April 16, 2009

Google Adsense and Double Click Privacy Policy

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I’m a big fan of Google Adsense. I reserve the right to change this opinion, but for now they’ve been doing very well for me and they are a great partner for my websites. My key is to create great content and drive traffic like crazy. So far it’s worked out really well for me.

Well, Google Adsense has kind of caused a pain in my butt with this new Privacy Policy requirement. Basically they gave until April 8, 2009 to post a privacy policy with certain things about Google Ads. Well, I’m late, but better late than never. I now have a Smuggle Me privacy policy and posted a similar policy across all of my blogs (at least I hope I got them all). Thanks to JenSense for a lot of the wording.

At the end of the day, I don’t think that Google really cares about all this. I’m sure it’s just something they’re required to do because of some lawsuit. It’s just so lame, because like anyone really cares about a privacy policy on my blog. Oh well, at least now it’s done.

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April 1, 2009

Terminated Google Adsense User Sues Google

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So, I think that most people are like me and love it when the little guy goes after the big guy. It very rarely even matters who the big guy is. Maybe it goes back to David and Goliath.

Of course, this is why I absolutely loved this article I found where someone sued Google. The article is a little long, but it’s worth reading every word. It’s highly entertaining and interesting to read.

Don’t get me wrong, I love a lot of the things that Google does and I use a ton of their products. However, I also think they should be held accountable when they do stupid things. Granted the awarded judgment isn’t for much.

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December 18, 2007

Google Adsense Most Valuable Keywords

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I love when someone finds various charts online that show where someone got paid $80 for a keyword like “DUI lawyers las vegas.” I really think it is great to be able to find a blog that can make $80 a click. I would love to have one myself. However, I think the best lesson for Google Adsense users is to avoid the dumbest adsense mistake.

The basic concept is that an $80 click through that happens once a year is not as good as a $1 click through that happens every day. I’ve personally found that most click throughs are valued down in the 1-10 cent range. So, if you find a popular keyword that pays $1 a click, then see how much traffic you can generate around that keyword. It hasn’t made me rich yet, but it has given me a check every month from Google.

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