Tutorial for Google Adsense

Website owners can earn extra income using Google's Adsense program.

Thanks to the folks at search-engine giant Google, small companies and sites can earn a few extra dollars via Adsense, a simple pay-per-click program. The immensely popular Adsense requires little to no previous knowledge about placing ads on your personal website. The only tools you need are a computer and an existing small business website; Adsense gives the site administrator a small percentage of the revenue received from internet traffic.

Instructions

1. Log onto Google's main site, Google.com. Click on the link to create a website using the Adsense program; make sure, though, that your site is a legitimate website with relevant content, and not created for the sole purpose of exploiting the program to gain extra money. If the link isn't immediately available, type "Adsense" into the search field provided to gain access to the information.

2. Click to sign up for the Adsense program when prompted, or click to enter the site if your searched for it; you'll need your website's URL, the primary language your website uses (i.e. English, German, etc.), and your name, email address, physical mailing address, and phone number.

3. Read all the related policies and read over the user agreement. Look over the information you provided, then, if ready, click "Submit" to send the information. Wait a few minutes and log onto the email account you provided Google.

4. Open the account activation email from Google. Follow the provided instructions to set up the Adsense account. Log into your Adsense account to retrieve the needed HTML code for your site; fill in the name and password in the fields and click "Continue." Click on "Setup," then "For Content." Click on the "Ad Unit" icon, and then click "Continue." Select your format and then click to continue; a code will be generated. Finally, click to copy the given code, then paste it in the directed section of the site.

5. Log onto the site you created to see the ads generated by the program. When visitors to your site click on any of the available ad banners, you will receive a small percentage based on how many clicks the particular ad received. The amount of money generated depends solely on the amount of clicks and what type of ad is posted.

References

• "How To Do Everything with Google"; Fritz Schneider, Nancy Blachman & Eric Fredricksen; 2003
• Google; Adsense benefits and overview