CategoryAdsense

If you are a Firefox user and run Adsense ads on your site you’ll probably want to try out the new Adsense Notifier extension which came out a day or two back which automatically checks your Adsense statistics for you throughout the day. I’ve installed it and it works well ...more

Click Fraud is a growing problem for Adsense and other Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising programs. The challenge that Google has with Adsense and click fraud is that they’re at risk of it happening from a number of angles. One of the potential fraudulent activities if obviously from publishers clicking ...more

A few days ago I attempted to explain Adsense Ad Click Value Variations (or why sometimes clicks are worth a lot and other times they are not). A number of readers emailed or instant messaged to say that I’d forgotten to mention ‘Smart Pricing’ which many believe is another factor ...more

MindSharer has had some good Adsense related posts in the last few days that some might find helpful. – Adsense – Is the red hot text ad service cooling down? – How to get better targeted ad from Adsense?

Duncan wrote a helpful post on How to place Google Adsense ads next to your text – like he says in his post – one of the best positions I’ve found for Adsense ads is within or as near as possible to your content. Whether you use this approach will ...more

One of ProBlogger’s readers – Charles – asks the following question: ‘do you know anything about what drives the sometimes wild variation in day to day click values…’ (see longer version of the question). It is a good question and something that I know many people ask so I’ll answer ...more

What do you think about the idea of Google licensing people to act as Adsense consultants? They would train up independent consultants in the program, give them the skills and knowledge needed to help others optimize their ads. Then they give them some sort of accreditation or license that them ...more

Since returning home from Sydney yesterday I’ve not been able to login to my Adsense statistics. I keep getting a 502 Server Error and a recommendation to try again in 30 seconds. Anyone else having similar issues? Update – I finally got in and think I’ve worked out what the ...more

Increasing Adsense Earnings is a task I get asked to help people with every day. One of the interesting trends that I’ve noticed in chatting to people wanting advice is that they often come with a fairly single minded approach. The initial request is often one of the following questions: ...more