Google Adsense for domains

[purg]

I was halfway through writting a parking template when I found this >

Inside AdSense: Extending AdSense for domains to all publishers

This is said to be open for everyone! anyone found how?
or better yet.. a demo site showing content/layout

 

[seanh]

I doubt if this will perform better than a good parking page or mini site.

However, looks like its only in the US for now, not showing as an option in my adsense setup.

 

[Systreg]

This is said to be open for everyone! anyone found how?

Yes, it is for everyone, that is, everyone who has minimum traffic of, I think it's 250,000 visits per month, there is another topic about it on here somewhere.

 

[purg]

Yes, it is for everyone, that is, everyone who has minimum traffic of, I think it's 250,000 visits per month, there is another topic about it on here somewhere.

Ive seen numbers from 100,000 upto 750,000 but nothing on google or even where to apply. With lots of forums guessing I was hoping someone had a domain already on the scheme.

 

[Systreg]

@ Purg, it actually said the number of visitors required on the Google site, if you can find the topic on here you can view the link, I'll try going back through my posts and see if I can find it.

 

[Edwin]

They recently opened Adsense for domains to everyone.
Inside AdSense: Extending AdSense for domains to all publishers

Ok, everyone in North America (for now) but it seems they plan to extend it further later. And no more minimum traffic numbers!

 

[Systreg]

@ Purg, found the topic, see link below, it was 750,000 views per month, not 250,000, although that minimum number seems to have changed according to Edwin's post above:

http://www.acorndomains.co.uk/contextual-advertising/44770-google.html

 

[purg]

Thats me about 749,000 hits a month out but seeing what you get would be very nice.

If anyone knows of a domain or two on the google scheme please post. Im very intrested to know the layout used by Google.

 

[badger]

The AFD program has a single layout which theyve used for years for anyone who previously had a direct html feed.

From memory, you can change the colour scheme and thats about all.

Julia has been blogging about it for some time - caveat emptor

 

[disruptive]

Any ideas when this is going to be with us in the UK?

 

[DaveH]

I've got it in my account! Certainly not getting 750,000 uniques.

 

[foz]

Option is displayed in my Adsense account to, NZ based.

 

[grantw]

Looks like everyone's got it, have you seen the domain setup instructions though, not exactly bulk friendly:

First, create the following CNAME (alias) records for your www host using your domain registrar. You can find your unique identifier on the AdSense for domains setup page:

Host Name/Alias
Record Type


Value/Destination
www CNAME (alias)
pub-xxxxxxxxx.afd.ghs.google.com. (where pub-xxxxxxxxx is your unique ID listed on the AdSense setup page)

Next, create the following A records for your domains at your domain registrar (view instructions for common domain registrars):

Host Name/Alias
Record Type


Value/Destination
@ A (address)
216.239.32.21
@ A (address)
216.239.34.21
@ A (address)
216.239.36.21
@ A (address)
216.239.38.21

Note: Please be sure that these four A records are the only existing A records for your domain.

Grant

 

[disruptive]

Must be doing something stupid, but the instructions are not clear to me and heartinternet does not allow me in the form for the A records to enter what is suggested for the A records i.e.:

@ A (address) 216.239.32.21

I just dont get this. I though one can enter "*", but not "@". Do they mean "*". The error I get is:

Failed to add A record.

Any ideas???

 

[disruptive]

Got is sorted but how long does it take for domains to be active?

 

[jd18]

your not joking!!

ill have to host any domains and do the dns or use one of their suggested DNS providers, as fasthosts don't do cname.
Nameservers would have been a better way - but they obviously want to make life difficult for everyone except themselves.

Jason

Looks like everyone's got it, have you seen the domain setup instructions though, not exactly bulk friendly:



Grant

 

[Systreg]

Option is displayed in my Adsense account to

Where exactly in Adsense is this, I can't see anything on my UK account, can anyone give directions after logging in?

[edit]

Scratch that, got it, it's under AdSense Setup

 

[Systreg]

Got my first domain up and running on Adsense for domains to try it out, is there any way to change layout/colours?

[edit]

You can change the colours, missed this link on page one of this topic:

https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=100301

 

[disruptive]

I was kinda hoping that google might allow logos/images instead of the crappy header.

one of mine: personalgenomics.co.uk

 

[aZooZa]

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