Making a living on earning Adsense commissions isn't all that realistic. However, Adsense commissions are a great way to supplement your income. Ask website owners today about their earnings and you'll find that many supplement their income easily with the help of Adsense advertising. Ive learned how to increase my Adsense revenue over time and will share with you all Ive discovered.
What you earn via Adsense is based on a number of factors including which ads you display and where you display them on your website or blog. Here are some key factors to consider before you place your Adsense code. The first is ad placement. Certain locations on your page tend to be more successful than others. Google has documented the ideal placement of ads based on their network of advertisers. Ads located above the fold tend to perform better than those below the fold. Ads placed near rich content and navigational aids usually do well because users are focused on those areas of a page and take action.
What is offered by Google as ideal placement is certainly useful as a guide. However, I strongly recommend that you consider your the behavior of your users first prior to deciding proper ad position. Think about user behavior on different pages of your website or blog and what will be most functional to browsers and their navigation. Find what works and apply it to appropriate web pages.
For example, on pages where users are typically focused on reading an article, ads placed directly below the end of the editorial content tend to perform very well. It's almost as if users finish reading and ask themselves, "What can I do next?" Precisely targeted ads can answer that question for them.
Ad formats. Different types of ads perform better than others. This largely depends on page content and organization. Many advertisers find that large rectangles in content areas work best, while leader boards produce less revenue. Other ad sizes like sky scrappers are usually the worst performers even though they command the largest amount of space. The key is to experiment and measure the outcomes to see which ad sizes and formats work best optimizing revenue.
The color of your ads. When ads blend into your content, click through rates can be improved, but sometimes ads that contrast with your web site colors work best. To improve your results, test a variety of ad colors to determine if different palettes generate better results. Short of testing the actual palettes offered by Adsense, there is really no other way to determine ad effectiveness.
Number of ad units. Websites are generally permitted to display three ads, a search box, and a set of ad links. Keep in mind that you don't have to display all available ad units. In fact, you should focus on placing ads in a way that do not clutter your web page. Users going to your page and reading your content may respond to a single ad placement if it is in the right place on your web page.
Test the variables noted above and see which combination for variables work best for your website or blog. Not all sites displaying Adsense ads generate significant results. Even if a website gets lots of visitors but they aren't interested in looking for ways to spend their money, they won't necessarily respond to the ads displayed on your site.
About the Author:
Michael Fleischner is an Internet marketing consultant and the author of SEO Made Simple: How to Dominate Google. Find powerful Adsense advice and learn to improve search rankings at Michael's Internet Blog.
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