Add Social Bookmarking Buttons near Adsense Ads

The main advantages of this widget is that you can increase your AdSense impressions along with CTR - and of course, fill up the empty space besides Adsense units, making your blog look more attractive.

Adding the social bookmarking buttons at the top of your blogger post, will make things easier when your readers will want to share your posts via the networking sites. The widget includes buttons for Del.icio.us, Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon, Technorati and Digg.


How to add this widget:

1. Firstly, login to your Blogger Dashboard and go to Template and then click on the Edit HTML button
 (don't forget to make a backup of your template)

2. Search (CTRL + F) for the following tag:

]]></b:skin>

3. Paste the following CSS code just above it:

.ads{margin-bottom:10px; border-top:solid 1px #DEDEDE; padding-top:10px; font-size:13px;}
.ads-right-min{border-left:solid 1px #DEDEDE; height:250px; padding-left:10px;}
.ads-right-min a:link,
.ads-right-min a:visited,
.bottom-share-links a:link,
.bottom-share-links a:visited{
font-size:12px;
color:#222;
display:block;
height:22px;
line-height:22px;
margin-bottom:16px;
padding-left:32px;
}
.ads-right-min a:hover,
.bottom-share-links a:hover{color:#666;}
.mini-tech{background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rGFqKsPwKRSdnA38pXmdvsNasgNVzxoXkewuUt6IWtLkO11X_CA1Kj0KSgJewFEZ2ND-fBPr05WFcKKh6HaY3IRZhjDv6SelfNiNmYakUaTAK4IN74IHL55gssw1uFZXEw-Rmt_xvZkA/s1600/technorati.gif) no-repeat;}
.mini-facebook{background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhfm-hv29tH6X63sPmpqW3u9CIh1pDMf_Wmj3Br-Vk0srsdV__ySpNG7CCiSQeLputAyV7XblZAtomi8K6xGmrbWbo8npQJsz2yC58x8H7n30cE6vihqwPomX22aTI5VOEPpRS3a2_2w1/s1600/facebook.gif) no-repeat;}
.mini-tweet{background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevumpnRrzvrJZXP-IwrGqNgOuxFFjHmzOMH-AeWXolwo8pss3D3MNxlw_PqCKYZMWUme3ANb8UVL4PNKXtv8AN1Wxc4rbGHcVb45CC_Ctrmw7rnttcQVGzuP6oKmC9u2ee2-CVYEG3CQT/s1600/tweet.gif) no-repeat;}
.mini-del{background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDoi8yA7ikeIAz9OzuvyfuGxzpoaQCsNtJGU_8_-bckbnz8tT07IlsqhGHSlPNI0Hsw9c4mwbHmTWH_ZFdw9GaP45FbncnHqq51lLe53l3iI4tDfC3lG0ohL3jcJaZkS3Oci2DunN7Orfw/s1600/delicious.jpg) no-repeat;}
.mini-stumble{background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaSVGswWh1AS7ZVXyqWwEes-5Z49LLA6j1YlArVo2tNh2J581Z9hCNXAl4at18T90ec5XKnCk6sdUTVM-0oc5KG1BZgJ8IehPK7nUSRmie_UC4b5_dGiEHfOmHd5B1rfLzy0pNpZdILds/s1600/stumbleupon.png) no-repeat;}
.mini-digg{background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6l9ZDchZuHrxps_VkZgmt4sef8AOGYAVfZ7Rj11Qy3YNYGNDHWWh4koTSCUth9o6QgGg-CdFLQkOiQSJzSDfwK9DqJK1vRtiDHSYhHAyhmfudWkTDIDwX4oAKOadmOVWLG4ZaQFO1-xI/s1600/Digg.png) no-repeat;}

4) Now search - using "CTRL+F" - for the following line:

<div class='post-body entry-content'>

 If you can't find it, search for this one:

<div class='post-body entry-content' expr:id='&quot;post-body-&quot; + data:post.id'>

5) Add the following code directly below it:

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>
<div class='ads'>
<table border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='100%'>
<tr>
<td width='354'>
&lt;script type=&#39;text/javascript&#39;&gt;&lt;!--
google_ad_client=&quot;pub-YOUR PUBLISHER ID&quot;;
google_ad_host=&quot;pub-1556223355139109&quot;;
google_ad_width=300;
google_ad_height=250;
google_ad_format=&quot;300x250_as&quot;;
google_ad_type=&quot;text_image&quot;;
google_ad_host_channel=&quot;0001&quot;;
google_color_border=&quot;FFFFFF&quot;;
google_color_bg=&quot;FFFFFF&quot;;
google_color_link=&quot;0000FF&quot;;
google_color_url=&quot;008000&quot;;
google_color_text=&quot;000000&quot;;
//--&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
&lt;script src=&#39;http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js&#39; type=&#39;text/javascript&#39;&gt;
&lt;/script&gt;
</td>
<td><div class='ads-right-min'>
<a class='mini-del' expr:href='&quot;http://del.icio.us/post?url=&quot; + data:post.url + &quot;&amp;title=&quot; + data:post.title' target='_blank' title='Add To Del.icio.us'>Add This To Del.icio.us</a>
<a class='mini-tweet' expr:href='&quot;http://twitter.com/home?status=Reading &quot; + data:post.title + &quot; &quot; + data:post.url' target='_blank' title='Post this article on Twitter'>Tweet/ReTweet This</a>
<a class='mini-facebook' expr:href='&quot;http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=&quot; + data:post.url + &quot;&amp;title=&quot; + data:post.title' target='_blank' title='Share On Facebook'>Share on Facebook</a>
<a class='mini-stumble' expr:href='&quot;http://www.stumbleupon.com/refer.php?url=&quot; + data:post.url + &quot;&amp;title=&quot; + data:post.title' target='_blank' title='Stumble This'>StumbleUpon This</a>
<a class='mini-tech' expr:href='&quot;http://www.technorati.com/faves?add=&quot; + data:post.url' target='_blank' title='Add To Technorati'>Add to Technorati</a>
<a class='mini-digg' expr:href='&quot;http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&amp;url=&quot; + data:post.url + &quot;&amp;title=&quot; + data:post.title' target='_blank' title='Digg This'>Digg This</a>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</b:if>

Replace YOUR PUBLISHER ID with your AdSense account ID. You'll find it with the Home tab, on your "Account settings" page. It should look something like this:

pub-5623269265862168 (copy only the numbers and then paste them)

6) Save template... and just go to one of your post to see the changes!

AdSense optimization tips straight from Google

Do you use Google AdSense to monetize your site? Then check out these top 5 optimization tips straight from Google!

Top AdSense Optimization Tips

1. Maximize your AdSense coverage

In order to maximize your earnings, place three AdSense ad units and three link units on each of your pages. The more ads you display, the more opportunities you have for your users to engage with them.

Also, because some ads are paid on a cost-per-impression (CPM) basis, you will often be paid just for displaying the ads, regardless whether a user clicks on them.

2. Place your ads above the fold

Ads that appear higher on the page perform the best. Place your ads so users can see them without scrolling down the page. The more a user has to scroll before finding your ads, the less likely they are to see them and to click on them.

3. Use the best performing ad units

Our advertisers’ preferred ad units are the Leaderboard (728×90), the Medium Rectangle (300×250) and the Wide Skyscraper (160×600). By using these popular ad units, you’ll be tapping into a larger pool of competing ads. More ad inventory leads to more competition in the ad auction and ultimately results in higher RPMs for our publishers.

4. Show text and image ads

Check your ad units and make sure that you’ve opted-in to displaying text and image ads. By diversifying your ads, you’re able to increase the available inventory for your site. With most text ads paid on a cost-per-click (CPC) basis and most image ads paid on a cost-per-impression (CPM) ad, you can let AdSense determine which ads will maximize your earnings.

5. Complement your content with your ads

Your AdSense ads should fit seamlessly within your site to improve your users’ experience. Blend the color of your ads to match the rest of your site and remove the borders around your ad units to help your ads complement your content and enhance your site.

Bonus Tip: Opt-in to Placement Targeting

Set up Custom Channels in your AdSense account and opt-in to Placement Targeting. Placement targeting allows our advertisers to bid on a specific ad or group of ad placements on your site. Advertisers are usually willing to bid more for targeted units.

Have additional questions? Check out http://adsense.google.com/support

And that’s it. At the end of the day, it's all about testing your ads and monitoring how they perform for you on your site. Good luck!

Wrap text around Adsense block in left or right corner

Maybe you have wondered how to wrap text around an Adsense block. You may have noticed that many Wordpress blogs have ad units embedded in top left or right corner of the post content as shown in the picture below:

The main advantage of this Adsense ad placement is that it has the highest CTR on most of the blogs. Adding this ad unit is very simple and requires a code snippet before and after your regular Adsense ad script.

If you want to add a ad unit in top right corner of your post, then include the red lines below in your ad code:

<div style="float:right;">

Your Adsense ad script

</div>

If you want to place ad unit at left corner, change the float tag to "left":

<div style="float:left;">
Your Adsense ad script
</div>

The most appropriate for this ad placement is 250×250 square ad unit. Placing AdSense unit in the middle of the post, may disturb the reading flow, so I'd recommend to have ad units at the beginning of the post.

If you have any query adding this ad unit in your blog post, just leave a comment below.

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2. Make money blogging.

                  You can start blogging now. Blogging is simple and fun but to make money from blog you need to learn a lot about how to make money from blog. You can find resource how to make money from blog by browsing. If you do this way, you will need much time and patient. If you want to have quick result, you must take blogging course for profit. You learn from successful bloggers online however, this is not cheap. There are some successful bloggers.

3. Make money from paid survey.

                  You can make money by doing survey online. You have to complete some tasks to get paid. The payment is about $0,10 to $ 1 per task. You also need to learn how to increase your income from paid survey.

4. Make money at paid to click (PTC) programs.

      It is the easiest way to make money free online. You have to be careful because there are hundreds or thousands fraud sites. Your clicks will be useless because you will not be paid if you join scam PTC sites.  The payment is very little. It is about $0,001 to 0,01 per click. If there is a PTC that offers $0,05 to $1 per click. That is scam. You should avoid this PTC site. You can draw your earning via internet payment systems. You see my articles of internet payment systems and methods.

5. Make money writing articles or review

                  One of the ways to make money free from internet is writing. If you have talent in writing, you had better choose this method. You can join some sites that share the revenue or you can choose sites that give you up front payment. Factoidz.com and about.com are sites that give you upfront payment. You need to apply for a writer position to this site, however you can make much money if you are accepted to be their writer.

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Fireworks Continued

Today we will continue the Fireworks Tutorials.  This is sandbox time.  Please complete 8 tutorials today and have the completed products in your Fireworks folder.  Now, some of these might not work perfectly as the software has changed.  If somethings not working, please substitute another tutorial.  Take your time and FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS.

Some of these will be blocked.....

1. List of tutorials (choose one or all)

2. Another list (choose one or all)

3. More tutorials (have fun!)

You should have 13 examples of images tutorials by the end of class today.  This will be the end of sandbox time, we will start our projects on Tuesday.

In addition, I believe our blogs are opened.  I would like you to take some of your saved work (usability questions, web analysis letter to Mrs. Goodrich, etc...) and put that content on your blog.    This will involve some copy and paste.  Be sure to work on your links and include interesting titles.

Plenty to do today.  There should be no down time.

Refining the new Google Analytics

We've been listening to your feedback about the new version of Google Analytics, and are excited to release an updated user interface featuring enhancements to nearly all aspects of the design of Google Analytics.

User interface updates
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The primary goal of this update is to bring more attention to the things that matter -- your data, and how you analyze it. We improved legibility of score card and table data, and refined our color palette to draw attention toward data instead of navigation elements.

We’ve also made several usability improvements:
• Improved information hierarchy
• Change the graphed metric and select a comparison metric directly from the graph
• Graph and Table options are more visible
• Improved Metric Group selection
• Added icons to left navigation

Icons in the left navigation

We would like to thank everyone for submitting excellent feedback. Please continue to provide input on how Google Analytics can best deliver the insights you need.

- The Google Analytics team