Google Adsense Ad Types

Content Ads

Website masters and publishers can insert AdSense code within the content of a website or blog to display ads based on the site's content. The more targeted and centrally focused the content, the better targeted the ad. You can choose between several different ad sizes and shapes, customize the colors and fonts, and even select what you want to appear if a relevant ad is not available.

Domain Ads

This allows you to use an unused domain with no content for AdSense. Instead of leaving the site blank with an under construction sign or an error, the site virtually becomes one huge ad list. The ads relate to the domain name only as there is no content on the site.

Feed Ads

This type of ad appears when you have AdSense ads show up in the RSS feeds of your blog. RSS stands for 'Really Simple Syndication' and allows someone to subscribe to a website's updates. It is within that update feed that publishers can insert code for AdSense ads.

Mobile Content Ads

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These are ads particularly designed for mobile content, or mobile-only websites. Now that many more people are accessing websites via their mobile phones, many businesses, non-profits, etc. are building parallel sites for phones. These are sites specifically designed for compatibility with the programs and software (or lack thereof) of mobile phones. Obviously, you can only take advantage of this ad type if you have a mobile-only website.

Mobile Application Ads

With the influx of Smart Phones and the thousands of applications, or apps, that run them, Google has introduced AdSense for apps. It is now in beta for free apps only and for Android or iPhone. In October 2010, one must meet Google's requirements, apply and receive approval to use this.

Search Ads

Another way to display Google AdSense is by adding a Google search tool on your website or blog. Use of the Google search tool will pull up relevant posts on your own blog as well as Google search results--and the AdSense ads.