7 Steps To Possibly Increase Google AdSense CPC and CTR Rates

Google Adsense is arguably one of the best sources of income for all internet bloggers even though so many still find it hard to earn from it.

Are you looking for ways to increase your Adsense earnings and maximize your income?  Then look no more for you are in the right place.

In this post, we are going to be looking at the possible ways of increasing Google Adsense CTR and CPC earnings.

But before we move on,  let's look at the meaning of Adsense CPC and CTR.

What is Google Adsense CPC?

CPC simply stands for Cost Per Click.
This is the amount you get paid by Google for all clicks made on your Ads.

It all depends on what the advertisers are willing to pay for a particular keyword.

There are some countries with a high Adsense paying CPC rates.

Such countries include Russia,  USA, Ethiopia and other  Tier one countries.

These countries have high CPC rates. A click on your ads from these countries would increase your Google Adsense CPC earnings.

All you need to do is make such countries your blog target and write relevant and meaningful contents.

What is Adsense CTR

CTR is an acronym for Click Through Rate.

CTR is the number of times an advertisement is clicked on your blog divided by the number of times the ad is displayed.

Let's say, for instance; you have an ad running on your blog which has 100 page views daily but is clicked only 7 times,  your CTR would be 7%

As a blogger who is willing to earn through AdSense, you should be focusing on how to increase your CPC and CTR rates to maximize Adsense earnings

With your CPC been 0.5$, you might end up earning about $1000 if you have an average of 2000 clicks.

There are a lot of factors that come in place when determining CPC and CTR rates.

In this post, we are going to be looking at the 7 possible ways of increasing  Google Adsense CPC and CTR.

 1. Run a good blog niche

There are a lot of niches to choose from if you intend to blog. Check out these 12+ Untapped, But Profitable Niches For A New Blog.

Choosing the right niche for your blog is of utmost importance to your Google Adsense CPC and CTR rates.

Niches related to blogging, health, internet marketing, technology, and finance are some niches that are profitable for Adsense.

These niches have high CPC and CTR rates and are best to earn from Google Adsense.

2. Target locations with high CPC

There are many countries with high Adsense CPC rates like I said earlier. Example of such countries includes USA and other Tier one countries.

A click on your ads from countries like the USA would give you a CPC of about $2-3.

If you are looking to earn from Adsense, then you should be making such countries your blog target and focusing on blog niches that can fetch you more traffic from such countries

3. Work on your blog SEO

If you wish to earn a lot from Google Adsense,  then you should be focusing more on your Blog's SEO.

What is SEO?

You might want to ask that. Read this SEO practices for beginners to understand more about SEO.

On page and proper SEO implementation on your blog can be the answer to high Adsense CPC and CTR rates.

Know your targeted keywords and always include them in your post title,  headings, Blog URL, image alt tags and also through out the body of the post.

This would make you rank well and boost your ranking on search engines.

Do also check my SEO archive here.

4. Write quality contents 

Content is the king! You've heard that several times.

Be real,  be original,  avoid copying some one else's post and always come up with useful and interactive contents of your own.

Quality content is one of those reasons why so many websites have more CPC rates than others.
If you wish to increase your Adsense earnings,  focus on one niche and avoid blogging about other unrelated blog niches as this would cause your blog CPC and CTR rates to decrease.

• Read this recommended posts to help in writing quality contents:

1. Writing For Search Engines That Also Goes Well With Readers
2. Writing High-quality Blog Post; The Complete Secret That Works

5. Do Keyword Research 

Finding the right profitable keywords for your blog is the key to increasing Adsense CPC rates.

There are a lot of tools that can provide you with profitable keywords for your blog posts and also spy on the keywords your competitors are ranking for.

Example of such tools include

• Keyword.io
• Google Keyword planner
• Semrush
• Spyfu 
• Longtailpro

Always make use of long tail keywords that have about 3000 - 5000 monthly searches and are less competitive.

This would make you rank well on SERPs and increase your CPC and CTR rates

6. Fix Technical Errors 

One of the main reasons why you may be suffering from low Adsense CPC rates is because of the technical errors experienced on your website.

If your blog takes a longer time to load and have technical issues,  crawlers and Google bots would find it hard to crawl your websites and index them on search engines.

This would affect your Blog's ranking on search engines and lead to a drop in your Adsense CPC and CTR rates.

7. Alternate Ads format 

Many people prefer text ads to image ads and find it hard to click on them.  If you wish to earn from Google Adsense, know what ads format your visitors would prefer and always make use of them.

If you blog on a tutorial Blog niche, always make use of video ads as your blog readers would be tempted to click and watch a video than to do so on an image ad.

These are some of the best ways to increase CPC and CTR rates and help boost your Adsense earnings...

What other tweaks would you like to add to this?

Feel free to add a comment below 

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Easiest Way To Apply For Nigeria Google AdSense And Get Fast Approval

Google Adsense is one, and in fact, the top leading way to make money from blogging. Google Adsense pays its publishers an enormous monthly payment depending on how the blog viewers interact with the ads (advertisements) published. This post discusses how you can apply for a Nigeria Google AdSense account easily.

You are not left out too, to make huge dollars from Google Adsense as long as you are approved, and keep to Google AdSense rules and regulations.

But before you start displaying ads (advertisements) on your blog, you need to first apply for Google AdSense and be fully approved. And that's why I've come with the easiest method to apply for Nigeria Google Adsense either through your blogger dashboard or the official Google AdSense website.

{Endevour to read the “10 things to ensure before applying for Google Adsense” before you proceed to read this tutorial}

Note that new blogs will not be allowed to apply for Adsense until it is ripped.

If you are a Blogspot blog user, you can simply apply for Google AdSense through your blogger dashboard using the steps below, followed by the method I described in the next section:

Step 1:

Log in to your blogger dashboard and click on the "Earnings" tab.

Step 2:

Click on the "Sign up for Adsense" button

Step 3:

Then, click on the "Sign in" button. Then, continue with step 4 below.

If you are not a Blogspot user or you would like to apply for a Nigeria Google AdSense through the official Google AdSense website, simply go adsense.google.com and click on the sign-up button.

Step 4:

Enter your blog URL starting the "www", and ick on the "Select a language" or "content language" tab to select "English" as your preferred language. Then click the "Save and continue" button. It takes you to the next step where you fill your contact information.

Step 5:

Change the time zone to "London"

Step 6:

Your "Postal code" is a 6-digit number of your the nearest post office to your number. This is where your verification pin can be sent to you alternatively. You can find the postal code for your location on this website.

Step 7:

Then, click on "Submit my application" popup window will appear where you have to read and accept Adsense agreements.

Step 8:

Check the small box, and then finally click on "Accept"

Step 9:

Press the continue button.

And you are done!

Conclusion:

You will receive notification in your email within 3 - 10 working days. So stay calm if you already ensured the 10 things suggested in this post, although they can't guarantee you 100% approval.

In case you do not like to apply for a Nigeria Google AdSense, you can read this post by Prosper Noah that discusses how you can apply for a UK or USA Google AdSense account.

Do let me know if you would like me to help you review your blog and help you apply for a Nigeria Google AdSense account. Cheers!

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10 Things I Ensured Before Applying For Google Adsense That Got Me Approved

One of the dreams of most bloggers is to get Adsense approved for their blogs. Meanwhile, it is not as easy as you may think.

In fact, so many bloggers have confessed the hardship they faced before they got their AdSense approved. Many applications were declined. Many have lost interest in AdSense and had already lost the hope for AdSense.

The truth is that AdSense is very strict when it comes to approving new applications. Everyone is trying to trick AdSense to get approved so; they have made the process very hard.

But don't worry; following the tips in this post will make it easy for you the same way it did for me.

When I was new to blogging, I applied a few times and got declined too. It was after I found some useful tips and I learned a few things that I stopped to apply and focus on the tips you are about to read.

What are these tips? How effective can they be?

I can not guarantee you 100% effectiveness. Why? Because I am not a partner to the Google AdSense company.

Just a few tips that Google AdSense asks every other blogger who wish to participate in the program, plus the facts gathered by some pro bloggers as per what they think it got their AdSense approved that are used in writing this post.

So sit back and relax while I break down each of the tips to get fast AdSense approval.

1.            Write quality contents

The first thing you should make sure you are doing is “writing quality contents.”

It is not a lie if you have heard it from a thousand people that “content is the king.” Google loves websites with great and quality content because they believe they are the kind of websites that can serve their customers (advertisers) well by displaying their ads on such websites.

If you don’t have quality content on your blog, sorry; Google AdSense might not approve you.

Wonder what a quality content looks like, or how to write quality contents? Check out this post about writing quality contents.

2.            Create and publish the important pages on your blog

Seriously, Google needs to know you are serious to be their publishers. Having these important pages on your can show your level of seriousness.

Create these pages and publish them at the right place in your blog:

• About page – tells users about yourself and/or your blog. It could tell Google AdSense moderators what your blog is all about, and why you need the AdSense on your blog

• Contact page – ways that your visitors can get in touch with you. This can serve as a means of trust to Google AdSense moderators and also make them believe that you are real.

• Privacy Policy – It shows the relationship you would be having with your visitors’ privacy information like cookies and email. Since Google Ads are served to these visitors, Google AdSense needs to care about their private information.

• Disclaimer – for websites that provide information on certain fields, disclaimer page is used to disclaim legal association or affiliation with something or someone on your blog. It protects your blog from legal liabilities. Although this page is not as important as the privacy policy page for all websites, I still advise you have it on your blog if you provide information on particular things.

When you apply for Google AdSense, and your site is being reviewed, these important pages are also look out for. Don’t be surprised that you might be disapproved when these pages are missing on your blog.

You can read this post for more on the important pages you should have on your blog.

3.            Publish many quality posts

When I said the first thing you should take care of is “writing quality contents,” you might want to ask,

 “how many is the ideal post to have on your blog before you apply for Google AdSense?” or “how long should each of my posts be?”

Unfortunately, Google does not specify a certain amount of blog posts or word count each of your blog posts should have . But I will judge based on my experience and some experts’.

Some bloggers got their AdSense approved with a few numbers of posts (as low as 10) with each post not less than 1,500 words in length, while some published a large number of posts (as many as 100) and still got disapproved.

The truth behind this is that you need to publish as many posts as possible with each of the posts as long as possible. I, myself published more than 60 posts with 700 words minimum and 3 thousand words maximum for each post.

I am not really asking you to do the same. But publish as many posts as possible and as long as possible before you apply for Google AdSense. Just make sure you are publishing original posts that are not copied.

4.            Make sure your blog is indexed by Google search engine

When you search for your domain on Google, and your blog does not show up, it simply means your blog is not yet indexed by Google search engine.

In other words, your blog is blocked on Google search engine. And this way will get your application disapproved.

Make sure your Google search engine indexes your blog. Otherwise, do the manual indexing using the Google search console before you apply for Google Adsense.

5.            Use a responsive theme design.

Also, your blog needs to look pretty cool enough for advertisers. The theme you are using should be:

• Simple and professional

• Easy to navigate

• Search engine friendly

• Loads fast

6.            Don't post illegal contents like.

Avoid posting of content that is prohibited by Google such as:

• Adult or pornography content

• Hacking and cracking tutorials

• Illegal drugs

7.            Delete unwanted widgets at sidebars and footer of your blog

Asides from the fact that irrelevant widgets slow your blog page load, they also distract visitors, and it could be annoying to Google advertisers.

Minimize the numbers of widgets you are displaying on your blog to only the important widgets before you apply for Google AdSense.

Remember, you should make your blog look as simple as possible.

8.            Remove all ad networks on your blog (if you have any)

You can not apply for Google AdSense while you have an ad network being displayed on your blog, and get AdSense approval. You can’t also dash your cloth to someone who sells clothes.

Disconnect any type of ad that is being displayed on your blog first before you apply for Google AdSense.

9.            Remove all pop-ups that are on your blog

Recently, Google announces that blogs that show pop-ups on mobile mightget their AdSense banned. This could be due to users preference, but that is the fact.

Pop-ups are mini advertisements that show up when your blog page is loaded. They can be used to advertise a product, send users to another page or collect emails from subscribers.

Since Google AdSense frowns his face at existing users, who are the new users to get approved. That is why I recommend you remove pop-ups on mobile and even desktop.

10.          Get a custom domain (top level domain) for your blog

There is no justification that Google AdSense doesn’t approve blogs with sub level domains like “yourblog.blogspot.com” and “yourblog.wordpress.com.” But it is always advised by experts to switch to a top level domain like "yourblog.com" before applying for Google AdSense.

Bonus tips:

• Add Google analytic code to your blog

• Check your blog page load, and make sure it loads faster before you apply for Google AdSense.

Conclusion:

Getting AdSense approved seems not to be easy. But with these tips I gave above, I can guarantee you AdSense approval within few days you apply.

Ready to apply for an AdSense account? Read the easiest way to apply for Google AdSense account here.

However, you would need to wait for some days after your application for your site to be reviewed.

Google doesn’t also specify the numbers of days you need to wait before you get a response from them. Some get a response few hours after their application while some get a reply after some months. I got approved exactly 15 days after I applied. So, it depends.

For your information, there is more to getting AdSense approval than this post. You can get banned any moment your application is approved if you violate any of the Google AdSense rules and regulations.

Tired of waiting for Google AdSense approval? These are 10 tested ways to makemoney with your blog asides Google Adsense.

Still, like to get Google AdSense approved for your blog? Let me know few challenges you are facing getting AdSense approved in the comment, and let’s see if I can solve them.

Over to you;

Are there any other things you did before you applied for Google AdSense? Let us know that in the comment.

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