Creating a Blog | A Step-by-step Guide (Part 9)

How to place ads, banners and links on your blog:

TO ADD GOOGLE ADSENSE:

1. From the Dashboard click on "layout".


2. Select the "Add a page element" where you want to place the ad box.


3. Select "ADD TO BLOG" under "AdSense".


4. The first time that you add google adsense, you will be asked to confirm your account by entering the email address and phone number or post code that you used to sign up for your adsense account.


5. After confirming, the ads will be displayed automatically on your blog. Blogger.com will choose the best option of colours, but you can change the size and colours if you wish.


6. Click on "Save Changes" and you're done.

TO ADD BIDVERTISER:

1. Log in to your Bidvertiser account by going to http://www.bidvertiser.com/bdv/BidVertiser/bdv_login.dbm Remember you are a "Publisher".


2. From the 'BidVertiser Centre', click on the button at the bottom of the page "Choose Template" and a pop-up will appear.


3. Choose the best type that will fit where you want your ads to be placed. For example, if you want them in the side bar then choose either "Vertical Banner" or "Vertical Rectangle" by first clicking on "Rectangles". If you want them displayed at the top or bottom of your blog, choose "Full Banner" or "Leaderboard" from the banners section. Play around with these after you have put the code on your blog, to see what looks best.


4. Once you have made your selection, you may "Customise colours" if you wish, and then click on "Update" at the bottom of the pop-up window.


5. From the main page click "Get Ad Code" and then copy the HTML code that appears. (Press Ctrl + C for a short-cut to copy the text, or else press the right-mouse button and choose copy from the menu.)


6. Back to your blogger account, go to the "Layout" section and click on "Add a page element" in the place where you would like to display your BidVertiser ads. (You can always change this later by dragging the box from the layout.


7. Select "ADD TO BLOG" under "HTML/Javascript".


8. Paste the code in the box that appears under "Content". Don't enter a title because that title will be displayed on your blog.


9. Click on "Save Changes". And that's it.

If you want to add other code such as banners or links to promote other sites or products you can follow the same steps shown above (steps 6-9). Add other elements to your blog such as lists, videos or polls, by choosing something else from the "add page element" box. Most of all, have fun blogging!