Google Adsense is one of the best things to have appeared online as it allows small publishers like me and you to obtain a source of income for the content we put online. However, I have to remind you that like almost everything in the world, you have to work hard to get it.

Nevertheless, I believe that as long as your content is good, you will attract visitors and it is up to you to convert the traffic to revenue. So, how do you do that? Well, I hope this guide will be a good start for anyone new to Adsense. Although I have written it with Wordpress users in mind, most of it is applicable to other blogging platforms as well:
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In order to simplify the process of optimising your Wordpress blog, I have compiled all the information here. The steps below should be very easy to follow and does not require any difficult change of codes but before you begin, I would recommend reading this:

Primer: Wordpress SEO

I have identified 5 important parts to optimising your Wordpress blog and broken them down into smaller chunks of information for easy digestion. Feel free to implement them in any order you like:

1. Permalinks - changing your Wordpress permalinks to be search-engine friendly
2. Page Title - improve the readability of your blog posts
3. Google Sitemaps - creating a sitemap for your blog
4. Tagging & Meta Keywords - implementing tags on your blog and how to use them as meta keywords.
5. Site Submissions - submit your site to blog directories, aggregators, etc.

I hope you find them useful.

If you like this post, you might be interested in reading "Adsense for Wordpress: First Steps".