OK... now let's see if I can add a three column panel for Google Adsense ads above the content columns in the Thesis Theme.
No, you would probably not want to display ads on any of your professional real estate blogs. But there are people who create multiple separate blogs on various other topics with the goal of generating a little Adsense income. No, you will probably not get rich from the Adsense checks, but a few extra dollars a month always comes in handy.
Anyway, building on what I learned earlier:
Open the custom-functions.php
and paste in
add_action('thesis_hook_after_header', 'custom_adsense');
function custom_adsense() {
?>
<table cellpadding="30">
<tr>
<td>
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-6270001232633363";
/* 336x280, created 4/16/08 Foreclosure Blue Title */
google_ad_slot = "9185194513";
google_ad_width = 336;
google_ad_height = 280;
//-->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-6270001232633363";
/* 250x250, created 9/7/09 Image for Foreclosure */
google_ad_slot = "1876038709";
google_ad_width = 250;
google_ad_height = 250;
//-->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>
</td>
<td>
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-6270001232633363";
/* 336x280, created 4/16/08 Foreclosure Blue Title */
google_ad_slot = "9185194513";
google_ad_width = 336;
google_ad_height = 280;
//-->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><hr></p>
<?php
}
It worked:

You'd want to include your own Google Adsense code, but of course, I won't complain if you leave mine in.



Cheryl I knocked this out of the WordPress group accidently... did it to Lane recently too. Sorry. Please repost it!!!!
Sorry clumsy mouse.
I added Adsense to an old blog yesterday. Never done it before...
Maureen,
Now go back and apply everything you know about SEO to that Adsense blog. :-) ( Joel Comm is my favorite Adsense Guru http://adsense-secrets.com/ )
PS if you get the free ebook, don't accidentially sign up for the PAY-FOR newsletter; unless you want to pay for it of course. :-)
Thanks for sharing your code, Cheryl. I really need to spend some more time with WordPress and monetizing, and this will help.
John,
Just a note: If you are not using the Thesis theme, the code would go into your main index.php file, above the loop....
got the ebook and started reading it... Zzzzzz
I will get it read though.
The 60 second version:
Place ads above the fold
Design the site so that ads blend in nicely and don't clash
Create good content, so Google will serve up ads that match your content
Cheryl,
Thanks for posting this. I have bookmarked.
Will get back to it.
I use wordpress but not the thesis theme... have considered it.
:)