How to Set Up a Personal Website to Make Money

1. Sign up for web hosting. Examples of major providers include Hostgator and GoDaddy. Web hosts store your website content in order to make it available to Internet users.

2. Create and design your website. It is highly recommended that you install a content management system (CMS). These systems are full-fledged administration and management platforms for websites. Examples include Wordpress and Joomla. You are able to change themes, install plug-ins, and add widgets to your websites with these platforms.

3. Sign up as a publisher for programs like Google Adsense and Amazon Associates. Google Adsense pays a 68 percent royalty to publishers for targeted advertisement clicks. These clicks may pay anywhere from a penny to several dollars, depending on your keywords. Amazon associates pays a 4 to 15 percent commission on every sale generated through an affiliate link. There are several other ways to monetize your website, but it is up to you to decide what works for your audience.

4. Drive traffic to your website. Get the word out via social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. You may also wish to buy traffic in the form of paid advertisements. In order to make money with your website, you need a lot of people visiting it. It is rare to get more than a few dozen clicks on ads out of a thousand unique visitors. Conversions for products are even lower. You need a lot of visitors, the more targeted the better.

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.'

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.'

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.