Tag Archives: Google AdSense

The 7 deadly Sins of Selling Online Advertising

Posted on 04. May, 2010 by Chad.

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1) Not creating an ‘Advertise with Us’ page
If you are going to sell advertising potential buyers want to know something about you and your site.  Give them some details including past advertisers, testimonials, traffic stats & feed readers.
2) Too many Ads per page.
Going nascar on your site will ultimately hurt every advertiser and make it [...]

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The 7 Levels of Revenue for your Blog in 2010

Posted on 23. Mar, 2010 by Chad.

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Level 1: Bottom Level = Ad Networks.   There are literally thousands of Ad networks out there that will re-sell your banner inventory for you and everyone you speak to will ‘guarantee’ the highest CPM’s in the industry, but the fact of the matter is that a lot of the ads they display on your site [...]

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7 Guaranteed Ways to Increase you AdSense Revenue

Posted on 11. Nov, 2008 by Chad.

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#7 Use Bigger sizes.  Bigger ads = Bigger dollars.   Who cares if they completely take over your site.  (OK maybe your readers do.)
#6 Ad MORE units.  This one is a no brainier, but the more ads you have on a page, the more ad revenue you will make.  Sure, there is a law of diminishing [...]

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Why I love Google AdSense Part I

Posted on 11. Jun, 2008 by Chad.

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While I’m doubtful that I will have a part II until there is a seriously updated version, I thought I’d leave it open anyway.
So, anyone who has read my previous rants on why I hate Google AdSense part I, and part II might be more than a little surprised that I’m writing this post.
Is [...]

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Why I hate Google AdSense Part II

Posted on 21. Apr, 2008 by Chad.

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OK the long overdue follow up post to my last year’s shit storm post on why I hate Google AdSense: 
- The Rich get Richer. Well it’s a joke really that the only ones making any money are the owners of Google. If you are the one actually producing any of the content that they get [...]

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Ditch the ad networks!

Sell direct