AdMob, YouTube, and Blogger

Advertise on your blog

Next: Use the AdSense account that's linked to your Blogger account to show ads on your own site

Important: Advertisements are not allowed on adult blogs. Learn more about the Blogger Content Policy and Terms of Service.

To make money with Blogger, you can show AdSense and other ads on your pages.

Sign up for AdSense

Important: Make sure you complete all the steps before you clickRedirect.

  1. Sign in to Blogger.
  2. In the top left, select a blog.
  3. From the menu on the left, click Earnings and then  Create AdSense account.
    • If your blog isn't currently eligible, learn how to qualify for AdSense.
  4. Select the Google email associated with your Blogger account.
  5. Fill out AdSense form and clickCreate account.
  6. Enter your payment details and verify your phone number.
  7. Click Submit.
    • The system should automatically take you to Blogger to complete the process. If it doesn't, click Redirect.

Tip: If you're interrupted before you complete the steps, complete steps 1-5 again. If your AdSense homepage says "We're working on setting you up" for more than a few days, click Accept association.

Show ads between your posts

  1. Sign in to Blogger.
  2. In the top left, choose the blog where you want to show ads.
  3. From the menu on the left, click Layout.
  4. Based on your template:
    • In "Blog Posts," under "Page Body," click Edit.
    • In "Blog Posts," under "Main," clickEdit.
  5. Check the box next to "Show Ads Between Posts."
  6. Choose the ad format, colors, and how often you want the ads to show up.
  7. Click Save.
  8. To save the arrangement, in the bottom right, click SaveSave.

Show ads in the columns

Show ads from other ad services

Review your Blogger earnings report

  1. Sign in to Blogger.
  2. In the top left, choose a blog to review.
  3. From the menu on the left, clickEarnings and thenView earnings.

Tip: To learn what each term on your report means, use the AdSense glossary.

What to do if AdSense doesn't turn on

Set up an ads.txt file

If your blog is monetized with third-party providers or you've manually integrated AdSense in your blog, you need to manually set up the content of the ads.txt file. Learn more about ads.txt for AdSense.

  1. Sign in to Blogger.
  2. In the top left, choose the blog you want to set up.
  3. From the menu on the left, clickSettings.
  4. Under "Monetization," turn on Enable custom ads.txt.
  5. Click Custom ads.txt.
  6. Copy the settings from your third-party monetization provider and paste them in the text box.
  7. ClickSave.

Tip: To check the content of your ads.txt file, go to http://<your blog address>/ads.txt.

Next: Use the AdSense account that's linked to your Blogger account to show ads on your own site

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