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Getting Your Forum Site to Perform Well with AdSense
Using MegaGames Forum as an ongoing forum site case study example, you'll find more helpful tips in this blog post from Google AdSense. Topics: The welcome box ad, the forum post ad, blending colors and breaking down borders, and improving ad relevance with section targeting. [Article/tutorial dated 07/26/2007, by Magnus Yang - AdSense Optimization Team, Inside AdSense (official Google AdSense Blog).]
Six AdSense optimization tips for forums
Helpful blog post on optimizing a forum site for AdSense. Great insight here, along with a Forum Heat Map showing the strongest placement through the weakest placement. Topics covered: the importance of ad format for multiple ad units; Display your ad units where repeat users will notice them; Place a leader board immediately after the last post; Use horizontal link units; Opt-in to image ads; Be sensitive to your forum community. [Article/tutorial dated 10/07/2005, by Sandra - AdSense Publisher Support, for Inside AdSense (official Google AdSense Blog).]
Forum Optimization for Better AdSense Performance
Short concise tips on where, how to optimize your forum site for AdSense - AdSense placement tips with a welcome ad box and within forum posts, handling colors and borders. [Article/tutorial dated 07/27/2007, by Arnold Zafra, for Search Engine Journal.]

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