Getting AdSense on Your Site
Question: Sorry if this
sounds dumb or really basic, but I want to know how to
start monetizing my site. AdSense sounds to be the easiest,
so where can I learn how to put AdSense ads on my
site.
Answer: No worries about having basic questions. Sometimes
they are the most important, but often overlooked. The
answer in this case, is from the Mothership.
Click over to Google and whet your appetite, with a short
but enlightening 10 minute video by the AdSense employees.
This will give you the basics on how the system works and
where to place your ads for best performance.
Learn
AdSense:
http://services.google.com/adsense/breeze/optimization/
At the end of the video, you'll be provided with three
additional links. There's Optimization Tips, AdSense Ad
Formats and finally, the AdSense Quick Start Guide.
From there, it's just a matter of signing up for an
account. Once your application has been approved, you're
ready to start putting ads on your site.
Google has detailed instructions and FAQs, on how to copy
and paste their code into your web pages using an html
editor. Then all that's left to do is, save your pages and
re-publish them to the web.
