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Is paying for visitors to my site against AdSense policy?

Hey Dave! There is a website called [[redacted]] which promises to attract visitors to my website for a few dollars. My question: is this method against Google AdSense policy? I mean that can it lead to my account being closed by Google?

Question answered on February 22, 2013 at 08:15 AM :: Comments to date: 0

How much money should I be making with AdSense?

Hey Dave, I get ~130.000 views per month and for 30 days of using AdSense I earned $60, is it a lot or not? I used to ask my visitors to click the ads, but after that I got a warning from Google, so I stopped, hehe.

Question answered on November 22, 2012 at 08:17 AM :: Comments to date: 5

Can't Join Google Plus Hangout: DNS Failure?

Category: Google Plus Help

I'm try to join in a Google Plus "Hangout" but every time I click on the "Join this hangout" button, I get an error that the webpage can't be found?! Looking closely, it appears that it's something to do with a DNS lookup failure. What's going on and how do I fix it?

Question answered on February 15, 2012 at 08:18 AM :: Comments to date: 1

How do I connect my Google AdSense and Analytics accounts?

I'd like to connect up my Google AdSense account and my Google Analytics stats account. I understand that if you do this, you can identify the most profitable pages on your site and - obviously - write more pages like that to earn more money through AdSense. Seems smart. How do I link them together?

Question answered on May 24, 2011 at 08:59 AM :: Comments to date: 2

Why doesn't AdSense earn me any money?

I subscribe to any Google Adsense earnings but zero in the day, I do not know why: I hope you can advise me advice and profitable ways that make me win tens of dollars per day.

Question answered on January 31, 2011 at 08:51 AM :: Comments to date: 5

How do I get started with Chitika on my site?

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 I get started?

Question answered on June 15, 2009 at 08:53 AM :: Comments to date: 11

Are ad placement and size a factor in PPC revenue?

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 Web page?

Question answered on May 4, 2009 at 08:57 AM :: Comments to date: 10

How can I change the typeface of my Google AdSense ads?

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?

Question answered on February 28, 2009 at 08:48 AM :: Comments to date: 0

How do I sign up for Google AdSense for Domains?

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!

Question answered on January 29, 2009 at 08:33 AM :: Comments to date: 6

Why don't my AdSense impressions equal my page views?

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?

Question answered on January 1, 2009 at 07:26 AM :: Comments to date: 15

Why Advertising On LinkedIn Isn't Always Effective

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 they will come?"

Question answered on December 23, 2008 at 08:23 AM :: Comments to date: 11

How does Google AdSense know what's on pages behind a login?

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?

Question answered on September 27, 2008 at 09:20 AM :: Comments to date: 5

Does Google AdSense work better on text-based pages?

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!)

Question answered on August 1, 2008 at 03:55 PM :: Comments to date: 4

How can I improve Google AdSense ad targeting on my blog?

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.

Question answered on April 16, 2008 at 07:28 AM :: Comments to date: 8

Why won't Google let you talk about your AdSense pay?

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...

Question answered on February 28, 2008 at 08:07 AM :: Comments to date: 5

How can I have Google AdSense ads open in a new window?

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.

Question answered on January 23, 2008 at 08:41 AM :: Comments to date: 16

What's the Google AdSense "See More" link?

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?

Question answered on January 21, 2008 at 08:06 AM :: Comments to date: 0

How do I monetize my blog's RSS feed readers?

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 use typepad for my blog. (An arrangement similar to what self-help guru Steve Paulina does in his feed with product recommendations is what I would like to do.) Can you help?

Question answered on October 16, 2007 at 07:59 AM :: Comments to date: 1

I was turned down for Google AdSense. Now what?

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

Question answered on October 5, 2007 at 07:21 AM :: Comments to date: 1

What is the "allowed sites" feature in Google AdSense?

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?

Question answered on September 5, 2007 at 09:25 AM :: Comments to date: 3
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