Comments on: Adsense Bad For Green Blogs http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136 SEO, Local Search Optimization and Website Design for small web business owners Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:39:10 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lori http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136&cpage=1#comment-32969 Lori Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:12:04 +0000 http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136#comment-32969 Yeah, I'm partial to digital items myself =) Yeah, I’m partial to digital items myself =)

]]> By: admin http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136&cpage=1#comment-32968 admin Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:58:04 +0000 http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136#comment-32968 Wow, Jim, I completely struck out in enabling you to share with me. I'm so sorry about that! I can't believe my dumb email program rejected you, and I was so hoping you'd write to me. Thank you for the link. It's exactly what I need. I really, really appreciate this, and it looks like this will help other readers, too! Hi Tinkerbell! Oh, wouldn't a green only engine be awesome??? Greengle? Heh heh. Hi Lori, That is a super idea. Those digital downloads are great fun. If I find the free time to invest in creating something like that, it could be a really neat thing. I'd want it to be very high quality. Thanks, all! Miriam Wow, Jim,
I completely struck out in enabling you to share with me. I’m so sorry about that! I can’t believe my dumb email program rejected you, and I was so hoping you’d write to me.

Thank you for the link. It’s exactly what I need. I really, really appreciate this, and it looks like this will help other readers, too!

Hi Tinkerbell!
Oh, wouldn’t a green only engine be awesome??? Greengle? Heh heh.

Hi Lori,
That is a super idea. Those digital downloads are great fun. If I find the free time to invest in creating something like that, it could be a really neat thing. I’d want it to be very high quality.

Thanks, all!
Miriam

]]> By: jim http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136&cpage=1#comment-32959 jim Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:52:58 +0000 http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136#comment-32959 Hi, I tried to reply to your email three times, and it kept getting rejected with the message that it contained spam content... lol So, I'll direct you to Google's help page on adsense section targeting: https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=23168 Just place the paragraphs that contain the "bad" information within the ignore tags. I feel your pain, I have worked with a site on home furnishings, and because the main menu contained the word "blog", adsense would serve up ads on bloging software, and "how to make a fortune blogging" e-books. Best of luck, Jim Hi,
I tried to reply to your email three times, and it kept getting rejected with the message that it contained spam content… lol

So, I’ll direct you to Google’s help page on adsense section targeting:

https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=23168

Just place the paragraphs that contain the “bad” information within the ignore tags. I feel your pain, I have worked with a site on home furnishings, and because the main menu contained the word “blog”, adsense would serve up ads on bloging software, and “how to make a fortune blogging” e-books.

Best of luck,
Jim

]]> By: Lori http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136&cpage=1#comment-32958 Lori Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:01:00 +0000 http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136#comment-32958 I had an idea last night - what if you created a "green" e-book with helpful tips, suggestions for products, etc. and sold it at Tangergreen for a modest fee, like $5.00? This would be very similar in concept to your Mexican dress website. That way, you could make some money from your blog but control the content completely. I had an idea last night – what if you created a “green” e-book with helpful tips, suggestions for products, etc. and sold it at Tangergreen for a modest fee, like $5.00? This would be very similar in concept to your Mexican dress website.

That way, you could make some money from your blog but control the content completely.

]]> By: tinkerbellchime http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136&cpage=1#comment-32951 tinkerbellchime Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:17:01 +0000 http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136#comment-32951 Wonderful post. I never thought about it, but it makes sense that a green blog would have this problem. I'd love to see the code that Jim mentioned, if you don't mind sharing. Miriam, someone told me that the average website makes less than $100 per month from AdSense. That's not very encouraging. Maybe you and your husband can start your own "Green Only" search engine? I'd promise to use it. Wonderful post. I never thought about it, but it makes sense that a green blog would have this problem. I’d love to see the code that Jim mentioned, if you don’t mind sharing. Miriam, someone told me that the average website makes less than $100 per month from AdSense. That’s not very encouraging. Maybe you and your husband can start your own “Green Only” search engine? I’d promise to use it.

]]> By: admin http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136&cpage=1#comment-32936 admin Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:43:50 +0000 http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136#comment-32936 I've just emailed you, Jim. I'd really like to see and post that code. Sorry the blog comments didn't accept the html! I'm really looking forward to seeing this. Miriam I’ve just emailed you, Jim. I’d really like to see and post that code. Sorry the blog comments didn’t accept the html! I’m really looking forward to seeing this.

Miriam

]]> By: jim http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136&cpage=1#comment-32931 jim Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:31:48 +0000 http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136#comment-32931 Have you tried using AdSense's section targeting to block out sections of text that mention harmful products, and then using it to highlight a paragraph that talks about something environmentally responsible? Heres an example: Rant about dangerous products goes here... use only "non-dangerous" keywords here... Hope that helps. Jim Have you tried using AdSense’s section targeting to block out sections of text that mention harmful products, and then using it to highlight a paragraph that talks about something environmentally responsible?

Heres an example:

Rant about dangerous products goes here…

use only “non-dangerous” keywords here…

Hope that helps.
Jim

]]> By: admin http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136&cpage=1#comment-32928 admin Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:18:50 +0000 http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136#comment-32928 David, That's a very interesting suggestion. I wouldn't have thought about that, and I appreciate the creativity of the suggestion. I'm afraid it would still be sending the odd message, however, that I am condemning something at the same time as profiting from it...Hmm...tricky. Interesting suggestion, though! Lori, You know, I've fiddled with Amazon.com ads on another site I have, and have never made a penny from the program. I spoke to the Cre8asite folks before getting into that program, as I recall, and the general consensus seemed to be that the system is something that one seldom makes any money from. Too bad, huh? On the other hand...maybe it would work on a site like this? It's not working on the other site I'm using it on, but if I put the very best books I could find up, that could be an interesting experiment. I'll give that some thought. Thanks! Miriam David,
That’s a very interesting suggestion. I wouldn’t have thought about that, and I appreciate the creativity of the suggestion. I’m afraid it would still be sending the odd message, however, that I am condemning something at the same time as profiting from it…Hmm…tricky. Interesting suggestion, though!

Lori,
You know, I’ve fiddled with Amazon.com ads on another site I have, and have never made a penny from the program. I spoke to the Cre8asite folks before getting into that program, as I recall, and the general consensus seemed to be that the system is something that one seldom makes any money from. Too bad, huh?

On the other hand…maybe it would work on a site like this? It’s not working on the other site I’m using it on, but if I put the very best books I could find up, that could be an interesting experiment. I’ll give that some thought. Thanks!

Miriam

]]> By: Lori http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136&cpage=1#comment-32924 Lori Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:44:53 +0000 http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136#comment-32924 Is there another channel of income besides AdSense? For instance, could you offer books from Amazon on living green (and gardening, and other related topics), and carefully control the book categories your blog displays? I'm not familiar with that, I'm just brainstorming. Is there another channel of income besides AdSense? For instance, could you offer books from Amazon on living green (and gardening, and other related topics), and carefully control the book categories your blog displays? I’m not familiar with that, I’m just brainstorming.

]]> By: David Mihm http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136&cpage=1#comment-32894 David Mihm Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:14:45 +0000 http://www.solaswebdesign.net/wordpress/?p=136#comment-32894 Miriam, Is there a way you could set up a "negative" channel and change the AdSense code you are serving for each of those posts? That way, you could track the income that was coming in from those "bad" companies & donate it to a worthy Green cause? Sort of like an "offset" ? Just a thought! Miriam,

Is there a way you could set up a “negative” channel and change the AdSense code you are serving for each of those posts? That way, you could track the income that was coming in from those “bad” companies & donate it to a worthy Green cause? Sort of like an “offset” ? Just a thought!

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