How to Set Up Google Ads

Hosting Ads for Profit
1. Sign up for an Adsense account at adsense.google.com. If you have a Gmail.com account, you can use it to access Adsense. Make sure to include all of the websites you own that will host Google ads when filling out your application.
2. Login to your Adsense Account. Click the 'Adsense Setup' tab. Choose the type of ad you want to host from the options on the page. Answer the prompts from the Adsense Setup wizard including placement, color and the types of business you will allow on the ads for your site. Copy and paste the generated code for the ad you created on your website.

3. Click the 'My Account' tab. Complete payment details and ad display preference information. If you have a Google Affiliate account, include that information in the space provided.
4. Monitor your traffic. You can create custom reports after clicking the 'Advanced Reports' or 'Report Manager' links when you log in to your account.
5. Monitor your earnings. You can log in to your account at any time and check the status of your daily earnings. You can also make a custom report from time periods that you specify.
Selling Ads
6. Decide what you want to advertise. It can be a product or just your website if you want to increase traffic to your domain.
7. Sign up for a Google Adwords account at adwords.google.com. Follow the prompts to link your Adsense and/or Gmail account with your Adwords account.
8. Choose the currency you will use to pay for your account when prompted. This information cannot be changed once it is selected.
9. Submit your billing information. Any ad campaigns you create will not run until your billing information is submitted.
Creating a Campaign
10. Select the 'Campaigns' tab, then click the 'Create a new campaign' button. Submit information on the basic details for your ad in the form provided such as audience, networks, budget and your cost-per-click (CPC) price. You can set a daily budget for your ad so you do not exceed the amount of money you have allocated for the campaign. When your budget maximum is reached, Google will stop running the campaign for that day.
11. Create your ad. A wizard guides you through the selection of colors and borders for your ads. You can include a headline, two lines of text and a URL.
12. Select and submit keywords. After you create your ad you will have the opportunity submit keywords that you think potential customers would use to find your product in a Google search.
13. Activate your ad. When you finish creating your campaign, you can begin running your ads.