New Adsense Application Process

As we all know, Google is committed to their advertisers. So here's another step to improve the quality of the publisher network. Now, the Adsense application process is different from the one we used to have till last week.

This is what they have said on their blog

Starting today, we’ll begin adding a new step to the review process and sending notifications at two key points. After a new application is submitted, we’ll begin with preliminary checks on the site and the applicant’s submitted details. If the application passes through this first stage, we’ll notify the applicant by email, grant them account access, and provide them with ad code to place on their submitted site. It’s essential at this stage for the applicant to place the ad code on their site, as the review process can’t be completed until the ad code is implemented.


However, live ads won’t immediately appear once the ad code has been placed on the submitted site. Since the application hasn’t been fully approved yet, temporary “blank ads” will be shown instead. These blank ads will blend in with the background of the page, so users won’t see them and the user experience won’t be impacted. As a result, there’s nothing to click on and thus revenue can’t yet be generated. If the applicant logs into their AdSense account at this stage of the review process, they’ll see a reminder that their account is still under review.


Soon after the ad code has been added to the submitted site, a final approval decision will be made and the applicant will be notified by email. Newly approved publishers will see live ads automatically appear in the existing ad units on their pages.

Google Launches PlusOne (+1) Buttons for Websites

Google has finally made the +1 (read as Plus One) buttons available for websites. Website owners who has earlier signed up to receive an alert when the buttons become available has got the following email today.

At this point, I'm not sure if the Plus One network would be a competitor for Facebook's Like button. Anyway, I have copied the code and added it to few of my sites to give it a try. Hope this one remains useful for mare days than the buzz!

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Hi there,

You asked to be notified when the +1 button code was available, and today's the day!

The +1 button makes it easy for visitors to recommend your pages to friends and contacts exactly when their advice is most useful -- on Google search. As a result, you could get more and better qualified site traffic.

You'll need to add a small snippet of code on the pages where you want a +1 button to appear. Ready to get started?
  Get the code!  
To stay current on updates to the +1 button large and small, please sign up for the Google Publisher Button Announce Group.

If you have questions when adding the code, check out the Google Webmasters Help Center. Thanks for your interest!

Sincerely,
The Google Webmaster Central & +1 button teams