Eli the Computer Guy

Info

• Level: Beginner
• Presenter: Eli the Computer Guy
• Date Created: October 7, 2010
• Length of Class: 21 Minutes

Tracks

• Web Publishing

Prerequisites

• Monitize Your Website

Purpose of Class

• This class teaches students how to use Google AdSense to make money from their website

Topics Covered

• Google’s CPC and Bidding System
• How to Configure AdSense

Class Notes

1. Overview
   1. AdSense is FREE to use
   2. CPC – You are paid per click
   3. The amount you are paid depends on Google’s bidding system
   4. Ads are automatically determined from your content
   5. Channels are used to your own tracking purposes
   6. You can modify the basic format of the ads to look better on your site
   7. Paste Ad Code onto source HTML file.  Content Management Systems generally strip out code that is inserted into posts and pages.
2. Final Thoughts
   1. AdSense can make you some money, but it takes a lot of traffic to make a real paycheck (500K at least).
   2. The better your site and content the more money you will make per click (CuteCorgi.com earned 10 cents per click, EverymanIT.com earned $1 per click)

Resources

• Google AdSense

Eli the Computer Guy (437 Posts)

Eli the Computer Guy has 16 years experience in technology being the guy to fix "it". From the Army, to building out new satellite offices for the enterprise, to running his own shop with 9 full time employees Eli has real world experience with almost all systems that technicians will be working with. Eli has 1600 hours of formal technical beyond his Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice on technologies ranging from Avaya PBX/ Audix to Microsoft, Red Hat Linux, MySQL, Cisco and much more.