I have many blogs on different topics/niches, all with varied traffic, CTR and (adsense) earnings. I have noticed some patterns that I think will be very useful to readers as my findings contradict with whats taught/recommended by various internet gurus on internet. Here are my findings:-
Myth – To make money, go for long tail keywords with high per click income.
Using Text ads like Adsense/YPN/MSN/adbrite is a most used and very effective way of monetizing a blog. However, not everyone realizes the importance of optimizing their websites to make the most of these ads.
When you are creating a blog/editing the template, make sure you add maximum numbers of ad boxes over the fold of your website. Over the fold means, top of your website that can be seen without scrolling down the page. So, you can use three link ads and two or three text ads at the top.