Making Money With Adsense, In a Nutshell
If you read my blogs, then you know I sometimes get into a rut because there is so much to discuss, so little time. Often I need to just step back and ask, what can I strip away, what is the main idea, what is the bigger picture?
So for today’s entry we are only going to cover the basics. How can I make money with Google Adsense?
It’s a lot easier than you think.
- Pick a topic. For today’s example, I have chosen dogs. This is a HUGE topic, and I want to scale it down a bit. My wife and I rescued several dogs, so I decide to focus on dog rescue. But there is still a WHOLE lot of competition for this keyword. I add a third word to the phrase, just to make it a LITTLE bit more specific, and BAM! I have decided on my keyword: Pound Dog Rescue.
- Build a website, whether it’s a blog, reviews site, community site, or just a collection of articles. You can use a free, open source content management system like Joomla or Wordpress, and then just start adding content. Don’t worry so much about appearance yet, just make sure you get your keywords in your domain name.
- Add content that people will be interested in. For my site, I have an article called Everything You Need to Know about Spaying or Neutering Your Dog, which people apparently find useful, because it gets a decent amount of traffic. Make sure all your content uses relevant keywords, placed in the headers, meta tags, titles, and image alt tags. You will start to get some organic traffic if you do this correctly.
- Place your Adsense ad blocks on your sites, and after people are finished reading your articles, many times, they will click your ads, and you will make money.
Forgive me if this seems like a waste of time. Before we get into the more advanced techniques, we have to cover the basics. If you have any questions about setting up the site, or choosing a web hosting company, just ask and I will do my best to help. If you already know how to set the site up, add your content, and install the code for your adsense, stay tuned. We will have more meat for you to digest shortly. This entry is aimed at beginners. Thanks for reading, and don’t forget to use the categories on the sidebar to skip to the parts that interest you most.
Chris
