TOPIC: Stick 'em up! and TOPIC: PIN without the pain

Date: Thurs, Mar 20 2008 11:34 am
From: Inside AdSense Team

TOPIC: Stick 'em up!

http://groups.google.com/group/Inside-AdSense/browse_thread/thread/9af7412ff02d140d?hl=en

If you're well versed in webspeak, you're probably familiar with the
concept of stickiness -- the quality that entices web users to stick
around a given site. Here at AdSense, we're down with the web version
of stickiness, but we've got a different kind of adhesive in mind: the
kind that lets you take the AdSense logo a-go-go.That's right, we're
talking stickers.We've printed up a batch of AdSense stickers, and we'd
be delighted to send one or two your way, wherever you are in the
world. The stickers are designed for laptops, but they'll work just as
well for placement on mugs, skateboards, or temporarily on a shirt.
(Note: turning a pal into a walking Google ad without their knowledge
is not recommended.)So how do you get one of these glue-backed
masterpieces? Easy: send us a self-addressed, stamped envelope with
enough postage to return 1 oz of sticker goodness to you from our
office in California via standard U.S. mail. (Sorry, we can't help you
calculate the postage to your location). Send your envelope, along with
a note if you'd like, to:Google AdSensec/o Arlene Lee1600 Amphitheatre
ParkwayMountain View, CA 94043USASupplies are limited, so send your
envelope soon! Then you can stick with AdSense wherever you go. (And
one last thing to keep in mind: while we're flattered that you might
want a whole box, note that we're only able to provide one or two per
publisher.)Posted by Julie Beckmann - AdSense Publisher Support

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Posted By Inside AdSense Team to Inside AdSense at 3/20/2008 11:34:00 AM


Date: Tues, Mar 25 2008 10:51 am
From: Inside AdSense

TOPIC: PIN without the pain
http://groups.google.com/group/Inside-AdSense/browse_thread/thread/41269c8aeb1c9f5c?hl=en

As you may know, we'll send you a Personal Identification Number (PIN)
by standard mail when your account first reaches $10 in earnings. This
PIN is used to help verify publisher accounts and addresses for
security purposes. We often receive messages from publishers concerned
about what to look for in the mail, and when they can expect to
receive it. In response, we've created the short video below which we
hope will help address these issues. It might not be a Hollywood
production but hey...even the greats started small ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZJVcQw0c-E

If you don't receive your first PIN, you can still request up to two
more by following the directions at

https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=14838

Please note that aside from verifying your PIN, other holds may
apply to your account -- you'll need to remove all holds and generate
$100 in earnings before a payment can take place.

Posted by Arlene Lee - AdSense Publisher Support
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 10:40:00 AM

TOPIC: Upcoming referrals changes

Date: Tues, Jan 8 2008 12:43pm
From: Inside AdSense Team

http://groups.google.com/group/Inside-AdSense/browse_thread/thread/02b1cebb24a20459?hl=en

Are you currently displaying a referral unit for AdSense on your
website? Then read on, because there are some upcoming changes to the
referral program that you should be aware of. But first let me clarify
that only referral units promoting AdSense will be affected by this
change; referrals to other products and services remain unaffected at
this time. This change to referrals promoting AdSense will differ
depending on your location, regardless of where your users are
located.- If you're in North America, Latin America, or Japan, the
pricing structure for AdSense referrals is changing.About a year ago,
as an experiment, we changed the pricing structure for AdSense
referrals so that when a user you referred to the program earned $5
within 180 days of sign-up, you would also earn $5. When that publisher
earned $100 within 180 days and removed all payment holds, you'd
receive $250. We have decided to conclude this experiment and return to
the original pricing structure. As a result, we'll soon no longer be
offering the $5 bonus or $2000 bonus, and the payout for referring a
user who generates $100 with AdSense in the first 180 days will return
to $100.These pricing changes will take place during the last week of
January. A referred user who reaches $100 within 180 days of signing up
and who removes all payments holds before the change occurs will
generate earnings of $250 for the referring publisher. Any referred
user who meets this conversion criteria after the change occurs will
only generate $100 in earnings for the referring publisher. In
addition, the $5 bonus will be removed at that time. Please note that
the date a user was referred will only affect where the 180-day window
is set but not necessarily the payout the referring publisher receives.
For example, it's possible that a user referred in early January will
meet the conversion criteria before a user referred in early November,
and so the resulting payout may differ.- If you're outside of North
America, Latin America, and Japan, AdSense referrals will be
retired.For publishers not located in any of the three regions detailed
above, we'll soon be retiring referrals promoting AdSense. We've found
that this referral product has not performed as well as we had hoped in
these regions. Again, please keep in mind that you can still generate
referrals for the other products listed under the 'Referrals' section
of your AdSense Setup tab.Soon, you'll no longer see the option to
create a referral button for AdSense in your account, although existing
buttons will display as normal. This specific referral type will then
be retired during the last week of January - any users who meet the
conversion criteria (reaching $100 in earnings within 180 days of
sign-up and removing all payment holds) before the change will generate
earnings of $250 for the referring publishers. Any conversions which
occur after this change is made will not be recorded in your account.
You may wish to begin replacing any existing referrals promoting
AdSense with referrals for another product or an AdSense for content
unit.We appreciate your support of this referral product, and hope it
won't cause you any inconvenience.Posted by Talia Brodecki - AdSense
Product Marketing

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Posted By Inside AdSense Team to Inside AdSense at 1/08/2008 12:43:00 PM

TOPIC: AdSense inspiration

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Date: Thurs, Dec 27 2007 11:24am
From: Inside AdSense

http://groups.google.com/group/Inside-AdSense/browse_thread/thread/6a55eeb79bb4bf2d?hl=en

A few weeks ago we posted the winner of the AdSense Story Contest, and
as promised, here are a few more of the stories and video submissions
we received. This one comes from AdSense publisher Amit Agarwal of
Agra, India.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSN0ywpVLzI

Amit is a professional blogger and personal technology columnist for
the Financial Express and The Hindustan Times. He maintains a
technology blog called Digital Inspiration, which draws readers from
all over the globe and covers software reviews, web technologies, and
social media. His latest venture, India Inc., carries news and
analysis about business and finance. Amit also runs a message board
where he personally answers reader questions on blogging, online
monetization and software.

In the early days, Amit was only making a few cents on Digital
Inspiration. After optimizing the site, however, his revenue went
through the roof. Now AdSense helps Amit lead a very comfortable life.
Amit says, "I have tried a couple of other advertising programs on my
website, but none of them have been so successful as AdSense. That's
because AdSense contextual ads are always so relevant to the content."

Amit has also found success with several other AdSense products and
features. He currently uses referrals to recommend software to his
readers, and has implemented link units to efficiently use space on
his site. He also uses the Google Custom Search Engine, linked to his
AdSense for search account, and so is able to monetize his search
results while helping visitors navigate through his site's pages with
greater control. As he notes, "Currently 75% of my site revenue comes
through the Google AdSense program. And I get more time to focus on
writing new content for my readers rather than hunting for
advertisers. AdSense has helped change my life forever."

Posted by Bennet Abraham - AdSense India Optimization Team
Thursday, December 27, 2007 at 11:20:00 AM

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Date: Thurs, Dec 27 2007 11:24am
From: Inside AdSense


A few weeks ago we posted the winner of the AdSense Story Contest, and
as promised, here are a few more of the stories and video submissions
we received. This one comes from AdSense publisher Amit Agarwal of
Agra, India.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSN0ywpVLzI

Amit is a professional blogger and personal technology columnist for
the Financial Express and The Hindustan Times. He maintains a
technology blog called Digital Inspiration, which draws readers from
all over the globe and covers software reviews, web technologies, and
social media. His latest venture, India Inc., carries news and
analysis about business and finance. Amit also runs a message board
where he personally answers reader questions on blogging, online
monetization and software.

In the early days, Amit was only making a few cents on Digital
Inspiration. After optimizing the site, however, his revenue went
through the roof. Now AdSense helps Amit lead a very comfortable life.
Amit says, "I have tried a couple of other advertising programs on my
website, but none of them have been so successful as AdSense. That's
because AdSense contextual ads are always so relevant to the content."

Amit has also found success with several other AdSense products and
features. He currently uses referrals to recommend software to his
readers, and has implemented link units to efficiently use space on
his site. He also uses the Google Custom Search Engine, linked to his
AdSense for search account, and so is able to monetize his search
results while helping visitors navigate through his site's pages with
greater control. As he notes, "Currently 75% of my site revenue comes
through the Google AdSense program. And I get more time to focus on
writing new content for my readers rather than hunting for
advertisers. AdSense has helped change my life forever."

Posted by Bennet Abraham - AdSense India Optimization Team
Thursday, December 27, 2007 at 11:20:00 AM

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Date: Thurs, Dec 27 2007 11:24am
From: Inside AdSense


A few weeks ago we posted the winner of the AdSense Story Contest, and
as promised, here are a few more of the stories and video submissions
we received. This one comes from AdSense publisher Amit Agarwal of
Agra, India.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSN0ywpVLzI

Amit is a professional blogger and personal technology columnist for
the Financial Express and The Hindustan Times. He maintains a
technology blog called Digital Inspiration, which draws readers from
all over the globe and covers software reviews, web technologies, and
social media. His latest venture, India Inc., carries news and
analysis about business and finance. Amit also runs a message board
where he personally answers reader questions on blogging, online
monetization and software.

In the early days, Amit was only making a few cents on Digital
Inspiration. After optimizing the site, however, his revenue went
through the roof. Now AdSense helps Amit lead a very comfortable life.
Amit says, "I have tried a couple of other advertising programs on my
website, but none of them have been so successful as AdSense. That's
because AdSense contextual ads are always so relevant to the content."

Amit has also found success with several other AdSense products and
features. He currently uses referrals to recommend software to his
readers, and has implemented link units to efficiently use space on
his site. He also uses the Google Custom Search Engine, linked to his
AdSense for search account, and so is able to monetize his search
results while helping visitors navigate through his site's pages with
greater control. As he notes, "Currently 75% of my site revenue comes
through the Google AdSense program. And I get more time to focus on
writing new content for my readers rather than hunting for
advertisers. AdSense has helped change my life forever."

Posted by Bennet Abraham - AdSense India Optimization Team
Thursday, December 27, 2007 at 11:20:00 AM

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Date: Thurs, Dec 27 2007 11:24am
From: Inside AdSense


A few weeks ago we posted the winner of the AdSense Story Contest, and
as promised, here are a few more of the stories and video submissions
we received. This one comes from AdSense publisher Amit Agarwal of
Agra, India.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSN0ywpVLzI

Amit is a professional blogger and personal technology columnist for
the Financial Express and The Hindustan Times. He maintains a
technology blog called Digital Inspiration, which draws readers from
all over the globe and covers software reviews, web technologies, and
social media. His latest venture, India Inc., carries news and
analysis about business and finance. Amit also runs a message board
where he personally answers reader questions on blogging, online
monetization and software.

In the early days, Amit was only making a few cents on Digital
Inspiration. After optimizing the site, however, his revenue went
through the roof. Now AdSense helps Amit lead a very comfortable life.
Amit says, "I have tried a couple of other advertising programs on my
website, but none of them have been so successful as AdSense. That's
because AdSense contextual ads are always so relevant to the content."

Amit has also found success with several other AdSense products and
features. He currently uses referrals to recommend software to his
readers, and has implemented link units to efficiently use space on
his site. He also uses the Google Custom Search Engine, linked to his
AdSense for search account, and so is able to monetize his search
results while helping visitors navigate through his site's pages with
greater control. As he notes, "Currently 75% of my site revenue comes
through the Google AdSense program. And I get more time to focus on
writing new content for my readers rather than hunting for
advertisers. AdSense has helped change my life forever."

Posted by Bennet Abraham - AdSense India Optimization Team
Thursday, December 27, 2007 at 11:20:00 AM


==== 5 of 6 ====
Date: Thurs, Dec 27 2007 11:24am
From: Inside AdSense


A few weeks ago we posted the winner of the AdSense Story Contest, and
as promised, here are a few more of the stories and video submissions
we received. This one comes from AdSense publisher Amit Agarwal of
Agra, India.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSN0ywpVLzI

Amit is a professional blogger and personal technology columnist for
the Financial Express and The Hindustan Times. He maintains a
technology blog called Digital Inspiration, which draws readers from
all over the globe and covers software reviews, web technologies, and
social media. His latest venture, India Inc., carries news and
analysis about business and finance. Amit also runs a message board
where he personally answers reader questions on blogging, online
monetization and software.

In the early days, Amit was only making a few cents on Digital
Inspiration. After optimizing the site, however, his revenue went
through the roof. Now AdSense helps Amit lead a very comfortable life.
Amit says, "I have tried a couple of other advertising programs on my
website, but none of them have been so successful as AdSense. That's
because AdSense contextual ads are always so relevant to the content."

Amit has also found success with several other AdSense products and
features. He currently uses referrals to recommend software to his
readers, and has implemented link units to efficiently use space on
his site. He also uses the Google Custom Search Engine, linked to his
AdSense for search account, and so is able to monetize his search
results while helping visitors navigate through his site's pages with
greater control. As he notes, "Currently 75% of my site revenue comes
through the Google AdSense program. And I get more time to focus on
writing new content for my readers rather than hunting for
advertisers. AdSense has helped change my life forever."

Posted by Bennet Abraham - AdSense India Optimization Team
Thursday, December 27, 2007 at 11:20:00 AM

==== 6 of 6 ====
Date: Thurs, Dec 27 2007 11:24am
From: Inside AdSense


A few weeks ago we posted the winner of the AdSense Story Contest, and
as promised, here are a few more of the stories and video submissions
we received. This one comes from AdSense publisher Amit Agarwal of
Agra, India.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSN0ywpVLzI

Amit is a professional blogger and personal technology columnist for
the Financial Express and The Hindustan Times. He maintains a
technology blog called Digital Inspiration, which draws readers from
all over the globe and covers software reviews, web technologies, and
social media. His latest venture, India Inc., carries news and
analysis about business and finance. Amit also runs a message board
where he personally answers reader questions on blogging, online
monetization and software.

In the early days, Amit was only making a few cents on Digital
Inspiration. After optimizing the site, however, his revenue went
through the roof. Now AdSense helps Amit lead a very comfortable life.
Amit says, "I have tried a couple of other advertising programs on my
website, but none of them have been so successful as AdSense. That's
because AdSense contextual ads are always so relevant to the content."

Amit has also found success with several other AdSense products and
features. He currently uses referrals to recommend software to his
readers, and has implemented link units to efficiently use space on
his site. He also uses the Google Custom Search Engine, linked to his
AdSense for search account, and so is able to monetize his search
results while helping visitors navigate through his site's pages with
greater control. As he notes, "Currently 75% of my site revenue comes
through the Google AdSense program. And I get more time to focus on
writing new content for my readers rather than hunting for
advertisers. AdSense has helped change my life forever."

Posted by Bennet Abraham - AdSense India Optimization Team
Thursday, December 27, 2007 at 11:20:00 AM

TOPIC: Happy holidays from the AdSense team

Date: Sat, Dec 22 2007 1:40pm
From: Inside AdSense Team

http://groups.google.com/group/Inside-AdSense/browse_thread/thread/e34b8725bf364059?hl=en

We'd like to send our warmest holiday wishes to all of our publishers
around the globe. While you may not be catching snowflakes where you
are, we hope you find a winter wonderland (or summer wonderland for our
readers in the Southern Hemisphere?) wherever you're located this
holiday season.Our U.S. offices will be closed until Thursday, December
27th, so it may take us some time to respond to your emails. In the
meantime, you can consult our Help Center for immediate answers, or
spread holiday cheer by discussing your questions with other publishers
on the Help Forum.Happy holidays!Posted by Arlene Lee on behalf of the
Google AdSense Team

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Posted By Inside AdSense Team to Inside AdSense at 12/21/2007 11:38:00
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