[Inside AdSense] Join us for a conversation on the future of digital advertising

Digital is no longer just another marketing channel. It's a medium that's changing the art of storytelling and reinventing the way companies connect with consumers.

How will digital advertising evolve next? You're invited to tune in live as industry leaders tackle the question at DoubleClick's annual event on digital trends.

Speakers include:

• Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation 
• Nikesh Arora, Chief Business Officer at Google
• Neal Mohan, VP of Display Advertising at Google 

Register now for the live stream 

Wednesday, June 4 

9:30 am PDT - 10:45 am PDT / 12:30 pm EDT - 1:45 pm EDT

Time not convenient? When you register you'll receive a link to watch the recording on demand.

We hope you can join! 

Here's footage from last year's event to give you a taste of the 2014 live stream:

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[Inside AdSense] Our first online course for AdSense publishers is now open

Optimizing AdSense is now in session. Start the course today to access all of the new videos, activities and assessments. The course forum is now open so you can start discussing optimization ideas with other publishers taking the course and find out how to best apply what you learn. Take a quick peek at the course now and then start the course.

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[Inside AdSense] Do more with simplified A/B experiments

A/B testing is one of the most effective ways of ensuring your ad units are performing to their full potential. Last year we launched AdSense experiments to make A/B testing easy for your ad units. From today, you'll be able to optimize your entire account with AdSense experiments, now available for account-level settings.

AdSense experiments let you quickly launch and analyze A/B experiments without you having to make any changes to your ad or page code. Using this feature allows you to configure your ad settings to give you the best possible performance. With account-level A/B testing, you can now also compare the performance of your account-level settings such as general or sensitive category blocking or ad-serving blocks.

If you haven't already tried AdSense experiments to run A/B tests on your site, give it a try to make sure you're getting the most out of your account and your ad units. You'll find more information over on our Help Center. We're looking forward to hearing your feedback - tell us what you think over on our AdSense+ page.

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[Inside AdSense] Unlock new opportunities with magazine ads

Today we're happy to launch a new display-only format that we call magazine ads. To optimize revenue, we normally recommend that you enable both text and display for your ad units, however we recognize that the type of ads you feature on your site is also influenced by your own style preferences. To that end, we've created a new format allowing text advertisers to increase competition on your display-only ad units while maintaining a design aesthetic suitable for display.

If a text advertiser is the winning bidder for your ad unit, their ad will appear in the magazine ad format. This format has been designed with print magazine ads in mind, putting a big emphasis on space and typography and displaying a new look distinctive from our regular text ads. Take a look at the examples below to see how magazine ads will look in your display ad units.

If you currently have display-only enabled ads on your site, magazine ads will automatically be set up for these ad units. If you'd prefer not to show magazine ads, you can disable them through the Enhanced display option in the My ads tab in your account. 

For now, when magazine ads are enabled for your display ad units, the Ad Review Center will still show you the original text ad provided by the advertiser and not the the newly-styled magazine ad. Check out our Help Center for more information. We'd love to hear if you're using magazine ads already -- share your experience and feedback over on the AdSense +page. 

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[Inside AdSense] Learn how to earn money from your website with Optimizing AdSense

Publishers often tell us that they want to learn how to use AdSense but aren't sure where to start or which resources are right for them. We're changing that. Join us on May 20th in Optimizing AdSense, our first online course for AdSense publishers. The course puts all of our top optimization resources in one place, helping you understand what drives your revenue and how to make changes right in your account to make the most of your setup. 

Each lesson in the course will focus on a specific AdSense topic that can help. By completing Optimizing AdSense, you'll learn:

• what drives AdSense revenue
  
• strategies for boosting your RPM
  
• how to improve your clickthrough rate, ad targeting, and coverage
  

Watch the lesson videos, follow the step-by-step walkthroughs, and complete the activities to practice what you learn. Also, take advantage of the course forum to connect with other publishers like you to see how they have used the course to earn money for their website. Publishers who complete the final assessment with an 80% or higher can also earn a certificate from the Google AdSense team.

Take the pre-assessment today to find out what to focus on when the course opens on May 20th. 

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[Inside AdSense] Hangout on Air: Perfecting Your Mobile Site Experience

Mobile empowers users to connect with your content at any time and from anywhere. To truly meet the needs of your audience at any moment, you should strive to provide a best-in-class mobile site experience. 

But what makes a mobile site great? Watch our panel of experts as they discuss this question and delve into our newest research on mobile site design in this Hangout on Air.

Mobile Site Design Panel

• Moderator: John Sullivan, Director of Search Strategy, Google
  
• Panelist: Jenny Gove, User Experience Researcher, Google
  
• Panelist: Manu Lakkur, Product Manager, Google
  
• Panelist: Luke Starbuck, Director, Mobify
  

We hope you enjoy the Hangout on Air!

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[Inside AdSense] A new look for text ads on the Google Display Network

Users are consuming more and more web content across screens. Given this shift, we're updating the design of our text ads to strengthen their performance and make them more consistent and easy to read across devices.

Our new text ads have been designed with better readability in mind, regardless of what device they're being viewed from. We've introduced a new default color palette of blue and grey, making the ads easier to read for the user. We've also updated our default font to Roboto, designed for easier readability on mobile devices as well as desktop. With this change, we've aligned our text ad font with the web font we use on our Android OS.

 

160x600 (shown with multiple ads)

We've also made improvements to the ad call-to-action button by making the tap target size and position more user-friendly across devices.

728x90

300x250

Look out for our new text ads and tell us what you think of this redesign over on our AdSense+ page.

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[Inside AdSense] Drive engagement and loyalty through smart mobile site design

Mobile empowers users to access your site at anytime and from anywhere. Is your site ready for them? Your mobile site should allow users to quickly and easily find what they're looking for without sacrificing richness of content. While there are a lot of expert opinions about how to do this, very few are based on actual data and research. So we partnered with AnswerLab to study more than 100 mobile users as they completed conversion-focused tasks across a diverse group of sites. From this research, we developed 25 principles of mobile site design to help you develop a mobile site that both delights your users and drives engagement.

Let's take a closer look at three findings from the research:

Primacy of site search

Study participants with a specific need, especially those visiting retail sites, turned to site search to find what they were looking for. Participants were quick to abandon sites that returned irrelevant search results or a large set of results that they were unable to narrow. 

Key takeaway: Ensure site search is visible on the homepage via an open text field, returns relevant results, and is equipped with advanced features, like auto-complete and filters, to get users what they want quickly.

Mobile site misconceptions

If presented a choice, study participants would often tap on the link to visit the "full site" due to a perception that they'd be missing out on something by staying on the mobile site. Choosing the "mobile site" implied to them that they were not getting the "full" experience, when in reality, the mobile site offered most, if not all of the functionality in an easier-to-view format. 

Key takeaway: If your mobile site provides the same content and functionality as your desktop site in an easier-to-use format, then there is no need to provide a link to the desktop site. If you do decide to provide users with a link to the desktop site, then use terms like "desktop site" instead of "full site" to be clear that both sites offer a complete experience.

Sites with a mix of mobile optimized and desktop pages provide a poor user experience

Unsurprisingly, it was easier for participants to navigate mobile-optimized sites on their mobile devices than desktop sites on their mobile devices. However, sites that included a mix of desktop and mobile-optimized pages were actually harder for participants to use than sites with all-desktop pages. 

Key takeaway: To improve user experience, task completion and conversion rates, go all in and optimize your entire site for mobile. If launching in phases, then make sure users don't have to traverse between desktop pages and mobile optimized pages to complete their tasks.

To review our complete findings, download the Principles of Mobile Site Design from Think Multi-Screen. Use the principles to review the effectiveness of your existing site or to guide the creation of your first mobile-optimized site. 

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[Inside AdSense] New Ad review center features help save you time and offer improved controls.

Having the right information on the ads displayed on your site and being able to control them, is a big ask we hear from publishers. Many of you are already using the Ad review center to review and control these ads. From today, enjoy more choice with new updates designed to save you time and give you more control in the review process. 

Save time by not having to review the same ad twice. Now you can see which ads you've already reviewed by selecting the 'Show reviewed ads' checkbox in the top right corner of the Ad review center.

Show reviewed ads feature

You'll also have more choice when reviewing ads with our new ad size widget. Using the widget, you can review ads according to their size. If you want to review only the banner ads on your page for example, they'll be quick and easy to find. We're still fine-tuning this feature meaning it's possible that not every single ad of a particular size will be captured right away, but it will capture the majority of them.

New ad size widget

You'll now also have more control with new enhancements to our related ads feature. Over the next few days, related ads will start to identify ads containing the same logo. It'll then group together different ads containing that logo and give you the option to allow or block them running on your site. This feature will also cover ads containing the same video.

Finally, we've given the Ad review center a new look with a brand new user interface designed for quick and simple navigation. Try out these new features today. We're continuously looking for new ways to make this a valuable tool for you - please tell us what else you'd like to see over on our AdSense+ page.

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[Inside AdSense] 20(14) Publisher Stories: Total Race revs up their success using Google AdSense

Time sure does fly - we've now reached the end of our '20(14) publisher stories' blog series. Thanks for following the series and for sharing your own stories. Read on to meet this week's featured publisher and check back soon for more publisher stories.

Total Race was created by five friends and racing enthusiasts. Covering Formula 1, stock car racing and IndyCar, the site receives 135,000 monthly visitors  and employs a team of 15 editors and reporters.

 

Total Race partners, Ivan and Erick, were already familiar with Google AdSense and using it as a monetization solution for their other web projects. The decision to also choose it for totalrace.com.br was an easy one says Erick and today "AdSense earnings represent around 70% of our total advertising income".

 

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The team also partnered with DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) Small Business to manage their advertising and save them time. Erick is pleased with this decision stating "the process from start to finish is very fast and easy to use. I'd highly recommend this tool for publishers seeking more detail and control of their advertising campaigns".

 

According to Erick, these products have been fundamental in the growth of the site. With the structure they bring, he's ready to focus further on taking his passion for racing to an even wider audience.

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[Inside AdSense] Get ready to share your feedback in our semi-annual publisher survey

We're always looking to hear your thoughts on how we're doing and your suggestions on  how we can make Google AdSense and other Google publisher products as useful and impactful as possible for you. Your feedback is important to us and helps shape the future direction of our publisher solutions. Our semi-annual publisher survey will launch on April 23rd and we hope to hear from all of you. 

Every six months, the feedback collected from this survey is closely reviewed to help determine our product roadmap. Based on your feedback and asks last time round, we've launched a number of new features to grow your earnings. These include custom ads sizes, easier A/B testing and to get the most from your ad units and the new AdSense homepage giving you quick access to the insights you value most. 

Over the coming weeks, we'll send the survey by email to a sample of publishers. To participate, please take the following steps as soon as possible:

• Ensure your contact details are updated.
  
• Ensure your email preferences are updated to receive 'occasional survey' messages.
  

Whether you've completed this survey before or you're providing feedback for the first time, we'd like to thank you for taking the time to tell us how we're doing. We're looking forward to hearing your feedback. 

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20(14) Publisher Stories: Google AdSense helps IoLeggol'Etichetta help consumers

As part of our '20(14) publisher stories' blog series, every Monday we'll introduce you to a publisher and share their success story. Read on to meet this week's featured publisher, and feel free to share your own success story with us.

Raffaele Brogna is the creator of Ioleggoletichetta.it. Meaning 'I read the label' in english, the site is dedicated to consumer awareness and protection offering advice on how to get the right information from product labels and tips on saving money when shopping. As a social crowdsourcing project, the site has a large community following who regularly contribute and report on their own experiences and findings as consumers.

Alongside his wife, Raffaele looks after the day-to day operations as well as the broader strategy for the site. They decided to use AdSense at the outset to help cover running costs and considered the prompt payments offered by AdSense as a key influencer in their decision. They were quickly pleased with the results, in particular with the relevance of the ads displayed.

They also use Google Analytics to help identify the best placements for their ad units and to check on their overall ad unit performance. Today, revenue from Google AdSense covers the costs of running this project online. Looking ahead, Raffaele will continue partnering with Google AdSense to go even further in his quest to give Italian consumers the information they need to make informed decisions when shopping.

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20(14) Publisher Stories: The future looks bright for Quehoroscopo.com

As part of our '20(14) publisher stories' blog series, every Monday we'll introduce you to a publisher and share their success story. Read on to meet this week's featured publisher, and feel free to share your own success story with us.

Quehoroscopo.com, a leading Spanish horoscope and astrology site, was set up by Hugo Conde in 2007. Hugo is based out of Madrid and works with a team of tarot professionals, editors and designers to provide daily content to their many users.

Soon after launching, Hugo started looking for a simple and easy-to-use solution to generate income from his site that would allow him to continue focusing on creating new content and a positive user experience. Fast forward to today and AdSense represents 90% of total advertising revenue for Quehoroscopo.com.

To make sure Quehoroscopo.com is performing to its full potential, Hugo has tested a number of ad formats to find the best fit for his page. He also uses Google Analytics to understand what content performs best on the site.

Looking ahead, Hugo plans to grow his audience with new platforms including mobile.

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[Inside AdSense] 20(14) Publisher Stories: The Maestro de la Computacion family grows with Google AdSense

As part of our '20(14) publisher stories' blog series, every Monday we'll introduce you to a publisher and share their success story. Read on to meet this week's featured publisher, and feel free to share your own success story with us.

Four years ago, Roberto Andre Diaz co-founded maestrodelacomputacion.net for the Columbian tech community. Today, the site receives over 150,000 visitors every month and the family business has grown to cover seven other sites. 

The team chose to partner with Google AdSense from the very beginning. In Roberto's opinion, there was "no other ad network that could compare to AdSense in terms of performance, ad quality, monetization opportunity and dynamic ad formats."

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Right now, AdSense represents 95% of their advertising earnings. According to Roberto, the impact from AdSense goes beyond revenue alone: "AdSense has paid our college fees and moreover has allowed us to travel to lots of fascinating places and meet people from around the world."

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[Inside AdSense] 20(14) Publisher Stories: Memeburn find the right combination with Google

As part of our '20(14) publisher stories' blog series, every Monday we'll introduce you to a publisher and share their success story. Read on to meet this week's featured publisher, and feel free to share your own success story with us.

Cape Town-based site memeburn.com is focused on technology and innovation coming out of emerging markets. The site receives over 350,000 unique visits each month and together with a number of sister-sites (including Gearburn, Ventureburn and Memejobs) employs a team of 28.

As the site's revenue comes from many different online advertising streams, memeburn began using DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) Small Business to manages each source through one accessible tool. They also monetize their non-guaranteed inventory with AdSense, which is integrated with DFP. Owner Matthew Buckland tells us that this integration "provides a constant, reliable revenue stream", with approximately 93% of the company's ad impressions being served through DFP at any given time.

Given memeburn's readers are broadly dispersed across the world, the dynamic allocation feature in DFP also helps them ensure the ads on their site are relevant to each local market. In addition to using DFP with AdSense for their desktop site, memeburn is partnering with Google in the expansion of their mobile presence, using AdSense exclusively on their mobile site. 

Memeburn continues to focus on their existing sites as well as looking to expand their platforms with further sites in the future. They plan to continue partnering with DFP and AdSense to fuel future success. Matthew concludes that "in an era where there is so much digital noise, AdSense provides useful, relevant, quality content. You can't put a price on that."

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[Inside AdSense] 20(14) Publisher Stories: Tecamachalco takes local to the international stage

As part of our '20(14) publisher stories' blog series, every week we'll introduce you to a publisher and share their success story. Read on to meet this week's featured publisher, and feel free to share your own success story with us.

Tecamachalco.net, a news portal and business directory, was founded in 2004 by Jorge Eustaquio. The site covers news, history, sports and culture from Tecamachalco, a city in the south-east of Mexico. Today, the site employs two people in addition to Jorge. 

Jorge read about AdSense in a blog and decided to test the monetization solution. "I liked the idea of not only having local advertisers from Tecamachalco, but also from other regions in Mexico as well as internationally," he says. The revenue generated since beginning with AdSense has played a key part in enabling him to invest in similar projects for other towns in Mexico.

Using combined AdSense and Google Analytics reports, Jorge was surprised to learn that almost 40% of his audience currently come from users located in other countries. He plans to continue with AdSense, as his earnings have allowed him "to invest in new projects and take on more staff when necessary."

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[Inside AdSense] 20(14) Publisher Stories: Italy with a Japanese twist makes the perfect match for Amo Italia

As part of our '20(14) publisher stories' blog series, every Monday we'll introduce you to a publisher and share their success story. We're half-way through the series but still have lots more stories to come from South Africa to Italy to Brazil -- stay tuned! Read on to meet this week's featured publisher, and feel free to share your own success story with us.

Tsuyoshi Doh founded Amo Italia in 2004 after moving to Italy and discovering his passion for the country. The site, which is one of the largest online travel guides for Italy in Japan, offers its users a wealth of information on tourist attractions, local restaurants and things to do across the country. 

Not long after he created the site, Tsuyoshi began using AdSense initially just as a way for him to make sure he'd keep adding new content. However, as more users visited his site, he was pleased to see his AdSense revenue increase to the point that it was funding his travel all over Italy to compile new articles and travel information for visitors to his site.

Today, AdSense is a dependable source of income for Tsuyoshi and a key part of the success of Amo Italia. In addition to providing revenue to fund further research trips, AdSense ads have themselves become useful sources of information for visitors to the site. As Tsuyoshi says, "AdSense can offer relevant ads for my website such as hotels, tours and flights and I'm happy that the ads can provide additional information for visitors."

Throughout it all, Tsuyoshi has always made sure he keeps a firm focus on providing great content for visitors to Amo Italia. His advice to those thinking about launching a new site - "create a site that's really enjoyable and has plenty of useful content".

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[Inside AdSense] Frequently asked questions around using Google Analytics 6 of 6

Over the past five weeks of the Google Analytics insights blog post series we've looked at how to use Google Analytics to grow your business, optimize your mobile presence, increase user loyalty with Google and improve your overall user experience. We've also collected all of your questions to create a video covering the most frequently asked questions.

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The video starts by exploring how integrating your AdSense account with Analytics gives you data that'll help you optimize content, improve user experience and ultimately, increase your revenue. We then give you a demo so that you can get started straight away. If you're interested in getting a better understanding of how visitors interact with your online content then you'll enjoy the section about Universal Analytics and Demographic and Interest reporting. Don't forget to check out our help resources for additional information on each topic covered in this video:

• Why integrate your AdSense Account with Analytics?
  
• How do I link my AdSense Account with Analytics?
  
• What new data can I see by linking my AdSense account to Analytics?
  
• How do I use Analytics to improve my AdSense performance?
  
• Why might there be discrepancies between my AdSense and Analytics data?
  
• What is Universal Analytics, and what are the benefits of it?
  
• What are the Demographics & Interests reports in Google Analytics?
  
• How can I share data with an account specialist to get optimization tips?

We hope you've found the series to be useful. Many thanks for all of your comments and questions over the past five weeks. 

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[Inside AdSense] 20(14) Publisher Stories: Diário de Biologia continues demystifying science with the help of Google AdSense

As part of our '20(14) publisher stories' blog series, every Monday we'll introduce you to a publisher and share their success story. Read on to meet this week's featured publisher, and feel free to share your own success story with us.

Biologist Karlla Patrícia created Diariodebiologia.com in 2007 to teach science and biology to readers without using complicated terms and explanations. Today, the site receives 840,000 visitors monthly and has over 800 posts. 

When Karlla began searching for a monetization solution for her site, she decided to go with Google AdSense. "The possibility of partnering with a company like Google, that gives relevant advertising to my users, interested me a lot," says Patrícia. "I was also very attracted to the low investment and low risk combined with the potential for income generation."

Using performance reports in her AdSense account, Patrícia discovered that the medium rectangle (300x250) and wide skyscraper (160x600) sizes perform best on her site. Moreover, after following optimization tips from the AdSense team, Diário de Biologia saw a 200% increase in revenue.

For Patrícia, AdSense has proven to be an excellent way to earn from her site. Looking ahead, she plans to continue investing in new ways to grow her audience, a key component for the future success of her site. 

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[Inside AdSense] Improve Conversions with Google Analytics Insights 5 of 6

Welcome to the week five of our blog series on Google Analytics. Today, we'll focus on ways to improve your site conversions using specific Analytics reports. If you're an e-commerce publisher, understanding exactly what drives conversions on your site is key to understanding important factors such as visitor intent and where you should invest in advertising. The following reports help you understand how to calculate page values, track conversions, and gain insights into visitor intent.

1. Calculate page values to understand which pages drive conversions and revenue

Page Value is a single number that can help you better understand which pages on your site drive conversions and revenue. Pages with a high Page Value are more influential than pages with a low Page Value. For example, e-commerce publishers will usually notice that the most valuable pages on their site are their checkout pages. This makes sense because everyone needs to view the checkout pages before converting. Take a look for pages that get a lot of traffic (page views) but have a low Page Value. Why don't these pages help conversion? Or should they? To answer some of these questions, get started by reviewing the Page Value column in the Site Content > All Pages report.

2. Use the Multi-Channel Funnels Report for better conversion tracking

Multi-Channel Funnels in Google Analytics let you look at interactions across different digital media and show how these channels work together to create sales and conversions. They also help you make crucial marketing decisions regarding advertising investments at the macro level (e.g. what channels) as well as the micro level (e.g. what keywords and ad placements). Your Multi-Channel Funnels reports can be found under the Conversions section in Google Analytics.

3. Use Site Search Report to get insights into visitor intent 

Google Analytics Site Search reports provide extensive data on how people use the search engine on your site. With this report, you can see initial searches, refinements, search trends, which pages they searched from, where they ended up, and conversion correlation. Tracking how people use the search box on your site can provide you with important insights into visitor intent. Your Site Search reports can be found under the Behavior section in Google Analytics. If you're not already using a search box on your site, take a look at the Google Custom Search Engine.

To help you understand your page values and conversions, we've created a custom Content Evaluation Dashboard for you to download. Once downloaded, just select which profile you'd like to import. You can access this dashboard any time by clicking the 'Customization' tab.

Thanks for joining us over the last five weeks -- we hope you've been able to try out the reports recommended during the series as well as your custom dashboards. Don't forget to keep your questions coming -- we'll be back with the answers on February 26th. 

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Additional Information

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How to create an Analytics account

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How to uncover trends and AdSense insights with Analytics

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[Inside AdSense] 20(14) Publisher Stories: Istorya’s community grows and grows with Google AdSense

As part of our '20(14) publisher stories' blog series, every week we'll introduce you to a publisher and share their success story. We posting our next publisher story a couple of days early to celebrate Valentine's Day! Read on to meet Gerald and Janice, the husband and wife team behind Istorya.net. As always, feel free to share your own success story with us.

Gerald Yuvallos and his wife Janice run Istorya.net, the biggest online community in the Southern Philippines. Istorya.net was started in 2002 by the couple who are based in Cebu City, as a virtual place for local users to talk. In Cebuano, their local language, 'istorya' means 'talk' or 'story'.

Today, Istorya.net receives over 700,000 unique visitors every month and acts as a virtual 'home away from home' for Filipinos all over the world. According to Gerald and Janice, "AdSense has been our main revenue stream. It's probably the only reason we've stayed online."

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"The revenue that we get from AdSense has allowed us to upgrade our servers and software," the couple affirms. "This in turn, makes our community better. Without AdSense, we wouldn't have been able to support growth of our site."

DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) Small Business has also been an essential tool in supporting the site's success. "All I can say is that the integration of AdSense with DFP is heaven-sent!" says Gerald. "This integration is our favourite feature as it is now much easier for us to manage our inventory."

Looking ahead, Gerald and Janice plan to continue improving the user experience on their site, and investigate the possibility of launching a mobile-friendly version of Istorya.net. 

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[Inside AdSense] Improve your user experience with Google Analytics 4 of 6

Welcome back to week four of our Analytics blog series, where we'll take a look today at how you can improve your user experience with Google Analytics. Google Analytics gives you the insights you need to understand current user experience, as well as how the traffic to your site is influenced by social media. The following reports help you understand why site speed is important for an improved user experience, how to spot pages bringing the most AdSense revenue, and how to refine your social media strategy measuring the impact social media has on your site goals .

1. Improve user experience by improving site speed

Faster pages lead to better user experience and improved conversions. The Site Speed reports in Google Analytics give you detailed data on the speed of your site pages, as experienced by your users. Ensuring page load speeds times are below the average can help you differentiate your site. Analyze and speed up your site using PageSpeed products, and check the resulting improvements in Site Speed reports.

2. Use theAdSense Pages report to discover which pages help you earn the most 

The AdSense Pages report provides data about which pages on your site contribute most to your AdSense revenue. With the insights from this data, you can replicate successful implementations on well performing pages on other parts of your site.

3. Use the social traffic sources report to refine your social media strategy

Social buzz is very important for many publishers to build their audience and retain loyalty and engagement. Social reports in Google Analytics help you measure the impact social media has on your business goals and conversions. With this report, you can track the number of visitors that social media channels bring to your site, measure the value of those channels by tracking conversions and AdSense revenue, and examine how your content is being shared across social networks. You can access Social reports under the Acquisition section in Google Analytics. 

To help you understand user experience on your site, we've created a custom Social Dashboard and Site Speed Dashboard for you to download. Once downloaded, just select which profile you'd like to import. You can access this dashboard any time by clicking 'Dashboards' under the Reporting tab in your Analytics account. If you haven't already opted in to Account specialist data sharing setting and our customized help and performance suggestion emails in your AdSense email preferences, don't forget to do so to receive targeted optimization tips.

Have questions on anything we covered today? Submit them and look out for our video on February 26th where we'll answer your top questions. Check back here next Wednesday where we'll talk more about how Google Analytics can help you drive conversions on your site. 

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[Inside AdSense] 20(14) Publisher Stories: Pintomicasa grows beyond just a hobby with AdSense

As part of our '20(14) Publisher Stories' blog series, every Monday we'll introduce you to a publisher and share their success story. Read on to meet this week's featured publisher, and feel free to share your own success story with us.

Six years ago Pablo Rabino created Pintomicasa, a blog about home painting and decoration. Over 150,000 monthly visitors look to Pablo's site for advice, tips and ideas on decorating their home.  

Pintomicasa have been using Google AdSense from the very beginning to monetize their content, with Pablo estimating that today approximately "80% of the blog's earnings come from AdSense". Pablo attributes this factor to the quality and relevance of the ads run on his site through AdSense.

Additionally, "the site's page views and subsequently it's revenue have greatly increased thanks to the integrated AdSense reports and insights from Google Analytics" says the blog creator. With Analytics, Pablo knows where his visitors are coming from, and with this information, he has created a mobile-optimized site for those viewing his blog from a tablet or smartphone. 

Looking ahead, Pablo is eager to continuing optimizing this site with AdSense while continuing to invest his time into creating quality content for his blog viewers.

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[Inside AdSense] Increase user loyalty with Google Analytics 3 of 6

As we've mentioned before, it's key to understand how engaged your users are and how they interact with your site. The following tips will help you use Analytics to visualize user interactions on your site, and understand why engagement and loyalty metrics matter.

1. Use In-page Analytics to see how your users are interacting with your site

In-Page Analytics provides clickthrough data in the context of your actual site, and is a highly effective tool to let you make a visual assessment of how users interact with your web pages. You can answer questions like "Are my users seeing the content I want them to see?" or "Are my users finding what they're looking for on the page?" This feature also helps you determine the best location to place your ad units. You can access your In-Page Analytics through the 'Behavior' section on the Reporting tab.

2. Use Real Time reports to track user activity in real time 

Real-Time reports allow you to monitor visitor activity as it happens on your site. They help you understand how your systems are reacting, such as when you send out an email campaign or engage in marketing that is temporary in nature. Real-Time reports provide alerting, giving insight into things that are new or different such as a sudden increase in site traffic. Additionally, you can use them to measure the immediate impact of social media.

3. Increase engagement and loyalty on your site

Google Analytics provides you with behavioral reports that illustrate the engagement and loyalty aspects of your visitor behavior. The Frequency & Recency report lets you see the level of user interest in your site based on frequency of visits and length of time between visits. If visitors come once but don't return, you might infer that your site content and design are not sufficiently engaging or not easy to navigate. Some additional relevant reports such as New vs Returning and 'Engagement' are available under the Audience section on the Reporting tab. For more detailed information about how site visitors interact with each page, we suggest you use the 'event tracking method' that Google Analytics evangelist Justin Cutroni shared on his blog to get an accurate measurement of which articles are actually read.

We've created a custom Engagement & Monetization Dashboard for you to download. Once downloaded, just select which profile you'd like to import. You can access this dashboard any time by clicking 'Dashboards' under the Reporting tab in your Analytics account. As a reminder, once you've linked your AdSense account with Analytics, don't forget to opt in to Account specialist data sharing setting and our customized help and performance suggestion emails in your AdSense email preferences.

Keep submitting your questions on Google Analytics and don't forget to look out for our video on February 26th where we'll answer the most the most frequently asked questions. Next week, we'll continue our series, focusing on improving user experience with the help of Google Analytics. 

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