Have You Fallen for Google’s Conditioning Program?
By Desty on Nov 19, 2007 in Commentary
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It’s generally thought that, to make money online, you need non-blogging related traffic if you want income from Adsense. Bloggers are thought to ignore Adsense ads, because as everybody knows, there’s nothing of value behind those ad links.
It’s Google’s Fault!! *wag of the finger*
I say that it’s not the bloggers’ fault they don’t click on Adsense ads, not directly. No, I lay the fault directly at Google’s feet.
As everyone who has used or uses Google’s Adsense program to make money online through their website or blog knows, the Adsense ToS says you cannot click on your own ads, nor direct others to click on those ads. With stories and rumors of Google banner webmasters from Adsense over direct or perceived improper clicks, webmasters who have an online business to look after go to extreme lengths to avoid clicking on their own ad links. The paranoia on the Internet has gotten to the point where the ignoring of Adsense ads on ANY website is now in effect.
Don’t Write for Search Engines, Write for Search Engine Users
A blog I found through Blogging Zoom about how to make money online gives an excellent article on why the author writes long articles. He writes long articles for one major reason, to stuff keywords for Google search traffic. That search traffic brings non-blog related traffic, traffic that is looking for information, traffic that will click on adsense links if the ad relates to what they’re looking for. His reasoning is sound and anyone who uses Adsense to help bring some ad revenue to their online business should read it.
Google, Search Engine, Adsense, Search Engine Traffic
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I agree, when you’re running websites you go from Adsense blind to Adsense paranoid.
I do try to click fellow blogger’s ads though, if I overcome my paranoia and like the site. The lack of variety offered in these ads is surprising. I’ve clicked through to a Helium, Square-something, or Scammed 37 Times ad more often than I can remember.
I’d also say that my best earning Adsense sites are mini-sites on a particular topic. They’ll out perform blogs several times over.
If I actually see an ad I might be interested in on someone else’s site, I click. Just the other day I took an IQ test. Was fun!
I’ve thought about creating other sites with a static amount of articles SEO’ed with adsense in mind. While it would be some work in the short term, the possible benifits would be worth it.
Once I clicked on an AdSense that for once I didn’t recognize (image ad). I panicked for a second when I realized it was AdSense.
Yeah, I’ve been conditioned.
Video ads are fun, as long as they’re not yours.
The very first thing about selling is to look at how our products can benefit the consumers. This is the same logic when it comes to blogs. Write for the benefit of readers before considering about yourself.
good point. I write to write and express myself.
It was not only the readers about the blog’o sphere that brought around my focus on online business (blogging as a business and as a business) but the actual blogs out there themselves. Bloggers would write proudly how much money they made, then talk about their new car, nice vacation, etc. I kept wondering why were they blowing that money away. I wanted to help bloggers run their blog as a business, investing their income back into the blog or actually setting some income aside for a rainy day.
As time progressed, I branched out into online marketing since the big part of business is marketing.
I will click on an ad if it interests me. I have found some useful things on these ads.
If the ad actually catches my eye and is interesting, I’ll click. I’ve seen on forums where people “suggest” to click on ads if they like the article, but that line of thinking, not only against Adsense’s ToS, really messes with the advertisers and they start bidding down on keywords.
Frankly speaking I find myself in the group of people who has made very little money with AdSense. I have published tons of articles all over and followed all the instructions.
This i harder than you think. I have tried some Adsense software and they do not helped either. In almost 2 years I have made 24.00 dollars.There has to be a better way. I understand that countless people are making incredible fortunes with Google Adsense. Congratulations to the winner.
I am giving up yet.
Articles like yours help us to clear up the clouds from our minds.
I was in the same boat as you Hector. By focusing my articles to help other bloggers with their businesses, I was showing ads to an audience that, naturally, doesn’t click on ads.
I have since not only started to broaden my articles’ appeal, but also have created about 4-5 new sites that cater to the general public. Hopefully they’ll be better at generating income.