How to Use AdSense on a Blog

Google AdSense is an advertising program that is open and available to those who own and operate websites, including blog sites. The program works by displaying text or image advertisements in certain locations of your blog and it rewards you with income for every visitor that clicks on one of the advertisements. Profiting by using the AdSense program takes a lot of effort and discipline, but prolific bloggers have been known to earn 6 figure incomes from AdSense alone. If you write a blog, you might want to learn how to use AdSense on a blog successfully.

Steps

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   Determine if your blog is eligible for AdSense. Just because you run a blog does not mean you automatically qualify for the AdSense program. Google has a policy for selecting and approving websites that are eligible to be part of their AdSense program. For example, if your blog is adult-oriented or illegal, Google reserves the right to deny you entry into the AdSense program. You can read more about Google AdSense policies on their website.
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   Increase your blog's level of traffic. AdSense runs on a pay-per-click system, meaning you only get paid when people click on the advertisements on your blog. One way to increase the number of clicks you receive is to increase the total number of visitors to your website.
   • Write high quality and unique content. In order to draw in as many visitors as you can, your blog must be full of unique content that visitors cannot find anywhere else. Not only that, but your content must be high quality. Uniqueness will draw them in and high quality will keep them coming back for more.
   • Optimize your content for search engines. There is an entire paradigm of blog design known as Search Engine Optimization (SEO) which works to make sure that your blog content will be indexed by search engines and shown to visitors who search for relevant keywords.
   • Promote your blog on the Internet. When you visit another blog that covers topics related to your own blog, you may want to comment on their blog posts and leave a link back to yours. Seek out forums and communities that fall into your target niche and let them know that you're running a related blog.
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   Optimize your blog design for AdSense advertisements. The AdSense program allows you to choose where to display the advertisements and the color scheme of the advertisements. Changing the location of your advertisements can mean the difference between numerous clicks and no clicks at all. Choose a location that is free from clutter and immediately visible upon visit.
   • The recent trend with AdSense bloggers is to place their advertisement locations in line with their blog posts. For example, you may want to put your advertisements below every post on your blog. This way, the advertisements are visible yet they blend in with the blog's design.
   • Place your advertisements near the top and left of the main page. According to research conducted by Google, advertisements in these locations tend to fare better than elsewhere. This is likely due to the advertisements' immediate visibility upon visiting the blog.
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   Make sure your AdSense advertisements are relevant to your blog. If you're blogging on mobile technology but your advertisements are for pet health and pet care, your visitors are not likely to click. On the other hand, if you're blogging about computer games and your advertisements are for high quality keyboards and mice, you're more likely to catch your visitors' eyes.
   • One way to ensure that AdSense delivers relevant advertisements to your blog is to make sure that your blog's content is specific and focused. Instead of running a golf blog, you may want to run a golf blog for women or a blog dedicated to reviewing golf clubs. The more specific your content is, the more targeted your advertisements will be.

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How To Spot Publishers Clearing House (PCH) Scams!

Hi blog readers! Have you ever received a message from someone who claims to work for PCH? Maybe the message notified you that you won a big prize. Maybe it told you that you needed to pay money to claim that prize. Unfortunately, these messages are Publishers Clearing House scams! They are not from the real Publishers Clearing House. We’ve done a lot here on the blog to try toalert you to these PCH scams, but we thought it might be helpful to provide you with some excerpts from actual scams that were sent by fraudsters illegally using the PCH name, in order to dupe you.

Before we get started, here are few important things to remember: You NEVER have to pay to claim a PCH prize. Winners of our larger prize award amounts are surprised in person by the Prize Patrol, NOT sent messages on Facebook or emails like this. Publishers Clearing House scams often have MANY spelling and grammatical errors. Try to read them out loud … you’ll see how nonsensical they sound. An official PCH message would not be written like that!

Let’s get started!

This message is not from PCH, it is a PCH SCAM! How can you tell?

For starters, none of the above or these contest details are legitimate. If you were to ask a PCH employee about a “Super Bucks Giveaway,” we would be quick to tell you it does not exist. Also, we are in no way associated with the U.S. Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission. AND if you were to use PCHSearch&Win to research that supposed government authority, you would find that it does not even exist in the U.S.

This message is not from PCH, it is a PCH SCAM! How can you tell?

Again, the grammar is off in many places. Just a few examples: “you are been advised,” and “your fund remitted to your account”. Plus, take a look at how the prize amount is written: “$1.200,000.00”. There’s a decimal instead of a comma after the “1”.

This message is not from PCH, it is a PCH SCAM! How can you tell?

They repeated the “this is part of our security protocol” sentence TWICE within the same paragraph! Also, PCH never asks you to keep quiet about your winnings. Quite the opposite! We’re always proudly posting pictures and videos of our winners! But the scammers want you to stay quiet so they can get your money without the authorities finding out.

This message is not from PCH, it is a PCH SCAM! How can you tell?

It’s easy! This message contains the BIGGEST red flag — it asks you to pay money to claim your prize. Remember: you NEVER have to pay or make any purchase to claim a prize from Publishers Clearing House. Also, if you ever hear/see the words “GREEN DOT MONEY PAK CARD” in a message from someone claiming to be from Publishers Clearing House, head for the hills! The scammers will take the account numbers from this card, cash the money you spent on it, and never award you the prize, because there never was a real prize — they are scammers.

There you have it folks. These are just a few ways you can spot PCH scams! As always, you should always verify the information in any winner notification you may receive before making any risky moves. And if you ever have any questions, let us know!

Stay safe everyone!

Laura Wolfe @ PCH

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How to Draw a Body

Drawing a human body is a challenging project, but here are some simple steps to get you started.

Method 1 of 2: A Male Body

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   Sketch the wire frame of the human body with these basic shapes and lines.
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   Sketch additional shapes as a guide to create the human figure.
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   Sketch the male figure by using the shapes as a guide. Also study about the human anatomy.
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   Draw the outline over the sketch.
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   Erase and remove the sketch marks.
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   Add the skin color
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   Add shading color or tones.

Method 2 of 2: Female Body

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   Sketch the wire frame of the human body with these basic shapes and lines.
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   Sketch additional shapes as a guide to create the human figure.
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   Sketch the female figure by using the shapes as a guide. Also study about the human anatomy.
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   Draw the outline over the sketch.
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   Erase and remove the sketch marks.
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   Add the skin color
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How to Draw a Female Body

If you’d like to draw a female body but don’t know where to start, then follow this tutorial step by step.

Method 1 of 2: Front and Side View

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   Sketch the wireframe of the human figure. Learning about human anatomy and proportion is highly recommended if you want to draw more realistically.
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   Sketch the body shapes to give volume to the human figure.
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   Sketch the details of the human figure using the body shapes as a guide.
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Method 2 of 2: Draw Using Foreshortening

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   Foreshortening is the appearance of a 3-dimensional object to look shorter than its actual length depending on the position of the viewer. (Ex. The image shown is how a cylinder looks like viewed on its side, and how it looks shorter when one end faces the viewer until we can only see the circular end as it point directly towards the viewer.
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   Sketch the wireframe of the human figure. Note the left right arm and left upper leg appears shorter since it points towards the viewer.
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   Sketch the body shapes to give volume to the human figure. The same principle of foreshortening applies to the arm and leg since we use the cylinder to build the arms and legs.
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