AdSense Help

Learn how to get started with Google AdSense. The following written and multimedia tutorials explain the basics of how to set up and activate your AdSense account.

• Generating Ad Code Video (Macromedia Flash required)
  Learn how to generate AdSense code from your account and get started displaying Google ads. Once you've viewed the demo, take a couple minutes to complete our survey.

• Managing Ads Video (Macromedia Flash required)
  Learn how to manage the appearance and settings of your ad units directly from your account.

• Quick Start
  A written guide explaining the basics for getting your account up and running quickly. Topics covered include signing into your account, generating your ad code, and tips for implementing your ad code.

• Activation Demo (Macromedia Flash required)
  Learn how and where to paste the ad code and publish your ads to the web. Follow along using your own web editor or sign up for a free Blogger site to start displaying ads in minutes. After you view our demo, take our survey and let us know if it helped.

• Help with Ad Code Demo (Macromedia Flash required)
  Guides you step-by-step through adding the ad code to your site, including how to use two common types of HTML editor to implement the code. Plus, learn how to troubleshoot basic ad code issues you may encounter. Once you've watched the demo, take our brief survey to let us know if it was helpful.

Learn how about our payment system and find answers to common payments questions in the following resources.

• Payments
  Get acquainted with how our payment system works. Includes information on when you are paid, account performance, and setting up a payment hold.

• Payment Schedule Demo (Macromedia Flash required): find out when your payments will be processed, sent, and arrive on your doorstep -- or in your bank account. Also outlines the process of reissuing earnings that have been credited back to your account. When you're done viewing the demo, take our brief survey.

Use the following self-help tutorials to troubleshoot common problems faced by new publishers who have already implemented their ad code or competitive ad filter.

• Ad and Search Troubleshooting
  This troubleshooter can assist you if no ads or search box are appearing on your site, as well as if your site is displaying irrelevant or public service ads (PSAs). Using a series of quick yes-or-no questions, we'll identify the issue and help you resolve it.

• Competitive Ad Filter Problems
  If you've added sites to your filter list and yet they continue to appear on your site, this wizard will provide you with tips on how to correctly use our Competitive Ad Filter. Keep in mind it may take up to 3 hours for an ad to stop appearing on your site.

Learn useful tips for optimizing the performance of your Google ads in addition to detailed information about some of our more advanced features by viewing the following written and multimedia tutorials.

• Optimization Demo (Macromedia Flash required)
  Learn how ad size and placement can help maximize your AdSense revenue. This demo also covers channels and examines three successful AdSense publishers and their methods.

• Success Stories
  Read up on some of our most successful publishers and find out how they've utilized Google AdSense to grow their sites and businesses.

• Optimization Tips
  Tips for maximizing your earnings by optimizing the performance of your Google ads.

• Competitive Ad Filter
  Information on how to prevent specific ads from appearing on your website. Covers how to set up a competitive ad filter, using the preview tool, and tips for effectively blocking competitor URLs.

• Alternate Ads
  Learn how to utilize your ad space most effectively. Covers specifying a color, image, HTML page, or collapsing ad unit to be displayed when Google ads aren't available.

• Optimizing with Channels
  Guides you through the process of creating both URL and custom channels, highlighting how best to use channels to track and optimize the performance of ads on your pages.