How to Add AdSense Ads to a WordPress Blog

1. Use your favorite seach engine such as Google, Yahoo! or Dogpile.
2. Type in: Adsense-Deluxe Wordpress Plugin.

3. Once the search engine has finished populating its results, click on the first link provided.
4. Follow the instructions.

How to Finance International Adoption

1. Check your employer's human resources department to see if it offers adoption reimbursements or benefits. According to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a number of companies and government agencies offer adoption benefits.
2. Apply for adoption grants, which are awarded to help cut adoption costs. You can find a list of organizations that provide grants or financial assistance for adoption at the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption website.

3. Take an adoption tax credit. According to the IRS, the adoption credit is an amount subtracted from your tax liability. Qualifying expenses include reasonable and necessary adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees, traveling expenses and other expenses directly related to the legal adoption of an eligible child. You can take the adoption tax credit by completing form 8839 for qualified adoption expenses. Attach the form and send it to the IRS with form 1040 or 1040A.
4. Start and monetize a blog detailing your international adoption journey. You can make money by placing ads on the blog, writing sponsored posts or asking for donations. To find ads for your blog, create an account with a reputable ad agency such as Google AdSense. You can start a free blog at Blogger or Wordpress.
5. Ask for cash donations from friends and family members. Inform them about your desire to adopt a child internationally and ask for their help in fulfilling the goal.

How to Start A Blog for Free

1. Browse to one of the sites listed in Resources.Blogger is integrated with Google Adsense, which can make you a little cash on the side if your blog becomes popular. Google also allows you to claim a domain name for your blog. Instead of myblog.blogger.com, it could be myblogsite.com. On the downside, Blogger doesn't offer much in the way of simple customization. Beyond the basic layout changes through their admin interface, you'll need to dive into the HTML and CSS to change things.WordPress, on the other hand, is free to install on any website you already own, which means complete customization. They host blogs on their site, but these have fewer options for end users. Integrating ads into a WordPress blog isn't as quick as with Blogger, but you can use any ads you like, instead of being restricted to Google Adsense.Tumblr is a little different from the other two – it's minimalistic and there are fewer personalization features, but the simple interface and follow system (similar to Facebook's like and repost system) has appeal for some users, especially more casual bloggers.
2. Sign up with the site by choosing a name for your blog, entering your information, username, password and email.Try to be descriptive when choosing the name for your blog – the name will help readers find your blog in search engines.

3. Choose a template or theme for your blog. Themes and templates can always be changed later, if you're in a hurry.If you're having difficulty picking a theme, consider your readers and the subject of your blog. The most obvious difference between blogs is the theme – a technology blog rarely looks like a home gardening blog, for example, in part because of the theme. If you understand what your readers will find most appealing, choosing a theme along that line will add some extra flair to your blog.
4. Make your first posting or customize your blog.

How to Place Ads On Your Website

1. Point your browser to the Google AdSense website. Google offers both CPC (cost-per-click) and CPM (cost-per-thousand-impression) ads. Google ads specifically relate to the content on your pages, and ads earn income either when a visitor clicks your CPC advertisement or the CPM ad appears to a visitor who views your site. Google AdSense is ideal if you have lots of quality content, but you must keep your site updated so that traffic continues to flow to your pages and your earnings continue. Click the 'Sign Up Now' button on the Google AdSense page and log in with your Google account to begin.
2. Go to the Amazon Associates website to place ads for Amazon products on your pages. These ads offer the same functionality as the Amazon website, including a shopping cart, customer reviews and search. As an associate, you have the option to create links and banners to specific items, or build widgets and aStores to sell multiple goods in the categories you choose. Money is earned when visitors purchase products on your site, and you earn a referral rate percentage based on the type of payment plan you select. Amazon provides tools that walk you through the ad and code creation, but products can become outdated, so a regular check of your links is needed. Click the 'Build an aStore Now' button on the 'aStore for Amazon Associates' page to register for an account.

3. Navigate to the MaxBounty site to include CPA (cost-per-action) advertising options on your website. Your affiliate account gives you access to higher-payout ads that range from marketing select products to promoting online quizzes. CPA ads cover all types of niches and pay out when a visitor takes an action, such as filling out a form or making a purchase. Registration is free, but you must be interviewed over the phone to see if your site is a good fit for MaxBounty's advertising opportunities. Click the 'Become an Advertiser' link on the MaxBounty Advertisers page to get started.

How to Generate Leads for Life Insurance

1. Develop a website to attract people, not just a pretty website that no one will see. Design a website for your target audience. Play to the strengths of your insurance products. Employ the services of a company that specializes in search engine optimization (SEO) to help you develop copy in such a way that the search engines will include your site as early in their listings as possible. Then, use Google AdWords and AdSense to make your advertising work and to make people gravitate to your website. Also, your website should offer something to people who are willing to meet with you to discuss their needs.
2. Produce collateral materials that can be used for a number of purposes. For example, you should produce postcards that should be sent to life insurance prospects after you have called, thanking them for their time. You should also produce brochures about the services that you provide and send them to people in advance of your first call.

3. Engage the services of a lead-generation company to find people who may be interested in purchasing more life insurance. You can either find a list broker who specializes in financial products, or you can have your products available to consumers who contacted the website for quotes on products they are planning to buy. There are list brokers that will also handle your direct mail program. Many have artists and writers on their staff as well as printing and mailing capabilities.
4. Prepare an invitation that will run in your local newspaper, and invite people to join you for lunch or dinner to hear what special services you offer. This is especially fruitful in areas where there is a high concentration of wealth.
5. If you are just beginning to make your mark in the insurance world, try to enlist those people who already respect your wise counsel. Make contact with those people to make appointments. Also, expand your database of leads by asking each person for the names of others who might like to talk with you.
6. Purchase leads from a number of lead-generating companies that specialize in life insurance. An example of such a company is iLeads )See Resources below). You can expect to pay $35, or more, for each lead depending on a number of different criteria.
7. Check your local newspaper often for announcements of corporate appointments and promotions, because those people most likely may want to supplement their life insurance coverage.
8. Make cold calls. Especially if you are just getting started, you will find it to be both productive in generating leads and a way to build confidence by learning the products and services you can offer.

How to Put Keywords Into Google Ads With AdWords

1. Set up an account with Google AdWords. You will need a Google ID, which can be the same as your ID for other Google services such as Gmail or Adsense. Once you open your account, you will be given the opportunity to enter payment information and set up your ad campaign.
2. Choose the keywords that you want to use for your ad campaign. You can use the keyword tool provided by Google to brainstorm for keywords. When you type in a word, it will give you a list of related keywords that you can use for your ad campaign. Choose from the list of available keywords for your campaign. Your ad can be triggered when someone types in one of these keywords.

3. Write an ad for your campaign based on the keywords you selected. You should include one or two keywords in the headline and the description for your ad. When potential customers are searching for a particular word or phrase in Google, they will be more likely to click on your ad if one of the keywords they are searching for appears in your ad. Think about what the customer would actually be looking for and try to convey this in the ad you write. Avoid errors in grammar and punctuation as this can make your ad look unprofessional. You must limit the ad to 25 characters for the title, 70 characters for the ad text and 35 characters for the displayed URL.
4. Monitor the performance of your ads to see if they are doing well. One way to gauge the success of your ads is to look at the click-through rate. This represents a percentage of how many people are clicking on your ad. For example, if 100 people see your ad and 5 click on it, your click-through rate is 5 percent. When you have a high click-through rate, it improves your ad position with Google and you will not have to pay as much for each click.

How to Make Money Online with Google

1. Decide what you want to write about on a website or a blog, and compare your desires with similar topics that appear on Google's 'Google Trends' page on the Internet. The 'Google Trends' page shows the top 10 topics recently searched through the Google search engine, with the rankings based on the number of searches.
2. Start a blog dedicated to your desired subject matter, while fine-tuning what you write about to incorporate some of the information being searched according to 'Google Trends.' If you intend to use Google AdSense for earning money through Google's advertising efforts, consider starting a blog that easily integrates Google AdSense into the user interface. Such blogs include, but are not limited to, Blogspot, Wordpress and Weebly.

3. Spend at least one or two weeks populating your blog with articles that target your niche readership market. This should be done before adding the AdSense code per Google's instructions in doing so. In this way, Google's search engine will have some information to 'crawl' through on your blog, where it then may be indexed. Advertisement placement for your pages can be generated based on your content.
4. Sign up for a Google account if you have not done so, as this is a requirement for using the Google AdSense program.
5. Log into your Google account and load the AdSense 'Terms of Use' (TOS) agreement into your browser. Read the entire agreement so you are aware of your obligations in using the program.
6. Sign up for a new Google AdSense account once you have agreed to the Terms of Use. At the top of the signup screen, enter the full Web address of your blog beginning with the letters www. For example, if your blog is at www.myblog.com, enter www.myblog.com in this block on the page. Continue filling out all required information. When finished, click the 'Submit Information' button at the bottom of the signup screen.
7. Wait for an AdSense signup confirmation email to arrive in your Google email account. Every Google account is provided with a free email account, and AdSense email is sent to this email account. To log in to your free GMail account, visit mail.google.com and enter the user name and password you used when signing up with Google. Click any confirmation links provided in the email. Once completed, you will be given a link on the resulting page where you may now enter the AdSense setup area.
8. Configure your AdSense banner based on how you want it to appear on your blog. Google will generate the banner code you will include in your blog based on the settings you make on the setup page. Visual representations will be made in real time as you make your selections, so be sure you like the appearance and style of the AdSense banner.
9. Copy the code for your finished AdSense banner when it is displayed in the code block of the setup page. A full copy of the code will be made to your computer operating system's clipboard.
10. Insert the code into your blog where you want the AdSense banner to appear. The process varies based on your blog provider or host. Refer to the Beta Templates and More Earnings websites for information on this process for the most popular blog providers. If your blog provider isn't included, contact your blog hosting provider for details on how to integrate AdSense into your blog pages.

How to Get Businesses to Advertise on Your Website

1. Establish a professionally designed website. Create a special page called 'Advertise' with a link to it at the bottom of each page. Hire a graphic designer and a marketing specialist to work on this site. Gather statistics about your web traffic and put together an online media kit that will sell the advertiser on the popularity of your site. Provide detailed information about ad sizes and options available. Include statistics on why online advertising works. See 'Resources' for an example of an 'advertise here' page.
2. Sign up for a Google Adsense account (there is a $5 setup fee). Click the 'Adsense Setup' tab and select 'AdSense for Content.' Choose the type of ad units that you want to display on your site (image, text or a list of links). Choose the size and format of the ads depending on the space that is free on your site. Select a color scheme that will go with your website. Submit the details and retrieve the code. Copy and paste the code into your web page editor. Ads from various businesses will display on your site immediately. Yahoo! has a similar search marketing program (see 'Resources' for a direct link).

3. Contact a representative to open a publisher's account with Doubleclick.com. This company is a top provider of ad serving on the Internet. You will be provided with an ad management solution that will work with your website depending on its size and subject matter. The service brokers the sale of ad banner space to companies that are interested in displaying ads on relevant and popular websites.

How to Put Ads on Facebook

1. Open a browser and navigate to the Facebook.com homepage. Click the 'Create a Page' link, below the 'Sign Up' link, then click 'Advertising' at the bottom of the screen.
2. Click 'Create an Ad.' Fill in the requested details, including your business Web page, and provide a photo ad that you want displayed. Click 'Continue.'

3. Provide the requested information on your target audience, including age, location and interests. Click 'Continue' when you are finished.
4. Fill in your advertising budget information. You can set the maximum amount that you want to spend on your Facebook advertising campaign each day. You will only be charged for people who click on your ad. Facebook will tell you the 'bid' for the cost per click. For example, you may be charged $1.56 for each user who clicks on your advertisement. Click 'Review Ad' when you are finished.
5. Log in to your Facebook account. If you do not have an account, click 'Sign Up Now!' to create an account.
6. Click 'Place Order' to submit your ad to Facebook for review. You can also click 'Edit Ad' to make changes to the ad before submitting it. You can enter your payment information once your ad has been accepted by Facebook.

How to Create a Subdirectory in HostGator

1. Log in to your HostGator cPanel. This is done by typing in your URL associated with your HostGator account followed by '/cpanel' such as www.mysite.com/cpanel and entering in your user name and password.
2. Click the 'File Manager' icon on your cPanel main screen and select that you want to open 'web root.' Check the box beside 'show hidden files' to make all files and folders visible.

3. Click on the 'New Folder' button located at the top of the page. Type in a name for the folder, which should be the name of your subdirectory. Once you have entered in the name, click on 'create new folder' and the subdirectory is created on your HostGator account.