Integrating ad sense into new website...

Design w/ad sense in mind....

[hdpt00]

Hi all, I'm starting a new website and have never used ad sense before and hence never logged in. A few questions:

1) I want to use skyscraper ads, what are the dimensions on those so I can incorporate it into the web design now. Xx160 or can you choose?
2) If I get the site design done but am in the process of adding content, can I still sign up for the program even with 0 hits/day during my testing phase. This will also ensure the bot visits the site and checks for content...

Thanks,
Brandon

[Elijah]

1) I want to use skyscraper ads, what are the dimensions on those so I can incorporate it into the web design now. Xx160 or can you choose?

You have to use an ad size from this page:
[google.com...] ;)

2) If I get the site design done but am in the process of adding content, can I still sign up for the program even with 0 hits/day during my testing phase. This will also ensure the bot visits the site and checks for content...

You should add content before you apply for the adsense program. A human will review your site before it is added. No content would most likely mean you get rejected.

Elijah

[acidic]

>> A human will review your site before it is added.
Hrmmm… that surprises me! I have seen some really shocking sites using Adsense, I can’t believe that a human would approve some of the garbage I’ve seen.

Ok to answer question 2: I know someone who applied while their site was still under construction. Their entire website was just one page saying what the site was going to be about. They where approved on the review of this single page.

[ken_b]

Hrmmm… that surprises me!....

That's because publishers use a nice clean site to apply with. After that first site is approved, a publisher is free to add adsense to other sites.

All sites are supposed to meet the adsense guidelines, but ...uh.... that doesn't always seem to be the case.

This is one of the big flaws in the adsense program.

[alika]

I agree that this is a quality control problem with Adsense. They should revise this policy to allow the Adsense codes ONLY on sites that was reviewed and approved; and disallow putting the codes in sites that have not been submitted for review.

Sure, they manually review the sites, and found some that are not in keeping with the TOS. But unless they have enough personnel that can immediately review a site when the Adsense code is used -- there runs the risk of Adsense being shown in very questionable sites.

Having questionable sites in the Adsense pool will not give confidence to advertisers to use the program.