Google finally lets Blogger users earn money with AdSense ads

If you maintain your own blog hosted on Google’s free blogging service dubbed Blogger, you will be delighted that the search giant has finally paired its AdSense advertising engine with the blogging service. Although Google started rolling out AdSense on Blogger last week, it took some time for the new advertising feature to propagate through the Blogger engine. It appears that new monetizing options are now available in all user accounts on Blogger.

Enabled through the new Monetize tab found in your blog or the main Dashboard, the feature lets you apply for a new AdSense account or simply pair your Blogger blog to an existing AdSense account. You can also choose to place ads on several predetermined positions in your blog determined by a chosen template. Thanks to the AdSense API, the Monetize feature also shows you ad revenue in real time, right inside the Blogger web interface.

Google warned users that “new applications may take a few days to process.” The search monster also said that not every site will be approved, advising bloggers to check if they are eligible for an AdSense account. While the long overdue addition of Google’s money-making ad engine arrives in times of freezing economy, don’t expect that your blog will pull you out of financial troubles. Typically, you need 100,000 page views monthly to earn anywhere between $100 and $500 on ad revenue - at best. As you can imagine, the search monster milks a significant portion of advertising money that flows through the service.

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