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Don’t Get Caught With Google Adsense Click Fraud

Many web site owners are getting their Google Adsense account terminated when they have done nothing wrong to deserve the punishment. Considering the money that they are getting from Adsense, they would certainly want to get back into it.

Considering the money to be made with Adsense, it is no wonder that they would want to get back into it.

It is that same consideration why the Google Adsense click fraud is thought of and why many people are getting into it.

Click fraud is the act of clicking on ads for the purpose of costing the advertiser money. It is simply the same as paying out cash for false leads. Many people website owners are aware of this fraud and are sharing the same sentiment that this is the one big problem that Adsense is facing.

How do you prevent being involved in this fraud?

Majority of web hosts are offering access logs. Once this is offered to you, it is necessary that you hand it over to Google as well. This allows them to look for any suspicious activity on your site. Problems like this are very serious and giving it to them is saying that you would want to help them in any way you can in solving the problem.

It can also help if you have a click monitoring software. If you do not have one yet, you should try and get one. There is absolutely no major factor preventing you from having one because most of this software is free.

As usual, all the information you have received should be turned over to Google. This is showing Google that you too are fighting against click frauds and is in no way a part of it.

Study your server logs and watch for any activity that seems suspicious. Report anything that you may find odd, may it big or small thing.

You may want to consider disabling ads for your own IP address and local geographic area. This will certainly prevent accidents and will not make Google mistake another user as you. You can do through a htaccess file. This will avoid Google mistaking as clicking on your own ads and be kicked out because of it.

Keep your Adsense off on pop ups and pop unders. Your ads should not be displayed on content sites that promote illegal activity or tampering of the legal rights of other people or business. Included in this are the content that is considered adult and gambling ones. If you think that you may be breaking this rule, immediately remove your content or Adsense from the web page.

Be truthful and confess up to Google about times when you might have clicked on your own as, whether accidentally or intentionally. Or the times when you have done something that is against the Terms of Service that they are implementing. Be honest about anything that you may have done that is wrong. Confessing is way better than Google learning about it eventually. It would mean eventual termination and no getting back what you have worked so hard for.

Do not tell your family or friends about Adsense on your website. Chances are they may start clicking on them to help you make money without you knowing it. They may be doing more harm to you than help by trying it in the first place.

If ever someone you know chanced upon your Adsense, make sure they understand that they cannot click on your ads under any circumstances. It would be wise to brief them on important things about Adsense and what not to do with them.

Most pay per click networks have different measures in hand to protect website owners against click frauds. Other search engines can track more than 50 data points, IP address, browser’s information, user’s session info and pattern recognition. They also have “systems” available that detects fraud. Not to mention the specialized teams monitoring how things are going and helping advertisers stop click frauds.

Google offers suggestion on how to avoid click fraud. Using “negative keywords” can be used to keep your Adsense showing on products and services that are in no way related to yours. Adding tracking URLs to your links so you can track the traffic coming from Google.

Do not be caught in the Google click fraud. Be aware and be wary.

5 Ways To Improve Your Adsense Earnings

If webmasters want to monetize their websites, the great way to do it is through Adsense. There are lots of webmasters struggling hard to earn some good money a day through their sites. But then some of the “geniuses” of them are enjoying hundreds of dollars a day from Adsense ads on their websites. What makes these webmasters different from the other kind is that they are different and they think out of the box.

The ones who have been there and done it have quite some useful tips to help those who would want to venture into this field. Some of these tips have boosted quite a lot of earnings in the past and is continuously doing so.

Here are some 5 proven ways on how best to improve your Adsense earnings.

1. Concentrating on one format of Adsense ad. 

The one format that worked well for the majority is the Large Rectangle (336X280). This same format have the tendency to result in higher CTR, or the click-through rates. Why choose this format out of the many you can use? Basically because the ads will look like normal web links, and people, being used to clicking on them, click these types of links. They may or may not know they are clicking on your Adsense but as long as there are clicks, then it will all be for your advantage.

2. Create a custom palette for your ads. 

Choose a color that will go well with the background of your site. If your site has a white background, try to use white as the color of your ad border and background. The idea to patterning the colors is to make the Adsense look like it is part of the web pages. Again, This will result to more clicks from people visiting your site.

3. Remove the Adsense from the bottom pages of your site and put them at the top. 

Do not try to hide your Adsense. Put them in the place where people can see them quickly. You will be amazed how the difference between Adsense locations can make when you see your earnings.

4. Maintain links to relevant websites. 

If you think some sites are better off than the others, put your ads there and try to maintaining and managing them. If there is already lots of Adsense put into that certain site, put yours on top of all of them. That way visitor will see your ads first upon browsing into that site.

5. Try to automate the insertion of your Adsense code into the webpages using SSI (or server side included). 

Ask your web administrator if your server supports SSI or not. How do you do it? Just save your Adsense code in a text file, save it as “adsense text”, and upload it to the root directory of the web server. Then using SSI, call the code on other pages. This tip is a time saver especially for those who are using automatic page generators to generate pages on their website.

These are some of the tips that have worked well for some who want to generate hundreds and even thousands on their websites.  It is important to know though that ads are displayed because it fits the interest of the people viewing them. So focusing on a specific topic should be your primary purpose because the displays will be especially targeted on a topic that persons will be viewing already.

Note also that there are many other Adsense sharing the same topic as you. It is best to think of making a good ad that will be somewhat different and unique than the ones already done. Every clickthrough that visitors make is a point for you so make every click count by making your Adsense something that people will definitely click on.

Tips given by those who have boosted their earnings are just guidelines they want to share with others. If they have somehow worked wonders to some, maybe it can work wonders for you too. Try them out into your ads and see the result it will bring.

If others have done it, there is nothing wrong trying it out for yourself.

3 Reasons Why Adsense Is Essential For Content Sites

To know why Adsense is essential for your content sites is to know first how this works.

The concept is really simple, if you think about it. The publisher or the webmaster inserts a java script into a certain website. Each time the page is accessed, the java script will pull advertisements from the Adsense program. The ads that are targeted should therefore be related to the content that is contained on the web page serving the ad. If a visitor clicks on an advertisement, the webmaster serving the ad earns a portion of the money that the advertiser is paying the search engine for the click.

The search engine is the one handling all the tracking and payments, providing an easy way for webmasters to display content-sensitive and targeted ads without having the hassle to solicit advertisers, collect funds, monitor the clicks and statistics which could be a time-consuming task in itself. It seems that there is never a shortage of advertisers in the program from which the search engine pulls the Adsense ads. Also webmasters are less concerned by the lack of information search engines are providing and are more focused in making cash from these search engines.

The first reason why Adsense is essential for content sites is because it already has come a long way in understanding the needs of publishers and webmasters.

Together with its continuous progression is the appearance of more advanced system that allows full ad customization. Webmasters are given the chance to choose from many different types of text ad formats to better complement their website and fit their webpage layout.

The different formatting enables the site owners the possibility of more click through from visitors who may or may not be aware of what they are clicking on. It can also appeal to the people visiting thus make them take that next step of looking up what it is all about. This way the people behind the Adsense will get their content read and making profit in the process.

The second reason is the ability of the Adsense publishers to track not only how their sites are progressing but also the earnings based on the webmaster-defined channels.

The recent improvements in the search engines gives webmasters the capability to monitor how their ads are performing using customizable reports that has the capacity to detail page impressions, clicks and click-through rates. Webmasters and publishers can now track specific ad formats, colors and pages within a website. Trends are also easily spotted.

With the real-time reporting at hand, the effectiveness of the changes made will be assessed quickly. There would be time to sort out the contents that people are making the most clicks on. The ever-changing demands would be met while generating cash for the webmasters and publishers. The more flexible tools are also allowing webmasters to group web pages by URL, domain, ad type or category, which will provide them some accurate insight on which pages, ads and domains are performing best.

The last and final reason is that the advertisers have realized the benefits associated having their ads served on targeted websites.

Thus increasing the possibility that a prospective web surfer will have an interest in their product and services. All because of the content and its constant maintenance. As opposed to those who are no using Adsense in their sites, they are given the option of having other people do their content for them, giving them the benefit of having successful and money-generating web sites.

Adsense is all about targeted content, the more targeted your content is, the more target the search engines’ ads will be. There are some web masters and publishers who are focused more on their site contents and how best to maintain them rather than the cash that the ads will generate for them. This is the part where the effectiveness is working its best.

There was a time when people were not yet aware of the money to be achieved from advertisements. The cash generated only came into existence when the webmasters and publishers realized how they can make Adsense be that generator. In those days, the content were the most important factors that is taken quite seriously. It still is. With the allure of money, of course.

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Mistake 01 being impatient with Google Adsense Approval

Good News, I am #1 in Bahrain!

Dear SFI Affiliates,

I have a very good news to share to all of you who are my affiliates in SFI who belong to my team.

Today, 10 October 2009, I became a Bronze Team Leader. I joined SFI business last 14 November 2007.

I am #1 among all active affiliates in Bahrain.

I am #2 among all active affiliates who joined SFI on November 14, 2007.

I am #20 in Top 300 Leaderboard VersaPoints.

Right now, I have more than 300 networks of affiliates around the world.

I want you to know that if I can do it, you too CAN do it. Whatever your mind can conceive, your body can achieve.

To YOUR success!

Jaime Parmis
SFI Bronze Team Leader
http://www.FireTheBoss.visit.ws

Why You Need A Website?

Believe it or not, there are still many business owners who do not have websites. The Internet has dramatically changed the way people communicate, send and receive information, and shop. If you do not have a website, you are hurting your business.

A website makes you look like a solid professional. If you wanted to do business with someone, especially if it was business done long distance, you would expect them to have some type of website that gave you information about the type of services they provide. The costs for registering a domain and building and hosting the website are very inexpensive. Without a website, your business can look second rate.

Another reason why you need a website is so people can find you. If someone is sitting at home trying to find a good copywriter, they will more than likely turn on the Internet and perform a search. If you are a copywriter and you don’t have a website, they cannot find you. And if they cannot find you, they cannot hire you.

Even if you decide to build your business locally, it helps to have a website. You can distribute resumes, business cards, and flyers with your phone number, and you may receive some phone calls. However, if you have a website where people can get a glimpse of what you do, you will earn more business. Plus, some people would rather pop onto your website and email you versus picking up a phone and calling you.

Your website will also let people know exactly what type of services you offer and how much you charge. People do not want to wait for that information. They want to know things now. You can also include an online portfolio where prospective clients can view work that you have completed and read past clients’ testimonials. This can help them decide if you are the person who can handle the project they need completed.

Having a website will also allow for automated ordering. If you sell cosmetics and one of your clients is having a bout of insomnia and decides to surf the web at 2:00 in the morning, they can happily shop for your products at home. They do not need to wait until the next day to call an order in to you.

Websites also allow you to do business globally. Instead of focusing on your local area, people from all over the world can view your site and do business with you. This opens up a whole new base of clients and opportunities.

Having a website, even a simple one, will only help your business. Without one, you are going to be losing out on many prospective clients and sales.

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Are you ready to "flood-proof" your finances and life?

by Jomar Hilario

The past few days have all given us lessons on life and it’s fragility – and being prepared for things we don’t expect.

Let me be frank with you that even though I did wade through knee deep water – with a current- last week – to get home – I didn’t see it very much as traumatic as others who have only experienced it for the first time.

I even did this in the early 90s- before the age of cellphones – just to get to a telephone booth – because the office called me up to fix some computer related thing.  Talk about dedication.  It also helped that I used to live in very flood -friendly neighborhoods like San Andres Bukid, Boni (City Hall area)  and San Antonio Village in Makati. Funny thing – I would always live in the house that fronted the deepest part of the flood waters.

So I’m used to -water being in the house – and with every piece of furniture being metal and there are no pieces of paper in the ground floor. My housemates would text with the message “don ‘t go home anymore” and we all know what this meant – sleep elsewhere.

Anyway, a friend of mine mentioned that because of this event, he needed to “storm proof” his business. I do agree. Again, it was a cab driver who told me that he heard that a bunch of new SUVs were floating in the Marikina River – from SM Marikina. I can only be sorry for the person who runs that business – and for all who had physical businesses only and no “backup”.

You see, the internet can be your business – or source of income. It can be your main source or a backup or a secondary source that gives you the same income you’re getting now from your job or business or even more.

Nobody asked me, but I’m answering it anyway — how has the storm affected my online business? If anything, perhaps positively! It made people aware that home, belongings and stores in the physical world (also called “meatspace”) can easily be wiped out – with no easy to make backups – but internet businesses (called “cyberspace”) can ALSO easily be wiped out – but since backups are easy to create –it can only spell a few hours of delay (if any) and you’re back in business again.  Income is coming into your pockets – again.

But what is needed? 

Simple – that you set it up – set up websites that sell or blogs that earn –and you can enjoy the so-called “internet income”. You can relocate anywhere on the planet. Yes, that’s no joke – because this sort of business allows you to move around – literally.

For example, today I’m in Malolos, Bulacan – and will be here for more than a month – yet I’m still earning very well from the Internet (and exploring this province at the same time!). 

So how can you start? 

You can read everything you can about online business or simply get the easy to understand step by step from me. So are you ready to “flood-proof” your finances and life? CLICK HERE NOW

Offer Your Readers A Choice

Internet marketers have been living by the motto “content is king” for some time now. There is good reason for that, as content is what draws search engines to your site and send you traffic. Plus, by providing quality content, your visitors will be more likely to come back to your site when they want to learn about the subject you specialize in.

The first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word “content” is probably print content. There is a new kid on the internet marketing block, and his name is ‘audio’. By providing both print and audio content, you’ll have the potential to reach new customers and take your website to a new level.

Providing content in both print and audio form will add variety and stimulation to your website. When people are surfing the web, they may get lost in a maze of website that seem to blend together. By adding audio to your website, in the form of a welcome greeting or background music, you are helping your website to stand out. Adding audio to your blog posts, can stimulate your readers’ senses in a whole new way. This can also increase the amount of time people spend on your website and turn them into repeat visitors.
 
There is no pleasing everyone, and you can’t be everything to everyone. However, adding a mix of audio and print content can help bridge the gap between the differences in people’s preferences and learning styles.

Some people enjoy reading and use their “reading time” to relax and unwind. They may sit at their desk in front of their computer or perhaps they print out the pages they want to read and curl up on the couch with them. They may even grab their laptop and head to a local café where they enjoy a cup of coffee while they surf the web.

On the other hand, some people would rather listen to audio while they multi-task and do chores around the house, read email, or simply download the audio to their Mp3 player and listen in the car.

Having both forms of content can come in very helpful if you provide content that teaches people things. Different people have different learning styles; some people absorb information through reading and some need to hear the information for it to make sense. By offering your readers a choice, your website will be able to reach out to more people.

By adding variety, stimulating your readers’ senses and reaching out to people with various learning styles, you may find yourself reaching a whole new customer base.

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How To Make Money With Your Interviews

Audio has definitely taken the internet by storm recently, whether it is in the form of a welcome message upon entering a site, audio blogging, a podcast, or even a monthly audio newsletter. People love audio and recent advancements in technology have made it easy for people to download audio files to their Mp3 players and listen wherever they go.

If you have been conducting interviews for a written information product or articles for your website, you can take these audio files and turn them into another profit generating information product. The following are a few examples of how to do this:

Product Upgrade:

If you have created a written information product, such as an ebook or special report, and you interviewed a few experts while conducting research for this product, offer the audio files of these interviews as an upgrade. If the base price for just the written product is $19.95, you could add the audio files for an upgrade price of $24.95 or $29.95 or higher, depending on how much audio you have to offer.

Product Downgrade:

On the opposite side of the above description, you can use audio files as a downgrade to an existing product. If you have a coaching program that includes written guides, audio interviews with experts, and one-on-one or group coaching, you could offer the audio interviews as a downgrade for those who can’t afford the whole package.

For example, you could price the total package at $199, but offer the audios for those that want to “self-study” for a price of $75. Those that can’t afford $199 will feel that they are getting a good bargain, and you will have turned a “non-sell” into a $75 sell.

Audio Information Product:

In addition to the product upgrade and downgrade features, you could offer audio files as entirely new information products. In addition to selling interviews with experts you recorded as research for existing information products, you could invite people who have already purchased the product onto a teleconference line for a question and answer session with you, and possibly, the other experts you interviewed when creating the product. You could record the q&a session and offer it to all future customers.

Seminar Series:

A great way to generate some traffic for your site, create buzz, and make money is to offer a seminar series. You can approach other business owners that your target market will find interesting and ask if they would like to be a part of your seminar series. Depending on how much traffic you currently have, you may be able to charge the presenters a fee to have a spot in your seminar as well.

You can opt to allow people to dial in on a teleconference line or meet in a web conference room and listen to the live seminar for free, and then charge a fee for access to the recordings of the seminars. Alternatively, you can charge a fee upfront and only give paying customers access to the live seminars.

There are many ways to earn money with your interviews. Your readers will love to hear your voice, as well as the voices of other experts. Recording and selling the audio files of interviews can bring a whole new stream of income to your site.

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Why are Too FEW and Too MANY Affiliate Programs a Problem?

by Stone Evans, The HomeBiz Guy

The fact is that there are many people who are a member of TOO FEW affiliate programs and there are many people who are a member of TOO MANY. There are only a handful of people who have found the magic “sweet spot” right in the middle and those are the happy people who are making the most money.

Why is TOO FEW affiliate programs a problem?

Joining too few affiliate programs is a problem for 3 MAJOR reasons:

#1. The bottom line is that you absolutely, positively MUST start earning multiple streams of income.

One income stream, even 2 is not enough in today’s world. If you are only relying on you job as your main source of income right now, you’re a sitting duck for a financial disaster. If you lose your job or your health, God forbid, you could be in big trouble financially. Most people are just one paycheck away from bankruptcy.

Affiliate marketing is the same way. If you’re relying on just one or two affiliate programs to pull in the bulk of your income, you’re extremely vulnerable. Even if you’ve built up a big residual income in a program, if it goes out of business so do you. I had one program a couple of years ago that I was earning $5,000+ per month from and then circumstances happened with the program where they had to cancel all recurring billings… I lost $60,000+ a year in income in the blink of an eye! You absolutely, positively MUST develop multiple streams of income to be secure in today’s world.

#2. Joining only one or two affiliate program does not give you enough experience to compare strengths and weaknesses of different programs.

 It leaves you being unaware of different possibilities and that’s very dangerous to your fiscal health.

#3. There’s is a saying that “If all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.”

If you only have one or two different products or programs to promote, that’s not enough to solve the many different problems people will be coming to you for. You need to have a variety of tools in your affiliate toolbox so you can pull out the right one at the right time for the right person. If you don’t, you’ll be leaving money on the table. It’s that simple.

Why is TOO MANY affiliate programs a problem?

Joining too many affiliate programs is a problem for 2 MAJOR reasons:

#1. You’ll get way too distracted. Focus has great power and if you have too many things to think about at one time, you’ll get confused.

When you’re confused, you don’t take action. When you don’t action, you don’t make money.

#2. People won’t take you seriously.

If you’re promoting everything and anything, people will sense your lack of sincerity and have no desire to do business with you. One of the big secrets to affiliate marketing success is promoting things you have some experience with and believe in.

But there a magic “sweet spot” somewhere in the middle of having enough products and programs to promote that keep you diversified and capable of solving multiple problems for people.

For example, if you get 100 people to visit your website and only have one product you’re promoting and your website successfully converts 1 out of 100 visitors to a sale, then you’ve made 1 sale.  But if you have a couple more products on your site that are related but different, you may find that you get 3-5 people out of 100 who buy from you because they find other things that solve their problems. So just having a few different options for people can multiply your income 300% or more without any additional effort.

In my experience, 5-6 different affiliate programs in a niche is the generally the best starting point. This gives you enough experience with different programs to compare their strengths and weaknesses. It gives you enough diversity so you can offer your prospects the right solution at the right time.

And it broadens your own affiliate portfolio enough so that you can survive a disaster JUST IN CASE one of the affiliate programs you are promoting falls on hard times.

That’s also why the Plug-In Profit Site includes 5 of the best affiliate programs online in the “work at home” niche as you can see here in Step 1 on this page: http://xr.com/pips

These are all proven programs with a long and successful track-record for helping people make money online.

They are the cream that has risen to the top for me personally after testing hundreds of different affiliate programs since I started this journey many years ago…

No matter what niche market you are in, I encourage you to you diversify your affiliate portfolio and get at least 4-5 high quality, TOP-PAYING affiliate programs to promote in
order to guarantee your * IMMEDIATE * and long-term success.

Your partner in success,

Stone Evans, The Home Biz Guy
http://xr.com/PIPS