How to Use Google AdSense

Google AdSense is the online ad network owned by Google. The ads generated by the AdSense program are used by bloggers, website owners and anyone who wants to make money online with their content. Many sites make it easy to set up Google AdSense quickly while others set it up for you and give you a share of the Google AdSense revenue.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Get an AdSense account by signing up with Google and applying to the AdSense program in the My Account area. It is free to sign up with Google, though not everyone who signs up for AdSense is approved. If you don't yet have a website to put AdSense ads on, sign up for a Blogger account through the Google My Account section and start a blog. That will give you a URL to use when applying for an AdSense account.

2. Choose your Google AdSense options once you have an account. You can design each block of ads to create a line border or an open border, a color background or no color, etc. You can also choose the basic size and shape of your Google ads block. You can choose from between a horizontal or vertical block of ads. Each block will have from one to four ads on it, depending on the size that you choose.

3. Generate your AdSense ad code. This is a JavaScript code that can be added to most websites. These are some website hosts that aren't equipped for the cose to be pasted onto their sites when using their page builders. BlueHost is one such Web host. Some sites, including Blogger, HubPages and Google hosted sites have a built-in widget to easily add Google Adsense to the sites by simply choosing a spot to put the ads and allowing the site to add the code.

4. Use the text on your page to guide the type of ads that will be shown by Google. AdSense ads are chosen by Google, and you will not be able to hand pick which ads appear on your page. Google advertising runs on relevant ads that are chosen based on the keywords that appear on your page. By choosing plenty of keywords that are relevant to the subject matter of your page, you will ensure that the ads will match up well with your subject matter. To get ideas for keywords, use an online keyword tool like WordTracker to find relevant terms.

5. Keep adding content pages that are monetized with Google advertising. The minimum payout for Google AdSense is $100, so it often takes several months or longer before a new AdSense user reaches it. But, by steadily adding pages, such as frequently pdating a blog, your payouts will become more and more frequent.