INTRODUCTION (2) THE GOOGLE ADSENSE EMPIRE HANDBOOK

 

THE GOOGLE ADSENSE EMPIRE HANDBOOK CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION (2)

 

1.4 How do I Get Started? It’s easy to get started with AdSense and it only takes a few minutes. You fill out one single online application and that’s it. Once you're approved, it takes only minutes to set up AdSense; all you have to do is copy and paste a designated block of HTML into the source code for your site. Once you do that, targeted ads will start showing up on your website. 1.5 What are Users Saying about AdSense? It’s one thing to hear about all the great advantages Google AdSense offers, including how it can make money for you in your sleep. But it’s another thing to hear comments from real, live people. Here are a few of my favorites. 1.6 Am I Going to Make a Lot of Money Off of This? While we can’t guarantee results, of course, since a lot of your success lies in your own hands, we wouldn’t have written this book if we didn’t believe in the power of Google AdSense. A lot of webmasters are making a lot of money off of AdSense, and there’s no reason you shouldn’t be one of them. The amount of money you can make with Google AdSense mainly depends on what user needs your Website fills. For instance, a site about women’s issues can make some serious bucks on AdSense because of the high level of competition for related keywords. The CPC (cost per click) is the amount you get paid every time a user clicks on one of those ad banners. CPC rates for competitive keywords can be more than $1, which translates directly to your site’s earning potential within the program. However, if you’re in a less competitive market, you’ll make less money-that’s just a fact of life. Still, It’s unusual to see anyone using Google AdSense report earnings of less than an effective $1 CPM (cost per 1000 impressions), and the average runs in the range of $4-$5 CPM. Some people are making an effective CPM of $15 or more with AdSense. Oh, and best yet, this is all after Google takes its commission. About that commission …. commission is definitely one thing is that’s a little bit ambiguous with AdSense. Google doesn’t publicize it’s ‘cut’, and only displays the publisher’s cut in proprietary member reports, so getting good, accurate information on this has been difficult. To date, comparisons of AdWords rates with AdSense earnings add up to commissions of between 40% and 60%. People speculate all the time on user boards as to why Google refuses to publish its commission rates, but no one has the answer. It might have something to do with legal reasons or it could just be that Google wants to retain the ability to change rates without having to send out an announcement about it each time, which costs money.