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Monday, March 30, 2009

Google adsense strategies and tips

Adsense is beginning to make a huge impact on the affiliate marketing industry today. Because of this, weak affiliate merchants have the tendency to die faster than ever and ad networks will be losing their customers quickly.

If you are in a losing rather than winning in the affiliate program you are currently promoting, maybe it is about time to consider going into the Adsense marketing and start earning some real cash.

Google is readily providing well written and highly relevant ads that are closely chosen to match the content on your pages. You do not have to look for them yourselves as the search engine will be the doing the searching for you from other people’s source.

You also don’t have to spend time in choosing different kind of ads for different pages. Google makes it very easy for you, with no codes to mess around for different affiliate programs.

You will be able to concentrate on providing good and quality content, as the search engines will be the ones finding the best ads in which to put your pages on.

You are still allowed to add Adsense ads even if you already have affiliate links on your site. It is prohibited, however, to imitate the look and feel of the Google ads for your affiliate links. One of the things you can do, however, is to utilize Google’s custom palette to customize your Google ads, making them to appear a part of the web page itself. The idea here is to match background and links to match the theme of your site. People on the internet today are trained to click on a link that is blue, and if your Google ads have the same theme as your web page, it makes the Google ads appear to be a portion of your “content.”

You can also filter up to 200 URLs. This gives you a chance to block ads for the sites that do not meet your guidelines, and also block competitors. Remember that it is unavoidable that Adsense may be competing for some space on web sites that all other revenues are sharing.

Owners of small sites are allowed to plug a bit of a code into their sites and instantly have relevant text ads that appeal to your visitors appear instantly on your pages. If you own many sites, you only need to apply once. Then ,you are issued a unique “publisher ID”, which can be used on any site you currently own. A small snippet of Javascript is placed on your site in the location you wish the ads to appear in, and generally speaking, the ads from Goggle will appear in minutes. This ends the hassle of having to apply to many affiliate programs, and keeping track of many different URL’s and user ID’s and passwords.

As Google ads are very easy to customize, and can be placed anywhere on your site you wish, you can experiment with placement, colors, and themes. Many tricks are available to the resourceful webmaster, including adding images in conjunction with your Google ads to make them more noticeable.

The payment rates can vary extremely. The payment you will be receiving per click depends on how much advertisers are paying per click to advertise with the use of the AdWords. Advertisers can pay as little as 5 cents and as high as $10-12, sometimes even more than that too. Some savvy lawyers are currently paying as high as $75 for advertising the keyword mesothelioma! And you, as the ad publisher, are earning a share of that money generated.

If your results remain stagnant, it can help if you try and build simple and uncluttered pages so that the ads can catch the visitor’s eyes more. It sometimes pay to differ from the usual things that people are doing already. Google has many tutorials, including a “heat chart” which shows you where the best placement for ads are. You will need an account to access these tutorials. Sign up for an Adsense account at https://www.google.com/adsense/?sourceid=aso&subid=ww-et-awhome&hl=en_US. It is also a refreshing sight for your visitor once they see something different for a change.

It is still wise to look at other people’s information and format your Adsense in a like manner. A wise old business axiom is to “find a good business model, then copy it.” Let others do the hard work for you, and learn from a successful site. Just think about it as doing yourself a favor by not having to work too hard to know what content to have. Look to sites that have high page rank, and carefully observe their layouts, their content, and placement of their ads. A little time spent doing research can put dollars in your pocket down the road.

Publishers have the option of choosing to have their ads displayed only on a certain site or sites. You can also have them displayed on a large network of sites if you so desire. Google now has the option to allow other people to advertise on your site. This only makes good sense. If you are marketing to a tightly defined niche, you can place your own ads, written by you, on site that allow this option. The choice is yours, depending on what you think will work best to your advantage.

It is important to note that you cannot choose certain topics only. If you do this, search engines will not place Adsense ads on your site and you will be missing out a great opportunity in making hundreds and even thousands of dollars cash.

Topics to be avoided includes gambling, firearms, ammunition, tobacco or drugs. If you are being offered more cash in exchange of doing Adsense with these kinds, it is just like signing your own termination paper.

With all the information that people need in your hands already, all you have to do is turn Google Adsense into your own cash cow. It all boils down to a win-win situation both for the content site owners and the webmasters or publishers.

The easiest way to have a google adsense account fast

Google Adsense is one of the easiest way to allow webmasters to make money from content websites. You just need to add some simple javascript codes on the web pages, and then when visitors click the ads, you make money. No need to sell and think yourself, Google does all thinking for you. Very easy, right?

Google Adsense is really a gold mine. People are creating niche websites just to display the ads and make easy money everyday - automatically. There are so many success stories about people earning thousands of dollars a month from Adsense!

If you don’t have an Adsense account yet, you should get one and start profiting from it!

However, not all who applied for an Adsense account gets approved. You need to show your content websites to Google first to get approved.

Then how if you don’t have a content website? No need to worry, here is a secret method to get approved - fast and easily - just read on…

Google has its own blogging service - Blogger.com (http://www.blogger.com/). You can start a blog on Blogger.com with any topics you like - and it is completely free. Once your blog is created, post two or more related articles on it. Wait for a day and then you can apply your blog for an adsense account.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Are you a get rich over night opportunity seeker

How many so-called "Get Rich Quick", "Make Money In 24 Hours" or the "Latest Break Thru Millionaire Money Making Secret" programs have you bought that promised all the wealth you could ever imagine. Just to be disappointed that it's the same old regurgitated useless stuff being peddled all over the Internet?

Have you bought manual after manual about making money online, but still have not made a single dime online?

Then you're probably a compulsive get rich opportunity seeker.

If having a successful online business is your goal. It's NEVER going to happen until you stop fooling yourself into thinking there is a magic overnight bullet to succeeding online.

But don't feel bad, you're not alone. Most people have been convinced that they can make millions over night online, and don't have to do anything to achieve it.

Come on give your head a shake, you're a lot smarter then that.

The people making millions are the people selling you the idea of making millions over night.

So how does this happen?

Simple really.

It starts with great copy. The people writing the content on these web sites or in these emails know exactly what they are doing. They are tapping into your emotions.

They know just what to say and how to say it. And once they have done that, they literally own you. And before you know it, once again you've bought the latest way to get rich overnight online.

You see they get you to focus on the end result. ALL they show you is the millionaire lifestyle. The money the homes the vacations and the cars.

They never get you to focus on what it ACTUALLY takes to achieve online success.

Now please do not get me wrong. You can make a great living online. And yes, you have the opportunity to make millions online if that's your goal.

However, you'll never make a dime if you keep chasing this dream of instant or overnight wealth.

IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!!!

Honestly, thinking like that is right up there with planning to win the lottery as your retirement plan.

Look if you TRULY want to have your own successful online business you must first stop falling prey to the latest and greatest money-making opportunities.

Unfortunately, there will be a new opportunity coming your way almost everyday. There is probably one in your email in-box right now.

Resist the temptation to get that latest money making program. I know, (and they will say it) "If you don't act now you'll miss out you'll be left behind". Horse feathers. (I would say something stronger, but this is a PG article)

Before you open that email let me ask you this question "How are those get rich over night opportunities working for you so far?"

If you want to have a successful and profitable online business of your own, you need to begin with the basics.

This is the best piece of advice I ever got.

"Do something you love and you'll never work a real day in your life"

Don't get me wrong you'll still have to work to build your business. But you'll have fun doing it.

The most profitable businesses are built around the things people know and love.

Really, how successful do you think you would be at building an online business about taxidermy when taxidermy grosses you out? In addition, not knowing much about it? (My apologies if you're into taxidermy)

You see where a lot of people get messed up is they try to start a business about things other people tell them they should be doing. Not the things that get them excited.

Instead of selling the latest online fad or the latest product launch because someone said it would make you rich. (And the past has shown how well that works out)

Why not share your passion with everyone?

For example what if your passion was cooking, video games, pets, gardening or online marketing just to name a few. How successful do you think you would be online doing that?

Trust me there is a market for whatever gets you excited.

If you're emotionally invested in your business, it's very unlikely that you'll give up on it.

There is no secret or magic pill that's going to magically start pouring money into your bank account. And there is certainly no person, book or teacher that can get you to do something you don't want to do.

So to increase your chances of success you really want to do something that you love right from the get go.

Ok if you're like most people you may be stumped at what you should be doing for a business. Don't panic you're not alone. I went through the very same thing.

In order to find out what will be the best business for you to succeed at you need to think about your life experiences and create a list. And to get that list you need to ask yourself questions and then write down the answers to them.

Now remember this can take time so don't panic. What I did was kept a note pad with me at all times and I wrote down things as they occurred to me. Trust me ideas for a great business that your passionate about can pop into your head at the strangest times, so it's a good idea to be ready when it happens.

One more thing don't worry that your passion is to obscure or specialized. The great thing about the internet is it is the perfect medium for targeting highly specialized markets.

A product or service that may be hard to sell in a small market (real world) where the demand is low, can be a huge hit on the internet where you're able to reach a global market.

So let's get started on that list.

Here are some questions you can ask yourself to get those creative juices flowing:

* What are your interests?

* What do you do in your spare time?

* What are your hobbies?

* What subject do you have a lot of knowledge about?

* What are your friends and family coming to you for advice about?

* Do you play any sports? If so which ones?

* Do you have pets?

* Do you collect anything?

* What subjects are you the go-to person to for your friends, family even co-workers?

* What websites to you go to when your online? What topics are these sites about?

* What gets your juices flowing?

* What is your passion?

Once you've answered these question take a look at your answers and pay particular attention to the top 5 and explore these areas further. These are the areas that are most likely to lead you to your ideal business.

These top 5 ideas will be your niche. And each one of these areas can be a great money making business.

Once you've found your niche you need to do the following:

1) You will need a web site to sell your product or service. (This is your sales tool)

2) Create great sales copy (This is your content)

3) Have the ability to accept payments (Most people use Paypal)

4) Capture visitors email addresses. (Auto responder)

5) Optimize your web site for the search engines. (SEO)

6) Create a back end sales process. (Up sell)

The things I just mentioned are the foundation to having a rock solid online business. However, at the same time these are the same things people do not want to do or feel they can't do it to achieve online success.

Well if you are not willing to do what it takes to become successful online (or at anything) you never will be successful at anything. End of story.

And if you feel you can't do what it takes to succeed online, personally I believe you're selling yourself short.

This is why people are spending millions of dollars to find the fast and easy way to make money online. They have been convinced they can't do the above work or there is a slicker faster way.

No single application or technology is going to funnel money into your bank account.

Building a business online takes time energy and work, and if you're doing something you love it's NOT work at all.

If starting a business from scratch is still a little over whelming, consider Affiliate Marketing. I know of many people earning six figure incomes per month with this business model. And they don't own a web site, a product or anything.

The wonderful thing about a great affiliate program is ALL the work is done for you. The web site is built, the content is done, the payment options are taken care of, up selling is done for you, and you do not have to deal with any customers.

You simply have to advertise your affiliate's product/service or opportunity page. And a great affiliate program will even provide you the ways and means to do that as well. It cannot get any simpler then that.

I also recommend finding a mentor. Find someone that inspires you. Find someone who has achieved what you would like to achieve and follow the blueprint they have created for success.

So forget about the latest and greatest money making scheme and focus on your own business.

You'll be more successful and have more fun.