- Optimizing with Channels
Google's tutorial and guide on how to implement and use channels within AdSense. Topics covered: URL Channels: Creating URL Channels; Custom Channels: Creating Custom Channels; Generating Channel Reports. Editor note: Using channels can make a huge positive difference with optimizing your site for AdSense. Channels can help you see exactly what's working and what isn't and where. I use a combination of URL channels and custom channels to track my various ad placements and their URLs - it's a fabulous tool and easy to set up. [Article/tutorial via Reports and Earnings - Channels, Google AdSense Help Center.] - What is section targeting and how do I implement it?
Google's short tutorial on their AdSense tags to use to emphasize specific areas of Web page content and also to ignore. Includes cautions about their use, too. [Article/tutorial by Google AdSense Help Center.] - Where should I place Google ads on my pages?
Provides fairly general but helpful tips on the best places to add Google ads within your Web pages. Also includes a Web page “heat map” that illustrates ideal placements on a sample page layout. Here's an enlarged version of the heat map, too. The darker orange colors represent the strongest performance and fade to lightest that represents the weakest performance. Note that each page is truly different, and it's important to fine tune your pages based on your site's unique content and visitors. [Article/tutorial by Google AdSense Help Center.]
For ad placements for forum sites along with a Forum Heat Map, see the section below, Optimizing AdSense for Forum Sites.
