THE BEST WAYS YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO EARN MONEY ONLINE

THE BEST WAYS YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO EARN MONEY ONLINE

NOW A DAYS YOU ALL CAN SEE THERE ARE MORE WAYS TO EARN MONEY ONLINE AND DEFINITELY YOU ARE ALREADY EARNING ONLINE BUT SEE THIS –ARE YOU USING THIS WAYS

NOW, HERE’S THE GOOD NEWS. THE MAJORITY OF ONLINE REVENUE STRATEGIES AREN’T THAT COMPLICATED. LIKE ANY BUSINESS VENTURE, YOUR ONLINE INCOME TAKES TIME TO GROW. YOU NEED TO BE WILLING TO DEVOTE THE TIME AND ENERGY REQUIRED TO GET YOUR IDEA OFF THE GROUND, AND YOU NEED GRIT TO STICK WITH IT EVEN IF YOUR JOURNEY IS SLOW WHEN YOU FIRST START OUT.

GOOGLE ADSENSE

IF YOU'VE VISITED ANY WEBSITE, YOU'VE SEEN GOOGLE ADS. THESE ADS ARE EVERYWHERE, AND FOR GOOD REASON. NOT ONLY ARE THEY EASY TO SET UP ON ANY BASIC WEBSITE, BUT THEY CAN BE LUCRATIVE ONCE YOUR WEBSITE STARTS BRINGING IN A STEADY AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC.

ONE OF THE COOL THINGS ABOUT GOOGLE ADSENSE IS THAT IT'S SO EASY TO GET SET UP. IF YOU HAVE A BLOG OR WEBSITE, YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR A FREE GOOGLE ADSENSE ACCOUNT. FROM THERE, GOOGLE WILL GIVE YOU A UNIQUE CODE THAT YOU WILL PASTE ONTO YOUR WEBSITE. GOOGLE TAKES IT FROM THERE, TRACKING YOUR PAGE VIEWS, TRAFFIC, AND EARNINGS ON YOUR BEHALF. THERE IS NO UPKEEP OR MAINTENANCE TO GET THIS THING GOING, WHICH MAKES IT A NO-BRAINER IF YOU HAVE A WEBSITE ALREADY.

HOW MUCH WILL YOU MAKE? I THINK MY BEST MONTH WITH GOOGLE ADSENSE WAS ALMOST $5,000 OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS. THAT AMAZING MONTH BLEW MY MIND SINCE IT WAS ACTUALLY NEAR THE BEGINNING OF MY BLOGGING JOURNEY. WHEN YOU GO FROM MAKING ZERO TO $5,000 IN A MONTH THAT WILL ROCK YOUR WORLD. FOR ME, IT ALSO GOT ME EVEN MORE EXCITED BECAUSE I KNEW THERE WERE OTHER WAYS TO MONETIZE.

AFFILIATE MARKETING

WHETHER YOU HAVE A WEBSITE OR ARE STILL DREAMING UP IDEAS FOR A BLOG, YOU CAN ALSO LOOK INTO AFFILIATE MARKETING. WITH AFFILIATE MARKETING, YOU PARTNER WITH BRANDS AND BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CONTENT OF YOUR WEBSITE. IF YOU MENTION A PRODUCT OR SERVICE, YOU LINK TO THAT PRODUCE OR SERVICE USING A UNIQUE AFFILIATE CODE YOU RECEIVED WHEN YOU SIGNED UP FOR THAT PARTICULAR AFFILIATE PROGRAM. FROM THERE, YOU’LL MAKE MONEY ANY TIME SOMEONE BUYS A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH YOUR LINK.

GENERALLY SPEAKING, YOU’LL WANT TO PARTNER WITH AFFILIATES THAT ARE RELATED TO YOUR BLOG CONCEPT. SINCE I’M A FINANCIAL ADVISOR, I HAVE FOCUSED A LOT OF MY AFFILIATE ENERGY ON FINANCIAL PRODUCTS LIKE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, CREDIT CARDS, AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.

IN ADDITION TO SIGNING UP FOR INDIVIDUAL AFFILIATE PROGRAMS, YOU CAN ALSO SIGN UP FOR AN AFFILIATE AD NETWORK THAT OFFERS A TON OF DIFFERENT AFFILIATES IN ONE PLACE. THAT WAY, YOU CAN SEE WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN’T WORK OVER TIME.

IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION, MY FRIEND MICHELLE SCHROEDER-GARDNER OF THE WEBSITE MAKING SENSE OF SENSE HAS BECOME THE EXPERT ON ALL THINGS AFFILIATE MARKETING. MICHELLE EARNS MORE THAN $100,000 PER MONTH FROM HER BLOG AND THE BULK OF HER INCOME COMES FROM AFFILIATE SALES. MICHELLE HAS HAD SO MUCH SUCCESS WITH AFFILIATE MARKETING THAT SHE EVEN HAS HER OWN COURSE CALLED MAKING SENSE OF AFFILIATE 

MARKETING.

WHILE MICHELLE WORKS WITH A TON OF AFFILIATES IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY, ONE OF HER BIGGEST AFFILIATES IS A BLOG HOSTING COMPANY CALLED BLUEHOST. THIS JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT YOU CAN MAKE MONEY WITH NEARLY ANY AFFILIATE COMPANY OR PRODUCT IF YOU KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE AND BUILD UP ENOUGH TRAFFIC TO CREATE SALES.

CONSULTING

ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE IS VIA CONSULTING. IF YOU’RE AN EXPERT IN ANY FIELD, YOU COULD POTENTIALLY FIND PEOPLE WILLING TO PAY YOU TO COUNSEL THEM ON THEIR PERSONAL OR BUSINESS GOALS. YOU MIGHT THINK YOU’RE NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO CONSULT FOR BIG COMPANIES, BUT YOU COULD BE SURPRISED AT THE TYPES OF EXPERTISE PEOPLE WILL PAY FOR.

MY COLLEAGUE ROBERT FARRINGTON OF THE COLLEGE INVESTOR IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF SOMEONE WHO CONSULTED ONLINE ON THE SIDE IN AN UNLIKELY INDUSTRY. ROBERT TOLD ME THAT, AFTER HE HAD BEEN BLOGGING FOR A FEW YEARS, A COUPLE OF BRANDS REACHED OUT TO HIM TO ASK HIM FOR HELP WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE MARKETING.

ROBERT SAID HE DID AN AVERAGE OF 4-6 OF THESE GIGS PER YEAR FOR A WHILE DEPENDING ON HIS SCHEDULE AND THE WORK INVOLVED. THE BEST PART IS, HE CHARGED A FLAT RATE THAT USUALLY WORKED OUT TO AROUND $100 PER HOUR. AND REMEMBER, THIS WAS PAY HE WAS EARNING TO ADVISE PEOPLE ON THE BEST WAYS TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS LIKE FACEBOOK AND PINTEREST TO GROW THEIR BRANDS.

IF YOU WANT TO START CONSULTING BUT AREN’T SURE WHAT STEPS TO TAKE NEXT, YOU CAN ALSO SET UP A FREE ACCOUNT THROUGH CLARITY.FM. THIS WEBSITE LETS ANYONE WHO WANTS TO OFFER CONSULTING SET UP A FREE PROFILE. ONCE YOUR PROFILE IS SET UP, PEOPLE WILL FIND YOU AND BOOK A SESSION YOU’LL GET PAID FOR.

ONLINE COURSES

IF YOU HAVE ANY SKILL YOU CAN TEACH OTHERS, IT’S ALSO POSSIBLE TO SET UP AN ONLINE COURSE YOU CAN MARKET ONLINE. YOU CAN FIND ONLINE COURSES THAT TEACH ANYTHING FROM COOKING TO MARKETING OR EVEN FREELANCE WRITING. HECK, I EVEN OFFER MY OWN COURSE FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORS WHO WANT TO TAKE THEIR BUSINESSES ONLINE— THE ONLINE ADVISOR GROWTH FORMULA.  

LAST YEAR, I PROFILED MY FRIEND JOSEPH MICHAEL OF EASY COURSE CREATION. MICHAEL OFFERS SEVERAL DIFFERENT COURSES, INCLUDING COURSES ON WRITING SOFTWARE CALLED “SCRIVENER.” OVER THE YEARS, MICHAEL HAS EARNED SIX FIGURES OR MORE ANNUALLY SELLING COURSES THAT HELP PEOPLE ACHIEVE THE KIND OF SUCCESS HE HAS EARNED.

MOST PEOPLE SET UP THEIR ONLINE COURSE THROUGH A PLATFORM LIKE TEACHABLE.COM. WITH TEACHABLE, YOU CAN UPLOAD YOUR COURSE MATERIALS AND USE THE PLATFORM TO MANAGE CUSTOMERS AND ACCEPT PAYMENTS.

FREELANCE WRITING

IF YOU HAVE WRITING SKILLS AND CREATIVE TALENT, IT’S ALSO POSSIBLE TO GET PAID TO CREATE ONLINE CONTENT. I DON’T DO THIS AS MUCH AS I USED TO, BUT I AM VERY AWARE OF HOW VIABLE THIS INCOME STREAM IS.

ONE BLOGGER I KNOW, HOLLY JOHNSON, ACTUALLY MAKES OVER $200,000 PER YEAR CREATING CONTENT FOR OTHER WEBSITES. AND ACTUALLY, THAT’S ON TOP OF THE SIX FIGURES SHE EARNS WITH HER BLOG, CLUB THRIFTY.

HOLLY TOLD ME SHE STARTED WRITING CONTENT IN 2011. AT THE TIME, SHE STILL WORKED A FULL-TIME JOB BUT CREATED CONTENT ONLINE PART-TIME TO SUPPLEMENT HER INCOME. OVER TIME, SHE WAS ABLE TO DOUBLE AND TRIPLE HER RATES UNTIL SHE COULD QUIT HER FULL-TIME JOB TO WRITE. THESE DAYS, SHE MAKES BANK AS A FREELANCE WRITER AND TEACHES OTHERS TO DO THE SAME VIA HER ONLINE COURSE, EARN MORE WRITING.

ACCORDING TO JOHNSON, THE KEY TO MAKING IT AS A FREELANCE WRITER IS FIGURING OUT A NICHE, NETWORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO MIGHT HIRE YOU, AND DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY CONTENT 100 PERCENT OF THE TIME. WHILE THERE ARE A TON OF WRITING JOB BOARDS TO HELP YOU GET STARTED, SHE SAYS IT’S FAIRLY EASY TO FIND STARTER WRITING JOBS ON WEBSITES LIKE UPWORK.COM.

SPONSORED POSTS

IF YOU HAVE A WEBSITE OR A LARGE SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWING, YOU CAN ALSO MAKE MONEY BY PURSUING SPONSORED POSTS AND ADS. BUT, HOW DOES THIS WORK? BASICALLY, COMPANIES ARE WILLING TO PAY BLOGGERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS TO PROMOTE THEIR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. IF YOU HAVE A PLATFORM, BE IT A BLOG OR A HUGE INSTAGRAM FOLLOWING, YOU CAN CASH IN.

THE FIRST TIME I GOT A SPONSORED POST FOR GOOD FINANCIAL CENTS, I WAS TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY. I THINK I GOT PAID ONLY $100, BUT THAT WAS A LOT OF MONEY TO ME AT THE TIME. LATER ON, HOWEVER, I REALIZED COMPANIES THAT WANTED A SPONSORED POST REALLY JUST WANTED A LINK FROM MY WEBSITE TO THEIR OWN SITE. FOR THAT REASON, I STARTED INCREASING MY RATES.

THESE DAYS, I CHARGE AROUND $4,500 FOR A SPONSORED POST. PLUS, I CLEARLY MARK ALL SPONSORED CONTENT AS AN #AD TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH GOOGLE’S TERMS AND CONDITIONS. I ALSO ONLY PROMOTE COMPANIES I USE OR BELIEVE IN.

BUT, I ALSO KNOW BLOGGERS THAT GET $20,000 FOR A SPONSORED POST. THAT’S PRETTY CRAZY, BUT IT JUST GOES TO SHOW WHAT IS POSSIBLE.

KEEP IN MIND THOUGH, YOU DON’T NEED A WEBSITE TO DO SPONSORED CONTENT SINCE YOU CAN ALSO GET PAID IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS. MY WIFE HAS A PRETTY BIG INSTAGRAM FOLLOWING, AND SHE GETS ALL KINDS OF SPONSORSHIPS. NOT ONLY DOES SHE GET PAID IN CASH, BUT WE GET A LOT OF FREE STUFF, TOO. WE’VE RECEIVED FREE RUGS, FREE LIGHTS, AND FREE CARPET CLEANERS. SHE ONLY PROMOTES THINGS SHE LOVES THOUGH, SO THIS STRATEGY WORKS REALLY WELL FOR HER.

YOUTUBE

YOUTUBE IS ANOTHER PLATFORM THAT HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO EARN MONEY ONLINE. THERE ARE A TON OF YOUTUBE CHANNELS OUT THERE ON ANY TOPIC IF YOU CAN THINK OF, AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE WITH A BIG FOLLOWING ARE EARNING SOME MONEY IN EXCHANGE FOR THEIR VIDEOS AND TIME.

MARINE OFFICER TURNED MEN'S FASHION EXPERT, ANTONIO CENTENO HAS BUILT A MILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS FROM HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL, REAL MEN REAL STYLE.

THERE ARE A RIDICULOUS NUMBER OF WAYS TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE AND THE ONES I’VE COVERED HERE ARE JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. IF YOU HAVE TIME, A PASSION FOR ALMOST ANYTHING, AND AT LEAST SOME CREATIVE SKILL, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO BUILD AN ONLINE INCOME STREAM — OR SEVERAL — IF YOU GIVE IT ENOUGH TIME.

BUT, DON’T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. IF YOU LOOK ONLINE, YOU’LL FIND THOUSANDS OF SUCCESS STORIES YOU CAN USE FOR INSPIRATION.

ONE DAY YOU COULD EVEN CREATE A SUCCESS STORY OF YOUR OWN. BUT YOU’LL NEVER KNOW UNLESS YOU TRY.

16 Quick and Easy Tips to Increase AdSense CPC

Is AdSense working for you? Are you frustrated at your inability to make big money from AdSense regardless of your best efforts? Wonder if you will ever make real money from your blog? Well, read on, for I'm going to show you how to increase AdSense CPC the quick and easy way.

But before that, let's quickly walk you through the basics. CPC means "Cost Per Click". What's that? It means advertisers who use the AdSense program pay Google every time someone clicks on their adverts. When you join the AdSense network, you will be running AdSense ads on your blog or web pages and get paid 68% of the bid price for the advert - the rest goes to Google.

So if Google gets paid $4 for every click made on a specific ad for a certain keyword, you will get paid $2.72 every time a visitor to your website clicks on that ad, the one that is placed by Google on your web page.

Now, if you want to make real money from the AdSense program, you should try to maximize the CPC price. This means having the right kind of adverts on your web pages, the sort that make you the most amount of money per click.

You cannot decide the CPC of the ads that are placed on your blog. All you can do is to build your website or blog in such a way that Google places high value adverts or those with higher CPC on your web pages. Google decides where to place the ads through an automated system.

Why Click Through Rate (CTR) Matters

There is another important thing you need to keep in mind in this context, apart from the CPC. It is called the CTR or the Click Through Rate. The CTR is the percentage of visitors that click on the ads on your web pages.

Ideally you will want more visitors that click on the ads than those who just read your blog posts and ignore the ads completely. You will want a higher CTR in order to increase AdSense CPC. Is that clear enough?

So, if you have a CTR of 4% with a CPC of $1.5 - which indicates that 4 visitors of every 100 click on your ads - that is much better than a CTR of 2% with a CPC of $2.40. With the first, you will make $20.40 a day if you have a daily traffic of 1,000 visitors, and with the second, you will only make $16.32 a day from a daily traffic of 1,000.

So, it's not enough to have a high CPC, you also need a high CTR. That's why, to make big money from your blog, you will need to focus on increasing AdSense CPC as well as the CTR.

Now, before I give you tips on boosting your AdSense CPC, let's try to understand why your current AdSense CPC is so low.

Reasons why your AdSense CPC is Low

1. Niche
   Your website or blog belongs to a less profitable niche, one where your audience doesn't click on the ads. So if you have a blog that covers politics, for example, it's not your fault that you have a low CTR, it may have to do with your niche. Now, real estate blogs on the other hand, they have high CTRs.
2. Geography
   It has to do with where your audience comes from. If much of your audience is located in a country where the clicks don't cost much, then you will have a low CPC as well.
3. Mobile
   Maybe your website isn't mobile friendly as yet. Since the Mobile-Friendly update launched on April 21, 2015, Google penalizes websites that are not mobile friendly, through lower position on the SERPS and lower CPC values.
4. Programmatic media buys
   Programmatic buying by advertisers has resulted in a massive slump in income for many bloggers that depend on Google AdSense for a living. Nothing you could do about that.
5. Blocked advertisers
   You may have blocked a few advertisers for many reasons. You may have blocked your competitors from advertising on your site and you may have blocked a few companies whose policies you don't agree with. Well, the problem with that is that you will get penalized for this by AdSense through lower CPCs.
6. Video
   You may have a successful YouTube channel, but the placement of YouTube ads on your website or blog has meant that the money is going to YouTube and not to AdSense. So you have a lower CPC.
7. Poor targeting
   It's the advertisers' fault! They have no clue on how to target the right blogs for their products or services. So you have a men's fashion blog and for some strange reason you get adverts for women's fashion and accessories. Well, it's poor targeting by the advertisers, not your fault, but that lowers your CTR and CPC.
8. Economy
   There is little you can do when there is a recession in your country or across the world and people are just not buying enough. So advertisers have no choice but to limit their marketing expenditure and your CPC suffers as a consequence.
9. Seasonality
   It could be a seasonal thing. If you have a blog that offers match day predictions for the English Premier League, you won't have too many visitors during the off season when there are no matches played. So you will have a lower CPC at this time. Similarly, if you promote gifts or greeting cards on your website, you will have high CPC ads during the Holiday Season, and lower CPC ads for the rest of the year.
10. Ads sizes
    Not all ads are the same. Some ads convert much more than others. Not having enough converting ads can reduce your CPC. Pay attention to the size of the ads - there are some sizes that convert better.
11. Improper ad placement
    You have violated AdSense ad placement policies in some way without actually realizing it, and have been penalized by Google for it. Google has strict policies on the ads, and they frown upon the practice followed by some publishers where they trick users into clicking on the ads. This has to be avoided at all cost.

So, these are the 11 reasons why your AdSense CPC is low. Now, how can you increase AdSense CPC?

Here are 16 Quick and Easy Tips to Increase AdSense CPC

1. Optimize your content for high value keywords - Do your keyword research and identify the best paying keywords within your niche. The way AdSense works is that advertisers bid for keywords. There are some keywords that get the best bids and have a much higher value. Those are the keywords that you should focus on and optimize your content for.
   
   There are some keywords that could be worth $100 or more per click. Do your research on them and include them as naturally as possible in your content. In the US, the best paying keywords are available in categories such as business services, bail bonds, casino, lawyer and asset management. Create content relevant to such popular niches and optimize your articles and blog posts with the best paying keywords.





2. Focus on long tail keywords - It's not enough just to have the best paying keywords. You should do your research on SEO tools such as Google Keyword Planner and SEMRush and identify the best paying long tail keyword phrases which are relevant to your readers. Include these keywords in your content. Make sure to use the best SEO practices to optimize your content with these keywords - but keep it natural, don't stuff keywords without considering the grammatical correctness and the flow of the writing.
3. Create engaging, high quality and profitable content - The quality of the content is the most important thing to be considered. You should have a clear idea of what your readers are looking for and provide them with the right kind of solutions to their problems. You should write content that creates value to a highly targeted audience, who are looking for information within a niche. The content should be SEO friendly and placed prominently on Google's SERPs. The higher the traffic, the more people that read your content, the higher will be your AdSense CPC. As simple as that!
4. Make good use of the AdSense Ad Review Center - The AdSense Ad Review Center is a tool that allows you to review individual ads so that you can decide whether to block them or to display them on your web pages. This gives you a much higher level of control and transparency over the ads that appear on your website or blog. It gives you complete control over what sort of products, services or brands are promoted on your website or blog. You should make use of this tool to display adverts from high paying advertisers only. Remember - not all AdSense adverts are supported by this tool. Ad Review Center only allows you to block ads at the product level and not at the website level.





5. Figure out the best ad sizes - The right kind of ad sizes and placements bring you the best paying CPCs. There are some ad sizes that are very effective for certain platforms, such as mobiles and tablets, but not so successful on other platforms, such as laptops. Choose the best ad sizes for various platforms and experiment with them till you get a CPC that you are comfortable with.
6. Use Smart Pricing to your advantage - Advertisers of today want higher ROI and want real clients. Google understands this and makes an accurate projection on the conversion rate of the ads before deciding which ads to serve and where to place them. This is based on a "Smart Pricing" model which Google uses these days. You can use Smart Pricing to your advantage by displaying relevant ads, attracting high quality traffic to your blog and creating amazing content.
7. Make use of the Competitive Ad Filter - the Competitive Ad Filter is similar in a lot of ways to Ad Review Center discussed earlier. The purpose of this tool is to filter out any unwanted ads and to prevent them from appearing on your site. You can use this tool to block ads from your competitors. You can block entire AdSense accounts or specific domains. Now, this doesn't do much for your CPC, but it ensures that your competitors don't display their ads on your site. The last thing you want is for your customers to be led to your competitors' websites.
8. Follow Google's Mobile-Friendly guidelines - Since April 21, 2015, Google has made the mobile-friendliness of a website as one of the premier rankings factors for its algorithm. You have to optimize your website for the mobile; if you don't you will get penalized by Google in a big way. You must have a responsive web design.
   
   Advertisers like websites that are mobile friendly. Some pay more for mobile clicks than for desktop clicks and other prefer to advertise exclusively on the mobile. This is especially true of local businesses within a certain geographical area. So, to increase your CPC, make your website more mobile friendly.
9. Experiment, mix and match, try out new things with your ads - Google AdSense has a special called "Experiments" which allows you to try out different things with your ads. You can do split testing on different ad formats, try different advertisers, make changes to the font type and background color, change ad sizes, change color schemes, block certain ad categories, etc. and find out what works and what doesn't. When you feel comfortable about something, stick to it for the long haul.
10. Make use of the Google Ecosystem - Google likes publishers who are loyal to its platform. So join the Google Ecosystem, be a part of it. This means being on Google+, making use of Google Webmaster Tools, creating a Google Business account, having a YouTube channel of your own, using Google Docs, and so on. Spend more time on the Google platform, use more Google resources to earn Google's trust. Earning Google's trust is a surefire route to a higher CPC.
11. Focus on certain high paying geographical areas - You should always focus on high CPC regions where advertisers pay more for clicks. So if your content is aimed at audiences within the United States, Sweden, Japan, Norway or Netherlands, you will most certainly have a much higher CPC compared to targeting countries such as India, South Africa, Bangladesh and Indonesia. You might want to purchase local domain addresses and created content specific to the high CPC region. You may even want to narrow down your geographical region to just cities - for example, any content focused on New York City, Dallas or London gets high paying ads.
12. Make use of information from both Google Analytics and Google AdSense and link them for a better insight into your web traffic - Both Analytics and AdSense provide you with excellent information on your web traffic, revenue earned and deliver useful reports. Connect your Google Analytics and AdSense accounts for a better insight into your traffic, and get a sense of the audience behavior on your site - what they click more, where your highest CPC traffic is located and so on.
13. Show only relevant ads - You should make sure that Google serves only the most relevant ads on your web pages. The way to do that is to make your content SEO friendly and easy to crawl for the search engine bots. You can start by focusing on the basics such as headings, meta tags and formatting your content. Also, turn off the remarketing ads in favor of contextual ads. All of these things could increase your CPC over time.
14. Reduce the number of ad units on your blog - Try something different such as reducing the number of ad units on your blog. By reducing the supply, you can have the advertisers bid more for the limited space, which can lead to an increase in your CPC. It is about making the supply/demand mismatch work to your advantage.
15. Use the Matched Content feature on AdSense - Google has a content recommendation service called as Matched Content for AdSense. So it this is available only to major publishers, but you can try and find out if you qualify for it or not. This involves replacing your local article recommendation engine with that of Google. The idea is to promote only the most relevant and most profitable content on your site to your visitors.
16. Allow Placement Targeting - Advertisers are always willing to pay more for quality placement. Google has made it possible for advertisers to target specific sections within your website or specific formats. This is called as Placement Targeting. For this you will have to group the ads into Custom Channels - as many as 500 URLs - and give advertisers easy access to relevant content on your website.

Final Thoughts

I have discussed why your AdSense CPC is low and given you 16 quick and easy tips on increasing it. However, there are no hard and fast rules here. If none of the steps given above work, try something else to increase AdSense CPC. Just keep experimenting till something sticks. Hope you enjoyed reading this. As usual, I look forward to your questions and suggestions. Just send them in the comments below.

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.

How to Add AdSense Page-level ads in Blogspot

Recently, page-level ads were made available for blogspot bloggers and webmasters which means that you can now display AdSense Ads right on your mobile templates. You can now monetize your efforts on the templates as you do with mobile apps thanks to the Google Admob Ads.

Why Choose AdSense Page-level ads?

There are a number of reasons why you choose page-level ads from AdSense to bolster your revenue stream.

• Increase Revenues
• Provide Better User Experience
• Two New Formats
• Doesn't Count Against 3 Ad Limit
• Optimized and Responsive to Mobile Needs

Page-level Ad Formats

Today, the two types of page-level ads available include Anchors which are ads places at the bottom of the screen and Vignettes which are full screen ads that work similar to Admob's Interstitial adverts.
Vignettes tend to be more effective for mobile advertising.

How to Setup Page-Level Ads in Blogspot Blogs

The good news is that you can install these ads from AdSense fairly quickly and easily thanks to the process which guides you through.

1. Log into your AdSense Account
2. Click on this link
3. Click the two toggle buttons to switch on "Anchor/overlay ads" and "Vignette ads"

4. Scroll down and click the "Get Code" button

5. Copy the code

6. Go to Blogger, then Template and Backup your Template
7. Click the 'Edit HTML' button and search for the </head> tag
8. Paste the page-level ad code above the </head> tag

Note: You will also need to replace the attribute async with async="async" in order to help complete the process, otherwise Blogger will give you an error message. Once you have completed these steps, all you need to do is save it to your template.

Test Page-level ads in your Blogger template

After installation, get out your mobile device so you can test the AdSense page-level ads and see if they are working correctly. You will need to be a visitor to your site in order to check out the ads.

• Type #googleads at the end of the URL so you can access them
• Select the ad format from the tabbed box that will appear above the body of the blog
• Check out the ads

You will get to see the ads in action before the public does so that you can tell if they are working fine. If you are impressed with what you see, then it is ready to go. However, if you see something that you want to change or if the ads are not present, you'll need to start over again.

The Effectiveness of Page-level ads

Since October, 2015 when these ads were first rolled out the effectiveness that they have demonstrated is considerable. Today, the ads have been used in countries all over the world and they continue to impress. For those who have already used these mobile ads on WordPress or other blogger blogs you can see just how effective they have been in terms of reaching all of your visitors. In addition, the effect on your revenue may be considerable depending on the popularity of your blog.

In the end, AdSense page-level ads are remarkably effective for mobile use and will help you build a stronger income base for your blog.

Insert Adsense Inside Posts: After the First Paragraph

Want to know which part of your site or blog will bring you more profit? Add AdSense inside posts and then check out the famous Google AdSense heat map. Recent studies, however, showed that placing AdSense after the first paragraph of a site or blog is one of the best AdSense placement. Unfortunately, the default Blogger platform offered by Google doesn't allow placement of ad after the first paragraph. But because it has become one of the most profitable areas, plenty of webmasters have tried to take advantage of the best AdSense placement. How can you enjoy the same level of profit?

To solve the problem, we will just move the locations of the ads to be displayed by adding JavaScript and DIVs. With the following script, you can easily choose the paragraph or heading after which you want to inject the ad to. This way, you won't have to manually change every post.

How to Display AdSense Ads after the First Paragraph in Blogger

1. Log into your Blogger account, select your blog and click "Template" on the left side. Open the Template editor using the "Edit HTML" button.

2. Once the editor has opened, click anywhere inside the code area and press the CTRL + F keys (or Command + F) on your keyboard to open the editor' search box. Search the following line (press Enter to find it):

<data:post.body/>

Note: You will find multiple occurrences of <data:post.body/> but you need to stop at the second one, or if you don't see any changes, test the last one.

3. Add the below DIVs in red before and after like this:

<div id='adsense-target'><data:post.body/></div>

4. Copy the AdSense code that you want to show and use this tool to convert it into plain text. After conversion, add the following HTML and replace the "ADSENSE CODE HERE" text with the converted ad code just above the line that we just found:

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>
<div id='adsense-content' style="display:block;text-align: center">ADSENSE CODE HERE</div></b:if>

Align AdSense Left or Right

By default, the Google AdSense ad unit will appear in the middle just after the first paragraph. If you are unhappy with the results and want to wrap text around the ad, you can choose one of the options below:

a) Align AdSense on the left - change <div id='adsense-content' style="display:block;text-align: center"> with:

<div id='adsense-content' style="display: inline-block;float: left;margin:15px 15px 15px 0px">

After modifying it, the ad will display something like this:

b) Align AdSense ad on the right of the content - change <div id='adsense-content' style="display:block;text-align: center"> with:

<div id='adsense-content' style="display:inline-block;float:right;margin:15px 0px 15px 15px">

5. Finally, right after <div id='adsense-target'><data:post.body/></div> from step 2, add this script:

<script type='text/javascript'>
function insertAfter(addition,target) {
var parent = target.parentNode;
if (parent.lastChild == target) {
parent.appendChild(addition);
} else {
parent.insertBefore(addition,target.nextSibling);
}
}
var adscont = document.getElementById(&quot;adsense-content&quot;);
var target = document.getElementById(&quot;adsense-target&quot;);
var linebreak = target.getElementsByTagName(&quot;br&quot;);
if (linebreak.length &gt; 0){
insertAfter(adscont,linebreak[0]);
}
</script>

Note:
- To insert the ad after the second paragraph, change "0" from the line in red with "2".
- If you want to put AdSense just below the heading h2 or heading h3 of a post, replace br from &quot;br&quot; with h2 or h3.

6. Click "Save template" to save the changes and you're done.

With this trick, you can insert AdSense after the first paragraph automatically in Blogger with ease. Now it's your turn to decide which format works best on your site.

What to Do Before Applying for Google AdSense

It seems that everyone wants to make money by joining up with Google AdSense and why not? Google AdSense is a relatively simple, straightforward way to actually start earning some extra money with your efforts. However, things have changed from the early days of AdSense when joining was not much of an issue. Today, applying for AdSense takes more effort and some preparation so that you can take full advantage of their services.

First, you will need a good reason to apply for AdSense so you can reap the benefits that they offer. Here you will find out more about what Google AdSense is all about, what they offer and how you can properly prepare yourself before joining to really take advantage.

What is Google AdSense?

One of the most established internet networks to offer advertisement publishing, AdSense uses the Pay Per Click (PPC) system to help businesses reach out to others on the web. At one time, Google used to provide AdSense to everyone who used their Blogspot program, but now that has changed.

Today, AdSense is one of the most respected thanks to the many thousands of satisfied publishers and customers who use the service. It is straightforward, easy to use and always pays on time which makes it very attractive to anyone wanting to have this service. If you do your work the right way, it will pay better than any other similar service on the web.

However, it is their very success that now makes them harder to join. When you apply, everything has to be just right otherwise you will not be approved.

How to Avoid Getting Your Application Rejected

There are a number of things to avoid when applying for AdSense so that your entry will not be discarded. Here are just a few.

Read Google Policies: Just like studying for a test, Google posts their policies about what it takes for your site to get into AdSense. So, take the time to read them and be sure that your website follows the rules.

Have Good Content: If your website doesn't have good or sufficient content, it will not be accepted. So, be sure that you provide them with enough to review. In addition, it has to be neat, professional and grammatically correct otherwise it will give them the excuse to toss out your application.

Aesthetically Pleasing: Garish yellows and lots of distracting glitz will also stop you in your tracks when you apply for AdSense. Your website should have a good, solid design that is comfortable to look at and pleasing for the visitor.

Post Your Contact Information: If Google cannot find a way to contact you through your website, you might as well not apply. Having an "About Us" page with a contact form is the minimum to getting accepted.

Now that you've done the basics, it is time to hedge your bets when it comes to applying for AdSense by adding in items and procedures that will enhance your chances. While nothing is guaranteed, the following steps will help your website in getting approved.

10 Ways to Increase Your Chances when Applying for AdSense

1. Policy for Privacy

It may seem odd to have a privacy policy for your blog, but it is vital if you want to get AdSense approval. Without it, you might as well not apply at all. The policy itself should describe to those who visit your blog what they will see and what they can and cannot do.

2. Contact Information

This is where you put in your contact information. At the very least, it should consist of an email so that readers can contact you directly about any issue they have on your blog.

3. About Us

This is where you tell people a little about who you are, what your business does and how you are going to accomplish it. This is sort of like an introductory page to your efforts and it critical when you apply for Adsense.

4. Email & Name Verification

Be sure that you put your email as well as your name in your About Me or Contact Us page so that it will help Google verify you quickly.

5. Verify Age

Always use your correct name and date of birth when applying for AdSense. This is mostly for those who are under 18, but it is important to be truthful otherwise you'll never get approved.

6. Appropriate Design

Your blog should look attractive, professional and easy to use. You don't have to be fancy or pour in thousands of dollars, just make it clean and neat will be sufficient.

7. Have Plenty of Posts

Do you know that there is no minimum number of posts stated by Google in terms of what is required for joining AdSense? Even so, if you only have a handful, do not count on getting approved. You should shoot for about 500 or so before applying to demonstrate your seriousness about your efforts and make sure that they are at least 500 words in length.

8. Remember the Rules

No pornography, illegal items, advocating drug use or other items that will not get you any AdSense at all. Plus, if your posts are all less than 200 words, that will not work either.

9. Adds Value

Your blog or website must provide real value for your audience. This will not only help keep people visiting your site, but it will also impress Google as well.

10. Unique, Top Level Domain

Basically, this means that your domain should be a ".com" in order to succeed. Plus, the name itself needs to be short as possible, related to your area of interest and easy to remember.

When applying for AdSense, you will need to keep all of these things in mind so that you will be accepted. However, all of the attributes that Google AdSense requires are also ones that will boost your website as well. So, keep this in mind when you apply for AdSense because the result will be a blog that will start earning you another income stream that can build over time.

How to Add Adsense Ads In the Middle or Anywhere inside Blogger Posts

In a previous post, we saw how and where we can place Adsense ads on our blog; however, these methods would only work when we place the ads on predetermined and fixed locations. For posts area, the most common places are below the title, at the beginning of the post or at the end of it.

But what if we want to display an AdSense ad in the middle of a post?

We can manipulate the location of the ads to be displayed by adding a script inside the template and using a tag inside our post to where we want the AdSense ad to appear. Once added, we can place the ads anywhere, be it between paragraphs or in the middle of the content etc.

Related: Insert AdSense inside posts after the first paragraph

Manually inserting AdSense ads in the middle of posts in Blogger is pretty easy, just follow these steps below:

Adding Adsense Ads In the Middle or Anywhere inside Blogger Posts

Before proceeding, it is recommended to backup your template: go to "Template" and click on the "Backup/restore" button to save a copy on your hard drive.

Adding the script

Step 1. First thing we need to do is to parse the AdSense code and convert it to plain text. Then go to "Template", click on the "Edit HTML" button and click anywhere inside the code area to search using CTRL + F keys for this tag:

<data:post.body/>

Note: you may find it several times, but we need to stop at the second one. Or, if you can't see any changes, test the third one.

Step 2. Replace <data:post.body/> with this code:

<div expr:id='"adsmiddle1" + data:post.id'></div>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'>
<div style="clear:both; margin:10px 0">
<!-- Add here the code of your ad -->
</div>
</b:if>
</b:if>
<div expr:id='"adsmiddle2" + data:post.id'>
<data:post.body/>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var obj0=document.getElementById("adsmiddle1<data:post.id/>");
var obj1=document.getElementById("adsmiddle2<data:post.id/>");
var s=obj1.innerHTML;
var r=s.search(/\x3C!-- adsense --\x3E/igm);
if(r>0) {obj0.innerHTML=s.substr(0,r);obj1.innerHTML=s.substr(r+16);}
</script>

Step 3. Add the converted Adsense code on where you see the <!-- Add here the code of your ad --> annotation, then save the changes by clicking on the "Save template" button.

Note: For centering the ads, add the <center></center> tags before and after the AdSense code, like this:

<div style="clear:both; margin:10px 0">
<center>
<!-- Add here the code of your ad -->
</center>
</div>

Adding the AdSense annotation to display the ad

Step 4. When you create a New Post, add this annotation inside the "HTML" section to where you want the Google AdSense ads to appear:

<!-- adsense -->

For example:

This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text.<br /><br /> <!-- adsense -->This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text.

AdSense annotation in the middle of the post content

Please note that if you don't add this annotation to specify where to display the ad, then it will appear below the title by default.

So this is how we can add AdSense ads in the middle or anywhere inside our Blogger posts. Don't worry about violating the Google's Terms of Service because applying this method will not modify the ad' structure.

10 Places to put Adsense ads in Blogger

In this post, we'll talk about the 10 most common places in a site or blog where we can add AdSense ads and how we can implement these. Also, we'll get to know which are the most suitable formats based on those available in our AdSense account.

AdSense Advertisements

In the Sidebar

How to implement

This is one of the most accessible places to put AdSense. Just go to the Page Elements (Layout), click on the "Add a Gadget" link, then add a HTML/JavaScript widget with your ad code inside it or add directly an AdSense widget.

Recommended formats: 125 × 125, 120 × 600 and 160 × 600, 300 x 600

Between posts

Implementation:You can add AdSense ads between your posts by going to Layout, click on the "Edit" link below the Blog Posts section, then check the "Show Ads Between Posts" option.

Recommended formats: 468 × 60, 300 × 250 and 336 × 280

Under the header

Implementation:

Before anything, you need to convert your AdSense ad code - you can use this converter here:

AdSense Ad Converter

Next thing to do is to go to your Blogger Template (log in to your Blogger Dashboard, click on Template and press the Edit HTML button) and click anywhere inside the code area to search for the following code using the CTRL + F keys:

<div id='header-wrapper'>

Paste the converted code right after it.

Recommended formats: 728 × 90 and 728 × 15

Above the blog posts

Implementation:

Convert your ad code and search for <div id='main-wrapper'> in your template.

Paste the converted code right after it.

Recommended formats: 460 × 68, 468 × 15 and 336 × 280

Under the post title (this will be visible on all the pages)

Implementation:

Convert your AdSense ad code and go to your Template > Edit HTML > click anywhere inside the code area and search for the following line (CTRL + F):

<div class='post-header-line-1'/>

Note: if you can't find it, search it without the ending slash /

Paste the converted code right after it.

Recommended formats: 468 × 68 and 468 × 15

Under the post title (visible only on the posts pages)

Implementation:

Convert your ad code and then go to your Template, click anywhere inside the code area and look for:

<div class='post-header-line-1'/>

Note: if you can't find it, search it without the trailing slash /

Paste the converted code, following this example:

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>

<!-- Add here the code of your ad -->

</b:if>

Recommended formats: 468x68 and 468x15

In the posts' footer

Implementation:

Convert your ad code and then go to your Template > click anywhere inside the code area and look for:

<p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'/>

Note: if you can't find it, search it without the trailing slash /

Paste the converted code right after this line.

Recommended formats: 468x68 and 468x15

In the post's body (it will be visible on all pages)

Implementation:

Convert your ad code and then go to your Template > click anywhere inside the code area and look for:

<div class='post-body entry-content'>

Note: in case you don't fint this code, search only for <div class='post-body'>

And paste the converted code by following the example below:

<div style='float:right'>

<!-- Add here the code of your ad -->

</div>

Recommended formats: 125x125, 180x150, 120x240 and 200x200

In the post's body (visible only in post pages)

Convert your ad code and then go to your Template, click anywhere inside the cod area and look for:

<div class='post-body entry-content'>

Note: in case you don't find this code, search only for <div class='post-body'>

And paste the converted code by following this example:

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>
<div style='float:right'>

<!-- Add here the code of your ad -->

</div>
</b:if>

Recommended formats: 125x125, 180x150, 120x240 and 200x200

Between post and comments (visible only on posts pages)

Implementation:

Convert your ad code and then go to your Template, click anywhere inside the code area and look for:

</b:includable>
<b:includable id='postQuickEdit' var='post'>

Paste the converted code just above it, following this example:

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>

<!-- Add here the code of your ad -->

</b:if>

Recommended formats: 468x60, 300x250 and 336x280

In the blog's footer

Implementation:

Convert your ad code and then go to your Template, click anywhere inside the code area and look for:

<div id='footer-wrapper'>

Paste the converted code right after it.

Recommended formats: 728x90 and 728x15

FAQ

Some questions that are likely to arise:

I can't find the codes, what should I do?
When searching for a specific code, make sure that you have no spaces before/after it. These are the default codes of Blogger and should be found in all the templates unless they have been modified by the template designer.

Why should I convert my AdSense code?
The Blogger's Template reads it as text and not as code so it is better to avoid any errors when trying to save it.

The ads are not displaying properly, why is that?
The ads could be affected by the styles (CSS) selectors (divs) containing them and some templates could be wrong designed, then you should consider modifying these styles, look for another relevant place or in extreme cases, change the template.

Can I put the all 10 codes on my blog?
No, you should choose just one of the locations where you want to put the ads considering that AdSense have some limits on the number of ads that could be displayed. Try to make a balance with your content.

Why there should be only 3 ads displayed on the main page?
This is due to the limit set by AdSense. Combine the type of ads (text, rich media ads and link units) if you want to show more ads.

Hopefully, this guide will be useful to those of you who need to display AdSense ads on your blog.