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I started Playing around with Adsense a few days ago, just to learn a few things about it. I must say that it is a really cool program, and could really be utilized for making a lot of money.The few days that it has been on my site I have tried a number of different things. I changed the color of the ads to better flow with my page, and I also tried out a Wordpress plugin called Shylock Adsense, this allowed me to insert code directly into my post, hopefully making it more likely for people to click on. The thing is, I am not really making any money off of it, it is just fun to play with. So I have decided to remove the adds from this blog because they really just end up getting in the way and making everything look bad. I may implement some ads later on, but not now.

On a lighter note, I registered a domain last night! I am really interested in the software known as BANS, or Build a Niche Store, people are having a lot of success with it and I am thinking about giving it a try. However it costs 97 bucks, and I may not even make a dime! I suppose sometimes you just have to take a risk!

This week has been really busy for me, I had 2 tests and an interview. However, I have still been working diligently on this blog, and I have been brain storming on ideas. One of the things that I have realized is that if I am going to be successful at this, then I am going to have to network. I think that it is real important, as an Affiliate Marketer/Blogger, to take in the fellow marketers and bloggers that have the same dream as yourself. I believe that there is plenty of room at the table for many people to make money, and a career out of Affiliate Marketing. While doing some promoting of this blog (commenting on other blogs, social bookmarking, reading other blogs) I ran across some one who is doing almost exactly what I am doing! I thought that this was really cool. His name is Eric Mitz and he has a blog called The $1000 Affiliate Experiment, and he, much like myself was also inspired by Uberaffiliate.com. He has been at it for around 3 months now and in my opinion, he is doing pretty well! Make sure to check out his blog.

Adsense

As you can see, I have put up a little experimental Adsense block over on the right side there. I figured I would throw it up there to see what happens. Also, it lets me experiment with Adsense and see the various option I have and to get a grip on how things work. So far I have actually gotten a few clicks! This was unexpected and pretty exciting for me, even if it is only a couple of dollars.

So, this got me thinking. As you can see, the Adsense code that I have there has picked up on the fact that I have been talking a lot about credit cards. Well, it’s pretty damn obvious that NO ONE really cares about signing up for a credit card when they are reading this blog. So why did I get some clicks? Perhaps they were by accident! (or pity lol) But, lets go with the possibility of people simply accidentally clicking on my Adsense ads. The great thing is, accident or not, I’m going to get paid for it, so why not try and optimize the amount of “accidents” people make when they are at my blog? Well for starters I have changed the color of the adsense block to better blend in with my links and flow better with my overall design. Perhaps this will lure the readers of my blog to accidentally, or other wise, click on my ads! The next thing that I could do would be to move the Adsense block directly into my blog posts, like this site has done. Now, I don’t think that I am really ready quite yet to move the ad block into my blog post, but perhaps it is something that you may be interested at your own blog or site that could help your Adsense profits. Just remember, “accidents” pay just as much as purposeful clicks do!