Google ads - worth having on your site?

[iTopz]

Hello. I recently decided to create a blogger account to raise back links and advertise my site - I noticed bloggers can have google adwords on their site which got me interested. Obviously only the top visited blogs would make any serious money from this. My question is how much can you make per click?

I will not go into it at the moment as I doubt I get many visitors on my site, but for the future it has potential to earn a bit on the side.

P.s. Sorry if this has been covered elsewere.

[hasan_889]

First of all, there is a small mistake - instead of Google Adwords, you should say Google Adsense. They are totally different.

Now ...

You can place other advertisement programs in Bloggers account - there is no rule that you can only use Adsense.

It's true - most visited blogs make lots of money - but doing regular SEO, you can make money from Adsense too ... that's not a problem.

Depending on the niche - pay per click varies, you may get $0.01 to $5/$6 per click. Millions of people earning their living from blogging and internet marketing. If you are serious about that, you can make money too. I blog in my free time - and I'm making about $350 - $400 per month at the moment.

[spreadsheetsdirect]

The main problem with Adsense is avoiding being banned by Google without them giving you a reason why. I lasted about a week on it.

[hasan_889]

Originally Posted by spreadsheetsdirect

The main problem with Adsense is avoiding being banned by Google without them giving you a reason why. I lasted about a week on it.

???

You might have clicked your own ads!

[ken_uk]

Google is not known for banning people without reason, its always possible with a company that has a user base the size of google that cockups will occur though.

However, they *make* money from clicks, just like the publisher does, so it is not in their interest to ban people without reason.

[fisicx]

Originally Posted by iTopz

Hello. I recently decided to create a blogger account to raise back links and advertise my site

1. A blog won't create any useful backilinks. Google can tell the difference between an organic link and a self generated link.

2. How is it going to advertise your site? Unless you are posting regularly on topics that people want to read then you ain't gonna get any traffic to the blog which means no traffic to your main site.

It's far easier to double your conversions than it is to double your visitors. Focuss on what makes you money not waht brings you traffic.

[iTopz]

Ok, thanks for the advice people. I still haven't really developed the blog and was just wondering anyway. One day if successful enough I'll use adsense.
Again, thanks.

[please help]

does a google adsense ban effect your serp rankings or are they different systems that never interact?

[Jonathan Senior]

There is a school of thought that says google adsense is internet pollution. No one goes online to click ads and I personally think less of a blog or site with ads on especially if they are designed to "trick" the user into clicking (ads designed as a menu bar are a fav..)

Building a blog just to build links is a bit like buying a second TV to improve the picture on your first one.

[JustOneUK]

There are people on this forum who make several £1000's each month from adsense, so it is worth it...depending on your site/niche.

If you have a product it's generally better to try and sell that than it is to worry about adsense.

Regards
James.