AdSense Niche Selection

In this video, Joel Comm starts off by saying he pronounces “niche” as “nitch”.  (I do, too.)  But whether you say “nitch” or “neesh” or any other variation, you need to select great niches!

Joel says you should ideally choose a niche that you’re actually interested in.  He says if you do that, you are genuine and they will be more likely to follow you and come back again and again.

He says you should build a quality site first, and put AdSense on the site later.  He also mention that you can add other monetization methods in addition to AdSense, and I think this is critical.  Never put all of your eggs into one basket, as they say!

Question and Answer with Joel Comm

In this video, AdSense guru Joel Comm answers some of the questions he gets asked most often.

He answers a question about how much the various ads on the page might bring in, and whether ads should be placed at the bottom of the page.

He answers another question about whether Azoogle ads are compatible with AdSense.  Joel responds that Azoogle are not contextual ads, so they are perfectly compatible with Adsense.

Another person wanted to know how to figure out the best places to put AdSense ads on the page.  He says if you visit his website you can find out the answer to this.  He has a bunch of free videos that explain this and many other points of AdSense.  Definitely worth checking out!

Simon Leung and Joel Comm

This video is so long I can’t possibly describe it in a quick summary.  At over one hour long, this is a fascinating video featuring AdSense legend Joel Comm and AdWords insider Simon Leung!

Although this is mostly an entertaining video, there are a few cool nuggets of information you can get from this video.  I watched it once all the way through, and then let it run a second time while I was working!

This is a really cool look into the lives and businesses of some of internet marketing’s most respected and well-known gurus!

Banned from AdSense?

What would happen if you were banned from AdSense, or if AdSense suddenly shut down their program?  It may seem unlikely, but stranger things have happened!

Would your business survive?  What would you do if you lost your AdSense income tomorrow?

This video gives you a few ideas for alternatives that you can use in the event that you lose your AdSense account, or if for some other reason you need to replace that income.

This video focuses on using private advertising to bring in consistent money.  He also touches on referring people to programs like pay-per-post programs for a commission, but he seems to think that private advertising is the way to go.

I think everyone should take the time to develop a backup plan to replace their current income sources, their current traffic sources, and their overall business strategy.  You never know what can happen, and a good backup plan ensures survivability.