Potential money maker for mobile website – Adsense for mobile search

search results Potential money maker for mobile website   Adsense for mobile search

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Soon, mobile network operators and mobile website owners are  going to get another new potential money maker for them.

After Adsense for mobile launched lasy year, AdSense for mobile search unveiled by Google to further conquer the ever-growing mobile websites. Just like Adsense for search on normal websites, publishers are required to embed the Google search box on their websites to get started.

The search results are tailored for mobile website to provide maximum mobile browsing experience.  Beside that, partners can customize how the sites looks like with their logo on the header and the link back to their site at the footer (such as on the screen shot).

This program still in beta stage and interested users are required to fill in this form to join in.

Western Union update for Adsense- Expiry data extention & splits payment

western union Western Union update for Adsense  Expiry data extention & splits payment

Good news for Adsense ads publisher who receive payment via Western Union.

First, expiration data has been extended. Not really a case for publisher like me who immediately cash it out once available..

The second one must be a cheers for huge earner Adsense publishers. It stating

For instance, if the payout limit in your country is $3,000 USD and your payment for the month is $5,000 USD, we’ll send you two payments: one for the limit of $3,000 USD and another for the remainder of $2,000 USD. If you’re sent multiple Western Union payments, you’ll see multiple ‘Payment issued’ lines on your Payment history page, each with the corresponding MTCN associated with it. Depending on your local Western Union agent, you may need to pick up multiple payments on subsequent days. We recommend consulting your local Western Union agent for further details.

So Google Adsense publisher like LiewCF who ‘used to exceed’ the maximum limit, this is a great relief. No more DHL couried cheque cost $24.

Monetizing undeveloped domain with Adsense

adsense Monetizing undeveloped domain with Adsense

There is almost no limitation of creativity when it come to opportunity to generate money online, especially if they’re ‘BIGGER’ than anybody else.

At the end of 3rd quarter of 2008, there are 174 millions domains on the net. Of this number, 11.5 millions new domains registered for that quarter alone. Not all domains registered for setting up website purpose, big chunk of it kept for investment purpose or hold it just for future planning.

Good news to those that have lots of undeveloped domains, Google is now allowing such domains to display Adsense ads. So instead of 404 page or page not found message, there will be Adsense ads over there.

To check whether AdSense for domains has been enabled for your account, log in and visit your AdSense Setup tab.

But typical Google is, this is only rolled out to English-language publisher in North America at the moment. For publisher across other regions, you have to wait a little bit longer.

Google retiring Adsense Referral ads

Beginning last week of August, Google will be retiring the AdSense Referrals program. If you are still running those ads on your website, you should start removing/replacing the ads code and download the report to your desktop.

By that time, the code will no longer work and leave a blank space in your website. Google is suggesting these alternatives, but the 2nd point makes more sense for current Adsense publisher.

  • Google Adsense for content ad – This is the common Adsense ads. Do NOT put more ads, If you have reached the maximum numbers of ads allowed (3 ads per page).
  • Google Referral Networks – This is the new ads network from Google and the obvious reason why Google is retiring Adsense Referral ads.

Google has acquired the DoubleClick Performics Affiliate operations in March 2008. Together, they’re creating new opportunities for monetization, expansion, and innovation in affiliate marketing.

Performics was founded as the first full-service affiliate network in 1998 and was acquired by DoubleClick in 2004. Today, Performics Affiliate operates as Google Affiliate Network and remains committed to delivering affiliate channel growth for advertisers and publishers.

Personally, Google’s decision is not really impacting me, since I only earn a few bucks ever since I put up their referral code. It’s there since I can’t put more Adsense’s content ads on the page.

I’m gonna register and play around with Google Affiliate Network to see what it is offering. The reminder shows up on the Adsense Setup page as well, to remind your for the same thing.

referrals ads Google retiring Adsense Referral ads

google adsense ads disappear?

I first read about Google Adsense ads disappear from SEORoundtable, which has linked in few resources from webmasterworld, DigitalPoint and Google Group discussions thread here ,here ,and here .Fortunately, none (at least now) of my websites having such issues.

There are various behavior of the Google Adsense ads disappear issue reported on the forum

It just shows blank…..no public service ads…..no commercial ads…nothing

Now it hasn’t stopped altogether, but every ten minutes or so, ads within the entire domain disappear. One block of ad links may appear, but the skyscraper and 460 wide blocks are gone. Then they come back for 10 minutes or so and then disappear again

I had the same phenomenon. Ads quit displaying in FireFox — for only one site! — but were displaying in IE. It happened sporadically

One more thing that I have noticed that on my home page the standard image banner 468X60 on top displays public service ads about 80% of the time!

Google sent a message yesterday that I had 60 days to give some secret code to get my $10. I replied that I don’t have the secret code. Today all my ads have disappeared, with public service ads instead.

Before you check your adsense ads on your website,

1. make sure that you have verified your account with the PIN # you received once your account reach $10 limit and accepting new terms and conditions .

2. Your website banned by Google Adsense. Check your mailbox if you ever receive any email from them. Sometime they’ll just ban the website due to the content itself, and not your account entirely

Ok, after you have ruled out 2 possibilities above, and if your adsense ads still disappear, contact their support