Google Adsense Earnings - Real or Mirage?

In a recent web content for one of our clients, I sang paeans to Google AdSense earnings' potential. In particular, I was referred to an article in USA Today [http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-03-28-googe-adsense_x.htm] that showcased instances of substantial Google AdSense earnings by "third-world" website owners for whom Google's doles are like god-sent (never mind Google's own skyrocketing revenue from Adsense). Since I was constrained by my client's need to write on virtues of AdSense while authoring his web content, I couldn't focus on 'allegedly' darker sides of Adsense. I say 'allegedly' because it is not clear whether Google really is the culprit as made out to be. Be that as it may, let me turn to what a few website owners faced while trying to claim a pie of Google AdSense earnings.

Stas Bekman's story
Stas started publishing AdSense ads on his website from December, 2005. His site was already receiving 600 page-views a day, so Stas thought AdSense ads would be ideal to put his site-estate to perfect use. Since AdSense delivered highly targeted ads, there was always a chance that his viewers would click on the ads resulting in revenues for both Stas and Google. He was not off the mark in his assumption. The ads displayed on his website did generate clicks, and on one day the number of clicks surged to 169. This generated Stas's Google AdSense earnings of $32 on a single day. The 'WOW' however didn't last long.
Google came hotfooted and charged Stas of generating invalid clicks from his website, suspending his account promptly. Whatever his Google AdSense earnings were at the time of suspension also stood withdrawn. Since Stas didn't pull down the ads immediately though they were of no use to him for the time being, it remained unclear as to who earned the commission money for the clicks generated during this period.
Stas got going immediately and after a series of email correspondence, his account was finally restored by Google a few days later. Stas apparently agreed that deliberate clicks (click fraud) triggered the episode (which Google too said). But the question remained as to who did that? As it turned out, Stas had to forego $30 of his Google AdSense earnings. He didn't mind. He reasoned that for all its supposed follies, AdSense does fetch money for his website. What has Stas got to say on his experience? Taste this:
"...the next time you get excited by all those books and sites touting Google Ads as your greatest source of revenue, think twice before you waste your time and energy on something that is *not* under your control and can be taken away by a malicious user in co-operation with Google AdSense team. Google AdSense is undeniably a great tool when it works, but I'd definitely love to have a better control over it."
Click here to read Stas Bekman's story.

Benjamin Cohen's account
A similar experience is reflected in Benjamin's account. In his case, after AdSense earnings stopped for him for the first time, Benjamin waited awhile and applied afresh. He got a new account but that too was terminated by Google for alleged 'click fraud'. Though he gives a fair measure of his Google AdSense earnings each time his account operated, Benjamin fails to mention anything regarding number of clicks or whether there were anomalies in them. After going couple of times through Benjamin's article, I concluded that more information would be needed to know what exactly happened. Benjamin complains about the VAT payments but that is something not directly related to Google AdSense earnings per se.
Benjamin Cohen's account can be reached here.

The truth
The truth must lie between what Stas and Benjamin faced and the policies of Google Adsense. Let me turn to what Google has to advise on Adsense. To be sure, Google has lined up many success stories that range from health website to home improvement site to even one that deals in aircraft seating information for frequent flyers. If you feel intrigued, there's perhaps a reason or two there. The common thread is the fact that many site-owners do have bulging Google AdSense earnings.
Speaking on behalf of Google, its reluctance to spell out all that we want to know is understandable, given the fact that the contextual advertising scene is becoming very competitive with each passing day. Having said that, I want to echo Stas's wish of having more control on AdSense account. In the least, let Google automatically filter self-clicks and not count them for revenue. YPN (Yahoo! Publisher Network) is already doing that. Why Google cannot is a mystery. If Google takes care of this small scruple, it'll make life easy for many site owners like Stas and Benjamin.

Summing up
Perhaps Google has reasons to act against Stas and Benjamin like it did. Perhaps not. Is the reason attempted click fraud? If so, what about their insistence that they didn't do what Google says they did? Even as the debate continues, let there be no doubt that the lure of handsome Google AdSense earnings is too much for small website owners to not abstain from opting for it.

An avid web-watcher, Partha Bhattacharya is a web content writer [http://www.words2content.com] and writes web content of all hues. Partha also runs blog on search marketing 

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Google AdWords Tips - Everything You Need to Know About Google AdWords

Google AdWords Tips

Are you losing lots of money every single day getting lots of clicks on your ads but no sales? If you are facing this problem, then you must check out this article.

I'll be covering some of the most vital areas you need to know to be profitable in Google Adwords.

I've hidden some of the very best Google AdWords tips throughout this whole article - so be sure to read each and every word in this lens to find out these golden nuggets! ;)

Where Will My Ads Appear?

You ads will on the right hand side of any search results in the Google search engine - the sites listed here are what we call as "paid listing".

Those sites listed on the left of the Google search engine are what we called as "organic listing" - and whenever someone clicks on these links, the website's owner need not pay for anything - it's free traffic.

As to how you can get your website listed in the first position in the Google search engine in the "organic listing" will depend on many factors - you'll need to apply Search Engine Optimization (SEO) skills here.

Understanding Terms Used In Google Adwords

The following are some of the terms most commonly used in Google AdWords and what these terms are:

1. CPC (Cost Per Click)

CPC, also known as Cost Per Click, is how much Google AdWords charges you when someone clicks on your ad.

2. Maximum CPC

Maximum CPC is an amount you are willing to pay at maximum for a click on your ad.

You'll have to state a maximum CPC for all your keywords when you create a new campaign - Google AdWords will NOT charge you beyond your maximum CPC.

3. Impressions

Impressions is the number of times your ad has been displayed for each keyword.

4. CTR (Click Through Rate)

CTR, also known as Click Through Rate, is a percentage generated by AdWords for each keyword - it is calculated based on the following formula:

(Number of Clicks / Number of Impressions) * 100 = CTR (in percentage)

In general, the higher your CTR is, the more relevant Google think your ad is, and as such, over time, as your CTR increases, Google AdWords will charge you lower per click when someone clicks on your ad.

5. Quality Score (QS)

Quality Score is a score that's calculated by Google AdWords based on a number of factors - the quality of your destination page (page at which you'll lead your visitors to when they click on your ad), your keyword's CTR, maximum CPC that you've set, etc.

The page in which you're going to send visitors to when they click on your ad is very important here - if your page is just a very simple page that provides no information but to ask them to enter their first name and email address to proceed, chances are you'll get a very poor Quality Score, and as a result, you'll have to pay a very high Cost Per Click.

In essence, the better the Quality Score is, the lesser you need to pay when someone clicks on your ad.

4 Keyword Types In Google AdWords

There are 4 main keyword types in Google Adwords, and I'm going to explain what these keyword types are with examples:

1. Broad Match

Broad match keywords are keywords without any inverted commas (") or square brackets ([ ]) in between.

Let me give you an example of a broad match keyword - learn golf.

Your ad will be triggered whenever the keyword phrase a person types in contains both "learn" and "golf". Also, your ad will also be triggered for related terms relating to the words "learn" and "golf" as well.

Here are some examples of keywords that will trigger your ads:

- learn how to play golf

- golf learning websites

- master the art of learning golf

- golf learn lessons online

This type of keyword will allow for your ad to be shown most of the time. However, it is sometimes very untargeted traffic.

I personally do not like to target broad match keywords in my AdWords campaigns.

2. Phrase Match

Phrase match keywords are keywords that has inverted commas in between - for example "learn golf".

Your ad will only be triggered if the keyword phrase a person types in contains the word "learn golf" in that sequence.

Here are some of the keyword phrase examples that will trigger your ad:

- i want to learn golf online

- learn golf on the internet

- where can i learn golf

- learn golf swing

However, your ad will NOT be triggered when someone types in the following:

- learning golf

- learn how to play golf

- golf learn

3. Exact Match

Exact match keyword phrases have square brackets in between them - for example [learn golf].

You ad will ONLY be triggered when someone enters the words learn golf in that sequence. Nothing else in front or at the back.

I love to target my ads with both exact and phrase match keywords - as they give me the best targeted traffic to my website.

4. Negative Match

Many people neglect having negative keywords in their ad campaigns. You need to find as many negative words as possible to eliminate unwanted ad impressions and unwanted clicks.

Let me give you an example - if you're selling a digital book product on golf entitled "beginner golf tips", you wouldn't want your ad to show up when someone is looking for free beginner golf tips, beginner golf tips torrent, beginner golf tips download, etc.

All you need to do here is to precede these keywords with a negative (-) sign, for example

-free

-torrent

-download

This is very important: You MUST build up your list of negative keywords. To look out for negative keywords, simply make use of the free Google Keywords tool or free Wordtracker tool, type in the keyword which you want to target, and browse through the list to see if there's any keyword terms you do not wish your ad to appear if someone enters them in.

I normally have a list of about 500 - 600 negative keywords in any AdWords campaign that I have - this will ensure that my ad will only appear for the most targeted keyword terms, and thereby bringing me better profits.

Understanding Your Potential Customer's Buying Life Cycle

Understanding your potential customer's buying life cycle is very crucial in you deciding the type of keywords you should target for any AdWords campaign that you're going to set up.

There are basically 3 categories of keywords - namely the Browsing Keywords, Comparison Keywords and finally, the Buying Keywords. Just what these categories of keywords mean?

Let me explain this with an example. Take for instance you are promoting BMW 7 series car as an affiliate - which keywords you should target for the best results:

1. Browsing Keywords

In this stage, your potential customers probably doesn't know what model or even what brand of car he/she wants. But he/she is interested in getting a new car.

So he'll just enter keywords like the following to find out what types of cars and models are available:

- fast cars

- cool cars

- sports cars

- nice cars

- smart cars

The list doesn't stop there - but just to give you an example of keywords they'll possibly enter. This is the browsing keywords phase.

If you are promoting a BMW 7 series car and you're targeting keywords like these, chances are you'll get lots of ad impressions, you may get lots of clicks, but no conversions - the reason is because people who type in these keywords do not even have an intention to buy.

I don't normally encourage you to target such keywords for your AdWords campaign. It's just a waste of time and money.

2. Comparison Keywords

After some research, you potential customer decides he wants to buy a BMW car - but doesn't know which model he wants. At this stage, he wants to find out more about BMW cars, so he'll enter keywords like:

- BMW for sale

- BMW reviews

- compare BMW models

If you have a created a landing page to collect your potential customers' first name and email address in exchange for a free report, email series, video series, audio series, etc. to educate him/her on the types of BMW car models available, and eventually convince him why he/she should get the BMW 7 series car which you're promoting, then you should target these keywords in your AdWords campaign.

This is the comparison keywords phase. Remember, in this phase, your customers know what they want - in BMW, but he/she doesn't know whether BMW cars is the best choice for him, or he/she doesn't know which model to go for. With the right marketing techniques, you may be able to get some sales here.

3. Buying Keywords

Your potential customer know what he/she wants - a BMW 7 series car, and is ready to buy. So he/she will enter keywords like:

- buy BMW 7 series

- cheap BMW 7 series

- BMW 7 series offer

- BMW 7 series car sale

The list goes on - These are called "Buying Keywords", and that's where most money will be made from - this is where you must target your keywords - all instances of keywords containing the phrase "BMW 7 series".

You'll get the highest number of conversions from these buying keywords.

Tools For Keyword Research

I usually make use of these 3 free tools during my keyword research for suitable keywords for my AdWords campaigns:

1. Google's Keyword Research Tool

2. Wordtracker's Free Keyword Reseach Tool

3. Keyword Discovery's Free Keyword Research Tool

How Much Should I Bid For? - Tips For Determining Your Maximum CPC

As a rough estimate, I'm going to assume that I'm going to get 1 sale every 100 clicks (you can take this assumption as well)

Let's say the commission you'll receive for this product is $47 for every sale. Therefore, your maximum CPC should be:

Commission Paid for 1 Sale / 100

Which in this case will be $0.47 - you can set your maximum CPC as $0.47.

However, you may also want to assume that you will be able to get 1 sale in every 50 clicks. In such a scenario, you can set your maximum CPC as $0.94.

Normally, I will be able to get a sale every 33 clicks on the average (that's my average) - so for me, I can set my maximum CPC as $1.42.

Is It Possible For Me To Set My Maximum CPC To Be The Same As The Minimum Bid Specified By Adwords?

Before I answer this question, let me explain what this minimum bid specified by AdWords means - this minimum bid is the minimum amount you need to set as your maximum CPC in order for Google AdWords to display your ads.

If you set your maximum CPC to be lower than what is specified in the minimum bid, then Google AdWords will not show your ads.

Back to the question, yes, you can set your maximum CPC for each keyword to be the same as the minimum bid specified by Adwords. By doing so, your ad will most likely be placed in the tail end for the keyword you're bidding for.

Let's say if there are already 10 ads for this particular keyword you are bidding for - your ad will be placed in the 11th position.

Targeting Search & Content Networks - Or Not?

When you enter your campaign's settings you'll see a column called "Networks" which lets you state the networks in which you want your ads to appear in.

1. Google Search

When this is checked (this must be checked), your ad will appear when someone enters the keyword you've bid for in the Google Search Engine.

2. Search Network

When this is checked, your ad will appear when someone enters the keyword you've bid for in Google's Search Network - such as Froggle, Google Groups, AOL, Netscape, Ask.com, Shopping.com, Earthlink.com, Compuserve, AT&T.

I personally don't recommend you to check this option because the clicks are not very targeted (based on experience)

3. Content Network

When this option is checked, you ads will appear in related websites on the Internet in which the webmaster has AdSense modules in.

I do not recommend you to check this option also because the clicks you get are very untargeted (again based on my experience)

How Can I Write An Effective Ad Copy?

Writing an effective ad copy is very crucial to get a very good CTR - because your ad will stand out from the rest and this will definitely catch people's attention and click on your ad.

One good way to create an ad copy is to create your own "swipe" file - this file will contain good ad phrases that you can use.

You are probably asking me now how can you find good ad phrases you can use - easy. All you need to do is to look into your local newspaper - which ever ad that caught your eye will be a good ad - copy the exact phrase in the ad that caught your eye and place it in this "swipe" file of yours. If this ad phrase manage to catch your eye, it is very likely that it will be able to catch the eye of others as well.

Another way is to look at the ads that's in the Google Search Engine for the various keywords that you're looking to place your ads on - see which ad caught your eye - and for the ad that caught your eye - what ad phrase did the advertiser use? Copy this ad phrase into your "swipe" file again.

Over time, you'll have a "swipe" file full of eye-catching ad phrases that you can use in your ads to have an effective ad copy, and thereby improving your ad's CTR.

What Is Google Slap?

What exactly is a Google Slap? To put it in layman terms, it simply means Google AdWords penalizing advertisers by slapping them with a very high minimum bid for a keyword - from a minimum bid of $5 or $10 per click for a keyword.

The reason why these advertisers are penalized is most likely due to the quality of the destination page they lead people to when their ads are being clicked.

As you already know, Google loves unique content, and they detest spams - so if you're going to lead someone to a destination page where it contains nothing but 2 form fields to ask them for their first name and email address, you'll most likely be penalize by Google - by needing to pay a very high cost per click.

How Do I Know If I Have Been Google "Slapped"?

Very easy, all you need to do is to look at the "Quality Score" column in your campaign ad group page.

If you look under the Quality Score column, you'll see a "Minimum Bid" under your Quality Score for each keyword - if the minimum bid is $5 or $10, it means to say you've been Google "slapped" for that particular keyword.

When that happens, it means that Google deemed that the destination website you've led the visitor to when they click on your ad is not relevant to the keyword you've submitted bids in or the destination website has very poor quality contents. You'll have to look into improving the destination website.

Are There Any Other Pay Per Click Sites Where I Can Place My Ads In?

Some of you may find AdWords too competitive (there are really lots of competition in some of those very hot niches).

You may want to consider placing your ads in other Pay Per Click Search Engines, as the competition is lesser, and also you need not pay too much per click.

Here are some of the other Pay Per Click Search Engines you might want to consider placing your ads in:

- Yahoo Search Marketing

- MSN AdCenter

- 7 Search

- LookSmart

- Miva

- Enhance

- AdBrite

I did have successes in some of these other search engines - some of those really competitive keywords only cost me $0.01 per click in some of these search engines! ;)

For more free tips on how you can profit from your Google Adwords campaigns, please visit my site Google Adwords Tips

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5 Secrets To Google AdWords Success

Google has created the most effective, targeted, easily measurable forms of marketing & advertising in history. With Google AdWords you can reach millions in seconds, and get in front of an appropriate audience and sell your goods or services to visitors throughout the world.

But, in order to harness the power (and it is powerful) of this incredible system and maximize your results while minimizing your spend there are a number of simple steps you should take.

Whether you are new to AdWords or a seasoned AdWords veteran there are five simple mistakes I see in client accounts again and again. Avoid the mistakes, increase click through rates, decrease average cost per click and increase conversions!

Secret #1: Split Up Your Campaigns & Ad Groups

Stop bundling all of your keywords into one campaign and one ad group.

Time and time again I see client accounts with one campaign, one ad group, and 100+ key-terms with only one ad. Google's structure is hierarchical, allowing easy, precise management of your keyterms. Campaigns allow you to manage a number of Ad Groups, and ad groups allow you to manage the specific ads for a particular set of key terms.

I usually break down my accounts as follows: The Campaign is usually a base keyword say "cups" and the ad groups within "cups" have variations on that key term "red cups," "plastic cups," etc. Besides being more organized and allowing you to more easily view the performance of different terms, splitting up your campaigns and ad groups this way will allow you to create extremely specific ads.

If you are guilty of lumping all of your ads and keyterms together in one group don't worry, it may be to your advantage. Although organization is helpful, it can sometimes be hard to figure out how to initially organize an account. You don't always know if a term or set of terms will be extremely popular and should have it's own campaign and specific ad groups.

If your campaign(s) has been running for any period of time you can leverage the history of your terms in creating and organizing your new campaign and ad groups. Analyze the number of impressions for each term and base your campaigns off the most popular sets.

For example an account I recently adjusted had a lot of impressions for "medicaid attorney." I broke this term out, pulling it into it's own ad group underneath the "Medicaid" campaign. I then proceeded to create like groups underneath the "Medicaid" campaign with variations on attorney or Medicaid. When I was done with the account the "Medicaid" campaign had a large number of ad groups within it, all pertaining to (or including the term) Medicaid.

Once you are finished organizing, your accounts should look something like this:

Medicaid (Campaign) > Medicaid Attorney (Adgroup) > Medicaid Attorney (keyterm) > Best Medicaid Attorney

Medicaid (Campaign) > Medicaid Lawyer (Adgroup) > Medicaid Lawyer (keyterm) > Best Medicaid Lawyer

Secret #2: Create Extremely Specific Ads, Match Your Ads to Your Terms

Splitting up your campaigns and ad groups is necessary to create extremely specific ads and to match those ads to your terms. Secret #1 allows you to properly manage and manipulate your account (providing an upgrade path for more terms), but Secret #2 will get more people to actually click!

The beauty of AdWords is its specificity. You can target an ad regarding "Lightning Bug Jars," to only run when a user visits a site with the terms "Lightning Bug Jars", or when a user types "Lightning Bug Jars" into a search query on Google's network. Google has leveraged this specificity, creating a giant advertising network that is destroying old advertising networks and mediums.

The problem with creating a television ad isn't so much the cost of the production of the ad (which it can cost a great deal) or in the cost of the actual spot (which can also be very expensive), but in the fact that the ad will be seen by an untargeted mass. Your advertisement for a new teen fashion will be seen by an elderly Grandmother, who although hip in her own right, has no interest in pink hot pants with the word "juicy" smeared across the posterior.

Leverage Google's specificity!

To run a successful AdWords account you must take advantage of Google's specificity. At first it might seem daunting (and it will take some time and creativity), but split up your campaigns, ad groups and keyterms as much as you can (see Secret #1) and then make sure to make your ads as specific as possible.

Once you have broken up your campaigns and ad groups into key term specific groups the benefits will become immediately noticeable. Where before you were limited to one set of ads for a huge number of unlike keyterms, now you can target specific ads for specific keyterms. Writing ads will become easier.

Many of my ad groups contain only two or three terms, for example an account I was updating today had an ad group called "Estate Planning Attorney" with the following two terms: estate planning attorney, estate planning attorneys. I have another ad group called "Estate Planning Lawyer" with like variations. This will mean you may have a LOT more ad groups and campaigns to monitor and manage, but the results will be well worth your time and effort.

Secret #3: Use Your Keyword In Your Ad (sometimes)

Have you ever typed a search query into Google and realized that the term(s) you searched for appears bolded in Google's display results. Try it, go search for chocolate:

http://www.google.com/search?q=chocolate

You'll notice that the word chocolate is bolded everywhere it appears, including the AdWords ads!

This subtle bolding has a huge impact on drawing people's attention to your ad. The impact becomes more noticeable when you have multiple word key terms like "milk chocolate" or "dark chocolate." Any words that are in the query will be bolded in your ad. So, as often as possible, and when it makes logical sense and is appropriate, include the key term in your ad, the extra visibility from the bolding should help tremendously.

Beyond the physical bolding, including the key terms in your ads also has a psychological impact on the user. By connecting the term with an ad you help connect the ad to the visitor. They are searching for that term anyway, help them realize your sites potential and relevance by including it in the ad. The effect is stronger (or more visible) when someone is searching on Google (or one of their search partner networks). Someone types in chocolate, sees your ad (with the word chocolate bolded) and clicks.

In Google's content network (where the ad is based on the content of the AdSense site the ads are on) the effect is subtler. The user may be reading a paragraph or article with the word chocolate embedded in the content somewhere and then sees an ad for chocolate. Although not as in your face, it still has a powerful connection effect.

The bolding also occurs if your domain includes one of your keyterms.

If you are in a very competitive industry, and you have seen a lot of impressions, but relatively few clicks do a quick search for the terms you are already bidding on (or are considering bidding on). If you notice all or most of the ads are including the key terms in their ads or titles (for the bolding effect) don't include your key term in your ad or your title. Try to differentiate your ad. Make it stand out by bolding (or not bolding) it when appropriate.

Secret #4: Create Multiple Ads & Monitor Those Ads

Google allows you to create a number of ads within each ad group. Once you've organized your AdWords account properly and have ads that correspond directly to the set of keywords within an ad group, create multiple ads.

Google tracks and reports a myriad of statistics on each ad (most of them probably already familiar to you through keywords). The information Google reveals includes the following:

Percent Served is the number of times that particular ad was shown in relation to the other ads in the ad group. For example say I had an ad group setup with two ads. The keyterms in this ad group were able to attain 100 total impressions. My first ad has a percent served number of 46%, my second ad has a percent served number of 54%. Therefore, my first ad was shown 46% of the time or 46 times (based on the 100 impressions 100 x 46%). The second ad was shown 54 times (100 x 54%).

Clicks in the ad variations tab reveals the number of clicks that particular ad received.

Impr. or impressions is the number of times that ad was seen by searchers or those viewing your ad on the content network.

CTR or click through rate is the number of click divided by the number of impressions (clicks/impressions). This is a very important number. The higher the click through rate the more you (and Google) can assume that users found this ad or term relevant to a particular set of keyterms. Better more targeted ads and keyterms receive higher click through rates.n

Cost is the overall spend designated to or spent with a particular ad.

Conv. Rate or conversion rate, the number of people who contacted you, or took the steps you consider a conversion divided by the number of clicks.

Cost/Conv. or cost per conversion, is your total spend divided by the number of conversions.

Gaining a familiarity with the above terms, what they mean and how they relate to your particular account, terms, and ads, is vital to success in AdWords. There are no hard and fast rules for a successful account; there is not a default average click through rate, or conversion rate. What might be phenomenal performance for a high-end business consultant can totally destroy a reseller of specialty key chains.

In order to properly analyze your ad performance you must create multiple ads. I would suggest 2 or 3 ads to begin with. At first your ads will be rotated consistently, but eventually one will typically outshine the other(s) as being more effective in garnering clicks. In this respect Google will proactively monitor your ads, eventually showing the most effective ad most often. This is a great, effective, features of AdWords. It ensures that your most effective ad is also the one most shone. But, you must continue to tweak your ads! Try to compare the success of the one ad to the failure of another, what are your users responding to? Was your title well written with a catchy phrase or format? Redo the body of your ad. Was the body of your ad enticing with a great call to action? Redo the title of your ad. Eventually this A to B to C testing will lead to huge gains in click through rate and overall account performance.

Finally, if you are looking for inspiration you can always "market research" a competitor's ad. See what seems to work on other advertisers' ads and use them as a spring board to your own ad success. Do their ads entice you? Would you click?

Secret #5: Stay Up-To-Date, Use Google's Help Resources

One of the best things about Google AdWords is that it is constantly evolving. New features including mobile ads, image ads, video ads, keyword tools etc. are added all the time allowing advertisers to reach a broader network of targeted visitors. New tools allow laser targeting and precise measurement. But, one of the worst things about Google AdWords is that it is constantly evolving. AdWords, like many other Google services is tweaked, revised and added to at an alarming pace, a pace that can sometime be hard to keep up with. Arm yourself with the tools you'll need to stay current on all of the latest revisions and tools. Some great resources include:

Google AdWords Help Center - http://adwords.google.com/support/

This is perhaps the single biggest resource. Every change or revision is documented in the Help Center, including revisions to algorithms and the Quality Score formula. In addition to visible tool changes or additions, often major changes to the AdWords system occur, but are not directly visible by end users. An algorithm or formula change will directly affect your advertising and you may be able to spot it by closely analyzing your traffic and statistics, but learning of changes as they happen will help arm and prepare you for changes that need to be made.

Google AdWords Learning Center - http://www.google.com/adwords/learningcenter/

Google has really gone out of their way in facilitating the use of AdWords. This has been illustrated through the ease and intelligence of AdWords' interface, but also in the number and method of resources for new users. This fantastic multimedia breakdown of EVERY component of AdWords, from introducing and setting up an account through Google's most advanced AdWord's tools, will make you a confident AdWords expert.

Each tutorial includes a helpful audio/video presentation that is easily presented and you are allowed to take a quiz after each lesson. If you are new to AdWords I highly suggest taking a day or two and going through each lesson one buy one and completing the accompanying quiz.

Inside AdWords - http://adwords.blogspot.com/

Inside AdWords is he official source for information about AdWords. In addition to offering an array of helpful links regarding AdWords (including videos and tutorials) this incredibly helpful blog is a great resource on current or upcoming changes. Often times the developers of AdWords, the authors of this blog, will explain why certain changes were made, what changes will be made, and what advertisers should do to facilitate and take advantage of these changes. By staying up-to-date on upcoming or proposed changes you can get a leg up on your competition and begin preparing for additions or revisions.

Conclusion

Those are my five secrets, the five techniques I use to gain success and continue to improve on that success for each of my clients on AdWords. I hope you enjoyed the five secrets to Google AdWords Success and it empowers you to hold your marketing dollars responsible and perhaps consider the use of this fantastic tool. If you have any additional questions or comments please feel free to contact me.

Zachary Katkin is the founder the award winning Internet Marketing & Web Development firm Atilus. Zach can be contacted via the company's web site at http://www.atilus.com. Zach is also an adwords certified professional.

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Finding The Best Google AdSense Niche Topics

Top AdSense niche topics can help you earn a lot of AdSense cash. They tend to be inadequately covered interest areas and offer little or no competition from other AdSense publishers. However, they tend to have good levels of demand and interested visitors. They also often have a decent number of high paying related ads. High Cost per Click, Low Competition and High Traffic are a few characteristics of a good AdSense niche.
However, it occurs very rarely that all these factors correspond to create an AdSense niche topic. Some other factors than have the potential to make good AdSense niche includes: Low Cost per Click, High Traffic and Low Competition. High Cost per Click, Low Competition and Low Traffic is another combination of factors that can work reasonably well. One factor that remains basic to all the combinations is low competition as it will help make sure that you get to have a control over a major portion of the web traffic associated with the topic in question.
There are plenty of methods for discovering AdSense niche topics. While some prefer to choose from the angle of profit and keep their focus on discovering AdSense niche topics within high paying keywords. But you will experience a lot of difficulties if you follow this method. For example: you may face the problem of creating an AdSense website on a theme you are not even familiar with. A good AdSense niche topic is the one which interests you. It will become easier for you to attain success by this method.
If you are passionate about the subject matter of your AdSense website, you can definitely make it work wonders. So, go through a brainstorming session and prepare a list of topics that are of interest to you. You can look for some ideas at AdSense Website Themes as well. For finalizing the topic of your AdSense website from the list of topics you have prepared, you must answer these questions:
• How ardent I am about this topic?
• Will other people take interest in this topic?
• Does this topic have the potential to work well as a blog or website?
• Does this topic possess longevity?
• How can I make this topic interesting for a potential visitor and will I be able to deliver what is required?
• Which of these topics holds my greatest interest?
• I have the most understanding of which of these topics?
Creating the AdSense website will become easier for you if you have best understanding of the topic and you are passionate about it. Try to shortlist only 4-5 topics from the initial list on the basis of these questions. Now you need to convert these topics into potential AdSense niche topics for which you have to do some basic keyword research. You can utilize a keyword discovery tool for this purpose. Prefer to use the one Google provides you in its AdWords section as it is free to use. However, if you have not signed up with it, then it will require constant entry of CAPTCHA text.

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5 Tips To Improve Your Google AdSense Click Through Rate (CTR)

When you are an AdSense publisher you know that the more clicks you get the better. Therefore we are constantly trying to improve our AdSense click through rate by optimizing our Ad placements. When you see your AdSense CTR dropping or simply not increasing along with your impressions then its time to experiment and test everything.
Here are a few things to try when trying to improve your AdSense CTR.
Make your Google AdSense ads a prominent feature
If you want to improve your AdSense click through rate you should not have too many other options for people to click on. For example when they visit a post the AdSense advertising should be an option for them to click through to. If you do have any other links around the post or in the post they should be leading to another article on your website with more AdSense on it.
Make your AdSense look like part of your content
If you have links on your website that are blue then blue text ads for AdSense are a good idea because it will look like part of your content. Do not make the ads look ugly. They need to blend in and loo like a menu or extra options to click on.
Write killer content to improve your AdSense click through rate
Can Google AdSense pinpoint what your content is about? If you are getting ads that did not relate to your articles then this would be your fault. You need to make sure that each article is clearly about one subject and is search engine optimized to help Google decide what adds to put there. You can use Google AdSense section targeting if you feel that Google is not giving you the right ads.
Experiment with ad positions
You cannot just play sure ads on your website and expect them to get a good click through rate. You need to optimize them in every way. Just because an ad position works for one website does not mean that it will work for you, therefore you need to do some experimenting.
Do some research on keywords
What keywords are bringing your website visitors to your website? If they are finding your website by typing in a keyword that has a low CPC then this is not good for your earnings or your click through rate. Google AdSense wants targeted visitors to click on targeted ads. For example if someone searched for "free desktop wallpaper" and found a computer website with virus program adds they would be less likely to convert than a person that had searched for "virus software".
The best way to find which keywords people are using to get to your website, is to go to Google Webmaster tools.

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The Essence of Google AdSense for Online Marketers

The essence of Google AdSense for online marketers
There's no doubt about it Google AdSense is the best way to make easy online income for webmasters. Blogging can really be fun with Google AdSense; a blogger cannot stay on the journey of his/her passion without a little reward from AdSense. Publisher and webmaster can really find satisfaction and sooth their inclinations on the internet. Google AdSense is probably the best money-maker for the publishers and webmasters.
The principle of Google AdSense is like a two-way traffic in the busy street of blogging, if you have come up with a real, well-planned content, more visits will be generated, and eventually lead to a more click through ads for your site. It is like I'll scratch your back and you scratch mine. AdSense can really go a long way in your blogging adventure. Work it out with AdSense, blogging experience that will truly make you happy. Monetize your love and passion for writing, AdSense can do it!
Best features of Google AdSense
· AdSense make it a point to present the ads which are more closely related to the content of the site, this makes the visitor more possibility to digest the ads more effectively.
· Publishers and webmaster can really make easy money online.
· Online marketers are given opportunities to choose from many different types of text ad formats which enhance the appearance or layout of their website, AdSense really works!
· Various formatting selections are available to help the site owners get more click through and more impressions.
· Tracking capabilities, to get all the details about their visitors and page impressions. Online marketers can now have the option to track specific ad formats, colors and pages within a website.
· Great way for the publisher to get her/his content more readable to users.
· The ration of your profits will really depends on your work, how you do it, and how well you planned for it.
· Online marketing is really famous because it's the easiest and most comfortable way to earn money from home. AdSense is a money-making opportunity for mothers and other person who have no option but to stay at home.
· Managing Google is easy; you do not have to be an expert to have it implemented.
Just remember...
Google AdSense will be more effective if you have useable content that will eventually lead to more site traffic. Generating more traffic for your site means more search engines ads. Happy publishing and earn more money with AdSense.

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Google AdSense: Best Strategies To Become Rich

I am not going to tell what you already know about Google AdSense and what most of the bloggers keep talking about Google AdSense, making money with Google AdSense and AdSense optimization tips, but here I am going to show you the strategies to become rich with Google AdSense PPC program.
As a blogger, and webmaster we already know what Google AdSense is and how it help us to make constant income from website traffic and page views. You might already know how to optimize ads placement and color combination for better earnings, in this article you will find the exact method, direction, dos and don'ts for beginners and new AdSense publishers. So here we go.
When should I apply for the AdSense Account, to get it approved?
Exactly when your site or blog meets all terms and conditions for Google AdSense account application and you have started getting minimum 100 visits a day from search engine. Minimum 100 is recommended to generate some passive income from AdSense which can inspire you to work better and smarter. Low traffic might not generate any income and it may give negative impression in mind about AdSense program or efforts to your online money making business.
How many ad units should I put in my blog?
Although, Google allows you maximum 3 ad units and 3 link units with 2 custom search box, I will recommend to use only best place to monetize with minimum number of ad units. Might be one link unit near menu navigation and one in sidebar, while one ad unit under the title and one in side the text, because less ad units improves CPC value resulting in greater earning. Less ad units also make your webpage look neat and clean to readers.
What AdSense Hacks and tricks should I apply for double or triple the earnings?
If you find for the similar question on Google you might get many AdSense hacks which can generate multiple click and hence income. I strongly recommend not to follow any of such a tips unless you know what you are doing and when you aware of ally AdSense policies. Google is very strict to his policies, especially in case of new AdSense publishers. Because new publishers and new, unknown to Google and their aim to work online is also not clear for Google. So, any single mistake even if it is note done mean fully, might terminate you from Google AdSense program. So be clear, clever and use only standard white hat tactics for ad optimization. Do not play with AdSense code, as policy do not allows you.
What is the flow of work for new AdSense publisher?
According to my experience I have figured out some steps which can be followed to become expert AdSense publisher and generate the income that you really deserve. Below are the steps you may follow.

1. Do not hurry; first setup your blog or website with original and informative article. Keep updating your blog with fresh content. Install traffic analysis tool like Google analytics.
2. Keep working and wait for the number of visitors from search engines crosses 100 / day and your blog becomes older than 6 months.
3. Now apply for the AdSense account and monetize your blog with ad units. Read policy and strictly follow it. Do not click your self on Google ads. After monetizing, your concentration of work should be on Increasing Search engine traffic, because only that can be converted later in your online income.
4. Do not hurry to play with ad units, ad placement and color scheme, wait for at least month for study the result of AdSense earning for your first month. During this period keep reading about ad placement and optimization, understand well and apply it. Each time you change ad placement or optimize it, you should wait for minimum 2 weeks to study the results.

Hope this article helps you gain a huge income from your blog, and you can really make money from AdSense. Comment to ask your question and doubts about make money with AdSense.

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