Google’s Adsense program is one of my main online income streams. It is really simple to use (which is great for newbies) and doesn’t require much monitoring or modification when you have added it to your site.
Many of my friends have asked me how to get a start making an income online, and my recommendation to them is always the same; blog about something that you are interested in, and add Google Adsense to the blog.
This is easy to do with Google’s own blogging software (blogger), although I strongly advise buying your own domain (which can cost as little as $0.60) and using Wordpress. There are many reasons for this, but my main ones are that:
- Your blog belongs to you. You are creating value in your domain which you own (and are free to sell if you wish). If you use blogger and a blogspot subdomain Google own your website address.
- Wordpress is customisable and upgradable; checkout some Adsense ready Wordpress themes.
Read more about making money with adsense.