Tuesday, March 19, 2013

How to Embed a Google HTML in Dreamweaver CS3



1. Go to 'Site,' 'Manage Sites' to setup your FTP connection. Highlight your site and click 'Edit,' or click on 'New Site.' Choose where to save your site files in 'Local Info' and setup your FTP access in 'Remote Info.' The FTP Host, Host Directory and login can all be obtained from your Web host.

2. Locate the file that you want to put the HTML code into. In the case of AdSense, it'll be the page you want to advertise on. For Google Analytics, you'll need to put this code on every page. Open up the page.

3. Switch to either Code or Split view. This will allow you to see and edit the site's HTML code. Do this by clicking either 'Code' or 'Split' in the upper-left corner.

4. Paste the HTML code according to Google's instructions. For Analytics, you'll paste the code right above the

tag at the bottom of the page. For AdSense, you'll paste the code exactly where you want your advertisement to go.

5. Upload your file. Make sure your file is saved, then highlight the file in the 'Files' tab and hit the up arrow to upload the file.

6. View your site and make sure the code is live and working.

How to Put an Avatar With the Thesis Theme



1. Click on the 'Settings' menu on the far left side of the main dashboard. You will find 'Settings' underneath the 'Tools' menu.

2. Open the 'Discussions' menu within 'Settings.' A new page will appear.

3. Scroll to the bottom of the page until you see the 'Avatars' section. Choose 'Show Avatars' in the 'Avatar Display' section.

4. Scroll down to the 'Maximum Rating' section. Choose the rating you desire. Like movies, they range from G to X.

5. Scroll down to the 'Default Avatar' section. Choose one of the seven image choices, and click on the 'Save' button. Thesis will now generate an avatar for each user who comments on your website or blog. The avatar will appear next to the name of each commenter.

How to Set Up Google AdSense for Searches



1. Log into your AdSense account.

2. Click the 'AdSense Setup' tab located in the upper left-hand side of the page.

3. Click 'AdSense for Search.'

4. Choose whether you would like users to be able to search the entire Web from your site, or only those that you specify. Do this by clicking the appropriate circle to the right of the 'Search Type' entry.

5. Type the specific sites into the box below the 'Search Type' entry if you chose to specify certain sites in the previous step. Enter one URL per line.

6. Enter keywords that are relevant to your websites in the box labeled 'Optional Keywords.'

7. Select your native country from the drop-down box to the right of the 'Country or territory for Google domain' entry.

8. Click 'Continue.'

9. Choose how you want your search box to look by selecting one of the options to the right. Click 'Continue.'

10. Choose whether you want your search results to appear on Google's site or your own by clicking one of the bubbles to the right of the 'Opening of search results' entry.

11. Select a palette by clicking the drop-down box to the right of 'Logo.' Enter the URL of your logo image in the box to the right of 'logo image URL.'

12. Click 'Continue.' Give your search engine a name by clicking and typing within the box below the 'Name your Search Engine' box.

13. Indicate that you agree with Google's terms and conditions by clicking the 'I Agree' box. Click 'Submit and Get Code.'

Monday, March 18, 2013

How to Cancel Google Adsense



1. Open a Web browser and go to the Google AdSense help page. Sign in to your account if you are not yet signed in.

2. Click the link labeled 'I Want To Permanently Cancel My Account.' This opens a page that contains a link to the form you must fill out and other information, such as final payment details, you should read before cancelling your account.

3. Read the cancellation terms and conditions, then click the 'Cancellation Form' link.

4. Fill out the online cancellation form by entering your contact information and answering the security questions. You must provide AdSense account information such as your AdSense login email, your publisher ID and the date your account first registered impressions. Find this information on your AdSense account page. Click 'Submit.'

Sunday, March 17, 2013

How to Change the Bank Account Information on Google Merchant Services



1. Sign in to Google Checkout. Log on to checkout.google.com and enter your email or password. If you are already signed into your Google account, via Gmail Google Docs or any other service provided by the portal, you will not need to sign in again and will be automatically presented with your home screen when you log on to the Google Checkout page.

2. Click the 'Settings' tab. In the new window, click on 'Financials.' Now click on 'Change Account' to revise an existing bank account. You will see numerous fields populated with the bank account information you have previously entered. You need to change only the information in the fields where the present data is no longer accurate. In the field labeled 'Account type' select among checking, savings, or corporate account depending on what kind of account you have. Next, enter the name of your bank in the filed labeled 'Bank name.' Now go to the field titled 'Routing number' and enter your bank's 9-digit routing number. This number is printed on your checks. In the next field, named 'Account number' enter the number of your account. This number, too, can be found on your checks and is usually located immediately after the routing number. Finally, re-type your account number into the field titled 'Re-type account number.' Check all the information you have just entered and click on 'Save financials.'

3. Check your bank account for a transfer from 'Google Deposit.' To ensure that you are the actual account holder, Google will make a small deposit in your specified account within two business days. Your bank may take another 2-3 days to post this payment to your account. Once you see this deposit, sign in to Google Checkout as before and click on the 'Settings' tab. In the new window, click on 'Financials.' Now click on 'Verify account' and enter the exact amount of the deposit. Now click on 'Verify deposit.' If the amount you entered is accurate, your bank information will be successfully updated within seconds.

Google Adsense Certification



Why Become Certified?

Certification is for individuals who want to be successful at managing ads. This knowledge is valuable for marketing, and successful ad management can boost sales for a company. The Google Ad Certification program also provides training and marketing resources, and the certification looks good on a resume.

Requirements

To become certified, an individual must demonstrate a working knowledge of Adwords. To do so, a fundamental exam must be passed as well as one of three advanced exams.

Training

Google's Training Center provides free preparation materials. There are lessons and study guides to help with the fundamentals exams. Lessons in the Training Center are self-paced and provide all the information needed to become an Adwords professional.

Taking the Exam

The exams can be purchased online for $50 each. The fundamentals exam has a time window of two hours and contains over 100 questions of which 85 percent must be answered correctly to pass. If you pass the exam, this information is updated on your profile in about one to two days.

Promotion of Certification

Once certified, individuals can promote this relevant new skill through an individual profile page provided by Google. This page shows exams that have been passed as well as qualifications. Additionally, Google provides a certificate upon completion.

Why Do You Need a Website for Google Adsense?



How AdSense Works

One way to think of Google AdSense is as a 'middle man' in online advertising. Webmasters and businesses wishing to advertise products and services sign up with AdSense, which assigns ads to places on websites based on the relevance of their content to the topic area the webmaster specifies for his site when signing up. In other words, webmasters never come into direct contact with business owners. To facilitate ad placement, it's necessary for the webmaster to install a Google-generate code within the HTML of his website.

Signup Process

Signing up for AdSense is free and a process that takes only a few minutes -- even less if you already have a Google account. After providing contact details, as well as the URL and category of your website, you're taken to a page where you can select how you want ads formatted on your site, including their size, shape and color. Once you've chosen this, Google gives you a code you must paste into your site's 'index.html' file exactly as it appears on AdSense. If you don't own your own website, your means for inserting this code -- and thus participating in AdSense -- are limited.

Blogs

In some instances, you may be able to use AdSense, even if you don't own a domain name. For example, free blog hosts such as WordPress include 'plug-ins' that allow you to link with Google AdSense, copying the ad code into the plug-in applet instead of into HTML files to which you may or may not have access. Check your blog client's support page to see if it's possible to use AdSense, even without your own domain.

AdSense Logic

If you don't own your own domain and have access to its HTML files -- or blog using an AdSense-compatible platform -- you won't be able to generate revenue from AdSense using your website. Beyond the obvious technical limitations that prevent you from doing so, you must consider that for free websites, your provider alone bears the cost of hosting and operating your website, which can actually increase the more users access your site. It makes sense that you shouldn't be able to generate revenue if you don't pay anything to begin with.