How to Put Amazon Ads On Your Blog

Obtaining Amazon Affiliate Code

1. Log in to your Amazon Affiliates account (See Resources). If you do not have an account, you can set one up for free.

2. Click on the 'Product links' on the left side of the page.

3. Click the 'Get link' button adjacent to the product you would like to advertise. If you do not see a product that you want on this first screen, search for one by typing an item name into the 'Search' box.

4. Customize the HTML code. Step through the Ad design wizard to configure an Amazon ad for your site. On this screen you can customize the link, text and background colors, among other options. A preview of the Amazon ad displays next to the options selector.

5. Click the 'Highlight HTML' button located beneath the HTML code readout to select all the generated code for your ad. Copy this code to your computer's clipboard or to a plain text file.

Adding Amazon Code to Your Blog

6. Create or edit the post in which you would like to place the ad.

7. Place the cursor where you want to insert the Amazon ad in your blog post.

8. Change the editing mode on your blog software to 'Source' or 'HTML' mode. In WordPress blogs, for example, this is done by clicking the 'HTML' tab located at the top of the blogging interface.

9. Paste the Amazon ad code into your blog post. Exactly where you put the code will depend on the individual post. Preview the position of the ad in your post by switching out of 'HTML' or 'Source' mode.

10. Save your blog post.

11. Refresh the page containing your blog post and you should now be able to see the Amazon ad.

How to Monetize a Blog With Advertising

1. Consider text ads. This type of advertising does not contain pictures or graphics. There is simply text and a link to the product or service. Using this type of advertising on your blog is very simple and involves only copying and pasting code into the templates of your blog. If your blog discusses many different types of products or services, text ads may be perfect for you.

2. Look into banner advertising. This type of advertising uses both text and graphics. You can get this for your blog through an advertising or affiliate system or you can get it directly from the seller of the product or service. Banners have been around for a long time and web users are familiar with them.

3. Investigate the possibility of using product-based advertising. This type of advertising attempts to promote products from online stores and auctions. These ads will advertise products based on the content of the blog and the target audience. Images and pricing for specific products will be displayed. If you have a blog that discusses specific products on a daily basis, product-based advertising may be for you.

4. Use RSS adds. More and more people are reading their favorite blogs through RSS feeds. The result is that companies and providers have been attempting to place advertisements in these feeds.

5. Think about sponsorship. This typically would involve you showing a banner for a specific company for a certain amount of time for an agreed upon amount of money. This can be potentially lucrative because you are eliminating the middle man (the ad companies). However, it then becomes your responsibility to approach companies, sell decision-makers on your blog, place and maintain the ads, and negotiate price.

How to Uninstall Urchin

1. Click on the 'Start' button and type 'Control Panel' in the 'Search programs and files' box. Press 'Enter.'

2. Click 'Uninstall a Program' under the 'Programs' section of 'Control Panel.'

3. Select 'Urchin' in the populated list and click 'Uninstall/Change.'

4. Click 'Remove' when the 'Uninstall/Change' dialog box opens. Click 'Next.'

5. Follow the next few Windows prompts to confirm that you want to uninstall Urchin.

How to Unsubscribe From Google

1. Log in to your Google Account. Click on the 'Edit' link next to the 'Products' category.

2. Click 'Close account and delete all services and info associated with it to delete your account.'

3. Click on the check boxes next to the Google services that you currently use. Type your Google Account password in the 'Current password' field.

4. Click on the check boxes next to 'Yes, I want to delete my account' and 'Yes, I acknowledge that I am still responsible for any charges incurred due to any pending financial transactions.' Click 'Delete Google Account.'

How to set up keywords for use with Google Adsense on your website

1. Create a free Google Adsense account by going here:https://www.google.com/adsense/login/en_US/

2. Write some articles and information that you can populate your website or blog with. This is very important because you need to have content on your website or a blog that is clear, informative, useful, and discusses something that people will want to read about and learn and which can also be considered a niche topic. For example, lets say that you know a lot about gardening - then make gardening articles your niche and try to really focus your articles on specific topics related to gardening. Always write your own content, and never plagiarize other people's work!

3. Get your site or blog up and running, log into your Google Adsense account, and copy and past the Google Adsense code into your web pages that have the content so that your ads will be targeted to your content. You want to target ads to your content, because as your audience see an ad that makes sense to them, they will click it, and you will make money.

4. Pay attention to your keyword density. What does this mean? You want to make sure that you optimizing your website with the correct keywords that are specific and relevant to the information people will find on your site. Google Adsense uses your keywords to serve up ads, so if you are writing about gardening, your keywords should encompass gardening and gardening topics.A really cool tool out there which will help you see what type of ads will be served up on your site based on your keywords is here:http://www.resultsgenerator.com/adsense/Go here, type in your keywords, and see what comes up! If the ads seem out of place to your site content and offerings, then you need to change your keywords. To figure out how to choose good keywords read my article here:http://www.ehow.com/how_2290082_optimize-website-keywords.html

5. Make sure that you keep your content focused and relevant to the niche topic that you are writing about. Remember the example we used earlier about gardening, and trying to keep the topics specific. This is important because Google Adsense will serve ads on your site that are based both on your keywords and on the content in your site. You want your keywords and your content to match as closely as possible so that you are serving relevant ads to your audience on your site. This is important because as they read your articles, they might see an ad that they would want to click on about flowers or gardening tools.

6. It is also important to chose the ad types that Google Adsense offers which will generate the best click-through rate from your audience. As you play with Google Adsense, you will notice that there are a lot of different ad types to choose from: rectangles, skyscrapers, squares, text ads, images, etc. The top four formats I recommend you use are:468x15 text ads

336x280 large rectangle

300x250 medium rectangle

160x600 wide skyscraper

7. Once you have chosen the format you want to use, make sure that you pick a color scheme that will blend the ads into your overall site design well. Make the border color and the background color the same color as your web site and the text color black or the color of your content.

8. Finally, once you have done all of the above steps, written some articles, implemented your Google Adsense ads into your site, and formatted everything correctly - you will want to keep your site or blog content fresh and updated! The more you write, and the more articles or content you have, the more visitors you get. Set a goal to try and write a new article everyday to keep your site interesting and your visitors interested in what you have to offer.

How to Build a Fund

1. Search for a free site on Yahoo! or Google. Look into geocities.yahoo.com or tripod.lycos.com. Keep in mind that if you're able to find a service that will provide you with a free website, you will probably have a lot of advertisements on your site. They may also be missing some of the special features that other, paid hosts will provide.

2. Alternate option 1: Sign up for a blog at a free hosting site like WordPress, Blogger or Tumblr. These platforms will let you show and archive your posts. You'll also be able to choose from different themes and color schemes, plus add graphics. With a blog of this type, you can rest assured that the necessary software updates are done automatically. One of the only drawbacks to this type of website is that, unless you upgrade to a paid site, your URL will include the name of the host site. For example, http://lindsaysfundraising.wordpress.com.

3. Alternate option 2: Purchase a website and domain name. You can find inexpensive rates if you need them. By purchasing a domain name, your website's URL can simply be yourfundraisingsite.com. With your own website you can display advertising yourself and earn money back. This type of website also looks more professional than free sites or blogs.

4. Post updates about your fund-raising efforts. Include information on your site about fund-raising ethics. Incorporate a message board where people can start discussions as well as an easily viewable calendar of events. Try to put out a newsletter every month and have a copy of it on your site.

5. Add a PayPal button to your website where people can donate money. Once you have a PayPal account, you can get an HTML code for the Donate button to include on your own website. Donations can be made via credit cards, debit cards or other PayPal accounts. Also, those who want to donate don't need to have a PayPal count in order to do so.

How to Change the Google Search Background

1. Sign in to your Google account.

2. Click the 'iGoogle' link located at the top right of the screen.

3. Click the 'Change theme from...' link on the right-hand side of the page. A menu of background themes will open.

4. Scroll through the background themes. When you find one you want to use, click the 'Add it now' button beneath the theme. The background will change to the theme you select.