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Paid Links: How to Make Sponsored Links Google-Friendly (2026)
Do paid links hurt your site in Google? In 2007 the paid links debate was raging. At SES San Jose,…
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AdSense Premium Publisher Program: What Replaced It in 2026
In 2005 Google quietly offered big websites an AdSense premium publisher service: if your site received more than 5 million…
Does the First AdSense Unit Earn the Most? Best Ad Placement (2026)
Does your first AdSense unit earn the most? In 2012 we advised moving your highest-CTR ad so it loaded first…
GST on AdSense Income in India: Do You Need to Pay? (2026 Guide)
In 2007 Indian bloggers were confused about whether they had to pay 12% service tax on Google AdSense earnings on…
AdSense Privacy Policy: What It Must Include in 2026 (Plus Consent Rules)
In February 2008 Google updated the AdSense terms to require every publisher to post a privacy policy disclosing cookies and…
FTC Disclosure Rules for Bloggers and Affiliates: What You Must Do (2026)
In March 2013 the US Federal Trade Commission updated its “Dot Com Disclosures” guide on how to make clear disclosures…
How to Change AdSense Report Currency (View Earnings in Your Currency)
For years I saw AdSense earnings only in US dollars, even though I’m paid in Indian rupees, and I kept…
AdSense Account Not Approved? Reasons and Fixes (2026)
Getting rejected by AdSense is frustrating, especially when the email gives only a vague reason. In 2009 guest author Simrandeep…
AdSense Ad Styling: Can You Match Fonts to Your Site? (2026)
In 2006, a popular AdSense trick was to match the ad font type and size to your site’s text so…
Million Dollar Homepage Sold Out: Last Pixels and DDoS Attack
The day the Million Dollar Homepage sold out was a landmark for internet business ideas. In 2005, British student Alex…
AdSense for Domains: What Happened to Parked Domain Ads (2026)
For years, parked domains earned money from Google ads with almost no effort. AdSense for domains (AFD) let registrars and…
How to Get a Google AdSense Premier Account (2026 Update)
Big publishers once got special treatment from Google: custom ad sizes, custom fonts and colours, dedicated account managers and better…
