Blogging News
Casual blogging not just lunch money now
Programs such as Google’s AdSense help monetize small blogs
updated 11:22 a.m. MT, Wed., Dec . 26, 2007
NEW YORK – Zach Brooks pocketed $1,000 this month blogging about the cheap lunches he discovers around midtown Manhattan ($10 or less, preferably greasy, and if he’s lucky, served from a truck).
The site, Midtownlunch.com, is just a year and a half old and gets only about 2,000 readers daily, but it’s already earning him enough each month for a weekend trip to the Caribbean — or in his case, more fat-filled culinary escapades in the city….. continue reading
Why Google’s ad sales are skyrocketing
By David Kirkpatrick November 21 2006: 12:32 PM EST
(Fortune Magazine) — The Search giant keeps blowing past estimates. One key to CEO Eric Schmidt’s success is Google’s AdSense business.
1 What makes AdSense better than other Internet ad networks? Google (Charts) initial triumph was linking ads based on keywords to queries on its search engine. AdSense feeds similar keyword-driven ads to a vast network of content sites with which it shares revenues. Viewers see relevant ads, not random ones. At a site devoted to Sasquatch sightings, AdSense puts up an ad for Oregon rafting trips…. continue reading
Making Money from Your Website with Google AdSense
Is it as Easy as it Seems to Make Money with Google AdSense?
By Randy Duermyer, About.com
Google AdSense is the Google program where you can host pay-per-click ads on your Website. When someone clicks an ad, you earn money. Simple as that.
Is it really as easy to make money with Google AdSense as many would lead you to believe? Now that I’ve become heavily involved with managing Google AdSense programs for my clients, I can see it’s not all play and no work….. continue reading