There is currently no AdSense publisher that would say they like the AdSense management console. Yes, Google knows that and they have finally announced a limited beta for the new AdSense console interface. And let me tell you, it looks...
There is currently no AdSense publisher that would say they like the AdSense management console. Yes, Google knows that and they have finally announced a limited beta for the new AdSense console interface. And let me tell you, it looks...
Back in April, Google began allowing AdSense category filtering of up to five categories. Now, Google announced you can filter up to 8 categories, that is three more categories. I personally do not see the 3 additional categories to block,...
I cannot tell you how many sites I find on the web with Google AdSense ads where it is almost impossible to detect the difference between the site's navigation and the ads. They are so blended together that often the...
Last week, we reported that AdSense publishers are blocking the certified ad network partners and vendors for showing up on their ads because they think it is resulting in a lower earnings mark for them. I currently have a poll...
A WebmasterWorld thread has several publishers complaining that ever since Google went live with the certified 3rd party ad networks to expand the inventory, publisher's earnings and clicks have dropped drastically. Of course, most people who voice their opinions are...
Yesterday, I, along with hundreds (if not thousands) of others received an email that appeared to be from Google. The email's subject line read "Google Adsense Account Disabled" and the email's from to looked to be from Google Adsense ....
A Google AdSense Help has confirmed reports from Google AdSense representatives that there was a minor bug on some web sites that did not allow the AdSense ads to be shown. This publisher has a web site about music. But...
Lawyer's Unemployment Benefits Yanked Over $1 A Day From Blog from Forbes reports that a woman who was earning $405 a week in unemployment benefits had those benefits pulled by New York State after she began earning about a $1...
Those of you who missed the first round of the AdSense Webinars are now in luck. Google recently posted the new AdSense Webinar Schedule and AdSensePro Ashley told us about it at the Google AdSense Help. Here is the new...
Yesterday, we reported of wide spread Google AdSense login issues. It seems like after receiving more information from Google on the matter, it might be two separate issues. One is a standard login issue for some accounts and the other...
There are many, many Google AdSense publishers who are complaining about not being able to login to the AdSense console. There are threads at Google AdSense Help and WebmasterWorld with many folks complaining. The issue first started yesterday at about...
Earlier this month, we reported that AdSense was testing new arrow formats in their ad units. I personally didn't see it, but it seemed like others were seeing various tests. Google has finally confirmed the tests in a blog post...
On Thursday we reported that some AdSense publishers were having issues logging in. We thought it had to do with publishers who had a manual review on their account, but we were not a 100% sure of that. Jennifer from...
Big ad news today from Google, they have officially made a big push into display ads through DoubleClick ad network they acquired a two years or so. The DoubleClick ad network will be directly integrated into AdWords. This expands the...
There is an interesting Google AdSense Help thread on the topic of specific words that seem to cause Google to show PSA (public service ads) that do not earn the publisher money. One example I can show you is a...
There are many threads, plus one really long one at Google AdSense Help forums with publishers complaining they cannot login to the AdSense portal. I tried it myself and I have no problem, but it seems like the typical person...
Google AdSense first began experimenting with arrows to scroll the ads displayed back in December 2007. It became a confirmed feature in April 2008. Now, people are noticing that the colors of the arrows are being changed. A WebmasterWorld thread...
The Google AdSense blog announced they have made two changes to the Competitive Ad Filter tool. Here they are: Faster filtering In the past, the Competitive Ad Filter sometimes took up to several hours to block URLs you'd entered. Knowing...
A week ago, Google had a bug with the AdSense contextual targeting engine which generated PSAs for all ads for a five minute period. PSAs, again, are public service ads that are shown when no ad match is found -...
Yesterday, for about five minutes during the day, any site that had AdSense ads on them, showed what is known as Public Service Announcements (PSAs). PSAs are ads that are free and don't earn money, and are shown when Google...
The Google AdSense blog announced that publishers in the Google AdSense network now have the option to allow "Google certified" third-party ad networks to compete for the ad space on your web site. In short, this should help publishers earn...
A month old bug with Google AdSense where you couldn't change channel names in the AdSense console has finally been fixed. Google has yet to confirm it has been fixed, but publishers are reporting in the Google AdSense Help thread...
A short WebmasterWorld thread has a post from a member that I know, knows his stuff. In short, Google's display ads, the images ads you see typically through the AdSense product on content sites, have a much higher mouse over...
A bug that has been an issue for over two weeks now, is still an issue. The bug, first reported at Google AdSense Help forums explains that when some publishers try to change an existing channel, it simply does not...
There is a WebmasterWorld thread asking why do some Google AdSense ads have a link near them that read "Hide These Ads." When you click on the link, the ads disappear and then a link changes to "Show Ads." I...
Publishers who are in the Google Affiliate Network must link their accounts to Google accounts by September 21st, in order to get paid for July 2009 earnings without any delay. An email was sent out to these publishers yesterday, warning...
In late April, Google launched AdSense category filtering for some limited publishers. In short, it let publishers block ads by ad category, i.e. block all ringtone ads. Google has announced that they have expanded the beta and added some features....
Many Google AdSense publishers are reporting they are receiving, not one, but two checks from Google this month. The only issue is, the checks are duplicates, exact copies of each other. So technically, you can only deposit one of those...
The other day, I reported at Search Engine Land that Google was marketing the AdSense product over the radio, in specific markets. These AdSense radio ads are targeting publishers or bloggers in the realm of finance site owners, health site...
We have been reporting about the Google AdSense scam, that rides on the Google name and takes people money, with virtually no return, for a long time now. We first mentioned the Google Money System or Google Kit back in...
There seems to be a bug in the Google AdSense console that is preventing Google publishers from submitting tax information to Google. There are several reports in the Google AdSense Help forums with complaints about this issue. The issue is,...
Every now and then we reach out to our Google AdSense publisher readership and poll them on how their earnings are doing month to month. Recently, I have been hearing buzz around the community that earnings are down, so I...
Did you know that you don't need to set up an ad serving system, such as Google Ad Manager to rotate between various AdSense color palettes? I'll be honest and admit, I did not know about this feature until I...
I recently signed up to enable YouTube revenue sharing on my search videos. It was part so that I can try to get my YouTube videos into Google News (still working on that). One thing I noticed was that while...
There are dozens of threads at the Google AdSense Help forum and a thread at WebmasterWorld with complaints from publishers that their July 2009 earnings are way down, relative to past months. There are of course a few publishers who...
There seems to be a persistent bug with the site authentication tool in the Google AdSense publisher controls. Some publishers are complaining about errors being returned when trying to use the feature. There is a Google AdSense Help thread that...
There are some countries that simply do not like Google or they simply don't get along with Google. If you are in one of those countries and you try to access Google AdSense or possibly other properties, you may see...
We have covered time and time again about Google having issues paying publishers in this country or that country. This time, Australians are suffering from now being paid on time. There are at least two threads with reports of the...
About two weeks ago, we asked AdSense publishers what do you want to be called. Well, after almost 150 responses, I figured I share the results with you. :: Web Marketer said 30 respondents or 21% :: Web Publisher said...
Since early February, Firefox users may have tripped on a Google AdSense security error. The error reads: Security Error: Content at http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/ may not load data from example.com It happens on some configurations of Firefox, where the security prompt seems...
We have been seeing Google test AdSense in iPhone apps for a few months now, but not it is official. Google announced the beta for AdSense for Mobile Apps. That means that some app developers can add Google AdSense ads...
The other week, Google released a new feature to allow AdSense publisher to control the font size of the text within their ads. This comes a few months after Google gave publishers control over the font type/style of their ads....
Recently, there was a swarm of threads of complaints in that various AdSense forums about how it appears the Google AdSense earnings reports are not adding up correctly. I'll isolate two Google AdSense Help Threads that have discussion about this....
Back in February, Google gave us font type selections for our AdSense ads. Now Google announced the ability to control the size of those fonts. Here is a screen shot of the three sizes you can pick: Google has been...
A WebmasterWorld thread reports that in some cases the Google AdSense ads will not render when using Google Translate or viewing the page on Google Cache. We reported about the Google Cache issue about a year ago, and back then...
The Google AdSense blog announced they have expanded the local currencies in the reports to nine more countries. The countries include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Portugal, South Africa, Switzerland, and the UK. Here is what Google said, and read...
A WebmasterWorld thread is asking AdSense publisher what they call themselves. They said, often when they met people or speak to people, they are not sure what to say when people ask them what they do. Are they are publisher?...
A Google AdSense Help thread reports that one publisher not only received his check in the mail this month, but also received the check for another publisher in the same envelope. The publisher said in the thread: My payment cheque...
Google's AdSenseAdvisor posted a thread at WebmasterWorld notifying AdSense publishers that there will be a reporting delay and we should not panic. Normally, when the reports lag, you see hundreds of posts in the various forums with publishers panicking. It...
In early March we reported that if you take Google to small claims court, you might win. It talked about the story where a small AdSense publisher sued Google in small claims court for terminating his account and not paying...
Google has been holding these webinars to help AdSense publishers pick up new tricks and tips. The latest webinar is on the topic of Channels/Advanced Reporting. That topic includes: Learn how to set up channel tracking in your AdSense accountFind...
I am a huge fan of Google Ad Manager, the hosted ad serving solution from Google. The only issue is that those who heavily use AdSense run into issues when they wanted to test out using Ad Manager with AdSense....
A WebmasterWorld thread has discussion around what it will take for Google AdSense to "remain great." Clearly, you must first agree that AdSense is "great," and if you do, then we need to agree on what must be done for...
Google AdSense has an ad unit named "link units." The link unit ads look like links and if you click on them, they take you a landing page of Google ads. In the past, those ads were only text ads....
A WebmasterWorld thread has many experienced publishers talking about a tip they never talked about before. The tip is about how slowing down your server, actually increases your AdSense CTR and leads to higher earnings. WebmasterWorld moderator, incrediBILL, said that...
Google has been holding webinars for both new and expert AdSense publishers. The next webinar is tomorrow, Thursday, at 6.30 pm PDT. It is on the topic of getting paid. The topic is named "Understanding the payment cycle" and is...
I love it how personal some people are in the SEO/SEM forums. It reminds me of the old days when the forums were like extended family for most of us. It many cases, that is still true, but as the...
A WebmasterWorld and Google AdSense Help thread reports seeing more of empty or test AdSense ads. We have seen them back in March 2007 but they have disappeared until now. Here is a screen capture of one ad that reads...
The first AdSense Orientation Webinar took place on April 18th. It was an overview of AdSense for new publishers. Google is hosting a second orientation webinar tomorrow, Thursday, May 14, 2009 6:30pm (PST). AdSensePro Obair said in a Google AdSense...
There have been recent rumors that Google has been terminating publishers for not updating their privacy policies. The week prior to that post, we polled our audience, asking if they have updated their privacy policies to comply with Google's guidelines....
A Google AdSense Help thread has several publishers ranting about the lack of contextual relevance that the Google AdSense flash based ads have towards their content. They say that the image ads and text ads are more contextually relevant, and...
Google is hosting a series of free Webinars for new AdSense publishers. The orientation webinar seemed to go well, so why not join the next webinar? The next webinar is on May 7, 2009 at 6.30pm (PST). It is on...
A WebmasterWorld thread started by moderator martinibuster has been getting a lot of attention over the weekend. MartiniBuster asks other members to come up with theories on why it appears AdSense earnings are lower these days then a year prior....
A Google AdSense Help thread has many reports from Google AdSense publishers based in Israel, that Google has not paid them yet. There was an issue last week with publishers getting paid late, but most of those issues are resolved...
Profiting off of medical concerns, such as with the recent Swine Flu outbreak, is something most people don't think about. But in a WebmasterWorld thread, some people are suggesting that if people are afraid to go out, they might spend...
The first week of March, Google gave publishers the ability to view their reports in Euros and get paid in either dollars or Euros. Since then, I have noticed many threads from confused publishers asking why are their reports now...
Yesterday, the Google AdSense blog announced a several updates to the AdSense program policies agreement. The main thing is that to comply with the AdSense terms, you need to comply with the terms of service on any of the other...
Typically, Google issues payments by the 25th of the month for the previous month and the money is then available on the 26th (if sent electronically). But many Google AdSense publishers are complaining in threads at both Google AdSense Help...
The other day we reported on the new beta project at AdSense that let's you filter ads out by category. Back then, it was rumored that Google allowed the advertiser to specify the category of their ads. That was wrong....
Ever since May 2008, when Google began supporting third-party cookies as part of the DoubleClick acquisition, Google has been asking AdSense publishers to update their privacy policies to include language that third-party cookies are in fact utilized. Then, more recently,...
The Google AdSense Blog announced they are beta testing a new feature for publishers that allow them to filter ads based on category. So if publishers don't want ads that are about dating, religion or "get rich quick" type of...
Google released a whitepaper titled "CPA Performance Trends on the Google Content Network." The whitepaper has the following findings, all very positive about how Google AdSense performs: Ads on the Google Content Network are likely to be as cost-effective -...
Ever since Google AdSense began supporting third-party ad serving technology, via DoubleClick technology, Google has required publishers to update their privacy policies to specify so. Then more recently with the implementation of the behavioral targeted Google ads, Google said the...
Google announced earnings last night, the earnings reported that revenues were down from the previous quarter. Let me quote the announcement: Google reported revenues of $5.51 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, an increase of 6% compared to...
This coming April 18th, at 11am PST, Google will be hosting a free AdSense Webinar on the topic of "Orientation" for the first 500 people who sign up. To sign up, go to this URL and click on the "Sign...
Late last week, Google AdSense had an issue where publishers were unable to login to the site and manage their ads. The reports began coming in on April 10th and some earlier reports came in on the night of the...
AdSenseAdvisor notified publishers via a WebmasterWorld thread that the competitive ad filter now supports up to 500 possible filters. I believe this limit is up from 200 filtered URLs from 2006. Some publishers were able to block more than 200....
It feels like almost every other day where I see threads on the issue of Google not reporting AdSense clicks properly. A new thread at WebmasterWorld has dozens of publishers complaining that their reports seem to have stalled or are...
On Friday, I reported on an AdAge article that showed Google was testing incorporating Twitter streams in AdSense units. The first test, which was confirmed by Google as a limited beta, would show TurboTax's Twitter stream in AdSense units, likely...
It has been about five to six months now of us reporting that Google has a bug that holds payments to some publishers. In fact, many publishers have been waiting months to be paid and some seem to still be...
A DigitalPoint Forum thread has a collection of "weird" or "funny" ads people spotted through Google AdSense or AdWords. I thought I share them in text format, but feel free to see the thread to see screen captures. AdSense shows...
The Google AdSense blog announced that they will be adding additional email preferences to the account page. Here is a picture of the new preferences page: I personally do not see these new preferences under the contact preferences page, but...
There is a very long thread at Google AdSense Help discussions where publishers are accusing Google of taking a larger piece of the ad revenue share. Typically, when someone clicks on an AdSense ad, Google takes some of that revenue,...
Some very watchful DigitalPoint Forums members noticed that Google updated the Google AdSense home page. Here is the before and after. Before there was more color in that box on the left: Now, the box on the left is mostly...
A week ago today, we reported how AdSense publishers were not happy with video unit payouts. In fact, they were extremely upset with how little the earnings were for displaying rich media on their sites. Friday, Google announced that they...
Yesterday we reported that AdSense impressions were double reporting. Well it turned out to be more than just a reporting error. Google was double or triple serving the same ads on the same site, which is not something they should...
Google announced they are now offering access providers, such as hosting companies, the ability to easily give their customers access to Google's Webmaster Tools, AdSense, Custom Search, and Site Search. These access providers can sign up at http://www.google.com/webmasters/provider/. Today, we're...
Feels like at least once a week, I write about how Google AdSense has reporting issues. Today, I spotted a WebmasterWorld thread that has dozens of AdSense publishers complaining that the reports seem off again. Specifically, the issues are as...
We know Google is on Twitter, so is AdWords and we know at least two AdWords reps are also. Yesterday, AdSense joined Twitter @adsense. The way AdSense joined was in Google style, the first Tweet was: Ads by 47 6F...
AdSenseAdvisor said in a WebmasterWorld thread that having more ads on the page will lead to higher revenues per impression. This may be obvious, that showing more ads, will lead in more revenues per page view, but not for all...
A DigitalPoint Forums thread posted a screen shot of an unusual Google AdSense ad. Here is a picture of the ad: Matt Cutts is the head of Google's web spam team. I am not sure how many sales this type...
Last week, I ran a poll asking if Google AdSense made up most of your income. The 129 responses are in and I wanted to share them with you. It seems like 47% of those that make money will AdSense...
There are two threads at Google AdSense Help discussions with AdSense publishers who are simply not happy with the earnings they have been reported to receive from their YouTube content. Let me quote you some upset publishers: My revenue is...
We have a lot of Google AdSense publishers that read this site and I wanted to run a quick poll asking you guys, what percent of your income is from Google AdSense. The poll is completely anonymous and if you...
Last night, Google began emailing AdSense publishers about their new terms of service to cover the recent behavioral targeting changes to be made to the content network. The email I have a copy of is sent to a Danish publisher...
I spotted a thread at both DigitalPoint Forums and Google AdSense Help discussions that is extremely suspicious. The user is linking to a page that has AdSense ads on them, calling this user out for violating Google's terms of service....
Google Gets Into Behavioral Targeting, Launches “Interest-Based Advertising” Beta at Search Engine Land is a must read on this story. In short, Google is testing behavioral ads on the content network, using what they call "interest based categories" and "previous...
The Google AdSense blog suggested that publishers add the Google News Widget to their web site. But publishers are not understanding why they should direct people off their web sites for free. A WebmasterWorld thread asks, what is the incentive...
This and last week we reported issues with Google reporting up to date stats. Many publishers felt that Google had a major reporting delay and they were very concerned. Typically, it turns out to be nothing and the numbers tend...
A few weeks ago, Google finally gave AdSense publishers a way to specify the font type they want to show on their web sites. AdSense publishers were really happy with the added control and Google was happy to give publishers...
Google AdSense statistics have been having issues updating since March 4th. In fact, we have seen reports prop up again and again since then. March 6th, people were complaining and people have been complaining since, including this morning. We have...
Huffington Post has a story about a Google AdSense publisher who had his account terminated by Google for "posing a signficicant risk to advertisers." That advertiser sued Google in small claims court for $721, the amount of money he had...
In a day and age where 70% of Google publishers are reporting less earnings with Google, Google needs to take bold moves to get more people to see and click on their ads. Google introduces expandable ads. The ads will...
If you visit the Google AdSense home page you may notice that the login page has been redesigned. Here is a picture of the new page: The old one looked like this: We anticipated the new home page would be...
Last night, I noticed dozens of reports that Google AdSense publishers were unable to login to their AdSense consoles. The first report came in at 1:59am (EST) from a Google AdSense Help thread. Most of these publishers noticed a new...
Google has announced the addition of showing a new currency for publishers based in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain. So now, AdSense reports support both the US Dollar and now the Euro. Why the recent change? Well, besides...
Since early January, AdSense publishers have been complaining that they have not received payment in multiple months. In fact, Google confirmed the issue and said they are "taking this issue seriously." In early February, Google promised those delays will stop...
The exchange rate and how it plays in the Google AdSense space for non-USA based publishers is a big deal, especially these days. We cover it often enough, including times where Google outright made huge mistakes and when the rates...
There were reports this morning at about 1am (EST), that the Google AdSense console was down. A DigitalPoint Forums thread has several publishers upset with the downtime, but soon later it came back up. The Wall Street Journal blog has...
One of the official representatives in the Google AdSense Help Forums, AdSensePro Jen, has posted three threads in an effort to help publishers who are having payment issues. Those threads are named: I have no visible holds on my account,...
We are hearing reports from several publishers in the Google AdSense network that Google is testing larger font types in their ads. We have threads at both WebmasterWorld and DigitalPoint Forums discussing both seeing this in action and the results...
Earlier this month, we polled Google AdSense publishers, asking how their earnings from Google is working out in this recession. After receiving about a 120 responses, I thought I share the results with you. About 70% said they are earning...
After years and years of testing different font types and styles in Google AdSense, Google is now giving the publisher the option of defining which font they prefer on their sites. The AdSense blog finally announced this feature last night...
In December, Google expanded the AdSense for Domains product to all US publishers. Today, we are hearing reports in several forums that it has now been expanded to international publishers as well. I was very concerned to learn in December...
Over two years ago, Google started testing AdSense optimization reports, also known as automated AdSense tips. They can be found when you go to your AdSense Inbox. A WebmasterWorld thread asks, why does Google not send AdSense optimization report every...
Over the weekend, there were hundreds of posts and dozens of threads with complaints from both Google AdWords advertisers and Google AdSense publishers. The complaints were that the reports were not being updated. Google has confirmed the issue in Google...
Google has confirmed in a Google AdSense Help thread that many publishers did not received their January payments due to a bug in the system. The bug put publisher accounts on hold, which automatically held any payments being sent to...
Jennifer Slegg reported that Google AdSense has increased the number of channels for AdSense publishers by an addition 300, adding up to a total of 500 channels. Channels give publishers a way to segment their ads and track them for...
The Google Adsense Preview Tool has been bugging out for the past few days, only returning to normal just a day or so ago. First reports came from Google AdSense Help forums on Thursday, February 5th. Google noticed the complaints...
Many, many Google AdSense publishers are complaining about a drop in earnings from their Google AdSense initiatives. A long and detailed thread at WebmasterWorld has a lot of complaints from publishers on the topic. There is no question that ad...
Google AdSense might be testing a new ad format. We have a few reports of publishers noticing this new format from DigitalPoint Forums. Here is a look at the new format: This seems to be a fairly interactive ad box....
It is that time of the year again, tax season and Google began sending out 1099s to their publishers. But some publishers are reporting that the earnings stated on the 1099s differ from the actual earnings. A publisher in a...
An advertiser notes in a WebmasterWorld thread that Google's Learning Center module has an interesting piece of content, under the section 3D, Targeting/Keyword Targeting. It said: Note: Partner sites don't recognize keyword matching options. Therefore, all keywords on these sites...
Before starting, I am finding this very hard to believe. A fairly active member at DigitalPoint Forums, posted a thread linking to his blog, where he has a screen capture of Google AdSense showing up in place of the ad...
An interesting WebmasterWorld thread has several publishers claiming that they make more money with Google AdSense with their old, not updated sites, as compared to their larger, more updated and cleaner looking sites. In the past, we did discuss how...
In the Google earnings call, that we reported earlier, Google's Senior Vice President, Johnathan Rosenberg, said on the earnings call: AdSense revenue was weaker, though AdSense for content was strong. When it comes to AdSense for Search, we did a...
A WebmasterWorld thread has a lot of discussion from Google AdSense publishers on how poor of a day they had on Inauguration Day. Traffic and clicks and earnings were way down for most of these publishers on the day. It...
There is an extremely large thread at Google AdSense Help group with publishers complaining that they have not received payment this month from Google. Jennifer, a Google AdSense representative, confirmed that Google did not pay some publishers due to a...
Last week, I really gave it to Google hard with my post named Publishers Feeling Screwed By Google AdSense Competitive Ad Filter. In short, the complaints about the Google AdSense competitive ad filter not working had lingered on with no...
A WebmasterWorld thread has a lot of discussion around the AdSense code not complying with the W3C validation requirements. Some webmasters want their pages to be 100% validate, and adding this code may ruin that. I am told the piece...
In late December, we reported that Google's AdSense Competitive Ad Filter stopped working for many publishers. Guess what, it is still not working for many of them and they are feeling very let down by Google. If you don't know...
About a week ago, we ran a poll asking publishers how helpful they found the AdSense optimization reports, which they launched in April 2007. The results are now in and we see that about 70% find them to be not...
Google AdSense began testing AdSense optimization reports about two years ago. They officially released in in April 2007 and publishers were eager to get tips from Google. We then began noticing that the tips were not only repetitive and automated...
If you're fat and get offended easily, don't use any service that uses Google AdSense. That's what WebmasterWorld members are spotting -- ads targeting the "fat" people of America. Apparently there's a conception that the holidays may have gotten people...
Do people really use the Internet during the holiday season? According to the activity on Twitter yesterday, perhaps they actually do. But elsewhere on the 'net, that may not necessarily be the case. Publishers report that they get the lowest...
Both Google AdSense and Yahoo Publisher Network publishers are reporting getting payment early this month. Some suspect it is due to being closed during the normal pay period, due to the holidays. Some suspect Google and Yahoo are being nice...
On Friday, a number of Google AdSense publishers reported that AdSense was down. The cause was unknown and Google officially never actually volunteered more information about it. Google AdWordsAdvisor was able to provide the publishers with information -- mostly ensuring...
So, we all know Google AdSense is cutting off holiday gifts this year. There were many insulted publishers. So, I figured Google would at least send out e-cards before the holidays. And some are now receiving these e-cards. But those...
A WebmasterWorld forum member who runs Google AdSense on his travel site was a bit appalled when he saw that the ads being run are of nude Asian women. He has no idea how those ads got there and is...
The Inside AdSense blog made a big announcement yesterday saying that AdSense for Domains, the much controversial feature set that has been offered for several years to a select group of publishers, has been open to all publishers. We suspect...
Google has been rolling out integration of your AdSense data in Google Analytics since October, but many publishers still wish they had it. If you do not have it yet, you can now get it. AdSenseAdvisor posted a WebmasterWorld thread...
A AdSense Help thread has confirmed reports from Google that some (not many) publishers may have had a hold on their account for about four months due to a bug. That means, these publishers were not paid for around four...
Many webmasters have been complaining this past weekend about poor income earnings on Google AdSense. The mentality is that there are "terrible stats" and that the earnings are "ridiculous." Complaints range from "maybe the AdSense era is finished for me"...
Some of the Google AdSense ads have recently been served and tracked via DoubleClick. Here is a picture of me with my mouse over a Google AdSense ad from my personal blog. As you can see, the tracking URL is...
AdWordsAdvisor has replied to the WebmasterWorld thread I was tracking on Google sending out holiday gifts to advertisers and publishers. AdWordsAdvisor said Google will not be sending out gifts to advertisers and publishers like they have in the past. Why?...
December 1st was Cyber Monday, and a lot of publishers and advertisers have seen increases in earnings per click and even in Quality Score. These are great results for publishers and advertisers, but what exactly could be the cause? Suspicions...
A detailed WebmasterWorld thread has dozens of complaints from Google AdSense publishers about the quality of the ads. In short, publishers are noticing that the ads are repeating themselves multiple times on the same page and the ads are less...
Update: Google has confirmed that they have cancelled gifts for 2008 for most advertisers and publishers. Trust me, you want to click through and read why. It is that time again, Google is sending out holiday gifts to their advertisers...
A few weeks ago, we posted on publishers' biggest Google AdSense requests. Ever since the story ran (and beforehand as well), the thread had a lot of activity with publishers making some big requests of Google's AdSense team. Now, there's...
WebmasterWorld members are reporting that Google is being stricter in accepting new publishers for Google AdSense. Your site must adhere to specific guidelines to be included. Rejection reasons include not owning the TLD of the site you are applying for...
A WebmasterWorld thread is gathering the top 5 publisher requests to be shared with Google's AdSenseAdvisor. Forum member participation is building up, with the following requests being made thus far: Ability to block more than 200 sites in the Competitive...
We have questioned if Google limits how much an AdSense publisher can earn in the past. We even ran a poll where the majority of publishers felt Google did not have a glass ceiling for AdSense earnings. Now, a WebmasterWorld...
Google AdSense had a two hour outage yesterday morning causing lots of concern amongst the publisher groups. There are two long threads, one at Google Groups and another ad WebmasterWorld discussing the outage. The first report came in at 4:09am...
Starting yesterday, a new AdSenseAdvisor has taken over at WebmasterWorld. The introductory thread is at Webmasterworld, which says this new advisor has been transitioning in. The old is being promoted, so congrats to you! Here is the post: Our previous...
The other day, we reported about the concern over Google AdSense displaying political ads throughout various sites, even though the publisher did not want to push for political agendas. Google listened and they blogged that they will be speeding up...
About 8 or so months ago, we reported an issue with the AdSense color picker, where it would not save the color in the manage ads area. An updated WebmasterWorld thread seems to have AdSense publishers confirming that this is...
There are two very long threads in the search forums talking about how Google's AdSense ads are showing political ads on their sites. A WebmasterWorld thread and a Google Help Forum thread has discussion on why these ads are showing...
In a Google Groups thread, AdWordsPro.Sarah tells us that there will be a new forum opening on November 5th . The new forums will boast user posting incentives, integration with the help center, enhanced user profiles (personalization with social --...
Yesterday, several Google AdSense publishers and I got this email. I never get anything from Google AdSense, so I found it interesting that they cared. Here's a snippet: We understand that the recent economic turmoil has created a lot of...
I am shocked this happened once again! Just a month ago, Google messed up and paid out Indian based AdSense publishers the wrong amount, a lesser amount, due to exchange rate conversion issues. Yes, they went back and paid the...
A WebmasterWorld thread is bashing the video Google AdSense unit. Many AdSense publishers call this unit earn nothing or next to nothing with this unit. The question is, is the forum bias or is it true? Please do comment below...
Yesterday we reported about a new type of Google AdSense ad. I wasn't sure if it was new, and even one commentator added another option, that the ad could be an image ad. In any event, today, I spotted a...
I am often very reluctant to show some of the threads I find discussing new Google AdSense ad formats. But this one, might be new or might be an extension of Google Gadget Ads, I am not sure. Having said...
As we expected, Google Analytics has integrated with Google AdSense. An AdSense blog post contains the details on how to hook up your AdSense account with your Analytics account - I personally tried this and I am unable to do...
In September, we ran a poll asking Does Google Limit The Amount AdSense Publishers Can Earn? The majority of respondents don't believe so. 57% do not believe in a ceiling, while 28% do and 15% said that the ceiling applies...
In late September, we ran a poll asking AdSense publishers if they are earning more or less than the previous year. The results are now in and honestly, don't tell us much. Most said they earn more but just about...
Are you a Google AdSense publisher who has taken a hit from the recession? A few forum threads, one at WebmasterWorld and the other at DigitalPoint Forums, discuss the impact of the economic crisis on money earned through the Google...
Michael VanDemar blogged about apparent Google AdSense insensitivity as it relates to the recession. He says that there's a possibility for the suicide rate to skyrocket, just like it did in the Great Depression. Thus, he's a little disturbed by...
Google is on march to make sure to continue monetizing searches in any way possible. This time, Google has added AdSense to Google Maps, in some cases. This was reported at Search Engine Land, Digital Inspiration and Bloggle first. Let...
Stick and ad here, an ad there, and how about an ad up there, or maybe in your games? That's right, Google finally announced the beta launch of AdSense for Games. More details about the ads can be found at...
In January of this year, we wrote about The Impact of the Dollar Exchange Rates on Google AdSense. Then, Google AdSense publishers were upset that they were earning less due to exchange rate issues. But now with the stronger dollar,...
It is not uncommon to see a Google AdSense ad with either one big ad from a single advertiser or many ads from multiple advertisers. But why would Google decide to ever show only one ad, as opposed to many?...
Hundreds of Google AdSense publishers cannot login to their AdSense accounts right now. Derek Chew showed me that when he tried, he ends up at a URL that looks like this https://www.google.com/adsense/legacylogincallback. The error when you land at that page...
A DigitalPoint Forums thread has a three page thread on the topic of Google messing up yet again with the exchange rate given to publishers. This time Google equated one US dollar to one Indian Rupee. The true current exchange...
Are you making more money with Google AdSense in 2008 then you did in 2007? That is the question asked at a WebmasterWorld thread. The answers are pretty much across the board, with only several responses. I figured, since we...
Ever since Google launched their AdSense contextual ad program, publishers had a theory that Google had a cap on how much publishers can make. Some believe the cap is a certain dollar amount, some believe it is an equation based...
The New York Times has a story about an AdSense/AdWords arbitrageur, a webmaster who makes money off getting visitors to his site through AdWords to have them click on his AdSense ads. The story is named Stuck in Google's Doghouse,...
Recently, there have been many complaints about the exchange rate used in Canada by Google to payout AdSense publishers. A DigitalPoint Forums thread says the rate was 1 to 1, calling the US dollar equal to the Canadian dollar. Plus,...
A WebmasterWorld thread reports that many publishers have started to notice that their Google AdSense ads are not showing up when someone accesses their pages via the Google cache. For example, a recent Google cache copy of my personal blog...
Google's ad serving tool, Google Ad Manager (google.com/admanager/), which launched as a beta in March is now open to all publishers. If you are a publisher using OpenAds, OpenX, phpAdsNew or a similar product, you may want to strongly consider...
Are you a Google AdSense publisher? Do you have a Google Analytics account? If so, you may be in for a surprise, since there's a rumor circulating that Google Analytics may soon include Google AdSense data. This information comes from...
If you are a Google AdSense publisher and make a lot of money off of those AdSense ads, you may have noticed a dip in your earnings as a result of the Beijing Olympics. Google AdSense publishers report that their...
Remember when I reported that Google confirmed that they would stop testing font styles in AdSense because it really annoyed their publishers? Well, it seems like Google is back at it again, testing new font options on some publisher ads....
We have been telling you this will be coming for a while now. It now appears that many Google AdSense publishers are being forced to update their login information from their current username and password to a Google Account. A...
A WebmasterWorld thread reports that Google is testing placing black borders around AdSense ads without the consent of the publishers. First reports of this came in at about 1pm (EST) yesterday, where the publisher expressed his distaste. I really can't...
We are hearing reports that Google has opened up the AdSense for Feeds Google product to more AdSense publishers. A Google Blogoscoped Forums thread and a WebmasterWorld thread has several publishers noticing the new option. Personally, I thought AdSense for...
I have been a huge fan of FeedBurner, RSS feed management company, for a really long time. Yes, before Google bought them and even before they had most of their cool features. In any event, I noticed a Google Groups...
One of the most sought after payment options for Google AdSense publishers is the ability to be paid via Western Union. Google had announced at Google Groups and WebmasterWorld that they have expanded Western Union payment to the following five...
Yesterday, AdSenseAdvisor posted on WebmasterWorld that there would be an outage for Google AdSense tomorrow, August 9th, between 10AM and 2PM PDT. Ad serving isn't affected but AdSense addicts won't be able to check their accounts. Usually, these announcement threads...
Yesterday Google announced that they will utilizing the DoubleClick cookie-based tracking technology to bring more targeted ads and better targeting features to adveristers. You can read most the blog and news commentary via Techmeme. The features are simple: Frequency Capping...
There are several threads at DigitalPoint Forums around the topic of seeing the "new" AdSense Ad Review Center. The thing is, the Ad Review Center is not new, at least not to me and many others. I assume that maybe...
A WebmasterWorld thread reports that Ad Review Center, which helps Google AdSense publishers block advertisers, has dropped all the advertisers from showing up in the list. But Google really did not hide all these advertisers from their publishers. It appears...
Google announced an exciting feature for AdWords advertisers yesterday. Google explained the feature as, "instead of creating separate campaigns for keywords and placements, you can now include both in any campaign. All ad groups now have tabs for both keywords...
InformationWeek reports that there's a class action suit against Google about having AdSense on parked domains when they aren't likely to yield conversions. In the specific case, a legal services provider had his ads running for about 6 weeks on...
After Google began testing new AdSense fonts back in May of this year, including testing comic sans - Google has finally decided to drop it based on publisher complaints. AdSenseAdvisor at WebmasterWorld said: Based on publisher feedback, we have removed...
The holiday weekend has come and gone, and most people have taken vacations with their families. The last thing many people do is sit at their computer and make purchases or surf the web. As every addicted Google AdSense publisher...
A WebmasterWorld thread has discussion around the various classifications of an MFA site (made for AdSense). The question is, what is the true definition of such a site? Is there a gray area or is it black and white? One...
A WebmasterWorld thread discusses the pros and cons of using Google's allowed sites feature in AdSense. In short, the Allowed Sites feature is a tool to tell Google, where you want your ads to show. For example, if someone steals...
Google offers automated and often repetitive messages, known as AdSense optimization tips. You get one virtually every month, on the first on the month. Mine have typically said that I should add more AdSense units to my pages. In this...
Some major news hit the presses last night, where Google announced on the AdWords Blog and AdSense Blog that they are retiring the pay-per-action program, putting an end to Google AdSense's referral program. I cannot say I am surprised, we...
Stuart McDonald posted a thread at WebmasterWorld explaining how you can use Google Ad Manager with Google AdSense to specify a minimum eCPM. You must keep in mind that you need to have other ads in your Ad Manager inventory...
AdSensePro Stephanie has posted in a Google Groups thread to announce two new additions to the forum. AdSensePro Jennifer and AdSensePro Adrian are going to be the two newest forum guides in Google Groups and will answer your questions about...
Google AdSense was formally announced on June 18, 2003. Now, it is five years old and still going strong. Within 2 days, WebmasterWorld had its own Google Adsense forum where people are talking about how Google AdSense has helped them....
Google has confirmed the Google AdSense Fonts tests as being tests at WebmasterWorld. Since then I have tried to compile some real world examples of these fonts in action. Thanks to a DigitalPoint Forums thread, I was able to find...
In May we first reported on Google testing out some new fonts for the Google AdSense ads. We then posted examples of Google testing comic sans font in their ad type, as you can see from the image at the...
DigitalPoint Forum members are chatting about Britney Spears's new official web site at britneyspears.com having Google AdSense ads at the bottom. Britney Spears's web site seems to be currently being redesigned by MusicToday. MusicToday has placed the Google AdSense ads...
We've been warning you to link your Google AdSense account to a Google account for months. Google is now making it official. A WebmasterWorld member says that he received an email saying that he will have to do it soon...
Reuters summarizes a recent comScore report that indicates that Google ad views are increasing. The article states: Web tracking firm comScore Inc's monthly report on "paid clicks" showed Google's U.S. growth at 19.6 percent in April from a year ago,...
There are two WebmasterWorld threads and some Google Groups threads reporting that some AdSense ads sporadically are disappearing. Several publishers are reporting that a new ad they placed on a particular page received impressions and clicks on day one and...
Let's say you hosted a government website with over 1 million visitors monthly. You'd probably want to monetize it. What about considering Google AdSense? It's a possibility; the contextual ads are likely to be well-targeted. Thousands of websites employ Google...
We posted about the requirement to link Google AdSense accounts with a Google Account in February. As indicated in the comments of that blog post, the frustration of doing so is still there and a lot of publishers are not...
What's worse than having pop-up ads on your website? Having ads on your website that aren't actually contextual and aren't properly matching the text of your website to draw in prospects. (Well, maybe it's not worse, but it's surely frustrating...
Google announced that AdSense (the AdWords content network) now supports the use of third-party ad serving techniques and technologies. I am not sure if most publishers understand the significance of this. Many large companies would not even think about placing...
A WebmasterWorld thread has a discussion around why Google might not allow you to add more then three AdSense ad units per page. WebmasterWorld's wyweb, a senior member, has a great theory. He explains that, imagine your web site is...
Dozens and dozens of Google AdSense publishers have reported receiving an email from Google with the subject line, "Important Account Information." The email basically was a reminder to those publishers who have not yet accepted the updated terms and conditions...
Numerous new Google AdSense publishers are reporting that they are trying to get their phone numbers verified with Google AdSense in the UK, but Google is not calling their phone numbers to complete the verification process. AdSensePro Ashley writes that...
A featured WebmasterWorld thread has a fun list of "not to do with your AdSense account because Google might ban you for these things." Here is the list complied by a new member, BrandNewDay: Click your own adsAsking other people...
First, congrats on your wedding - I like to personally wish you both a long happy life together. Now, let's get down to the money... You make a lot of money with Google AdSense. But now that you are married...
Yesterday we reported about a major reporting bug that impacted both AdWords & AdSense users. Yesterday at about 9pm (EST), Google's AdSensePro Stephanie said the reports were now fixed. Yes, that is about 40 hours after received our first reports...
A few weeks ago, I ran a poll asking Which Day Do You Make Most Your Google AdSense Income? We now have 92 responses, over the course of the week and most people voted that Monday they earned the...
Honestly, I am not sure if this is brand new, but a DigitalPoint Forums thread reports the Large Rectangle (336 x 280) unit as having four text ads within it as new. Here is a screen capture of the ad...
Starting at about 5am (EST) yesterday, I have been noticing reports in the forums about Google being slow to update both the AdSense reports and the AdWords reports. The two largest threads discussing the issues can be found at WebmasterWorld...
The Inside AdSense blog talks about the newest feature available to Google AdSense users: AdSense for Search is now powered by custom search. This new feature gives you the following benefits: site search, improved indexing of pages, vertical search, the...
Friday we reported that Google is testing new fonts in AdSense ads. Well, I finally found a screen capture of this in action via DigitalPoint Forums. Here is the screen capture: Pretty funky looking, no? If anything, this is a...
A WebmasterWorld thread has speculation that Google is now seeking out AdSense arbitrageurs through AdWords accounts. The rumor is that Google is banning AdSense publishers by looking to see if their AdWords accounts are sending traffic to pages with AdSense...
Google AdSense publishers are reporting via WebmasterWorld that Google is testing new fonts for the ad titles of the Google contextual ads. The new font styles seen include: Comic SansTimes New Roman The folks in the forum find the Comic...
A DigitalPoint Forums thread has the owner of a Google Maps mashup named Speed Trap get ready for being mentioned in the New York Times. The publisher said his site will be featured in the NY Times online site and...
A WebmasterWorld thread has discussion on what type of advertiser would you automatically add to your AdSense competitive filter list. I.e. which type ads do you not want showing up on your site? Here are some of the responses: Adult...
A DigitalPoint Forums thread asks other Google AdSense publishers which day of the week, do they make the most amount of money with Google. Most say, Monday and Tuesday are their highest yielding days, while some say the weekends are....
A WebmasterWorld member has been banned from Google AdSense and wants to try again after several years on hiatus. He says that the past banning was due to fraudulent clicks but does not know the origin, and he'd like to...
WebmasterWorld members are reporting that they're logging into their Google AdSense accounts due to an addiction that needs to be stopped and are finding that AdSense is reporting much lower clicks. One person in particular said that his ads are...
About 6 weeks ago, I polled our readers on which Google AdSense unit they found to be the most annoying. The results are in and the winner of the most annoying AdSense unit is the large rectangle unit. As you...
A DigitalPoint Forums thread kind of laughs at an ad they spotted within the Google AdSense network. An ad leading to Fragrance Net shows how sometimes advertisers can get too busy to remember to not publish an ad that is...
Whenever Google announces earnings, we have a thread at WebmasterWorld that summarizes how much share Google is taking from the earnings AdSense publishers make. So if you click on an AdSense ad on my personal blog, how much of that...
I am not a huge report guy on Google AdSense, but according to a WebmasterWorld thread, Google has added a new filter option on their advanced reports. You can now filter the reports by unit type. If you want to...
A Google AdSense publisher at WebmasterWorld is reporting that his highest earning day had poor performance. He wonders if it has something to do with a new AdSense glitch or if this problem is just personally impacting him. Fortunately for...
There are 10 threads at Google Groups about a bug that appears to be impacting many Google AdSense publishers. In short, when you go through the process of creating a new ad unit, you are taken backwards instead of to...
It is that time of the year again, just a few more days until Tax Day in America. That reminds me, I need to call my accountant and see the status of my returns... In any event, this is typically...
Google has been rolling out a new AdSense feature that you can likely see by going to the "Ad Setup" screen and clicking on the "Competitive Ad Filter" link. Then you should see access to the "Ad Review Center" (aka...
There has been a lot of discussion over the reporting features in Google Ad Manager. Here are some threads, both praising and hating the reporting tools in Google's new Ad Manager, a free ad delivery system. We have two threads...
Last week, I reported that Google said blending AdSense ads is not allowed, well, it seems like I was somewhat wrong. At least, we all were, on some level. AdSenseAdvisor updated us in the WebmasterWorld thread (see post number 3617913)....
Need Google AdSense help? AdSensePro has shared seventeen new groups with us. They are: Arabic: AdSense منتدى المساعدة الخاصة ب http://groups.google.com/group/adsense-help-ar?hl=ar Czech: Fórum pomoci AdSense http://groups.google.com/group/adsense-help-cz?hl=cs Chinese (Simplified): AdSense 支持论坛 http://groups.google.com/group/adsense-help-zhs Chinese (Traditional): AdSense 支援論壇 http://groups.google.com/group/adsense-help-zht Dutch: AdSense Help Forum...
Over the course of a 24 hour period, there has been an increase in reports that Google AdSense has been placing the arrows on many more AdSense ads. We call them scrolling AdSense ads and we first reported Google testing...
If you are based in the UK and are awaiting your Google AdSense payment, you might have to wait a little longer. A Google Groups post from an official Google AdSense representative, Stephanie, said that due to Easter coinciding with...
One of the most successful Google AdSense optimization strategies was to make your Google AdSense ads look as if they are part of your site content or navigation. This strategy is commonly referred to as blending your ads into your...
Dozens of reports from WebmasterWorld claim that Google AdSense's advanced reports are having major downtime issues. The errors people have been seeing are: Report generation failed There was an error in generating the report you requested. Please try again later....
Just four months ago, Google added two new AdSense representatives to the Google Groups area to help the original AdSensePro. Since then, AdSensePro Ashley and Jordan have been hard at work helping AdSense publishers in the AdSense Help Group. Google...
A WebmasterWorld thread has isolated a tip on how to increase one's Google AdSense earnings. One tip was bold enough to say a faster server can increase your earnings as much as 25%! Most publishers in that thread are skeptical...
Google recently updated their AdSense terms of service and one publisher asked AdSenseAdvisor if Google AdSense is or will be using "web beacons." After about a week (March 18th), AdSenseAdvisor replied to a WebmasterWorld thread saying: In the future we...
Yesterday Google announced a new product named Ad Manager. In short, it is a hosted ad management solution, like OpenAds (aka PHPAdsNew) but OpenAds is not hosted. So the benefits of the Google Ad Manager product is that you don't...
As some of you know, we have a new AdSenseAdvisor and this new AdSenseAdvisor is now taking publisher's feature requests, aka their wish lists for what they would like to see on Google AdSense. Some items on the wish list...
AdSenseAdvisor asks in a WebmasterWorld thread, if you had an account manager or advisor to aid you with your Google AdSense account, what would you use the advisor or manager for? Here are some Google AdSense Account Manager tasks mentioned...
Ever wonder how some advanced Google AdSense publishers dig into their data? A WebmasterWorld thread has discussion on the topic of using Microsoft Excel to really analyze their AdSense data. By generating reports on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and...
Some publishers feel you may see a slight spike in your Google AdSense income in the near future. Why? As martinibuster reports in a WebmasterWorld thread, many AdWords advertisers, including myself, have received emails from Google to give the content...
Yesterday I reported that AdSenseAdvisor seemed to have gone MIA (missing in action) since mid-January of this year. Later that day, a new AdSenseAdvisor introduced them-self at WebmasterWorld. The re-introduction thread at WebmasterWorld reads: Our old ASA has taken on...
A WebmasterWorld thread reports Google AdSense going down at about 1pm (EST) and finally coming back up at 3pm (EST). What concerned many publishers was the fact that there was no warning from AdSenseAdvisor in the forums. There was however...
In the first of many Google AdSense optimization tips, Google AdSense representative Ashley recommends in a Google Groups post to use the 300x250 medium rectangle unit. Not only that, when you use it, make sure to place it above the...
Last week, Google updated the AdSense Terms of Service. With that update, came a bug in agreeing to the terms of service. Reports came via Google Groups that clicking the terms of service link did not work for everyone. When...
Google has made changes to the Google AdSense Terms and Conditions policy last night. The Inside AdSense blog said the changes were to include "future products and feature," such as Gadget Ads and an update to the "privacy requirements." The...
Earlier, we announced that Google has begun testing video ads in the search results. It seems that Google's interest in video is far from over. Google is now pushing AdSense for video. This video explains: Reuters explains that Google has...
Earlier we released a poll that showed 37% of Google AdSense Publishers Earned Over a $1,000 in 2007. So on January 31st, I decided to run a new poll asking Google AdSense Earnings Way Down in January 2008? The results...
A WebmasterWorld thread takes the findings from a recent Hitwise report saying that Yahoo draws a younger crowd than Google. The member suspects that this could mean that Google is more profitable for AdSense publishers. Most don't find this report...
Google continues to test the placement and location of the Google logo within the AdSense Ads. Let me count for you the times we reported these minor changes: Google Trying Google Logo on AdSense Ads, December 11, 2006 Google Confirms...
There are times when Google AdSense publishers need to change who the check or payment is made out to. This is more common for first time AdSense publishers who make a mistake when completing the AdSense application and put the...
I thought I would begin publishing some recent polls I have been requesting from our readers to complete here. The first poll I am publishing was polled on January 3, 2008, where I asked How Much Did You Make from...
The folks at WebmasterWorld are frustrated with a relatively new implementation on the Google AdSense side where they are being asked to update their login information. The message is as follows: "Welcome! You're signed in to Google Accounts under the...