Google Adsense allows you to customize ads on your blog. You can pick small side bar ads, banners to be displayed at the top or bottom of your blog, or large full side bar ads. Adsense allows you to pick the type advertisers that can be in the ads, and allows you to block topics that you are not comfortable showing on your blog. I won't pretend to be an expert on the subject. I just have some years of experience dealing with Google Adsense. So I will offer the advice I know.
Can Anyone Get Google Adsense?
No! Google is not going to approve just anyone. They have standards. Without these standards, any ole person who wants to get ads and be spammy could get one, and that is not google's plan!
Google makes the guidelines. You follow them or they don't approve you. If you are deciding to get into the blog world do us all a favor, Don't get into this if you are going to half ass your writing. You need to figure out what quality is here in the blogging world before dragging yourself down. Sellers won't care how many followers you have if you aren't getting any page views. So learn now, so you can get approved for Adsense and make money long term by gaining lots of traffic to your blog.
So How Do I Get Approved For Adsense?
Write Quality Content -
If you think writing short 100-200 word posts is quality, it is not. In fact ideally every article you write, about a product or anything else, should be at least 500 words. In my 7 years writing online I have found my most profitable articles are more than 800 words. Lazy short writing isn't going to help you any. If you are writing for the sake of getting sponsors it will make you look like a newbie or make sponsors question your ability to write about their products.
Also check your spelling and overall grammar. It doesn't need to be perfect. I know mine isn't, but it should be easy to read, and it must be understandable.
Never Copy and Paste -
Not only is this a sign of a poor writer, it is also copyright infringement. You can actually get into a good bit of trouble doing this. It is stealing. Digital content is no different than real life items. If you wouldn't walk into Wal-Mart and steal, then don't do it online. This applies to writings and pictures.
Have Enough Content -
In the blogger world there is a lot of speculation about how much content is 'enough'. Some say 6 long quality articles, others say 20 articles. Google has not and probably never will answer the question of how many articles you should have. However a good estimate is to have at least 20 quality articles before applying.
Don't write 20 articles in 3 days and expect to get approved though. Google does seem to prefer sites that have been 'aged' a bit before approving them. I've heard it is best to wait at least 6 weeks before even applying. So give it some time. Wait. Write more quality content. Learn about SEO. Learn about picking the correct keywords.
What Next?
Once you have met these requirements then you can apply for Google Adsense. Don't get discouraged if you get turned down on the first try. Many writers do. Just go back and work on these key points a bit more.
Everything about writing online will require some work. Anyone who thinks making money blogging is simple has probably never actually been profitable. People who are quick to say 'Oh just blog about it' really irk me. The average person knows nothing about writing online. So they have to learn about proper writing techniques, keywords/seo, ad companies, and html.
So if you are denied, don't be too let down. Keep learning, keep writing, and keep improving your writing techniques. If Google Adsense doesn't work out you can always try working with a different ad partner.
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