What are Google AdSense Channels?

" Channels enable you to view detailed reporting about the performance of specific pages and ad units. By assigning a channel to a combination of pages or ad units, you could track the performance of a leaderboard versus a banner, or compare your motorcycle pages to your automobile pages. You can even create a channel to track each of your separate domains, so you can see where your clicks are coming from. While channels can be used to track performance and revenue, they won't have any effect on your earnings or ad targeting " .................That's what Google Says about Adsense Channel.




There are two types of channels from which to choose: URL channels, and custom channels.


URL Channels




Use URL Channels to track your performance without modifying your ad code. By entering a full or partial URL, you can begin tracking the performance of particular pages in your site. You can enter a top-level domain name to track all of the pages on that domain, or you can enter a partial URL to track all of the pages below a certain directory. Entering a full URL will track the performance of that particular page.


URL channels are only available for AdSense for content pages. If you would like to track your AdSense for search performance, please use custom channels.


Custom Channels


Custom channels allow you to track the performance of specific ad units based on your specified criteria. By pasting channel-specific ad code into your pages, you can track a variety of metrics across a range of URLs. Use custom channels to track the performance of different ad formats, for example, or to compare different page topics to one another. To learn how to create and assign custom channels, please read How do I create custom channels?


You can also turn any custom channel into an ad placement on which advertisers can choose to place their ads.


With up to 200 AdSense channels, plus 200 AdSense for search channels available for each publisher, you can use channels to gain the insight you need to optimize your site's performance. It's easy to add, deactivate, or rename your channels, and customized reports are simple to generate.


Google AdSense is one of the greatest free ad service that will help you Earn Money Smartly from Home online with your blog. But in order to Earn Money Smartly you have to know all the options that are available like: AdSense for Search and AdSense for feed etc. More importantly to know where you should place your AdSense ads to maximize your money making potential. But how do you know which ads are making you money and which aren’t? That’s where Google AdSense Channels comes in.


Google AdSense Channels


An AdSense Channel is simply a way to track the performance of your ads. For example, let’s say you’re using two different AdSense ads on your blog – an AdSense Link Ad Unit and an AdSense text and image Ad Unit. By logging into your AdSense account you can find out how much you earn from how many clicks and the outcome you observe that you’ve made $5.00 from 10 clicks. Well guess what? You have no idea which ads your readers clicked and therefore have no way of optimizing your blog to become the money making machine you’re dreaming of!


As for example with AdSense channels, you can create  a link ad and assign it to a channel you call “Right Banner Ad”. When you log into your account and see that you’ve made $5.00 you can easily figure out which ads were the moneymakers because you split them out by channels. So now you’ll have a channel called “Right Banner Ad” that will tell you how many people clicked, what your click-through rate was, and how much you earned.


AdSense Channels for Multiple Sites


In addition to tracking individual ads on your blog, Google AdSense Channels will allow you to track multiple sites as well! So if you have a blog about Baseball cards and another about Health tips, you can create channels that will track both sites. Now you’ll not only know which ads are more profitable… but also which site!


May be you enjoyed this introduction to Google AdSense Channels. It’s a topic that’s extremely important to your success online. It will allow you to track and tweak your blog so you can Earn Money Smartly from Home the right way -- by being Smart.


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Be in the pink, Have a cup of tea and be relaxed. Don't be stuck! Get ready to kill! As b'coz in my next article, I’ll discuss how you can easily create channels so you can start tracking your ad performance right away.


Have a good dream and Enjoy.......