Making Money on a Blog: Google AdSense Part 1

Google AdSense provides you with a variety of methods to make cash from your blog readers by serving ads up to your blog automatically. Registering for AdSense is free and requires only filling out a relatively short series of forms. You need to have a valid e-mail address and provide them with a telephone number and payment information. You also will need to give them your blog URL so they can review and approve it. Make sure your blog has been up and operating for a few weeks before applying or you might be rejected. You can also be rejected for having a blog that contains:

• Violent content
• Racial intolerance
• Advocacy against any individual, group, or organization
• Pornography
• Adult or mature content
• Hacking/cracking content
• Illicit drugs and drug paraphernalia
• Excessive profanity
• Gambling or casino-related content

Check out all of Google's restrictions here.

Assuming you don't violate Google's guidelines, your blog should be approved for AdSense content within a few days. As shown below, there are four main types of content that are useful to display on blogs.



Google AdSense for Content is very easy to deploy on a Blogger site (once you are registered with AdSense and your blog is approved).



From the Template tab in Blogger select the Page Element sub-tab. Then click Add a Page Element in the section of your blog template where you wish to add the AdSense content. This displays the Configure AdSense dialog box shown below.



There are a variety of shapes to choose from so pick the best one for the area of your blog (vertical shapes work best in the side column of a blog). You have a lot of control over the color scheme for the ad area so you can make it blend seamlessly into your template. When you are happy with the way the ad looks in the preview section, click the orange "Save Changes" button to save your selection and start displaying the ads on your blog.

Now, whenever a reader clicks on the links displayed on your blog, money will be credited to you in your AdSense account.