It’s generally thought that, to make money online, you need non-blogging related traffic if you want income from Adsense. Bloggers are thought to ignore Adsense ads, because as everybody knows, there’s nothing of value behind those ad links.

It’s Google’s Fault!! *wag of the finger*

I say that it’s not the bloggers’ fault they don’t click on Adsense ads, not directly. No, I lay the fault directly at Google’s feet.

As everyone who has used or uses Google’s Adsense program to make money online through their website or blog knows, the Adsense ToS says you cannot click on your own ads, nor direct others to click on those ads. With stories and rumors of Google banner webmasters from Adsense over direct or perceived improper clicks, webmasters who have an online business to look after go to extreme lengths to avoid clicking on their own ad links. The paranoia on the Internet has gotten to the point where the ignoring of Adsense ads on ANY website is now in effect.

Don’t Write for Search Engines, Write for Search Engine Users

A blog I found through Blogging Zoom about how to make money online gives an excellent article on why the author writes long articles. He writes long articles for one major reason, to stuff keywords for Google search traffic. That search traffic brings non-blog related traffic, traffic that is looking for information, traffic that will click on adsense links if the ad relates to what they’re looking for. His reasoning is sound and anyone who uses Adsense to help bring some ad revenue to their online business should read it.

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