How To Create An Adsense Channel For Your Blog

Today, as a continuing part of my Blogger Tutorials for newbies, I want to look at Adsense channels and why they're vital to bloggers across the board. 

You've just started your new blog. You chose the best possible name for your site. Then diligently did your research on domain name availability to get the most suitable available title. You added all the highly recommended gadgets, then set out to write knock-out posts. You signed up for Google adsense and waited to start earning, but unfortunately only pennies dribbled in. How do you know which ad units are earning you cash and which ones are only taking up valuable advertising space on your site? This is where channels come in.

We all know by now that some Google adsense ads perform better than others. Picture ones earn you more money, for example. In addition, the position of your ad either catches the attention of your readers, or goes unnoticed. Adsense allows you to personalise the appearance of each ad. You can choose your own size, look, font and the colour of literally every part of your ad box. 

Creating channels helps you to have even more control over your ads. With channels you're able to track which ads on your sites perform best of all and which ones attract no clicks whatsoever. Armed with this crucial information, you're able to maximise your Google Adsense earnings by recreating the best performing ad boxes on your other sites, and/or by deleting the hangers on. You should create a channel for each of the ad units on your sites. Here's how:

• Sign in to your Google account. You would’ve had to create one if you have a Blogger blog.


• Choose ‘Adsense’


• You will be taken to a page (like the one below) where you can view your google adsense account.

• At the top of the page the table says Reports, Adsense Setup, My Account and Resources.


• Choose Adsense Setup (white heading).


• Then Channels (in the blue row) under Adsense Setup.


• Add a new custom  channel. (You can create url channels later on).


• Name your channel precisely. You may want to say something like ‘top banner’ 'large side ad' etc, with the name the blog. This is not only for you to track the most profitable ads and the best positions for them. Advertisers will also be shown these names you create.


• Tick the ‘targeting’ box. (This means that your blog will be shown to advertisers as a domain which is interested in promoting their ads. 


• Ads appear on - tick homepage.


• Add channel and save.


• You're done!

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