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What are Google AdSense Recent Messages all about?

Just logged into my Google AdSense account and notice that there's a section for messages from the AdSense team itself. Very reminiscent of eBay's internal messaging system, actually. But what kind of messages are they going to be sending me, and how often should I check for new info from AdSense? By the way, THANK YOU for getting me started with AdSense! I now make over $100/month with my ad spots thanks to your great getting started with Google AdSense tutorial!!


Dave's Answer:

Boy, it's great to hear that you're doing well with AdSense. I have to say that if you would have told me a few years ago that I'd be making money selling advertising on my own sites, I would have laughed. I weathered the post dot-com storm and for years was convinced that outside of a few dozen high-traffic sites, everyone else was doomed to having their Web presence be a "cost center" [sorry, my MBA sneaks out in the worst times!]

Anyway, you're right, as reported in the must-read Inside AdSense Blog, they've added what they're calling the you've got mail feature so they can notify you of specific optimization tips that can help you get more revenue from your AdSense efforts.

I don't have any messages from AdSense in my account, but fortunately some of my friends have received messages so I can show you what it looks like. If you have a message, you'll see the following on your main report page (the page you get when you first log in to the AdSense system):

Google AdSense: Recent Messages

Click on it (though it doesn't look clickable!) and you'll get information like this:

Google AdSense: Optimization Report Message

Click on the tip itself and you're directed into the Google AdSense help system. In this case, here's the tip that my friend was sent:

Google AdSense: Optimization Report Message: Don't Block Too Many Advertisers

Is this a useful tip? Well, I asked three AdSense advertisers who had received this tip and got three different answers!! One said it was useless as she only had competitive sites blocked, another said it was useful because he'd blocked advertisers with which he'd negotiated specific ad campaigns, but had forgotten to remove them from his block list when they chose not to re-up their campaign, and one who said it was useless because the only advertisers she blocked were advertisers she considered scammers and didn't want on her site. "I would almost certainly get more money by allowing them," she explained, "but that certainly isn't worth it to me."

Will this feature prove worthwhile in the long run? It's too soon to tell. What I find interesting, however, is that the message system notes the sender (see above, where it says "Optimization Team"). Does this indicate that we might see messages from other groups within the AdSense team, or even specific advertisers or ad partners? Hmmm....

If you have received a different message from AdSense through their message system, please do let us know about it, and indicate whether you found it useful or not too.

Also, my thanks to my pal Anne Mitchell, who just launched The Site For The Cure.com, for her thoughts on the new AdSense Messages feature.


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Reader Comments To Date: 3

Busy Mom said, on April 10, 2007 10:24 AM:

I found it useless as well, since I have not blocked anything and got the same message. I think it was just a canned message that went to most people.

I'll keep looking in that spece though, as they'll probabaly work to improve it, and give useful info in the future.

Adriana

juicy j said, on April 16, 2007 8:09 AM:

it work try it now!!!!!!!!!!

Ekwunife said, on January 24, 2010 8:42 AM:

I want to comments to make money google adsense.

Starbucks coffee cup I do have a lot to say, and questions of my own for that matter, but first I'd like to say thank you, Dave, for all your helpful information by buying you a cup of coffee!

I do have a comment, now that you mention it!











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