When I get away from the laptop, I try to cram in some exercise to make up for the hours I sit around writing on my Adsense sites. At the gym I find I spend most of my time on the free weights, although I wish I enjoyed using the elliptical machines a little more. I think I need to get more cardio exercise and I must start making the effort.
One of my New Year resolutions for creating and running my Adsense sites more efficiently is to change my office layout. There is quite a lot of equipment now and I need a bulk cable
feed to stop the place looking like a jungle. Also, the dog nearly strangled himself on a trailing wire last week!
One of the drawbacks of working from home on Adsense sites is that you work much harder than when working in corporate life. The upside, though, is that I find I am ill less often than before – maybe I am less likely to pick up viruses. I cannot remember the last time I needed antibiotic drug treatment since being self employed.
Another busy niche that could prove profitable if you have an idea for an adsense site is the hobby of billiards. Better still, widen your scope out to cover the wider areas of pool and snooker as well and there is a potential audience of millions worldwide. Anyone interested in a game like this is likely to want to read about where they can play their chosen sport, how to improve their skills and technique, where to buy a cue at discount, where to get other accessories to improve their game – the list goes on. All these areas have advertisers queuing up to advertise to your niche group. Have a look at a site like
www.borderbilliards.com and you will see how the idea goes. The same principle applies to many other hobbies. Birding, for example, has a hefty share of affluent middle aged followers and they are looking for costly binoculars and telescopes, tripods, rucksacks, books, outdoor clothing and accessories to make this outdoor sport rewarding and comfortable. Target a group like this, with high disposable incomes, and your Adsense site should do very well.
I find that the more I try to streamline the operation of my Adsense sites, the more clutter seems to surround me. I acquired a new wireless keyboard and mouse to help me work more flexibly but even these have cables! The transmitter has a long wire coming from the laptop and my new printer has its own wires, of course. Heigh ho…
Ingersoll Rand air tools – now there is a search term that you do not encounter every day. But every possible interest in the human capacity has its enthusiasts, and therefore there is a niche market looking to buy their goods and services. Sere them the right Adsense contextual ads and there you have it.
If you are setting up Adsense sites or blogs in the travel niche make sure you brainstorm all the appropriate keywords and phrases. For example, the search term – luggage – is now much more popular as air travellers surf to check the restrictions on their cabin baggage. A couple of years ago the only time that term would be searched was when people were looking to replace their old stuff.
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What is the secret to the success of your Adsense sites? You, of course. If you were not around would they continue to be so successful? Have you written up a manual of the way you have designed your Adsense business so your partner could carry on without you? Probably not, so it is really worth considering term life insurance in case the unthinkable should happen.
I hate to state the obviuous but after the feats that I have just witnessed I can see the potential for an Adsense site focusing on that perennial favourite, the diet pills advice site. The market for diet advice increases every day, so get writing quality content and wait for the dollars to flow back to you.
TV related Adsense sites are still doing well, in spite of smart pricing and page rank changes. There is a worldwide demand for all parts of the audio visual sector, especially in the runup to the winter holidays when thoughts turn to a replacement TV or at the very least a new plasma stand, right through to top of the range home theater systems. A well presented Adsense site can guide consumers to the information they are seeking.
The weather here is so cold and I was thinking how this affects our thinking. I found myself trying on yet another furry coat yesterday, although I have two already. Then I was surfing and I came across a great site selling cosy boots and slippers, called Emu Australia. Even if you do not need a pair, I am sure you will see something desirable.
Life long learning is a necessity for all of us. I know that I have had to learn more in the past three years to earn a living online that I probably picked up during two years of study for my degree course. And I even took out a private student loan for that course. Now I use ebooks and other websites to maintain my knowledge of Adsense strategies and techniques, and I aim to share them on this site.
This weekend my partner pointed out that I was spending far too long online, tweaking my Adsense sites and that we must do some shopping for gifts. It was true, I had been staring at the screen too much so I went off to a favourite artist centre and bought some very good gemstone jewelry for my female friends. That gave me an idea for another Adsense niche – online jewellery, of course!
The market for costume jewelry is now a large niche sector thanks to the demand for large scale bling. Customers for this are prepared to buy online, making it the perfect sector for an Adsense site with editorial copy centred on the designer copy world, the most popular items for the season. The site can then serve up ads for suppliers and the site should pull in a good audience.
It is too easy to stay at the computer for hours when you are working on your Adsense sites. Whether you are writing new web copy, making blog posts or adding Adsense code to your pages you can lose track of time and the nest thing you know you are developing a migraine. Set an alarm if necessary and look after yourself. Your Adsense business relies on your fitness, after all.

Posted January 16, 2008
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