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So your directory is up and running and everything is going smoothly its time to earn somemoney out of your Directory don’t you think ? Google AdSense is the best answer in GL2 Designs opinion. Basics are that you put there code onto your directory and you get paid for every click.The amount does very depending on the advitisers who are bid for that keyword that your page is serving up.

Important - NEVER CLICK ON YOU OWN ADVERTS ! as you will not get paid for them and will loose ALL your money and be banned for life (this include asking family and friends) Its not worth it guys and girls

So now all about Google AdSense

Google AdSense matches ads to your site’s content, and you earn money whenever your visitors click on them.

AdSense for content automatically crawls the content of your pages and delivers ads (you can choose both text or image ads) that are relevant to your audience and your site content—ads so well-matched, in fact, that your readers will actually find them useful.

AdSense for search allows website publishers to provide Google web and site search to their visitors, and to earn money by displaying Google ads on the search results pages.

You can customize the appearance of ads, choosing from a wide range of ad units and color formats. With AdSense for search, you can also customize your search box and results page.

Competitive Ad Filter enables you to filter out specific competitors or specific advertisers.

Editorial Review makes sure that all Google ads are reviewed and approved by the Google team, ensuring that inappropriate ads don’t appear on your pages.

Customizable default ads means that in the unlikely event that Google is unable to serve targeted ads on your page, we provide the option to display a default ad of your choice.

How do I get paid with AdSense ?
You get paid whenever someone on your site clicks on one of the AdSense ads. Advertisers can also bid to appear on your site on a CPM (cost per thousand impressions) basis. Both CPC and CPM bids compete in our AdWords program to ensure that you optimize your ad revenue.

Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT)
We have an EFT payment system available in a number of countries, which will help get your AdSense earnings delivered directly to your bank account every month without any additional effort.

How much do I get paid?
How much you earn depends on a number of factors including how much an advertiser bids on your site — you’ll receive a portion of what the advertiser pays .The best way to find out how much you’ll earn is to sign up and start showing ads on your web pages. Becoming an AdSense publisher is fast and easy:

Becoming an AdSense publisher is fast and easy

Apply online
Log into your account, and copy and paste a block of HTML into your website.
Targeted ads will then start showing on your site. ( Allow up to 72 hours for there system to update. )

Use the channel feature as its a go why of see what part of your directory is working and do not be afraid to move your advert or to find out were the best location is for clicks.

So it well worth a go but not all site are excepted and remember do not click on your own Adsense adverts !

Article by GL2 Design