website-monetization Posts

May 25, 2007

Vivien over at Inspiration Bit gave me an opportunity to write a guest post for her as an honorary final prize. I took the opportunity to write a summary of eight ways that you can start to monetize a blog. It is a post I have been wanting to write ...

Apr 30, 2007

Well I got back from a great week off in Calgary last week and I am starting to work my way through the back log of things that accumulated while I was gone. One of my daily routines is to check in on how my websites are doing, usually that ...

Apr 4, 2007

Adsense just released a new messages section. Publishers will get messages each month that will help them to optimize their adsense to improve performance. There is no guarantee the tips will increase a publishers earnings, but the tip will be worth looking into by the publisher to see if there ...

Mar 26, 2007

I like to try out services and get a feel for them before recommending them to clients. One of the services I have been testing recently is Text Link Ads. I have been hesitant to try Text Link Ads, even though I have read many good reviews of the company ...

Mar 7, 2007

Want to make the most out of your Adsense ad units? Here are seven simple tips that will work to help increase your earnings. Choose the Right Ad Units As a general rule the rectangle ad units work best. The 336x280 large rectangle and 300X250 in line rectangle are your best performers. ...

Mar 5, 2007

One of the easiest ways to start to monetize a website or blog is to sign up for Google Adsense. Google Adsense ads are contextual, which means the ads should be related to the information that is on your website, and should be of interest to your visitors. There is ...

Feb 14, 2007

It was confirmed on the Google Adsense blog yesterday that some Google Adsense ads have a tiny shopping cart badge alongside the ad title to signify that people can purchase the item advertised via Google Checkout. What is interesting is what the blog ...

Feb 12, 2007

I must admit I am in a bit of a vile mood here tonight. I have been struggling with getting a project done and I keep running into problems. To help relax and ease my mind a little I thought I would do some reading, so I went and checked ...

Feb 9, 2007

There is an excellent post on the Adsense blog this morning clarifying why publishers can draw attention to the referral products Google offers. Google referral products include Google Adsense, Google Adwords, Firefox with Google Toolbar and the Google Pack. recently Picasa was rolled in with the Google Pack, if you ...

Feb 7, 2007

I wanted to make a quick post about a great blog that I read on a regular basis about contextual advertising like Google Adsense, and Yahoo Publisher Network. JenSense - Making Sense of Contextual Advertising does a great job of keeping an eye on the latest updates in the world ...