Best Tips to Increase Your AdSense CTR (Click Through Rate) and CPC (Cost Per Click) in your blog or website

You all will get high cpc if you use this all ways in your blog or web.

The biggest mistake I see with people using Adsense as their monetization strategy, is they forget that Adsense is a CPC based network. You get paid per click, not by impression.

Yet over and over again I see people not laying out their ads on their sites to maximize their income potential.

Forget traffic for right now. I’m going to show you 8 effective Adsense tips on how you can double your income from your existing traffic with a few optimization tricks I’ve picked up over the years.

1. Place at least 2 ads within the post content

I know, it’s ugly to have ads mixed into your content, but it’s where your ads can get the most exposure. I like to place at least 2 ad blocks within the content itself: 1 at the top and 1 at the bottom.

What works best for me is to put the first ad right below the first paragraph, and the second one right after the content.

2. Use all your ad blocks, and make them big

Starting off simple.

Use all your ad blocks. In addition to increasing your chances for a click, this increases the ad spaces on your site advertisers can bid on and gives you a better overall RPM. You’re allowed to use 3 ad blocks and 3 link units for each page of your site. While I don’t normally use link units at all, I do use 3 ad blocks no matter how short my content is.

Forget all the other size options that AdSense gives you. Bigger is better. Forget trying to blend it into your content, just make them visible so people can’t miss it. I’ve done extensive testing colors and came to one conclusion: blending is not always the answer. As long as people can see them, they’ll click on it if it’s something they’re interested in.

3. Use Red Instead of Blue

For the longest time, I had the same color scheme to my site: black text and blue links. It worked.

But I noticed that using red links throughout my site instead of blue worked so much better. Maybe it has something to do with people’s natural blindness to blue link ads, but red far outperforms blue.

Try making all the links on your site red, and then use the same red color for your AdSense ads. Don’t use a bright red, but more of a maroon color so your site doesn’t look like it was built in 1999.

4. Use a Scrolling Ad Block

Google does list this as not-allowed in their policies. However, I’ve been using it for years and have even passed a manual review on my site. Use this at your own risk. It may be a case-by-case basis. If they see you are using it to manipulate clicks, you are putting your account as risk.

Ever visit a website and see the ad follow you down the page as you scrolled down? Implementing that into my websites dramatically improved my CTR and overall RPM.

Even if you do get permission to use it, it’s only against the policy if you cover it over your content. For example, if you had an ad block above your post title and it covered your content as you scrolled down, that would be against the rules.

If you have it in the sidebar, away from any content on the site, you’re allowed to use the feature.

For this, I like to use the Q2W3 plugin, which is free for WordPress users. Just activate the plugin, and you’ll see an option in your widgets to make them sticky.

Sidebar ads really suck for AdSense. But with this scrolling plugin, I improved my sidebar-ad CTR by over 150%.

The best ad unit for this?

The giant 300 x 600 large skyscraper ads.

5. Use Text & Image Based Ad

With AdSense, you’re allowed to choose whether your ad unit is image based or text based. Unless you’re seriously in love with one type of ad, try using Text & Image based.

Using both text and image options allows more advertisers to bid on it (text ad bids and image ad bids) and increases your overall Cost per Click.

Don’t expect to see an instant jump in CPC. From my experience, it’s not a huge increase, but over time, it does pay more per click than an only text or only image ad.

6. Create a Short code

For Word Press users.

This involves editing some PHP files, but don’t freak out if you can’t code. This is really simple stuff.

What it does is it allows you to create a simple short code that allows you to add in ads wherever you please.

So while you’re writing an article, all you have to do is type in [ads] wherever you want the ad to be, and it will place it there. This is useful if you want to control your ad positions on shorter and longer posts, or for different kind of posts such as a video or image heavy posts.

Here’s how to do it.

1. Go into your Word Press editor and open the functions.php file.

2. Paste in this code:

Don’t forget to delete the line that says ERASE-THIS-PART-AND-PASTE-IN-YOUR-ADSENSE-CODE-HERE and paste in your AdSense code.

You can put in styling along with your AdSense code to center them, float them, place 2 ads side by side, etc.

It’s awesome.

Now, when you’re writing or editing your posts, wherever you type in [ads], it will show the AdSense code and whatever styling you applied to it.

7. My Favorite Ad Position: Under 1st Paragraph

My best performing ad position is usually the large rectangle or regular 300×250 ad block placed right under the first paragraph of the post or page.

From my own testing, these performed better than floating it to the right of the first paragraph or having it right under the title.

Here’s a simple function you can add to your functions.php file. It will add in your AdSense code right after “x” amount of paragraphs. For me, I choose 1 to put it right after the first paragraph, but you can choose any number you want.

Here’s how to do it:

1. Go into your Word Press editor and open the functions.php file.

2. Copy and paste this in:

Don’t forget to delete the line that says ERASE-THIS-PART-AND-PASTE-IN-YOUR-ADSENSE-CODE-HERE and paste in your AdSense code.

Just like the first one, you can also apply any styling you want to it.

8. Control Your Sidebar Ads Depending on What Page You’re on

Maybe a sidebar ad performs well on the homepage and archive pages, but not in your individual posts. Well, this can easily be fixed with a free plugin called Display Widgets.

I use it for almost all of my AdSense sites because sidebar ads don’t perform the same on every page of the site.

Simply install and activate the plugin. After that, just go into the Word Press Widgets section of your admin and you can control each individual widget and on which pages it’s hidden and which pages it’s shown.

Note: If you select “Show on Selected Pages” it will hide it on every page BUT the ones you select. If you select “Hide on Selected Pages “it will show it on every page BUT hide it from the ones you select. You don’t have to configure this for every single one of your widgets, only the ones you want to control. If you don’t touch it, it will just go with your theme’s default settings.

Conclusion

As you learned from these AdSense tips, there are a lot of things you can do to increase revenue off of your existing traffic.

If you’re serious about your site (i.e. it’s making you a lot of money and you want to squeeze every penny out of it) then a one-position-fits-all ad layout isn’t the best option. You may be leaving a lot of money on the table by just installing a plugin that lays out the ads at the top and bottom of every post.

While a lot of things with AdSense are out of your control, you can use these AdSense optimization tips to experiment with your own site.

IMPROVING YOUR ADSENSE CTR FOR HIGHER ONLINE INCOME

IMPROVING YOUR ADSENSE CTR FOR HIGHER ONLINE INCOME

WE HAVE EXPLAINED THAT YOUR ADSENSE CLICK THROUGH RATE (CTR) IS THE PERCENTAGE OF VISITORS TO YOUR PAGE THAT CLICK ON AN ADSENSE ADVERT. SO, IF YOU HAVE 20,000 VISITORS EACH MONTH, AND YOU GET 40 CLICKS ON ADSENSE ADS, YOUR CTR IS 0.2% IF YOU GET 500 CLICKS ON ADS, YOUR CTR IS 2.5%. IRRESPECTIVE OF THE CPC, YOU WANT YOUR CTR TO BE AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE.

WE PROVIDED SOME INCOME EXAMPLES AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS BLOG POST, AND HERE ARE SOME MORE. IF THE AVERAGE CPC PAID BY GOOGLE TO YOU IS 40C, THEN THE ABOVE EXAMPLES WOULD GIVE YOU A MONTHLY INCOME OF $16 AND $200. IF YOU CAN INCREASE YOUR CPC TO 80C, THEN YOU EARN $32 TO $400 EACH MONTH. THE GREATER YOUR CTR THE BETTER FOR YOU – YOU HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER THIS WITH AD PLACEMENT THAN YOU HAVE OVER CPC!

SOME PEOPLE MAKE THOUSANDS EVERY MONTH USING ADSENSE ON MULTIPLE SITES. HOWEVER, EVEN WITH ONE BLOG, YOU HAVE NO REASON NOT TO MAXIMIZE YOUR INCOME BY USING SOME BASIC COMMON SENSE: PLACE YOUR ADSENSE ADS ON THOSE AREAS OF YOUR WEBSITE OR BLOG ON WHICH PEOPLE TEND TO SPEND MOST TIME.

WHY GOOGLE RECOMMENDS IMAGE AND VIDEO ADS

WHY GOOGLE RECOMMENDS IMAGE AND VIDEO ADS

YOU CAN ONLY SHOW ONE IMAGE OR VIDEO ADVERT AT A TIME – YOU CANNOT DISPLAY A ROW OF IMAGE ADS AS YOU CAN TEXT ADS. THIS FOCUSES YOUR VISITOR’S ATTENTION ON ONE ADVERT. THE MORE POPULAR ADVERTISERS, MANUFACTURERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS LIKE TO PROMOTE THEIR BRAND. THIS MEANS A LOGO OR SOME OTHER IMAGE THAT THEY INCLUDE IN THEIR ADSENSE ADVERTISING.

IT ALSO MEANS THAT THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO CREATE VIDEOS TO PROMOTE THEIR BUSINESSES. SUCH ADVERTS TEND TO PAY MORE PER CLICK THAN SIMPLE TEXT ADS – BUT ONLY IF THE VIDEO CONTENT MATCHES WELL WITH THE CONTENT OF YOUR PAGE.

TIPS TO USE ADSENSE CHANNELS TO INCREASE ADSENSE CPC

TIPS TO USE ADSENSE CHANNELS TO INCREASE ADSENSE CPC

YOU CAN SET UP YOUR TESTS USING ADSENSE CHANNELS. YOU CAN CREATE CUSTOM CHANNELS TO ESTABLISH THE CPC AND CTR OF INDIVIDUAL AD BLOCKS. MEASURE THE PERFORMANCE OF EACH CHANNEL OVER A PERIOD OF 2-4 WEEKS AND THEN DESIGN YOUR ADSENSE STRATEGY ON THE RESULTS. CHANNELS CAN BE CREATED FOR INDIVIDUAL ADVERTS OR AD BLOCKS.

THIS ENABLES YOU TO DELETE ANY LOW-PERFORMING BLOCKS, OR TO CHANGE THEIR POSITION ON YOUR PAGE. GOOGLE MAY PROVIDE THE HIGHEST-PAYING ADSENSE ADVERTS TO THOSE ADVERTS THAT PERFORM BEST. THAT IS BECAUSE THESE ADVERTISERS ARE PAYING FOR MAXIMUM EXPOSURE. A TOP BID FOR A SPECIFIC KEYWORD NOT ONLY GET YOU TOP OF PAGE#1 OF GOOGLE SERPS FOR THAT KEYWORD, BUT ALSO EXPOSURE ON THE TOP PERFORMING AD BLOCKS ON THE TOP PERFORMING WEB PAGES.

CUSTOM CHANNELS ENABLE YOU TO ESTABLISH THE CTR AND CPC OF EACH OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL AD BLOCKS OR EVEN INDIVIDUAL ADVERTS. YOU CAN ESTABLISH WHETHER A SINGLE BANNER ADVERT PAYS MORE THAN THE COMBINED INCOME FROM EACH ADVERT IN A 4-AD BLOCK IN THE SAME POSITION ON YOUR PAGE. YOU CAN ALSO SET UP CHANNELS TO COMPARE ADVERT SIZES.

HOW TO UNDERSTAND ADSENSE CPC OR COST PER CLICK

HOW TO UNDERSTAND ADSENSE CPC OR COST PER CLICK

THE TERM CPC OR ‘COST PER CLICK.’ IF YOU ARE USING GOOGLE ADSENSE ON YOUR WEB PAGES THEN YOU WILL KNOW THAT THESE ARE ADVERTS FROM GOOGLE’S ADWORDS ADVERTISING PROGRAM. ADVERTISERS USING THE ADWORDS PROGRAM PAY GOOGLE FOR EVERY CLICK MADE ON THEIR ADVERTS.

WHEN YOU PLACE ADSENSE BLOCKS ON YOUR WEB PAGES AND BLOGS, YOU GET PAID A PERCENTAGE OF WHAT ADVERTISERS PAY GOOGLE. CURRENTLY THIS IS 68% OF THE BID PRICE FOR THAT ADVERT. SO IF SOMEBODY IS PAYING GOOGLE $2 FOR EVERY CLICK ON A SPECIFIC ADVERT FOR A SPECIFIC KEYWORD, THEN YOU GET $1.36 EVERY TIME A VISITOR TO YOUR SITE CLICKS ON THAT ADVERT IF GOOGLE HAS PLACED IT ON YOUR PAGE.

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO DO YOUR BEST TO MAXIMIZE THE CPC PRICE, SO THAT THE ADVERTS ON YOUR WEB PAGES AND BLOG POSTS MAKE YOU MOST MONEY EVERY TIME A VISITOR CLICKS ON THEM. THIS INVOLVES GETTING GOOGLE TO PLACE THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE VALUE ADVERTS ON YOUR PAGES. YOU CANNOT DECIDE THE PPC OF THE PUBLISHED ADS YOURSELF – GOOGLE DECIDES THAT BASED ON SEVERAL ASPECTS OF YOUR WEB PAGE/BLOG PAGE/BLOG POST.

THERE ARE TWO FACTORS INVOLVED HERE: THE CPC AND CTR (CLICK THROUGH RATE) – THE LATTER IS THE RATIO OF VISITORS WHO ACTUALLY CLICK ON AN ADVERT RATHER THAN JUST READ THE PAGE CONTENT AND IGNORE THE ADS. A HIGH CTR IS OFTEN BETTER THAN A HIGH CPC.

THUS, IF YOU GET A CTR OF 2% WITH ADVERTS WITH A CPC OF $0.75 (2 VISITORS IN EACH 100 CLICK ON AN ADVERT), THEN THAT IS BETTER THAN A CTR OF 1% WITH ADVERTS WITH A CPC OF $1.20. WITH THE FORMER, EACH 1,000 VISITS WILL MAKE YOU $10.20 (68% OF $15) WHILE WITH THE LATTER YOU WOULD MAKE ONLY $8.16. SO CTR MATTERS, NOT JUST EARNINGS PER CLICK. IT’S HOW MANY THAT CLICKS THAT OFTEN MAKES YOUR MONEY, NOT ALWAYS THE COST OF EACH CLICK.

THESE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY, AND YOUR INCOME PER 1,000 VISITORS WILL DEPEND UPON THE RELEVANCE OF THE ADSENSE ADS TO YOUR VISITORS AND WHERE THE ADVERTS ARE SITUATED ON YOUR SITE. THERE IS ALSO A LOT YOU CAN DO TO IMPROVE CTR, BUT LET’S FIRST FOCUS ON HOW YOU CAN ATTRACT THE BEST PAYING ADVERTS: THOSE WITH THE HIGHEST CPC.

TIPS TO DO YOUR RESEARCH NICHE FOR THE BLOG OR WEB

TIPS TO DO YOUR RESEARCH NICHE FOR THE BLOG OR WEB

THINK ABOUT THE BEST TOPIC ON WHICH WE ARE GOING TO WRITE AND WE ARE CAPABLE TO WRITE MORE AND MORE.

THE BEST TIP ON HOW TO INCREASE ADSENSE CPC IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT. YOU MUST RESEARCH YOUR NICHE FOR THE HIGHEST PAYING KEYWORDS. THE WAY ADWORDS OPERATES IS THAT ADVERTISERS BID FOR KEYWORDS. THE MORE THEY PAY-PER-CLICK FOR A SPECIFIC KEYWORD, THE HIGHER IN THE GOOGLE SERPS THEIR ADVERT WILL APPEAR. THE NICHE IS IRRELEVANT – WHAT IS RELEVANT IS WHAT EACH ADVERTISER IS WILLING TO BID TO GET THE #1 OR EVEN A PAGE #1 POSITION FOR THEIR ADVERT ON GOOGLE SERPS FOR THAT KEYWORD.

TAKE WHAT YOU GET

AS STATED EARLIER, YOU CANNOT CHOOSE WHAT ADWORDS ADS YOU WANT TO APPEAR IN YOUR ADSENSE BLOCKS. GOOGLE DECIDES THAT ACCORDING TO THE RELEVANCE OF YOUR PAGE TO THE KEYWORD. YOU MAY BE GIVEN ADVERTS APPEARING ON PAGE #1 OF THE SERPS OR ON PAGE 20. THE ADVERT ON PAGE #1 OBVIOUS COSTS A LOT MORE PER CLICK THAN THAT ON PAGE 20 – SO YOUR 68% SHARE IS LIKEWISE LARGER.

KEYWORD SELECTION

THAT MEANS YOU MUST ALSO FIGURE OUT WHAT KEYWORDS YOU SHOULD USE FOR THE PAGES CONTAINING ADSENSE AND THE SEMANTICS YOU USE ON THE PAGE. GOOGLE USES AN ALGORITHM VERY SIMILAR TO ITS LSI ALGORITHM TO ESTABLISH THE MEANING OF YOUR PAGE. THE ADS IT PLACES ON THAT PAGE OR BLOG POST WILL RELATE TO THE GOOGLE ALGORITHM’S VIEW OF THE CONTENT OF THAT PAGE. IF YOU WISH TO TARGET HIGH-PRICED KEYWORDS, THEN SELECT ONE AND DESIGN THE WHOLE PAGE AROUND THAT.

ADSENSE SEO BASICS

YOUR TITLE TAG AND META DESCRIPTION SHOULD INCLUDE THE TARGETED KEYWORD, AS SHOULD THE H1 HEADER AND AT LEAST ONE H2 HEADING. THE VOCABULARY YOU USE IN YOUR PAGE CONTENT SHOULD RELATE SEMANTICALLY TO THE TARGET KEYWORD, AND YOUR IMAGE ‘ALT’ ATTRIBUTES SHOULD ALSO CONTAIN IT. WHERE ADSENSE IS CONCERNED, CLASSICAL SEO TECHNIQUES DEFINITELY HELP TO ENSURE YOU GET THE HIGHEST CPC ADS INCLUDED ON THE PAGE.

DO YOUR RESEARCH, AND ESTABLISH THE KEYWORDS TARGETED BY THE HIGHER PAYING ADVERTS – HIGHEST ADSENSE CPC. OPTIMIZE YOUR WEB PAGES OR BLOG POSTS FOR THESE KEYWORDS IF YOU WANT TO BE GIVEN THE HIGHEST CPC ADVERTS FOR THEM. HOWEVER, THE CONTENT OF YOUR ENTIRE DOMAIN ALSO MATTERS.

TIPS TO GET QUALITY TRAFFIC ON YOUR BLOG OR WEBSITE

TIPS TO GET QUALITY TRAFFIC ON YOUR BLOG OR WEBSITE

THIS IS THE BEST TIP ON HOW TO INCREASE ADSENSE CPC. MANY LEAVE IT TILL LAST OR DO NOT EVEN MENTION IT AT ALL. IT IS MY VIEW THAT IF YOUR VISITORS ARE NOT PROPERLY FOCUSED ON YOUR NICHE, THEN THEY WILL NOT CLICK ON ADVERTS APPERTAINING TO IT. YOU MUST MAKE SURE THAT 

YOUR TRAFFIC IS SEEKING WHAT YOU ARE ADVERTISING.

MANY PEOPLE USE ADSENSE ON THEIR SITES IN THE ASSUMPTION THAT GOOGLE WILL PROVIDE RELEVANT ADVERTISING. AS YOU WILL LEARN SHORTLY, THIS IS TRUE. HOWEVER, WHILE YOU MIGHT BELIEVE WRONGLY THAT YOUR CPC WILL NOT CHANGE BECAUSE OF A FAILURE TO ACHIEVE THIS RELEVANCY TO YOUR PAGE, YOUR CTR CERTAINLY WILL. FEW WILL CLICK ON AN ADVERT NOT RELATED TO THE KEYWORD OR PHRASE THEY USED TO GET TO YOUR SITE.

GOOGLE USES MANY METRICS WHEN DECIDING WHAT WEB PAGES GET THE TOP PAYING CLICKS, AND ONE OF THESE IS ALMOST CERTAIN TO BE YOUR CTR FOR THE ADS THEY PROVIDE. THE HIGHER THE CTR FOR A URL, THEN THE HIGHER CPC YOU ARE LIKELY TO GET WHEN YOUR ADSENSE ADS ARE REFRESHED ON THAT PAGE URL.

GOOGLE’S ADSENSE CUSTOMERS ARE THE ADVERTISERS, AND THE COMPANY WILL DO WHATEVER IT CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE PAYING ADVERTISERS GET GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY – OR A GOOD CONVERSION RATE FROM CLICKS. IF YOU DO NOT ATTRACT VISITORS TO A WEB PAGE OR BLOG POST THAT HAVE A STRONG INTEREST IN THE TOPIC OF THE PAGE OR POST, THEN YOUR CTR MIGHT BE LOW. READ OUR PUBLICATION TO INCREASE YOUR BLOG TRAFFIC.

NOT ONLY THAT, BUT SOME OF THESE VISITORS MIGHT CLICK ON ADS JUST TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE – WITH NO INTENTION OF BUYING. GOOGLE’S TOS ARE VERY STRICT WITH ADSENSE, AND YOU COULD FIND YOUR ACCOUNT BEING CANCELLED FOR LIFE IF YOU GET TOO MANY CLICKS ON YOUR SITE THAT NEVER LEAD TO A SALE.

IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR YOUR WEB PAGE TO BE RELEVANT TO A SPECIFIC KEYWORD FOR YOU TO RECEIVE ADS TARGETING THAT KEYWORD, AND ALSO IMPORTANT THAT YOUR VISITORS HAVE A STRONG ENOUGH INTEREST IN THAT TOPIC FOR THEM TO CLICK ON THE ADVERT WITH A SERIOUS VIEW TO PURCHASING A PRODUCT.

OTHERWISE, GOOGLE HAS ITS OWN WAY OF ANALYZING THE PERFORMANCE OF YOUR SITE, AND YOU MAY EXPERIENCE A REDUCTION IN THE HIGHER CPC ADVERTISING ON YOUR PAGES. SO MAKE SURE THAT TRAFFIC COMING TO YOUR BLOG OR WEBSITE IS FOLLOWING LINKS OR DIRECT ADVERTISING THAT PROMOTE YOUR SPECIFIC NICHE.

BEST MESOTHELIOMA LAWYER-HOW TO CHOOSE BEST ONE

BEST MESOTHELIOMA LAWYER-HOW TO CHOOSE BEST ONE

THERE ARE MANY OF MESOTHELIOMA LAW FIRMS TO CHOOSE FROM BUT THERE ARE SIMPLE TRICKS TO CHOOSING THE RIGHT ONE. THERE IS A LOT OF COMPETITION AMONG MESOTHELIOMA LAW FIRMS. THE HIGH LEVEL OF COMPETITION MEANS THAT YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CHOOSE THE BEST LAW FIRM FOR YOU. MOST MESOTHELIOMA LAW FIRMS ARE WILLING TO FIGHT FOR YOUR CASE.

CHOOSE A FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE

WHEN YOU’RE CHOOSING BETWEEN ATTORNEYS, BE SURE TO ASK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE. CHOOSE A FIRM THAT SPECIALIZES AND IS EXPERIENCED IN ASBESTOS LITIGATION AND UNDERSTANDS ASBESTOS TRUST FUNDS. AN EXPERIENCED LAW FIRM WILL HAVE HANDLED HUNDREDS OF MESOTHELIOMA CASES AND WON MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR CLIENTS.

DON’T JUST LOOK IN YOUR AREA: FIND A NATIONAL FIRM

ATTORNEYS AT NATIONAL LAW FIRMS ARE USUALLY BAR CERTIFIED IN MULTIPLE STATES. INSTEAD OF SIMPLY FILING YOUR CASE WHERE YOU LIVE, EXPERIENCED MESOTHELIOMA ATTORNEYS WILL FILE YOUR CASE IN AN AREA WHERE THEY BELIEVE YOU WILL GET THE HIGHEST REWARD. A LOCAL FIRM MAY NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, OR CERTIFICATIONS IN ORDER TO DO THIS.

THE BEST MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS WILL TRAVEL TO MEET THEIR CLIENTS AT HOME. DISTANCE SHOULD NEVER BE AN ISSUE. MANY MESOTHELIOMA PATIENTS CHOOSE TO SEE A DOCTOR FAR FROM HOME IN ORDER TO FIND AN EXPERIENCED SPECIALIST. FINDING A LAW FIRM SHOULD FOLLOW THE SAME LOGIC. THE BEST MESOTHELIOMA LAW FIRMS MAY NOT BE NEARBY, BUT THEY WILL BE MORE EXPERIENCED BECAUSE THEY SPECIALIZE IN THIS TYPE OF CASE.

MAKE SURE THEY WILL DO THE HEAVY LIFTING

MESOTHELIOMA PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE A LOT ON THEIR PLATES. MAKE SURE TO CHOOSE A FIRM THAT UNDERSTANDS THAT AND WILL WORK HARD ON YOUR BEHALF. CHOOSING TO GO THROUGH WITH A LAWSUIT MAY SEEM DAUNTING BUT QUALITY LAW FIRMS DO ALMOST ALL OF THE WORK FOR YOU.

NEVER PAY UPFRONT

LOOK FOR A LAW FIRM THAT WORKS ON A CONTINGENCY BASIS. THIS MEANS YOUR LAWYER GETS A PERCENTAGE OF THE COMPENSATION AWARDED TO YOU. IF YOU WIND UP NOT RECEIVING ANY COMPENSATION, THEN YOUR LAWYER DOES NOT COLLECT FEES.THIS TYPE OF PAYMENT PUSHES ATTORNEYS TO GET YOU THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION POSSIBLE.

YOUR ATTORNEYS SHOULD DO EVERYTHING FROM TRAVELING TO VISIT YOU TO RESEARCHING YOUR ASBESTOS EXPOSURE. THE MOST DIFFICULT TASK FOR CLIENTS MIGHT BE PARTICIPATING IN A DEPOSITION, WHICH IS A RECORDING OF YOUR TESTIMONY TO BE USED AS EVIDENCE. AFTER THAT, YOUR PARTICIPATION SHOULD BE MINIMAL.

PICK A GOOD COMMUNICATOR

YOUR ATTORNEY SHOULD BE SOMEONE YOU TRUST AND FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH. WHEN YOU CHOOSE A DOCTOR, YOU FACTOR IN THEIR BEDSIDE MANNER AND THE QUALITY OF THEIR STAFF. YOU SHOULD HAVE A GOOD RAPPORT WITH YOUR ATTORNEY AND THEIR STAFF AS WELL. THEY SHOULD BE EASY TO TALK TO, GOOD AT EXPLAINING YOUR CASE, AND RESPOND TO YOU IN A TIMELY MANNER.

DON’T HESITATE TO ASK HARD QUESTIONS. IF A LAW FIRM CAN’T ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, OR ISN’T AVAILABLE TO TALK TO YOU, YOU CAN PROBABLY FIND A FIRM THAT WILL.

7 Legit Ways To Make Money Online Blogging in 2017

We've all heard those stories of someone that started a little blog one day and ten years later they've given up their day job because their blog is drawing in so much money for them they don't even need to get out of bed in the morning. The funny thing is, with a lot of hard work and time spent on getting your blog up and running, you can actually make a pretty penny out it. So, if you're interested in learning how to make money blogging then read on, I'll warn you now though, you're going to have to be seriously dedicated to get this running!

Sell digital products

A really simple way to make money online is to sell things online. Whether you're looking at selling digital goods or physical ones, you need to think closely about where your skills and strengths lie. Setting up a blog that is geared towards selling your goods might seem like a great idea but it's better to set up a blog and add the odd link to other work that you're doing. People read blogs for the stories and information, not to be sold goods left, right and centre, so keep this in mind when you're starting out on the blogging journey.

Some commonly sold digital goods include: 

• eBooks 
• Audiobooks
• Pictures & Videos
• Digital music
• Software programs
• Website themes

Sell physical products

The other great thing to remember is that knowing your audience will make all the difference when you're selling goods online. Running a blog about cars and motorsport and trying to sell homemade paper flowers just won't mix. If paper bouquets are your passion and you know they're good enough to sell, then the best thing for it is to set up a secondary blog that focuses on something more in keeping with what you're selling. Remember though, don't push the sales from the get go. If people feel like they're being sold to, they won't be interested. If your goods are just supporting what you're saying in your blog then you'll find a lot more enquiries fly your way!

Some of the physical goods that you can sell:

• Clothing
• Jewelry
• Handmade goods
• Household Items
• Electronics

Sell Advertising space

A really common way to make money from a blog is to sell advertising. The more traffic you have flowing through your page, the more likely you are to draw advertising agencies in and this can be a really quick way to make a little bit of extra money. If you're finding other ways of making money through your blog then you might want to think about using advertising space to your own benefit by advertising your own products! Taking people from your blog to your selling page will only generate a little bit of extra business for your sales. Sure, advertising someone else's websites might bring in the cash at the point of sale but would you make extra money from sales of your own goods? Just something to consider!

Sell online courses and eBooks

If you're really feeling confident in the topic of your blog then you might want to consider doing some form of educational documentation. Whether you do a few online courses or write an ebook, if your followers really respect your expertise in the field you're talking about then they will flock to what you have to offer. Obviously, the best products to sell will vary massively depending on the type of blog you run. Factual blogs will work well with eBooks, lifestyle blogs might offer some one to one coaching sessions and online courses might be best for those that are thinking about a change of scenery in the workplace. If in doubt, ask your readers what they'd like and whether they'd be interested! There's no better feedback than the people you're already writing for.

Freelancing

If you're reading all of these tips and thinking 'that doesn't apply to me' then worry not, you're not alone! We've all got our own areas of expertise and very often, the job you do for your career can make you some extra money at home. Whether you're coming from a financial background, web design or bookkeeping, they're all skills that are highly sought after for a lot of people. The great thing about advertising these skills on your blog is you're more likely to pick up a job that directly corresponds with your interests. Sick of making up advertisements for big businesses and fancy helping out a local dealer? Well your blog could be the perfect place to get business like that running. Before you know it, you could be a freelancer running your own business!

Here are some ideas:

• Freelance writing
• Data Entry
• Virtual assistant work
• Web Development
• Marketing

Affiliate marketing

If all else fails then there's always the opportunity to sell other people's good through your blog. This doesn't necessarily include actively selling their goods in that you don't have to deal with the postage and packaging though! Affiliate marketing is an amazing way to make money from blogging if you're smart about how you go about it. Picking your affiliates sensibly and going for products that will actually hold the interest of your readers, a simple plug about the product at the end of the post might be all it takes. You might choose to go a little more in depth and focus an entire post on one product although this does depend on the sort of blog you run! Make-up and fashion blogs do exceedingly well at this sort of sales (and they often get free gifts out of it as an added bonus!)

Membership sites

Finally, offering a membership to your blog will allow people to check out extra content on your blog. This is a great way of making money when you're a well established blog as you're basically offering a bonus to people that pay for it while still keeping up with the basic info for people that have followed you from the start.

If you're thinking about starting a membership site but don't know what to do, here are some ideas:

• Offer exclusive downloads each month via email (i.e. apps, graphics, recipes etc.)
• Exclusive educational videos, blog posts, webinars, or courses
• Downloadable guides or books 
• Offer Expert advice

Making money through your blog is a great little bonus at the end of the month, however if you're really serious about it then you need to work hard and be dedicated to the cause. A sporadic blog that has no focus is much less likely to bring you any extra pennies in compared to someone who does weekly blogs and has specific themes on different nights. If you intend to make money out of your blog then your best bet is to sit down, give a good hard think as to the type of blog you're running and what goods you can offer in tandem with this. After you settle in, keep in mind that making seriously big bucks out of your blog means you have to be in it for the long run.

20 Best Sites with High Quality Free Stock Photos

In today's online business world, tons of people have a need for quality free stock photos for their blogs, company websites, and everything in between.

Unfortunately, there are still a lot of businesses who are settling for the corny stock photo of yesteryear, either because they don't know their options or think they are too hard to find.

That's where the good news comes in: good stock photos don't have to be expensive or hidden deep in the crevices of the internet. In our digital age, there's plenty of solid material out there - if you know where to look. Read for more good news? We have your back, and have taken the hassle out of finding these stellar stock images.

We're confident that this collection of resources will help you find exactly what you're looking for, whether it's adorable animals, minimalist interior design, and anything in between.

20 of the Best Sites to Download Royalty Free Stock Photos

1. Negative Space

One of the best things about Negative Space is that they are constantly updating their free stock photos every week. With Negative Space, you never need to worry about copyright restrictions, so you can use them for your project without having to jump through hoops.

Negative Space has a large selection to choose from, and the interface is very user-friendly. It's easy to sort through the photos in order to find exactly what you need.

2. Death to the Stock Photo

The founders of Death to Stock are dedicated to making beautiful photos more accessible. They knew how important it is for those running blogs and online businesses to not spend all of their profit on images for their websites.

The format is simple: just give them your email to get a new bundle of great stock pictures monthly, then just use the ones that apply to your current project. Easy!

For businesses with some extra funds to invest, Death to Stock has an affordable Premium membership which gives you access to their entire library of photos (instead of just the pre-selected ones they send), plus some of the profits from the membership are used to further the resource by financing photographers and their projects.

3. Picjumbo

Picjumbo is unique in that all of the photos come from a sole photographer, Viktor, who shares his photos from his home in the Czech Republic.

He updates the selection of photos really frequently, so there is always a fresh batch of high-quality graphics to download. To take it a step further, Viktor offers affordable paid packages for businesses that use stock images frequently. He also has a nifty plugin for the Photoshop and Sketch programs for just under 8 bucks.

4. Stokpic

Stokpic is another example of a photographer deciding to give away his photos for free. Ed Gregory decided to share 10 new photos bi-weekly that you can use in any way that suits you.

The easy user interface allows you to browse his categories like architecture, fashion, and nature.

5. Kaboompics

The site's creator, Karolina, is a Polish web designer. She is the creative engine behind this extensive stockpile of high-quality pictures. The images address a wide variety of topics. As with the rest of the sites, users can use Karolina's pictures for anything they need.

A quick visit to the About page of the site shows how big of a reach it has; during our visit to the page, the Image Downloads ticker stood at a whopping 5,051,906.

6. Startup Stock Photos

Startup Stock Photos is a company that operates on simplicity. They share pictures they're taking anyway in order to help businesses find a cheaper way to gain traction online.

You don't have to be a startup business to utilize their images, which is fine by them. The images are free, but they wouldn't say no to a donation.

7. Freerange

Freerange photos derive from a community of in-house as well as external talent.

At Freerange, their principles and motivations are clear: "Freerange Stock was formed with the goal to provide quality stock photos for commercial and non-commercial use. For free. We feel that free stock photos can be good photos." Can't argue with that.

8. Libreshot

Every photographer brings his/her own unique style to this fun brand of art. At Libreshot lives a very unique collection of free stock photos.

9. Fancy Crave

The images on Fancy Crave come without copyright restrictions, and they're free of all the corniness of typical stock photos.

Attribution is not legally required, but they note that it is recommended if possible.

Fancy Craves selects two fresh photos to upload daily, keeping things current and providing beautiful photos to suit all needs.

10. Unsplash

The creativity of the title matches the creativity of their photos. They have pages and pages of quirky, one-of-a-kind images for you to choose from.

As you've likely come to expect, these images are able to be used without any copyright restrictions.

11. StockSnap

The photos on StockSnap are of superb quality and most of them are especially great for use as backgrounds.

The selection is so interesting and versatile that it's easy to find yourself on page 50 of photos all of a sudden. And yes - they're free.

12. SplitShire

SplitShire is an Italy-based organization that offers pages of incredible free photos for you to use at will. Their philanthropic mission is simply: "Helping you to be awesome out there with great content."

13. Life of Pix

Life of Pix was created by Leeroy Advertising Agency (Montreal, Canada) and they have a real knack for supplying great pictures. Naturally, these cool graphics are fine for you to use - no strings attached.

If pictures aren't enough for your unique project, they have a sister company called Life of Vids.

14. Pexels

Unlike most of the other listed sites, Pexels handpicks their favorite photos from a pool of free image sources to ensure that you're seeing only top-tier work.

The images that survive their rigorous selection process are then able to be used in any way you see fit. The site also makes searching for your perfect stock photo as easy as possible.

15. HubSpot

HubSpot is a bit different from the rest; there's somewhat of a shortage of high-quality free stock photos available to those who need solely business-themed graphics. Hubspot has a healthy selection of corporate-style images that are perfect for a professional project.

16. Gratisography

The images on Gratisography lie a little further on the wacky side. These creations come from photographer Ryan McGuire, who is known for seeing things a bit differently. His work is significantly quirkier than some other sites (i.e. fake moustaches, pineapples wearing glasses, gummy bears in cereal) but you never know when you project might just call for something out of the ordinary.

17. Jay Mantri

Jay Mantri is yet another good-guy photographer who chose to share his amazing photos with the world. His work is quite sophisticated, and a lot of shots leave you wondering how he did it.

This is one artist we'd say to go check out anyway, even if you don't have a specific need for scenic, high-class images.

18. ISO Republic

ISO's Republic's mission is to supply only the best digital images for online businesses of all kinds.

One visit to their site will tell you immediately that they are serious about the quality of their content. The photos are top-notch quality, and while the subject matter varies, they all maintain a similar level of sophistication.

Similar to some previously listed sites, you have an option on ISO to register for their email list to get extra content not posted on the site.

19. New Old Stock

This free stock photo site embodies classic elegance. They deal exclusively in old photos, usually in black and white. Web designers and history buffs alike will enjoy their large compilation of antique photos. Though there are some unique challenges to the redistribution of old pictures, the site only posts those that have no evidence of copyright issues.

Their rules are slightly more stringent than other sites, so just make sure to read up on it before using these photos for commercial purposes.

20. Pixabay

Pixabay is our final choice of free stock photo collection. It has a great archive of plenty of public domain photos (so you can use them without worrying about copyright issues). Thank goodness they have an intuitive search mechanism since they have just shy of a million awesome graphics.

Unlike some other sites, it offers a more advanced search that allows you to filter your query as much as you need so you can always find exactly what you want.

Where To Find Free Blogger Backgrounds and Textures

Blogger is a fantastic tool for amateur and professional writers that have a passion for publishing online content. Unlike WordPress or hosting companies that require you to design your site before ever getting started, Blogger is a ready to go service right out of the box that will allow you to start writing for yourself or others on day one. The effort required to sign up for an account is minimal, and you can really get as creative as you want, whenever you want.

Even if you aren't familiar with web development or design, that's okay. Blogger is a place for everyone. Thanks to the overwhelming support of the Blogger and creative communities, there are plenty of free to use resources out there to make your site look great and keep you focused on what you love best. Here are some of the top sites for acquiring blogger backgrounds that won't cost you a dime and will look incredible.

Shabby Blogs

Shabby blogs offers some unique texture and graphic rendered Blogger backgrounds to choose from. All of the designs that they have are created to be standard width so you don't get a lot of flexibility to choose from; however, there are guides out there that can teach you how to extend the sidebars, header, and footer of your screen if you find one you love and this is something important to you. In addition to offering Blogger backgrounds Shabby blogs also has a section for cute little buttons that you can add to your site to give it an extra special touch.

Hot Bliggity Blog

Aside from having one of the coolest and creative names to say out loud, Hot Bliggity Blog has a wide selection of patterned-based blogs for your site. You can choose between different color schemes, and they also offer three different sizes to pick from, standard, widened, and full width. Best of all, they are really easy to install. All you have to do is click on the install link underneath the image. From there it will copy the code for you into your clipboard and give you instructions on where to paste it.

Dotty Dot Dot

Dotty Dot is the place to go if you like geometric type backgrounds that are heavy on squares, plaid, circles, and of course dots. The website is a little bit hard to navigate, but they have a sidebar with a bunch of tags to help you sort through all the available templates and find something you like. Just about every color you can imagine is available if you plan on matching your Blogger backgrounds to your favorite color or font style. The widths of the most of the templates vary so some have heavy padded sidebars, whereas some are very skinny.

LeeLou Blogs

Lee Lou Blogs offers Blogger backgrounds that look a lot like you would find in a scrapbook with a heavy dependency on small pictures and vector graphics. These free templates would go great with any home improvement blog or DIY arts and crafts writer. Most of the free backgrounds are standard size with the high padded sides, but like anything you can get access to more templates if you want to take advantage of any of his premium designs.

CgTextures

If you just want something basic real basic that won't distract customers from your content, you can head over to CgTextures. Their site is full of photos and textures that could be added as a background image with a reduced transparency. The blog would still look great and you wouldn't have to worry as much about trying to match your font style and color so that it fits in with the background. Instead you can draw more focus on what's important and less on the site's bells and whistles.

Every Stock Photo

Bloggers that want less of an 'artsy' look to their site and instead more of a serious appeal can get a picture from Every Stock Photo to use as the background image. You can also benefit by using some of the pictures offered through this site within your blog posts so that you aren't stuck buying things from premium image providers. There search bar and navigation panel makes it easy to find exactly what you are looking for to see a unique feel to every page.

Shizoo-Design

Shizoo-Design is a German based design firm with about 554 different patterns to choose from. You can find everything from conservative shapes to abstract rainbows and splashes of color. All of the textures are provided in a range of size, anywhere from 1000x700 pixels to 1300x600 pixels so that they will comfortably fit your entire site's background and work with most browsers and computer screen sizes. Brushes and custom icons are also available from the site, free of charge.

Patterns of Change

Patterns of Changes offers Blogger backgrounds that are cartoon oriented and that can best be tiled across the screen. The site is perhaps one of the easiest to use compared to all the others on the screen, providing a simple navigation bar where you can choose what color you'd like the pattern to be. When you select one of the colors provided, it will come up with a bunch of different patterns usually associated with that color. For instance, when the color brown is selected, one of the choices ia brown cake. Blogger backgrounds for this site might not be the best choice for business professionals, but they certainly are fun.

How to Add a Background Image using the Blogger Template Designer

If you have a background image that you want to upload, then follow these steps:

1. Log into your Blogger account and go to "Template", press the "Customize" button on the right side. Once the Blogger template designer has opened, you'll see the Background option on the left - click on it:

2. Now click on the box below the Background image title and it will open a window from where we can select a default background image. On the upper left side of this window, click Upload Image and select the image you would like to use from a location on your computer.

Note that you should use a JPG, GIF, or PNG image that is no more than 300k in size. If your image is too large, then you can use the Kraken.io image optimizer to make the image file smaller.

3. After you've uploaded your image, click 'Done' and you'll be taken back to the background menu. Here you will see additional options like: "Alignment", "Tile" and "Scroll with page":

• Alignment: change the position of the background image to start either horizontal (left, center, right) or vertical (top and bottom);
• Tile (Repeat): if you want a small background image to fill the page, choose to repeat (tile) horizontally and/or vertically.
• Scroll with page: the box is checked by default, this means that the background scroll along with the page contents. If you want the background picture to not move as the page is scrolled and stay exactly where it is, uncheck this box.

4. For a background image with plain color in the middle for content, you might want to remove the main and header background. Navigate to "Advanced" > "Backgrounds" and type the word "transparent" inside the "Main Background" and "Header Background" box:

5. If the background is smaller than the content area, we can fix this using CSS. Scroll down and click on the Add CSS option, then paste this CSS code inside the box:

body {
background-size: 200%;
}

.body-fauxcolumn-outer .cap-top {
background: none;
}

Note: to change the size of the background, modify the 200% value in red.

Once you're happy with the results, press the 'Apply to blog' button and enjoy the new background for your site.

How to Change Background in a Custom Blogger Template

Sometimes the above options might not appear in some custom Blogger templates if the body.background variable hasn't been defined. In this case, we will need to access the HTML of the template:

1. Go to "Template" and click the "Edit HTML" button, then click anywhere inside the code area. Press the CTRL + F keys to open the Blogger search box:

2. Paste or type the following tag inside the search box and hit Enter to find it:

]]></b:skin>

3. Immediately before the ]]></b:skin> tag, paste one of the following code snippets:

For a large background image:

body {
background-image: url(IMAGE-URL.png) !important;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: center top;
background-attachment: fixed;
background-size: 100%;
}

Note: the no-repeat value prevents the image from repeating either vertically or horizontally. Use background-repeat: repeat-y if you'd like the image to repeat vertically, or background-repeat: repeat-x if you want it to repeat only horizontally. To increase the size of the background, change the 100% value.

If using a repeating pattern, add this CSS code instead:

body {
background-image: url(IMAGE-URL.png) !important;
background-repeat: repeat;
background-position: center top;
background-attachment: fixed;
}

4. Open a new tab and upload your background image to Blogger or an image hosting site, and copy the URL of your hosted image to your clipboard. If you don't know how to do it, please take a look at this tutorial.

After you copied it, replace the text highlighted in blue from above with your image url.

5. Finally, Preview the template to ensure that the background image appears as you want, and press the "Save template" button to save your changes. That's it!

Using the 8 sites listed above, you have a wide range to choose from when creating a site that really represents you. Given the right tools, designing you blog can be a fun hobby to enjoy that can spark your creativity and improve the quality of your writing. With such a large selection, the hardest part of setting up your new theme will be finding which one you like best.