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		<title>Finding top-paying Google Adsense keywords</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adsense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Making Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adsense keywords]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keyword niches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[profitable adsense keywords]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In people's search for higher incomes from Google AdSense a lot of AdSense publishers are looking to find those keywords that really bring the best income possible. ]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.problog.ie/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dangerhere_logo_football_quotes.jpg"></a>But how can you find such words for your site? Well, the answer to that question depends a little on who you are and what you&#8217;re prepared to do to get those keywords. But the general good news is that you can indeed find such words if you need them.</p>
<p>Of course, if you can afford such a solution, one of the best ways of getting your hands on those words would be to pay for them. There are specialized companies that do business by finding people good keywords, not only for the purpose of more AdSense revenue but for search engine optimization as well.</p>
<p>Such a service can be found on <a href="http://www.toppayingkeywords.com/?hop=moneymkr"><strong>Top Paying Keywords</strong></a> and this is a no-brainer to getting relevant content on your site and increasing your revenue by a whole bunch quickly.</p>
<p>Of course, if such a solution does not work for you, you can ultimately resort to a method of personal investigation. That means you try out keywords by yourself and see which ones work better or worse for yourself.</p>
<p>While you might also be doing this for the first method (paying someone else to get the keywords) it would probably be better then this because you&#8217;d at least be narrowing down search to certain items.</p>
<p>While you&#8217;re trying this make sure to keep using AdSense&#8217;s &#8216;channels&#8217; feature along the way as it can be a very good way of letting you know which sections of your site are generating income and which aren&#8217;t.</p>
<p>Of course, you can also yield a great amount of help from AdSense&#8217;s arch enemy <a href="http://www.pixelfast.com/overture/">Overture</a>. Overture gives you the possibility of entering keywords and finding out not only how much advertisers are paying to get them on your page, but how much people are clicking on the words as well.</p>
<p>You can also try out a tool called <a href="http://jeremyburns.com/a/wordtracker">Word Tracker</a> . What this tool can do is tell you how many sites are already using the same keywords. Learn from this lesson and don&#8217;t try to use the words that a lot of people are already using.</p>
<p>Also, a great aid may very well be found in Google itself. Search Google for any keywords you may wish to include in your pages and look at the results. The results on the left will probably be your competitors (and if they have Google AdSense ads on their page you can bet then are) while the links on the right display ads relevant to your search.</p>
<p>If your search doesn&#8217;t yield any AdSense results then you might want to reconsider including those keywords in your site.</p>
<p>Make sure you don&#8217;t use any dead words (words that don&#8217;t get any links on AdSense other then public ads. That is probably the most important thing you should be doing.</p>
<p>Of course these are only a few methods of getting out of the dead zone and starting to make serious money with AdSense. If you&#8217;ve seen a lot of people with &#8220;not so hot&#8221; websites generating a lot of AdSense revenue, using these tips can get you right behind them (or in front if you&#8217;re really smart) very fast.</p>
<p>Although this is the case it is also very important to remember that having the highest paying words does not mean that you make the most money. You have to also consider how many times the advert is clicked on.</p>
<p>You need to have optimized niche website templates for best results. You may find the best adsense templates and blog templates at <a href="http://www.adsensetemplates.com">AdsenseTemplates.com</a>. They are offering 100 fresh new templates every month.</p>
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		<title>Why use Google Adsense?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adsense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Making Money]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Undoubtedly, you&#8217;ve heard about Google&#8217;s AdSense and you are thinking about giving it a go. But is it really worth placing an AdSense banner on your site?

The answer is a definite yes. You could always have some other banner on your site, or even use some search of affiliate ad program and that would probably [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Undoubtedly, you&#8217;ve heard about Google&#8217;s AdSense and you are thinking about giving it a go. But is it really worth placing an AdSense banner on your site?</p>
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<p>The answer is a definite yes. You could always have some other banner on your site, or even use some search of affiliate ad program and that would probably make you some money, given of course that your site enjoys a healthy amount of visitors. However with affiliate marketing, it is expected that the visitor from your website completes a sale before you are remunerated.</p>
<p>But that&#8217;s nowhere near what you get for using AdSense. There are people who earn in excess of 100.000 dollars per year by using AdSense. And it doesn&#8217;t just stop with making more money. Firstly, the ads are text only. That means they&#8217;re by far less obtrusive on your visitors then your average, flashy banner that&#8217;s designed to catch the eye of the visitor.</p>
<p>Sure, you&#8217;ll have to ensure they get better placement, so as to be noticed but despite that they don&#8217;t bother viewer’s as much as traditional ads. Think about the many sites you&#8217;ve seen using pop-ups, floating banners and many other schemes that will have visitors screaming in anger every time they visit the said website. You can actually do better then that, annoying people less and still making an amount of money.</p>
<p>Secondly, the ads are generated based on the contents of your site automatically. When you use an affiliate ad program, you have to specify certain categories that your sites belong to.</p>
<p>However, if any page on your site falls outside of these categories, the banners aren&#8217;t targeted anymore. And what that means is that you&#8217;re potentially showing ads to people who don&#8217;t have any interest in them and that can lead to inefficiencies.</p>
<p>With Google AdSense that just about never happens: the ads present on your site will always be in sync with whatever your visitors are interested in and that adds to your site&#8217;s value and to the revenue it produces.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s more, the look of these banners and their size is customizable, which means they will feel more integrated with the rest of your site&#8217;s content, which brings an increase in your site&#8217;s overall visual quality as opposed to a traditional approach.</p>
<p>For many people, there&#8217;s also a great problem with finding people to advertise on their site as well. AdSense is clearly the easiest solution available to this problem today.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s free to join the AdSense program and it almost takes no time at all. The potential database of websites from AdWords is larger then anything you might encounter from any competitor, numbering over 150.000 users. This means as more people compete the CPC or cost per click for search terms will inevitably rise.</p>
<p>Also, setting up AdSense on your site is a breeze, and you can complete the whole process in less then an hour. It takes a lot less to do then any form of affiliate advertising which is yet another reason to choose the easy AdSense approach.</p>
<p>All you need to do is add an AdSense banner on your website (other then registering with the program of course) is to copy &amp; paste a few lines and you&#8217;re all done, you get to choose where the banners go, how large they are and how they integrate with the rest of your site.</p>
<p>For any webmaster out there, that&#8217;s a killer scheme because it lets you draw the line between your site&#8217;s usability level and the amount of advertising you wish to have. Some people need the money badly while others just keep AdSense running to pay for the hosting of their website.</p>
<p>AdSense is a great advertising program because a lot of thought has went into making it &#8220;just work for everyone&#8221;. It works great for the people who use AdWords, for the webmasters using AdSense, and most importantly for the visitors of the websites.</p>
<p>You need to have optimized niche website templates for best results. You may find the best adsense templates and blog templates at www.AdsenseTemplates.com (http://www.adsensetemplates.com). They are offering 100 fresh new templates every month.</p>
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		<title>A great idea for a site about blogging is no longer enough</title>
		<link>http://www.problog.ie/a-great-idea-for-a-site-about-blogging-is-no-longer-enough/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[niche]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Because there are so many blogs and web sites about blogs  on the internet, it can be tough to distinguish your blogging web site from all of the others.  Whether you are starting up a new web site aimed at bloggers or whether you are looking to make your existing blogging site more distinctive, the key to building and maintaining a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Because there are so many blogs and web sites about blogs  on the internet, it can be tough to distinguish your blogging web site from all of the others.  Whether you are starting up a new web site aimed at bloggers or whether you are looking to make your existing blogging site more distinctive, the key to building and maintaining a site that will capture the interest and attention of the blogging community is finding your niche.</p>
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<p>If you can fill a unique need in a way that no other web site does, you&#8217;ll be able to build a lasting readership among web surfers. Once you have discovered a niche, you will still have a lot to do, but finding your place in the blogosphere is the place to begin.</p>
<p>Every great blogging web site starts with a great idea and you can&#8217;t build a successful site that will last without one. There are many great sites aimed at today&#8217;s bloggers, and competition for the attention of this growing demographic is fierce.</p>
<p>To make your blogging web site stand out from the pack, you will need to offer something that no other site is currently offering, or you will need to do the same thing that an already popular site does but in a more impressive or valuable way.</p>
<p>One way to discover an ideal model for your blogging web site is to look at the sites that have successfully captured a blogging audience already to determine if you can appropriate some of their strategies to help realise your vision. Of course, you will also need to add a unique flair to your project in order to stand apart from your competition.</p>
<p>Many people agree that the web sites that do the best in today&#8217;s market are the sites that have the most personality. The fiercely individual surfers who are bloggers are a demographic that responds especially strongly to personality, so consider how you can give your site a unique and attractive feeling by lending your own voice and sensibility to your site&#8217;s design and content.</p>
<p>Once you have a great idea for your site, have pinpointed a special niche that you are well equipped to fill, and have infused the site with personality, the next step is figuring out how to get the word out to bloggers.</p>
<p>In the long run, a great idea just isn&#8217;t enough to propel your blogging web site to success. You will need to draft a smart and realistic marketing plan in order to draw readers to your site. Once you hook a blogger, your great content will keep them coming back, but it is vital to get that first glance or your site won&#8217;t have a chance to shine.</p>
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		<title>Positioning adverts to make most money</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adsense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Making Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ad position]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ad positioning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After using AdSense for a while you must have begun to ask yourself if there&#8217;s anything you could do to improve your AdSense based earnings. But before you go on experimenting with this and that setup you have to realize a couple of things about positioning.

The first thing you should know is that there is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After using AdSense for a while you must have begun to ask yourself if there&#8217;s anything you could do to improve your AdSense based earnings. But before you go on experimenting with this and that setup you have to realize a couple of things about positioning.</p>
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<p>The first thing you should know is that there is no universal position that is guaranteed to improve your earnings. That being said, the part above about experimenting is meant to be taken literally. You have to try as many setups as you can to find the solution with the greatest benefit.</p>
<p>But, of course certain places usually work better then others. Of course, Google recognizes this and they publish a &#8220;heat map&#8221; of how much revenue ads placed in certain portions of the page can bring you. Experimenting is often the best way you can find, what suits the sub conscious mind of your audience.</p>
<p>Generally the most profitable ads are placed within the main content, generally right above it. But this is by no means a rule and there are some exceptions to it. One known exception is having a news site or something similar to a new site.</p>
<p>If this is your case, you will often find that you generate more earnings by placing your ads at the bottom of the content, right before comments begin. This is because as users finish reading a story, they have a short moment where they&#8217;re looking for something more to do. And your AdSense ads can offer them that something.</p>
<p>Also, placing ads to the left side of your page seems to work better almost all the time. Of course, this is logical because text is generally written from left to right (unless you come from certain countries where it&#8217;s the other way around).</p>
<p>People will finish a sentence and return their eyes to the left position, which means they have a higher chance of spotting your ads.</p>
<p>Also, there&#8217;s a bit more to this then just having ads visually in the right place. If you have more then one ad you have to worry about where they&#8217;re located in the code as well. And there&#8217;s a very good reason for this concern.</p>
<p>AdSense fills the ads in the order it finds them in the source. That means that if the first add you have in the code isn&#8217;t the one generating the highest revenue, you may soon start to lose money, rather then earn more.</p>
<p>This is because if AdSense doesn&#8217;t have anymore ads it will supplement your space with public service ads or just leave it blank altogether. That means that, if you&#8217;re unlucky, you could end up with your most profitable locations not having any good ads at all. To supplement your revenues</p>
<p>There are other issues with how many ads you should place in your site. The problem is that if you have too many, rather then generate more income, you&#8217;ll have a lower click through rate, as visitors tend not to follow ads from the places where these come in excess.</p>
<p>You have to constantly keep track of how the users interact with your site. Keep an eye out for where the visitors will be looking at your site most. This is generally the place where you want to use your first ads. Also try not to place ads in annoying positions as that can guarantee a lower click through rate.</p>
<p>Of course, you always need to have ads that blend in with your content and generally don&#8217;t make the visitor&#8217;s presence on your site an unpleasant one. The key is providing an enjoyable experience for your visitor, whilst generating revenues from their exploration.</p>
<p>And again, ultimately the best revenue will be earned through a lot of experimentation. Be sure to use AdSense&#8217;s channels feature and be on the look out for how certain ads in your pages are doing whilst altering the positions to better supplement your earnings.</p>
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