Getting Started

Follow these steps below to get started with AdSense.

1. Get an AdSense account, if you don't already have one.
2. Sign in to your account.
3. Get familiar with your account to take advantage of the many features we offer.
4. Learn our program policies to keep your account in good standing.
5. Put AdSense on your site so you can start generating earnings.
6. Set up your account for payments so that we can send your payments in a timely manner.
7. Subscribe to the Inside AdSense blog to keep up to date on our latest news, tips, and product updates.
8. Join the AdSense Help Forum to be a part of the AdSense community and learn from other users.

Learn More

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Earnings & Expectations How much can you expect to earn with AdSense?
Ad Formats With AdSense for content, you can choose from many different ad formats and options, including text ads, image ads, video ads, and link units.
Filtering Ads Are you unhappy with a particular ad appearing on your site? Do you find your competitor's ads on your pages? Use the Competitive Ad Filter to keep unwanted ads from reappearing on your pages.
Channels Do you want more reporting options? Use URL channels to track the performance of each of your webpages or sites separately.
AdSense for Search Add a Google search box to your site and you can earn revenue while your users search the web.
Optimization Tips Maximize your earnings by optimizing the performance of your Google ads.
Ad Targeting Find out how Google matches ads to the content of your pages -- and what you can do to help.

References

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Program Policies Publishers participating in the AdSense program are required to adhere to these policies.
Ad Formats View all the available ad formats, including text, image, video, link units, referral buttons, and themed units.
Glossary Unfamiliar with some of the terms we use? Find their definitions here.
Webmaster Guidelines Following these guidelines will help Google find, index, and rank your site.
Terms & Conditions Participation in the Google AdSense Online Program indicates that you accept these Terms and Conditions.
Privacy Policy Google's Privacy Policy, which applies to all of the products, services and websites offered by Google.