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You all know what AdSense is - right?
In case you have never seen it before, or have seen it, but not realized what it was, the sample at the left is an example of a Google AdSense ad.
I have to admit, I've never been a big fan of the way AdSense ads look on a blog. I agree with the people out there who claim that they tend to cheapen the look of a site. Also, in all the years that they've been around, I can't recall ever clicking on one (much the same way I always ignore the highlighted 'paid' results on my Google searches).
I always assumed websites got paid for displaying these ad. This is not the case. It was interesting to learn that sites only make money when visitors click through on these ads.
How much do you get paid for AdSense?
Google doesn't have a straight answer for that one. They say that it depends, and that the best way to find out is to sign up, see how much you're making and then decide whether it is worthwhile to continue.
Whether I'm a fan or not doesn't really matter. This seems to be my next logical "experiment", and my first step towards "Monitization". Blogger really makes the whole process quite easy.
I'm going to start out light and only display AdSense adds after my posts. Blogger gives you three options...
There is a lengthy Terms & Conditions page to read (or at least scroll through). Everything seems pretty reasonable and it is clear that I'm just scratching the surface by displaying plain old AdSense adds on my blog. The Terms & Conditions refers to that as AdSense for Content. There are other types of AdSenses referenced like AdSense for Search, AdSense for Video, etc. These are all things to explore, and you can rest assured knowing that they will be the subject of future "experiments".
There was one part in the Terms & Conditions that worried me for a minute. I had to agree to not disclose Google Confidential Information including click-through rates. I wanted to ensure that nothing was going to prevent me from being able to update my Scoreboard to let you know how much I've earned.
The good new is that although I won't be able to share details of specific click-through rates, I am allowed to disclose the amount of Google’s gross payments to me.
It looks like I have AdSense setup now. It will be 48 hours or so before ads start to show. There will be public service announcements in the meantime.
Once my adds are working and I've seen some of the reporting available, I will update this post.
