Betting on Adsense
Making money using Adsense is a popular goal, in fact, there are more ebooks on that one topic that you could possibly imagine. In addition, there are blogs, eseminars and the like, specifically designed to help publishers make more money using AdSense.
However, if it were that easy, we’d all be millionaires. I’d suggest focusing on a tight niche, blending the colors of your AdSense in with your weblog’s color scheme, and following the AdSense TOS very, very closely. On numerous occassions publishers have been booted out of the program, without warning, for violating their Terms of Service. Which is quite fair, in my opinion, as they were told to read the TOS and if you are working your business as a professional would, you’d take care to read any legal contacts and terms prior to use.
Here are some excellent resources to help you understand AdSense and benefit from these contextual ads.
ProBlogger.net
Darren makes, on average, $15K a month from AdSense. He runs a dozen or so sites and is an all around nice fellow. His blog is a hub of user comments and product reviews, so you’ll not be bored.
Google’s Adsense Blog
The source for up-to-date info and behind the scenes tips.
JenSense
Long an expert in this category, Jen is also a Yahoo! Publisher expert and hosts a WebmasterRadio show and speaks at conferences on the subject. Many in the industry quote her as she’s a great feel for her topic.