Archive for the 'Adsense' Category

Ringtone Sites Drop in Popularity

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

Ringtones were once the big thing when it came to making money online. I think part of this popularity was due to non-techy people not knowing how to send files via infrared to their phones, and also because it was hard to work with the old midi/polyphonic ringtones.
Enter MP3. Most phones released today have MP3 […]

Adsense API

Thursday, June 1st, 2006

When I first read the title Introducing the Adsense API beta I got quite excited.. Until I realised exactly what the API is for and who it’s targeted at.
The key part to read is:
We’ve started taking applications from people whose sites receive a minimum of 100,000 daily page views. To be eligible, your site must […]

Google Video Ads

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006

According to the Inside Adwords blog, Google are soon going to give Adwords advertisers the ability to show video ads on the Google content network. This is a fantastic development for both Adwords and Adsense users.
Site visitors are becoming all too used to text and images ads - to the point where they instinctively ignore […]

Best Site in the World Making No Money

Thursday, May 4th, 2006

I just posted a quote to this web site and had the brilliant idea, why don’t I make a web site that is divided into topics containing the best quotes from web forums!? As yet, I haven’t even investigated whether such a site exists. If it doesn’t exist then I should make it right? I […]

What is PHP?

Wednesday, April 12th, 2006

Just found an enlightening thread on an Adsense forum for those of you who want to know what PHP really is. I don’t know what’s funnier, the question or the answer!
Q: What is a php? Can you like me to a help page. thanks
A: A PHP is a handy language for making pages […]

Work Out Your EPC

Thursday, March 2nd, 2006

A great metric for analysing your site’s earning capacity is Earnings Per Click (EPC). Calculating your EPC is simple:
EPC = Earnings / Clicks
For example, if you had a site earning $4/day on 10 clicks, your EPC would be $0.40.
While EPC fluctuates depending on what advertisers are willing to pay for a top spot, it is […]