You’ll notice I have a banner along the top, and Google AdSense along the side. The top banners are mine and my customers (yes, I sell space – email me for details). It’s managed from one of my other sites using phpAdsNew – an excellent free/Open Source Ad Management system that I’ve been using for several months (and yes, I also offer an installation service if you’d rather not tinker with php).
Now that something is ‘up’, my next goal is to increase the AdSense displayed – current rules make it possible to place up to three sections of advertising on a site, and I plan to make it count…
If you have traffic, AdSense is a nice way to make money – it also has the benefit of bringing your site to Google’s attention. Since Google needs to scan your site to figure out what ads will works best, you’ve gotten their attention – and I believe you’re that much closer to getting listed in their search engine.
There is a downside of course – if your site sells something, AdSense comes across as a bit needy (ie ‘please help me make money – nothing else is working!’). I wouldn’t combine it with a site that is supposed to turn a profit. In this blog’s case, I’m experimenting, and so quite happy to have Google grab eyeballs.
So if you’ve got a site (or two), I do recommend joining AdSense. It’s free, and it might make you money. At the very least, it improves your chances of being recognized as a serious player on the Internet – in my opinion, at least.
