How to make money with Adsense in South Africa
This is not just an ordinary How to make money online in South Africa page, I will show you exactly how to make thousands of Rands on your website or blog. If you are reading this, I am making money. That is as simple as it gets. If you don’t have a blog or website, don’t worry, I will explain to you how to get a free blog and start earning – how to make money with Adsense in South Africa
Adwords pay decent ad revenue for South Africans. With the Rand being weak to the dollar your ads get even more revenue in other countries.
If Canadians, Australians, Americans, and people from England read your blog or website that has been monetized you make even more money as these countries are the top Adsense users and pay the highest bids.
Unlike YouTube (Which is also a product of Adsense) Websites generate much more income as websites are more specified and advertisers like their ad placement on monetized websites or blogs.
Applying for Adsense on your Website or Blog
The first thing you need to do is sign up for a Google AdSense account. If you have a Gmail account, then you can use your existing account to sign up. You will then be required to buy a new domain name and hosting for faster approval.
Once you’ve submitted your application, you will need to wait for the Google AdSense team to review it. This may take a few hours to a few weeks for some publishers.
Once it is approved, then you can log in to your AdSense account and get your ad code. This is the code that you need to place on your WordPress website to display ads.
With Google AdSense auto ads, you can paste just one piece of code and then Google automatically decides when, where, and how many ads to show on each page.
Link to Google Adsense
How does Adsense work for South Africans?
Once you have a website or blog you need some traffic. Share your posts to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and as many social groups as possible to get fast traffic. I am not saying you need thousands of views every day to get monetized, but you need to get a bit of traffic to get approved.
You should at least have 10 posts so that Google can learn that there is content on your website and what it is about. Google will not monetize your blog or website with just one post, you need content
Getting your website or blog approved by Google Adsense is not hard and as long as you stay within their policies your website will be approved. Once you are approved you can place roughly 3 to 4 ads per page or choose auto-placement in Google Adsense.
Ads will then start appearing on your website or blog. Do not, and I will say it again, do not click on your own ads as Google will ban your account fast.
How much can South Africans earn with Adsense?
This is where we as South Africans are lucky. The Rand is weak and we get paid in Dollars. So let's look at the ad revenue and also compare it to YouTube.
Depending on your niche, product, service, or general topics Adsense will pay you accordingly.
So if you are a new blogger create content that will be associated with expensive ads. Let me show you the most expensive Keywords that Google Adsense will pay per 1000 views.
Keyword Cost per Click
- Insurance
- Loans
- Mortgage
- Attorney
- Credit
- Lawyer
- Donate
- Degree
- Hosting
- Conference Call
- Software
- Classes
- Treatment
These keywords can trigger ads of up to R100 per click. You read right. That is a lot of money for one-click but be assured that Google Algorithms are finely tuned so you can’t fool them. Also, keep in mind that the traffic you receive will trigger different ads at different hours of the day.
There are many factors that determine the amount you get paid by Google:
- Traffic: Publishers get paid on a Cost-Per-Click basis therefore the money you make depends on the number of times your ads are clicked. If your website traffic increases, your income through Google Adsense should increase too.
- Keyword Price: Advertisers pay different amounts for different keywords. Generally speaking, the more competitive a keyword is and the more money companies in that niche can make from customers, the higher the advertising price. For example, some medical keywords can cost advertisers between $5-$10 per click. This sounds like a lot however if a customer visits the advertising website and purchases services worth thousands of dollars, it’s worth the advertising cost.
- Ad Placement: It is very important that the placements of Google Adsense ads on your website are optimized. The ads should be close to your content but not frustrate the user. Also, more advertisements do not necessarily mean more income. Sometimes less is more. Website visitors may be less likely to click on an advertisement if the website has ads all over the page (more on this issue to follow).
- Ad Size: The size of the ads you place on your website is very important. Google recommends that you use 300×250, 336×280, 728×90 and 160×600 banner ads. These are the larger banners available so if integrated well into your design, they should perform very well. The design of your site and how the ads are integrated with the surrounding area are very important.
So figure out what is the best time of day to share your post on social media to trigger ads. If you decide to share your ads at 02:00 in the morning you will surely get ads with low bids and that will have an impact on your revenue.
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But how much can you really make with Adsense?
Since 2010 when I have started to monetize my YouTube and Websites Adsense revenue had a massive increase and that is good for South Africans
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In SA you are looking to make around R70 to R120 per thousand views with a website and a blog whereas you would make around R20 per 1000 views on YouTube.
So if your post on a blog or website is doing well, let’s say 1000 views per day, Google Adsense will pay you roughly R2850 per month. Now you can do the math and strive to work harder and do more quality posts so that Google can rank you higher that in turn will give you higher revenue.
How do you get Paid with Adsense?
As we all know Google is a legit company and one you can truly trust. Google pays you once a month around the 21st of each month. You need to have a threshold of R1000 or more to get paid. So if you are a new Adsense member and only made R800 for the month, it will be carried over to the next month.
How to start a Free Blog that Adsense will Approve
Now you can use any free blog or choose a cheap website builder and start your Adsense website site, but why not start with Google’s own trusted site where you can purchase domain for as little as R15 namecheap, This way you are most certainly guaranteed that you will be approved after you have done some posts.
To register a blog or start a website and start making money online, even while you are sleeping!