Basic URL Channels
1. Log into Google Adsense using your Gmail email address and password. Click on the 'Performance Reports' tab at the top of the screen and then on the 'URL Channels' in the menu to the left.
2. Create a new URL Channel to track clicks on sites, such as Hub Pages, Infobarrel and Bukisa, by clicking on the 'Add URLs to Track' button just below the graph showing this month's performance.
3. Type one URL per line in the window that pops up. Use short website addresses by removing the 'http://www.' Make sure your URLs read something like this: 'mywebsite.com,' 'mywebsite.com/pagename,' or 'thirdpartysite.com/articlename.'
4. Close the window once you've finished adding your URLs. URLs along with data related to that URL will appear below the graph on your 'Performance Reports' page, once someone visits your page or when they click one of your ads. Make a note on what URLs get the most traffic and clicks. Use what you learn to increase the traffic to weaker URLs to get even more clicks.
Custom URL Channels
5. Log into Google Adsense by using your email address and password. Click on the 'My Ads' tab at the top of the screen and then on the 'New Ad Unit' button at the top of the page. Fill in the information for your new ad, such as its name, so you can identify its size, colors, text or image ads, and under what channel its data will appear.
6. Select a channel in the 'Custom Channels' box if you've made channels in the past, or click on the 'Create New Custom Channel' link sitting right above it. Use a name you'll remember. For example, if this add will be appearing on your personal site in the sidebar, name it 'Site name, Sidebar.'
7. Click on the 'Save' button on the bottom of the window to add your new custom channel. Notice that the ad you've just made is linked to that channel. So when a user visits that page or clicks on an ad, those stat will appear on your 'Performance Reports' tab beside the URL name 'Site name, Sidebar.'
8. Click on the 'Save and Get Code' button once you're finished and pass that code onto your blog or website. That code will communicate traffic and clicks to Google Adsense so you can get paid.
9. Keep track of what URLs or ad placements perform well. Find out if the deciding factor when it comes to clicks is the size of the ad, colors or placement. Use that data to create new ad channels for even more clicks and ad revenue.