Since we're into anything free, I'm quite sad to say that Asrep - this other ad tracking tool that I've just known about recently costs $50. Yes, its full-version does not come for free.

However, a yay for us freebie-lovers since its trial version which can be used infinitely or just as long as its makers keep it that way, is free!

So what are AdSense publishers allowed to do with the free version?

    * Click fraud detection and prevention tools.
    * Domain, page, directory and and sub-directories reports.
    * Channel reports.
    * Referrer domain, page, and search term reports.
    * Visitor IP and Country.
    * Reports of Ad Unit Colors and Formats.
    * Search box search term reports.

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For experienced AdSense publishers, experimenting on their AdSense sites' performance is almost impossible without this metric.

So you're itching to know what can possibly increase your AdSense earnings through increasing AdSense eCPM by 50%?

Everton Blain of Connected Internet says it's Section Targeting. 

Nothing new about this tip but just to show you another proof that it does work immensely well.. 

...last week I realised that what had also happened was that November was also when I started experimenting with my new Eureka theme, and my Adsense Section Targeting was missing. Literally the second I added Adsense Section Targeting by eCPM started to increase and 4 days later it’s up 50%!

It also is an eye-opener for those who want to shoot two birds in one stone - SEO and earnings. 

Put too much emphasis on AdSense and your site may be linked to less. The more available space you dedicate to AdSense on your site, and the less you differentiate between ads and content in your design, the more money you earn with the program, right? Not quite. While pushing the AdSense may result in short-term gains, it might also convince some visitors that the site is too crowded to be worth visiting again. And some of those visitors may also be bloggers or other people who might otherwise help to promote your site with links to it. And the less your site gets linked to, the less traffic it gets, meaning AdSense revenues may go down in the long term.

Indeed, many discerning content writers might hesitate on linking back to your site's content if it's laden with AdSense ads. So the moral lesson here is that avoid crowding your site with AdSense ads if one of your top priorities is it gains some good search engine ranking. 

YouTube said it will screen prospective participants, with a focus on video creators who regularly add new content to the site, who already have a following and who comply with the site's posting guidelines.

The video creators decide which of their videos they want to include advertising. YouTube didn't say what share of ad revenue its partners will keep, but generally firms that originate videos keep a majority of ad revenue associated with their content.

Revver and other video sites offering revenue sharing should be getting nervous now. 

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ADSDAQ offers a self-service exchange where publishers set their prices, and ad networks buy directly. ADSDAQ opened its doors to publishers in October and immediately became the 23rd largest ad network. 

Here is how ADSDAQ it claims to fare compared to Google AdSense and other ad networks. Be the judge.

 

 

 

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Display only partial posts.
If you want more clicks on your site, don’t post the whole write-up on one page.  Instead, show only the first paragraph or a few sentences to whet your readers' appetites.  If you prefer, a short but appealing description of the write-up will help you do the trick.  Provide a link that says 'Read more' below the paragraph that readers can click on to access the rest of the write-up.

Post a series of write-ups.
If you have an interesting article to write and foresee that it's a long one, write a series of articles that you post over a short period of time.  Your readers will then go back to your site and click on the necessary links.

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To decrease the bounce rate for your website, here are some things you can do:

Provide valuable content.
Great content is always a hit with readers.  However, don’t place all your hopes of decreasing your bounce rate on just one article.  Write as many great articles as you can, gradually building your readership base.  

As more and more people discover your website, the more buzz it will receive.  Visitors who come to your site are also more likely to check out your other offerings, effectively decreasing your bounce rate.

What? You haven't seen them yet? See this scrolling AdSense ads video taken by Eric Giguere.

A high number means people are leaving your site as fast as they log on.  Your goal then is to decrease the bounce rate of your website to increase your topic.

What is a bounce rate? 

The bounce rate is the percentage of visitors that go to your site, probably stay awhile and then exit, leaving your links untouched. 

They were probably brought there through a search engine or they probably found your website by clicking on a link.  When this happens, it's not good news for you. 

They're not just nice monetization-wise but are also nice to look at too. Check out these these AdSense ready themes:

Deep Blue - the popular blogging tips site Daily Blogging Tips theme. 

Grey Icon - a minimalist WordPress theme with blocks of sidebar ads.

My April Reloaded - a cool WordPress theme with sidebar block ads. 

Have fun dressing up your blogs with these AdSense ready themes! 

Have you ever considered other ways to make money online aside from waiting for visitors to click your ads? I mean having direct sponsors through content subscription and services like quarterly reports, paid job listing or paid consultation reports?

It's one of my goals next year to explore these types of Internet money making opportunities. It will definitely be more tedious but it's nice to take on a new challenge every now and then.

I've noticed that more and more blog owners are considering consultancy and paid content since the distribution of the teaser report from Brian Clark's Teaching Sells, an e-course on building membership sites. It's nothing new since many have been doing it already. But Brian did shed a nice light on this method.

Building membership sites is not an easy task and requires the important step of building reputation first before acquiring "a list." However, it can be more lucrative if you hit the sweet spot. 

What's your take on this? Ever tried building a membership site? 

You can make the most out of the images you includein your site through the following tips:

1. Don't turn off your site's visitors by using too large images that will take too long to download.  

2. Use the alt tag attribute of images and use relevant keywords.  This will not only help search engine spiders to add more points to your site through the relevance of keywords you used but will also help in making your site usable for those who use screenreaders.

3. Use Title Case for Your Alt Tag Keywords. This is one great way to attract search engine visitors to your site when searching for your site. It makes them think that those keywords you used is part of the title of the page. 

BUT boy do you miss making money off selling text links! ScratchBack, a tipping service system developed by the opportunity-maker himself Jim Kukral, might be the answer for those who can't go against Google's rules. Or okay, if that's not your problem, you might just want to use another way to monetize your site. 

ScratchBack will make you install a widget called TopSpots so you can get tipped by your site's visitors. And when you receive that tip it comes with the option of allowing that visitor who tipped you to get something back through a text link or an image of his own choosing.

Would you like that? Learn more about ScratchBack here. 

Asterpix enables users to easily create hypervideos and share them through websites, blogs and email. Analogous to hypertext, hypervideo provides an interactive experience by allowing viewers to select objects of interest to get more information or navigate the video. Asterpix works with video publishers and advertisers to offer viewers a unique interactive video experience.

Definitely a promising service for online video publishers, right? What's your take on this?

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How has the process of generating new ad code changed?
On the 'Get Ads' page of the 'AdSense Setup' tab, you'll find the same code generation wizard you've used before. At the end of the wizard, you'll now be prompted to provide a name for the ad unit you've just created. We recommend using a descriptive name so that you'll remember where you pasted this ad unit. For instance, use names like "Homepage Leaderboard, example.com" or "Top 300x250, Sports pages."

Here are the step-by-step instructions on how to go about implementing this feature.