I am a big fan of both your blog and problogger, and both of you seem to be fans of the Chitika ad network, in addition to various other ways that you make money. Darren says that it's a big revenue stream for him, and you've written that minor tweaks in how you have things set up on your blog have resulted in some major bucks coming your way too. I'm in! But, how do...

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Hi Dave. I've been talking with some friends about how to make money as a blogger and they're split. Some say that Google AdSense is the way to go, while others wax enthusiastic about the Chitika network. What they all say, however, is that it's critically important to pick the right size ad and put it in the right place to get the best results. I'm skeptical, though: how important can that be on a...

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I have been experimenting on adding Google AdSense advertisements to my site and am not thrilled with the typeface they've chosen for the ads. Is there any way I can change the typeface in the text ads?...

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I've been looking at various options for my many registered but unused domains so that they could generate a bit of income for me and was psyched to read about Google adding AdSense for Domains to its many services. Don't know if anyone's seeing good money with it, but, heck, I'm willing to try!...

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I'm new to Google AdSense my website is a social networking. My page views of a single day is about 10000, but my Google AdSense impression shows only 4000-5000 impressions. Could you tell me why?...

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Social Media Networks like Facebook and LinkedIn offer businesses new channels through which to conduct marketing and advertising. But how effective are these, really? Ask any SEO or online marketing expert and they will tell you that it's an organic process and it takes time to develop real results. The key is to have good content that turns people into repeat visitors to your website - eventually they will buy. Really? "If you build it...

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I am just launching a new discussion forum that'll be only for people with valid account credentials (login, password, ya know) and I want to put Google AdSense ads on it. I have heard that's not possible, but I read that it is okay with Google now. But how do they know what's on those pages if the AdSense targeting engine doesn't have login credentials?...

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I'm in the middle of an argument with a designer friend. I say that Google's AdSense and similar contextual ad systems work better if there's lots of text on the page, while my friend says that Google can parse anything, including Flash graphics. Which of us is right? (btw, please only post your answer if I'm right!)...

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I have a couple of blogs (using Blogger) that are monetized using Google. But, the ads that appear are often completely unrelated to the content - sometimes embarrassingly so. Is there any way of getting the ads to be more relevant? I do use tags, but that doesn't seem to help. Sigh....

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Why do the terms of service prohibit AdSense publishers from sharing any of our account data, specifically click-thru rate (CTR) and per-ad value (eCPM)? I can sort of understand discouraging the wide dissemination of gross revenue, but even that seems like it'd naturally be something people would be private about anyway......

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Hi I need to know how to change the target of the Google AdSense ads via script. I changed the background by using: google_color_bg = "E5EBF2"; but now I need to change the target of the hyperlinks to open in a new window. can you please help....

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Just browsing your site and I noticed that some of your Google AdSense ad blocks have a link on the bottom that I haven't seen before, "See More Ads by Google". What the heck? Is this something that you want to have on your site, or is it some sneaky attempt by Google to lower your revenue?...

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I love your site. I learn a great deal from you. But I am stumped and need some help: I publish a small blog that I hope to monetize. With blogs I subscribe to, I like to read the content in a feed reader and rarely click through to a site. I would like to insert my own banner ads in my feed but have not figured out a good way to do so. I...

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My request for Adsense membership was turned down -- rejected! -- twice. Please suggest me what should I do? Should I remove some content?...

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I've been a long-time user of Google AdSense and pretty much have it all figured out, I think. Except for a new tab that's shown up: what is the "Allowed Sites" feature and when would I want to use it?...

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I've been an AdSense publisher for over a year and have been very pleased with all Google has to offer. I'm now thinking of starting a new site and again incorporating AdSense. Here's my problem ... as with many things in life, I took the 'learn as you go' approach with AdSense. When that specifically applies to 'channels' in the AdSense program, things are disorangized to say the least. And now that I want to...

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I notice that you run Kontera's contextual advertising network on your site, Dave. I've heard good things about the network, but am curious: how much do you actually earn off this program, and is it worth it? If so, how can I get started?...

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A person named Kavita posted a comment elsewhere on my blog that stated: "my site is activated from google adsense i m unable to paste code in website i tried many times but i failed can u help plz?" It's a much bigger problem than a bad cut and paste, however, and something critical for people running AdSense to realize......

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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...

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I've been having a hard time getting the Google AdSense engine to properly target its advertisements to the content on my pages, and have been digging around for solutions. I came across a few cryptic references to "google_hints" as an additional variable you can add to your AdSense code block, but there's nothing about it on the Google site itself. Can you explain?...

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