I started getting emails from Google saying that my sites are eligible for “Matched content.” According to Google, Matched content is “a free recommendation tool offering you a simple way to promote your content to your site visitors.” Okaaaaayyy…. By switching on the “Monetize with ads” feature you can also display targeted native-style ads. Ah … Read more
Today, I got a fun little message from Google AdSense on my AdSense dashboard telling me that I had my 10,000,000th Lifetime Ad Impression last week. It doesn’t appear that I get anything for that feat (other than the accumulated earnings made along the way), but unlike other metrics I see from time to time, … Read more
Earning money with AdSense relies primarily on getting enough traffic to make it work. If you get enough traffic, most of the rest works out on its own. Of course, that isn’t necessarily true for a large, multi-writer, website, but for us writers looking to make money writing online on our own, that’s how it … Read more
Over the last year or two, I’ve moved a lot of my efforts and focus to my more passive income type earnings online, versus just concentrating on my online freelance writing business. One of the facets of making money writing online is advertising. The simplest online ad system is Google AdSense. AdSense Earnings Adjusted Same … Read more
A long time ago, like a year ago, I ran across some folks in a forum who warned me that Skimlinks is a scam and that I should stay away. Over time, I’ve come to depend on that forum less and, in fact, have come to trust others who are have success in a similar … Read more
Not long ago, Google introduced the concept of certified third-party ad networks to the AdSense program. These advertisers are approved by Google and then permitted to display their ads on websites within the Google advertising network. AdSense publishers were understandably concerned that these certified networks might not generate as good of ads or as high … Read more
One of the most common ways to make money online by writing or any other type of website is with Google’s AdSense program. We’ll be covering it in some detail very soon, but for now, there is an important update that you should be aware of. Google is rolling out something it is calling Interest … Read more