Have you ever wondered how you can make anchor link in your blog looks like Google Ads? The only thing that we need is the code’s stylesheet. (I assume that you know CSS and HTML a little bit) How to get it? Firstly, using Mozilla Firefox internet browser “right click” on the ad. You will see a new menu appear. Click “This frame” and then “View frame source”.
Make sure that you did not do it wrong otherwise you will have to explain to Google later for accidentally click. Best practice is to test on other people’s ads such as what you found in this page.
Result:
You will get the source code of the Javascript. Identify each of the style of the ads. Put them into your stylesheet and match them with your ads setting until it become like below.
My css syntax that matches the half-banner sized ad:
.related {
color: #000;
width: 234px;
font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;
font-size: 10px;
line-height:11px;
list-style: none;
text-align: left;
padding-left: 4px;
}
.related a {
color: #000;
text-decoration: underline;
line-height:14px;
font-size:11px;
font-weight: bold;
}
This is one of the trick that have been used by Joel Comm. In my opinion, it is one of the good ways to increase CTR by reducing ads blindness to the visitors, as long as we don’t use it in misleading way. The best choice is still to contact Google Adsense support for confirmation. Enjoy making money online!
February 22nd, 2007 at 6:28 am
I’m 99% sure it’s against the TOS (they may consider it “missleading”)… but again, I may be wrong. If you do contact google about it, let us know what they said.
Regards,
WMA
February 22nd, 2007 at 7:04 am
you’re right. I’ll check again later.
February 22nd, 2007 at 7:12 am
ok, it’s againt the TOS since it may mislead visitors. If you want to copy the font, color and the size is still okay though.
February 22nd, 2007 at 1:47 pm
It would have been to good to be true…
February 22nd, 2007 at 6:54 pm
so, does Joel comm right this time? hehe..