Google Adsense

So, step two of my plan is complete.  As you can now see, I have ads by google on my blog.  Please feel free to click on anything.  As soon as you do, I get a very small amount of money.  I'm not sure of the specifics, but it is not very much.  All I really know is that I have to make $100 before the powers that be will send me a check.  In any case, please click on some stuff.  I will let you know how much I get per click as soon as someone is nice enough to click something for me.

The process of getting this set up was fairly simple.  You have to, of course, have a blog or a website.  Then you have to get an account with Google Adsense.  There is a very short page to fill out including the URL of your blog or website, your contact information for mailing your checks (the most important part), and your email.  When I was done filling out this form, I was told that they would look over the information and get back to me in 1-2 days.  It took 3 hours and I was set to go.  I was sent an email that I had to respond to in order to verify my email.  I was then taken to my Google Adsense account homepage.  This is where I could see my publisher ID number, my current earnings, and I could learn how to best utilize Google Adsense.

The next task was getting ads to show up on my blog.  Since I am using Blogger, this was incredibly simple.  In Blogger, if you go to the monetize tab on your dashboard, there is another Adsense tab.  When you click on this tab it gives you the options of where you would like your ads on your page.  After choosing your template, it asks for your Adsense account.  Put your information in, and you are done.  It is that simple.  Now, if you are using another blogging site such as Wordpress, this would be done a little differently.  I am not sure how, but I know it has to do with using the publisher ID number.  The Google Adsense site has lots of helpful tips and walk through videos for doing just this.

Okay, on to step three.