This AdSense guide gathers everything on ArsalanMasood.com about earning from Google AdSense: who can apply, how to raise your earnings within the rules, and when another ad network might pay more. AdSense is Google’s programme for showing ads on your website; you earn when visitors see or click them. Google says you can sign up if you have your own content that meets its policies and you’re 18 or over. Start with the guide that matches where you are.
AdSense guide: before you apply
- Your own, original content: Google says content must be high-quality, original and attract an audience.
- Policy compliance: your site must follow the AdSense Program policies, which Google can change at any time.
- Age: applicants must be at least 18; under-18s can have a parent or guardian apply with their own account.
- A privacy policy that explains advertising cookies, as Google requires. See this site’s privacy policy for an example.
Ready to apply? Work through the AdSense approval checklist step by step. Building the site first? See how to start a blog and what makes a good blog.
Earning more from AdSense
- AdSense CTR: what it means and how to increase it within the rules
- How to earn money from a blog: where ads fit alongside affiliate links, products and services.
- Free blog traffic checkers: more traffic usually matters more than ad tweaks.
AdSense CTR is the share of ad views that get a click: ad CTR is ad clicks divided by ad impressions, page CTR is ad clicks…
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A blog earns money in eight main ways: display ads, affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, digital products, services, an email newsletter, memberships and selling the blog. Start…
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To check your own blog's traffic, use Google Search Console for Google searches and clicks, Google Analytics for every visitor, or the built-in Blogger Stats or…
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- Ezoic vs AdSense: which pays more for your site.
- Ezoic review: requirements, features and payments.
- Ezoic vs Mediavine: which will accept you.
- How to find advertisers for your blog: direct ads without a network.
For most sites in 2026, use Google AdSense: it has no traffic minimum and pays 80% of display revenue. Ezoic now requires 250,000 monthly users for…
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Best for: Large sites with 250,000+ monthly users, and grandfathered sites
Free; revenue share checked October 11, 2026
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In 2026 Mediavine is easier to join than Ezoic. Mediavine accepts sites earning $5,000 a year from ads, and its Journey programme needs only 1,000 monthly…
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To find advertisers for your blog, list companies your readers already use, publish an Advertise page and a one-page media kit with real figures, pitch the…
Read the guide · 8 minRules to remember
- Never click your own ads or ask others to click them.
- Don’t place ads where they can be mistaken for buttons or links.
- Verify your identity: Google asks publishers to verify their identity before ads can show and payments can be made.
- Keep your content within the policies, including on pages you rarely look at.
For how this site handles its own ads and affiliate links, see the affiliate disclosure.