The Beginner's Guide to Google AdSense: From Showing Ads to Getting Paid for the First Time

The following article is Google AdSense A beginner's guide toWe will cover the creation and signup process of a new AdSense account, which is probably the hardest and most important part until you receive your first paycheck as an AdSense publisher. But first, let’s discuss what the pros and cons are of joining the Google Ad Network.

Pros and Cons of Google AdSense

First of all, this is one of the largest and most popular ad networks on the market for advertisers and publishers. Being able to become a publisher for free is also a good thing. Another strong point is its ease of use. Its entry point is so low that amateurs can use it successfully, and experienced people can greatly optimize display ads and significantly increase their income. Finally, AdSense will provide the ads for you, so it can save you a lot of time, which you can use for other things instead of carefully creating banners.

However, like everything else,Google There are also disadvantages. You can only receive payment if you reach $100, and the payment methods are very limited. Although they accept some affiliate sites and text links to go alongside their ads, Google doesn’t really work with any other ad networks. In addition, you have no control over which ads appear on your site. Often, the ads that are displayed don’t fit your site design and negatively impact the user experience. Finally, many people feel that there is a severe lack of transparency – you don’t get any ROI data, and the revenue is determined by Google. In short, youDon't know how much you will earn by showing adsThis is a big problem for many website owners. In the end, they have very strict policies on the type of content they accept, and many potentially harmless sites often don’t meet Google’s standards.

How to create a Google AdSense account?

Now, let's say we decide to advertise using the Google AdSense network. We need to start by creating a new account.This can be done from the Google AdSense pageDone. Select "Sign up now" and choose the Google Account you want to use as your AdSense account. You must enter the URL of the website where you want to display ads. You must be the owner of the website and the URL you enter must point to the main website (not a subpage or directory) without any additional parameters. Then select whether you want to receive additional information and alerts in your email inbox, accept the terms of service and select the region/country language where your website content is located. Now we can move on to account activation.

Activate AdSense account

Now it's time to activate your newly created AdSense account. You'll have to fill in your payment details. When doing this, remember to always use the exact same name as on your bank account. Otherwise, you might not receive your payments properly. If you're not sure, always check that the names are the same, because for some regions and countries it's actually impossible to change the payee name once submitted, even though the official Terms of Service allow name changes in case of typos (you can never change ownership). You'll also have to connect your site to the AdSense network by copying the code snippet and pasting it in the header section of your site. This should be done on the page that has the most content and is updated regularly. This usually means the homepage,

At this point, your personal data and website have been submitted for AdSense approval. Your website will now be thoroughly checked whether its content does not contain any of the topics from a long list of banned and unsupported topics. Luckily, you can find a detailed list of banned topics here. The waiting time varies a lot: some people are accepted after 24 hours, others after a few weeks. Usually, you should receive a decision from Google within 2 to 4 days from the date of submission. If the decision is negative, you should be able to make some changes and try to apply again. If the decision is positive, you will naturally be able to publish ads.

Post an Ad

It’s time to put ads on your website. You have a variety of ad formats to choose from. However, be sure to follow, you guessed it, Google’s guidelines. There are tons of really great articles on this topic, but for the purposes of this article, we want to keep it simple. The first and most important rule is to not get in the way of the user experience. Also, more doesn’t mean better, nor does it mean more revenue. The last thing you want is to drive your readers away by placing and overwhelming ads. Some say you should make the ads very obvious, others say you should blend them in with the design of your site as much as possible.

Google itself types four ad formats as the most popular and profitable for publishers: 728×90 top horizontal banner, 160×600 side vertical banner, and 336×280 and 300×250 square images. The answer to why they are so profitable is pretty simple. Given the vast number of possible formats, most advertisers only offer a few of the more “natural” ad assets, so these four have the largest available ad portfolio.

When you have selected your primary ad, backup ad, family font, and all the settings, copy the JavaScript snippet from the Ad Code box and paste it on your website. You are basically done! Congratulations!

Remember, you will get paid once you reach $100. How much will it cost? It's hard to say. It depends on your site's traffic, average session length, and the content of your site - different industries have different average bids.

AdSense is just one of many options

Did you find this guide helpful? Do you have any other questions? Be sure to let us know. Remember that it is not possible to advertise with AdSense due to very strict content policies or just because you don't feel like it's the end of the world. There are plenty of other ad networks and ways to monetize your site, like us :)