Google AdSense is like a night market: full of different kinds of ads, all with their own unique flavors, and all of them have the potential to make you rich (well… maybe slowly but surely).
But before you slap all the ad types onto your blog like a street vendor with no chill, let’s get to know each one so you don’t end up turning your site into a digital billboard chaos.
Grab your coffee (or energy drink) and let’s roll!
1. Display Ads
This one is the OG—the “everyone uses it” type. Display ads usually come in image or banner form and can appear above, beside, below, or smack in the middle of your blog post (like that one ex who shows up uninvited).
Characteristics:
- Fully responsive, adjusts to screen size (like that ex again… adaptable, lol).
- Eye-catching visuals.
Best for: Clean and minimalist blogs, or blogs with visitors who love pretty pictures.
2. In-Article Ads
These ads appear right in the middle of your content. So, a reader is focused on your tips for dieting and suddenly—bam!—an ad for triple-cheese pizza.
Irony? Yes.
Effective? Absolutely.
Pros:
- Blends seamlessly with your content.
- Great for long articles to break the monotony.
Tip: Don’t overdo it or your readers might think they’re in a maze of ads, not a blog post.
3. In-Feed Ads
Perfect for blogs with homepages or category pages that list your posts in a feed. These ads sneak between your posts like a cousin photobombing your family portrait.
Pros:
- Feels like part of the content.
- Doesn’t interrupt user flow.
Note: Match the colors with your site so it doesn’t look like it crashed the party uninvited.
4. Link Ads — RIP 🪦
Once upon a time, there were cute little text-only link ads. When clicked, they opened a new page full of ads.
Sadly, Google retired this ad type in 2021.
Farewell, sweet minimalist money-maker
5. Multiplex Ads
This newer format displays multiple ads in a grid layout, like a mini digital marketplace. Imagine the promo rack at your local store—lots of stuff to look at, some of it surprisingly relevant.
Pros:
- Can show multiple ads at once
- Great for footers or long sidebars
Warning: Don’t overuse it or your blog may end up looking like a classified ads newspaper.
6. Auto Ads
Too lazy to pick where to put ads? Just let Google decide for you. Auto Ads will automatically place ads wherever it thinks they’ll perform best.
But… sometimes Google gets creative and puts ads in weird places
Tip: You can still control where they appear from your AdSense dashboard → Ads → Overview → Ad Settings.
7. Search Ads
If your blog uses Google Custom Search, you can also earn money from search results! So when a visitor searches for “how to get rich from a blog,” and clicks a sponsored result—you get a slice of that ad revenue too!
Wrap-up: Which Ones Should You Use?
Google AdSense isn’t about slapping ads everywhere like stickers on a laptop.
The right ad types that match your content and design can boost your CTR and revenue without annoying your visitors.
Personal recommendation:
Use a combo of Display + In-Article + Multiplex
Manually place ads if possible
Don’t stuff ads into every paragraph break
Remember: your blog isn’t a bus stop full of flyers. But with the right strategy, it can become your little ATM machine.
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