Ways to make money with Google Adsense

"How can I make money with Google Adsense?" Is this not the most asked questions on webmaster forums today? Well I am going to go over a few of the simple but extremely effective and proven ways you can earn with Google Adsense. How much you earn is totally up to you - put in enough effort and the rewards will present themselves, often in quite a short amount of time in comparison to other revenue methods. Keep in mind however that just like any work, to make money with Adsense you need commitment and perseverance - there is no such thing as overnight millionaires! Now I have that out of the way, let's talk about how you can earn money with Adsense.

Niche Sites
Niche, niche, niche. The word "niche" seems to be all the rage these days, everyone is talking about it. How can niche websites make you Adsense money?
Well targeting a niche market, rather than a broad category ensures your audience is targeted. Rather than trying to attract visitors who are simply into guitars, if you make a site about Fender Stratocaster guitars, you're automatically targeting a niche market - those people who want information about Fender Stratocasters, not just people who want information about guitars. In turn, this means your Adsense ads will contain more targeted and on-topic options for your visitors to click, resulting in a higher CTR.
In my opinion, it is better to have 10 small websites targeting various facets of a broad topic, rather than one site which tries to be the "everything" of a topic.
Niche websites are extremely powerful when it comes to making money with Adsense, so start researching those niches!

Forums
Yes, you can make money from your forum. If you have an existing popular forum that you are not monetizing, now is the time to begin implementing Adsense into it. Most of your users may not even notice the ads - this is what the term "ad blindness" refers to. Forum users are notorious for not clicking ads, however with a bit of smart placement and rotation, your forum CTR can become exceptional.
While on a regular site it is suggested that blending ads is the key to high earnings, on a forum I strongly recommend doing the opposite - making your ads stand out with bright colors. You will be surprised that this tends to work quite well on forums where ad blindness can be rampant amongst regular users.
Another forum Adsense placement tip is to use specialized plugins to insert Adsense after a set number of posts - inserting after the last post on every page is a method I use and have found to be a good performer.

Blogs
Blogs are all the rage, and for good reason. Blogs are easy to update, and easy to start. Thankfully, they are also exceptionally easy to monetize with Adsense! Most blog software (Wordpress, Blogger etc) provide plugins whereby you can simply click a button and have your Adsense code inserted in your posts.
Some of the best blog Adsense placement tips I have are:
Placing an ad unit after each post
Placing an ad unit half way through a long post (if your posts are 500+ words)
You also have the option of inserting Adsense into your blog template. Although this takes a little more customization in the beginning, once it is done, it's done and there is no other fiddling on your part - the Adsense units will always show up where you have inserted them in the template.

There are many bloggers making four, five and six figure yearly incomes simply by using Adsense on their blogs - this can be you if you implement, test and track your Adsense blog performance.


Niche sites, forums and blogs are three of the most common, yet certainly not the only methods you can make money with Google Adsense.
If you are a beginner, I recommend starting with a simple blog on blogger.com - it is all hosted there for you, you simply make some interesting posts and insert your Adsense code. As your skills progress, developing niche websites and forums will only strengthen your web empire.