Google AdSense response. You can read their findings here (https://www.google.com/support/adsense/bin/static.py?page=tips.html). Of course, all of the studies in the world aren’t worth a hill of beans if the findings don’t work on your web site. That’s why it is important to test, test and test again. Experiment with your Google AdSense placement and track the results over a period of time. Google provides response tracking tools in your AdSense control panel. Learn how to use them. As you begin to see what may be only subtle differences in response, you’ll be able to determine what works best for your particular site. But don’t get complacent. What’s working for you now might not work next month if you change your site design or content.One of the most important factors in determining placement of your ads is the type of content that your site delivers. If you are primarily an e-commerce site, and you have a lot of pictures and ad copy for your own products competing for attention against AdSense ads, then it is going to be a particularly tough challenge getting any kind of decent Google AdSense clickthrough. It is situations like this that require very thorough testing and a lot of trial and error.Blogs seem to have a lot of success generating high response rates to Google AdSense listings. Perhaps it’s because blog readers realize that ad revenue is the only way that their favorite blogmaster can keep the lights on, so the readers think of clicking on ads as a way to make a donation. topic: "internet marketing waht", "internet search engine submission service web site marketing", "real estate internet marketing", "how to make counterfeit money", "online business internet marketing computer"

Monday, January 15, 2007

Make money with Adsense-The Powerful Passive Income Generator

Make money with Adsense – The Powerful Passive Income Generator
by: Matt Bacak
Webmasters have a revolutionary new method of collecting income from their websites.Whereas in the past advertising revenue was reserved for those sites with large a coming and going of visitors, now even teenagers are making a quick buck with their online hobby blogs. People place adsense on their online family photo albums, their blogs and their business sites. The minimum you would get, even with a small amount of traffic, is for adsense to pay for your hosting costs. Adsense revolutionized the world of paid advertising; banner advertising is based on the number of visitors you attract to your site, so the number of “banner impressions” dictate the revenue you receive. Google Adsense is quite different; it is the number of visitors that actually click on the advertising that determine how much you earn.There is also a great disparity between payouts; because advertisers bid up the price for certain keywords, some ads pay more than others. As such, a site with few visitors but expensive keywords in their google ads can potentially still pull in a hefty payout. Google really has taken the web by storm; attracted to passive income, more and more people are seriously capitalizing on their Google adsense advertising. Some of the highest earners manage to attract enough visitors to make a four figure monthly income, just from using adsense alone! This is not one of those get-rich-quick schemes and Google’s adsense success is largely thanks to the fact that Google already enjoyed a fantastic reputation before introducing the program. They are a publicly traded company with physical headquarters. This, and the fact that anyone can apply to use adsense for free, has caused millions of people to sign up. For google it was a smart move, because now they extend their presence to countless websites and generate millions of dollars in advertising revenue. People were never reluctant to sign up, because the program is free. Google benefits by more people using adsense, so offering it for free was the best thing they could do. One of the driving forced behind the program are its relevance to each and every page on a website; the program picks up keywords appearing in the website copy and automatically displays relevant ads. This increases the chances of people clicking through, and the webmaster collecting more revenue.People are leveraging their income by operating several websites and attempting to attract as many targeted visitors as possible; in many instances we can observe that people work hard at a site, then once it is established they can largely leave it alone, yet still collect significant checks. A major concern for entrepreneurs was the danger of a competitors ads showing up on their site; thanks to the adsense feature where it only displays relevant advertising. However this problem was solved by offering webmasters the option of filtering out unwanted ads. They can submit the URL of the competing site in their account, and any ads from the website will be blocked. Google recently came out with a new feature: small targeted keywords based on the site’s content are displayed; then as people click on those, a page opens showing a variety of pay-per-click ads based on that keyword. This gives webmasters the chance of displaying more advertising in less space. Adsense also adds creditability to your website; the more focused the content, the better the ads will be and this encourages people to built high quality websites. These make the net a better place and generally provide a free service; site owners can afford to share their expertise or passions because they can receive indirect revenue’s. The visitor does not pay for the information; instead the advertisers do, making the website’s existence possible in the first place. It is no surprise Google adsense is the most widely used form of advertising; they have created a program that is beneficial to both advertisers and users with their “no click no pay” mechanism, or more popularly called “pay-per-click”. Advertisers do not pay for ads that are not drawing visitors, and website owners are paid more for each click than they would if the system were based on the number of people viewing the ads, instead of clicking on them. All in all Google adsense has developed itself into a powerful tool, used by large corporations and the kid next door. They have truly revolutionized how the web thinks about advertising and made the process more profitable for site owners, while less costly for advertisers. About the author:Matt Bacak became "##1 Best Selling Author" in just a few short hours. Recent Entrepreneur Magazine’s e-Biz radio show host is turning Authors, Speakers, and Experts into Overnight Success Stories. Discover The Secrets To Unleash The Powerful Promoter In You! Sign up for Matt Bacak's Promoting Tips Ezine ($100 value) just visit his website at http://www.powerfulpromoter.comor http://promotingtips.com