Assuming you have already created your Adsense account and have a website you want to place ads on, it is time to take into consideration a number of factors to maximize your Adsense success. To become profitable with Adsense, you will first need to make sure that your site contains good content and meta-tags related to your content. Google will spider your site to create relevant ads for your site. For example, if your site is about riding horses, Google will see the keyword "Horses" in your meta-tags and content, and will create suitable horse related ads that your visitors will be interested.

You will want to consider how you place your ads. Where your ads appear will directly effect your %KEYWORD1% rate and click thru ratio. Keep in mind, that the more your visitors click on your ads, the more money you will make. Ads appearing at the top of the page are the first thing your visitors will see. Another good place to place your Adsense ads is beneath the title of your webpage, as this is a prominant place. Your navigation bar is also premium content area for placing your ads. Just keep in mind that visibility is key.

Make your ads stand out. You can alter the color scheme of your Google ads so that your ads don't blend into the background. You want to make your ads noticable and prominant. If your visitors don't see your ads, they won't click them, so you are wise to get as much attention to your ads as possible. Create multiple color schemes, but be careful not to make your page look too tacky.

The quality of your traffic is also very important to creating a successful Adsense campaign on your website. If you are using traffic generation techniques that are not interested in your websites, they won't be interested in your ads either. Also be careful not to violate the Adsense terms of service with programs that promote clicking on the ads on your website. Build links from other related websites so that your traffic is quality, and you will have a higher click through rate.

Getting website traffic is important because without traffic, you won't have any ad views or clicks. Get website traffic by link building with relevant websites, writing articles, banners, and other various promotional methods. Join Google and Yahoo groups that relate to your topic. Discussion boards related to your topic can also increase your website traffic dramatically. People with like interests are more likely to visit your site and make your Adsense campaign successful.

To summarize, you want to place your ads in prominant places with a variety of eye catching color schemes. You want to get quality traffic from relevant sources. You want to engage in promotional activity that brings vistors who are interested in your topic. If you follow these general rules, you will have a high success rate with Adsense.