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We're a few days into the new year, so hopefully you've been making good progress on your resolutions so far. If you've only gotten as far as "don't procrastinate" on your list, here are 8 AdSense-related resolutions you might want to try:

1. Turn my custom channels into ad placements, complete with descriptive details to attract placement-targeting advertisers.
2. Regularly check my sites for compliance with the AdSense program policies.
3. Keep my address and tax info up to date so that my payments are accurate and timely. (And sign up for EFT if it's available to me!)
4. Place more of my ad units above the fold and on my homepage for increased visibility -- and advertiser appeal.
5. Share my AdSense expertise with other publishers in the AdSense Help Forum.
6. Opt in to text and image ads to make the most of the available ad inventory for my content.
7. Use the Manage Ads feature to experiment with removing the borders from my ad units.
8. View the Payments Demo and payments schedule with rapt attention so I'll always know when to expect my next payment.

And just as some resolutions always manage to make an appearance every year, why not also take a look at our oldie-but-goodie AdSense resolutions from 2006 for further inspiration? (We still like #10 a lot.) As for us here at Inside AdSense, we resolve to keep listening to your feedback and bringing you the latest AdSense updates -- complete with the occasional cheesy title, of course.

Please note: This post is from http://adsense.blogspot.com. I just think it might be useful if you think so.

A Look at Explorer Destroyer

Recently, I came across a free service by Explorer Destroyer, which can help you to make more money from Adsense by switching users from Internet Explorer to the Firefox browser. As you probably already know that Google’s Adsense referral program will earn you a fix $1 for each downloads of Firefox from your referral link.

Explorer Destroyer expedites the task of getting more Firefox referrals by offering a free script that allows you to automatically promote Firefox to IE users visiting your website. Once the script is installed, a message which sells the benefits of using Firefox (along with your referral link) will appear to IE users when they visit your website or blog.

There are three types of configuration for this script, depending on how aggressively you want to push for conversions. Full installation instructions are clearly provided at the Explorer Destroyer website.

Level 1 will make IE visitors see a message across the top of the page, encouraging them to download Firefox.

Level 2 will direct IE Visitors to a splash plage with a download link and a link to continue to your site.

Level 3 will not allow anyone using IE to access your website. A splash page is shown instead with a Firefox download link. This seems to go against Google’s TOS, so you’ll have to use a regular, non-Adsense referral link instead.

It is interesting to note that Explorer Destroyer was started by a team of four people with the sole aim of overturning Microsoft’s dominance over the web browser market. Their manifesto offers more clues into Explorer Destroyer’s mission:

Firefox is one of the most important software applications in the world because it can play a big part in determining the future of the web. It is crucial that an open-source, standards-based web browser becomes the most popular browser, and Firefox has a shot at being that.

We’ve spent days fixing computers of our family members that have been hobbled by spyware that Internet Explorer allowed in. These annoyances alone more than justify a aggressive campaign to switch people to Firefox.

But what really matters is putting the Internet back in the hands of the public and ensuring that the technology that will remake so much of our world in the next 30 years is a public resource not a corporate one.

The Explorer Destroyer idea does seem like it would lead to more Firefox downloads, although it seriously affects web usability because it interrupts the viewing experience of all visitors to your site.

Level 1 of the script setting is the least intrusive and will probably be the only one that is doable for most blogs or websites. Level 2 and 3 might be more successful in getting sign-ups but they will most definitely drive visitors away from your site as well.

See this parody website for an alternative perspective on Explorer Destroyer’s campaign to win more Firefox users.

I haven’t seen any other websites using the script so I’m not 100% sure if the script still works. If anyone has used it before or am currently using it, do leave a comment to let us know if it still works.

When I came across this tip I do remember reading that it’ll helped some people get a higher Click Through Rate (CTR) for the ads on their website but I never believed. I’m not really sure if it actually works for everyone but it kind of work when I gave it a try. I do think that it’ll definitely make your ads blend in better with text and media but don't kick me out if it doesn't. This Adsense hack works by removing the 'Advertise on this site' text that shows up with every Adsense unit on your website.

Here’s a screen shot of how it looks like on the adsense placed on your website:

Take these steps to remove this 'Advertise on this site' link on you adsense and see if it will work for you:

1. Log in to your Google Adsense account and click on the 'My Account':

2. On 'My Account' page, scroll down the page until you see the 'Onsite Advertiser Siteup' section. Click on the edit link.

3. Now, unchecked the check box with the label 'Includes me in Onsite Advertiser Signup'. For more info on the On-site advertiser signup program, click here

Now you are done with the steps. Now the 'Advertise on this site' link is removed from all the ads served to your websites/blog. The possible downside of this tweak is that it won’t be so easy for Advertisers to target ads specifically for your website. However I think the benefits of removing this link outweighs the cost for most bloggers.

Here are some reasons why:

* A larger percentage of visitors to your website are end-users and not advertisers.
* Most advertisers will not want to put up specific ads on relatively new/obscure blogs or blogs with low traffic
* Removing the link makes it far easier to blend ads with text - which ensures higher CTR

I think that leaving the On-site advertising link up will be beneficial for websites that are very popular, because advertisers often want their ads to go out to as many relevant eyeballs as possible. But if your website doesn’t fall into that category, why not try this tip to see if it actually improves your blog’s Adsense click through rate? My suggestion would be to set it up for two weeks in order to observe the number of clicks you receive on each ad channel.

After monitoring the results, you can decide if you want to keep the change or revert back to the default ad setup. Alternatively, if there is no significant improvement you could try rearranging your ad placement to see if it’ll bring better results.

What do you think of this simple Adsense tweak? Do you think it’ll actually improve your Adsense CTR? Let me know.
Thanks.