Creating a Google Adsense Account

Step 1: Go to Google Adsense and click on the button that says 'Click here to Apply'. Step 2: Fill in the 'Website URL' like this - www.yoursite.com and select the language of your site. Step 3: Select the account type. If you are new to this and you do not have a registered business just select Individual, this is fine. Fill out the contact information and be sure to be honest. This information will be used for tax purposes and the address you provide is where Google will send your check if you do not choose to have the money electronically delivered. Step 4: Check the boxes for Adsense for Content and Adsense for Search. Step 5: BE SURE to READ the Google Policies and if you agree to them check the boxes and click the submit button. Step 6: Be absolutely sure that the information is correct, check the appropriate boxes for your preference and click continue. Step 7: Check your email and follow the steps google provides, you will need to fill out a tax form that they provide online for them to legally provide you with adsense. After you have created your account, login. You will see three tabs - Reports, Adsense Setup and my account. Click on My Account and make sure all of the information is correct, if it is not, correct it. Once you are sure your information is correct go to the section called ' Onsite Advertiser Sign-Up' If it says that you are subscribed to this I would recommend un subscribing as it is not really useful to you. For instance, look at the example ad below: You see where the 'Ads by Goooooogle' text shows up under the ads. If you were signed up for Onsite Advertiser this text would show up at the lower left hand side of the ad and there would be another spot at the lower right hand side of the ad that would say 'Advertise on this Site' If you were subscribed to online advertiser and someone was interested in advertising on your site it would not help you one bit. So do what you want but I choose not to use this option as it makes the ad look more like an advertisement and people generally click on normal links more than advertisements. Step 8: Now to place the ads on your site go back to the main menu and click on 'Adsense Setup'. Now you have the options of putting normal google ads (Adsense for Content) on your site, Google search and Google Site Search and referrals. Click on the option you would like and follow the steps to create the ad you like. When you have created it just copy the code provided and paste it in the page you would like the ad to appear at. Thats it, your done. The links in the ads will configure automatically to the content of your site making them very relevant. Now everything someone clicks on your ads you will make money but DO NOT click on your own ads. Googles robots record ip address and keep track of who clicks what. So if you click on your own ads repeatedly google will ban your account for life. It has been known to happen on many occasions.