Friday, September 19, 2008

Google Policies

Google Policies

AdSense works. I know it works because I’ve got the stats, the checks and
the bank balance to prove it. And all of the methods that I used to increase
my AdSense revenues were completely legitimate and in line with Google’s
policies.

That’s important. It is possible to cheat AdSense. But you’d have to be crazy
to do it. You can make so much money working within Google’s rules that to
risk getting thrown out by putting ads on pages without content or by
persuading users to click on the ads is just plain crazy.

I’ve put a detailed list of Google’s “do’s and don’ts” at the back of this book.
The things to look out for in particular are:

Code Modification
You have to paste the AdSense code onto your site as is. And you don’t need
to do anything else! Your AdSense account will let you play with colors and
placements (and getting those right is what will really rocket your income) so
why bother playing with Google’s HTML? It’s not necessary and it could get
you a lifetime ban.

Incentives
When the ads appear on your page, you have to leave them completely
alone. You might be tempted to tell your users to “click here” or support your
sponsors but if Google catches you, they could well cut you off. They want
people to click because they’re genuinely interested in the ad. Get your
strategy right and they’ll do just that.

You can encourage your users to download the products your referral buttons
promote or to use your search bar, but never encourage your users to click
your ads.

Content
Google is pretty picky about where the ads are displayed. They don’t want
advertisers complaining to them that their services were being promoted on
a site that supports gambling or is filled with profanity or contains more ads
than content. If your content doesn’t come up to scratch, you’ll need a site
that does.

Prohibited Clicks
And nastiest of all are the people who either click on their own ads or create
programs to do it for them.

The bottom line is that you don’t need any of this stuff. Maximizing your
revenue within the rules is a breeze!


2.4 As Easy as 1-2-3!

The bottom line is that there are three ways to increase your AdSense
revenue.

1. By Tweaking the Ads
to make them more appealing to your visitors;

2. By Optimizing your Website
for better AdSense targeting (or what the Google folks call 'content
relevance');

And the only sure-fire way to get 1 and 2 right is by

3. Tracking Visitor Response.

If you don't know what works (and what doesn't work) in trying to increase
your AdSense revenue… you're shooting arrows in the dark!

The right tracking tools can reveal a great deal about your visitors and
answer fundamental questions such as what they're looking for and
what makes them 'click'. Once you've figured that out, bingo! You're on
your way to big AdSense bucks!

But it isn't as straightforward as it seems. If it were, there wouldn't be so
many grumpy people on AdSense forums, complaining about their low
AdSense earnings.

It's not that they aren't doing anything about it. They simply aren't doing the
right things.

Let me assure you that in the time that I have been using AdSense, my
earnings have only gone up — and so will yours, if you apply all my
techniques seriously.



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