Pasting Codes in Your Blog

For those on the classic template version of the blogger.com blog, follow this link http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=964 for clear and easy steps to insert google adsense in your blog.


For those on the new version of the blogger.com blog, there are two methods of displaying ads on your blog. This is as a result of the features on the new version's template which includes the "add and arrange page element" option.



Method .1

This method accomodates only google adsense.

(a) Click on "layout" in the manage your blog box on your dashboard, the page element section of the template will appear displaying all the parts of your blog's page.

(b) In that blog page layout, click the "add a page element" box. A small window will appear showing different options for installation.

(c) Click on adsense in the options. steps will be given you there, follow them as it concerns your status. when you get the ad codes, click "save" button.
The new page element will be included in your page layout.

(d) Click preview to see if you like the position of the ad on your blog. if you do, go back and click save on the layout page. If you don't, you can to click on the new page which will by now be indicated as adsense box on your page layout and drag it to any part on the page either above or

(e) below your "blog archive" or "about me' box and click save.
click view to see its new position. If you want to make amends to the position again, click and drag to any position of your choice. If you need to change the type of ad, click on "pick new template" in the same menu list under the template tab, and re-click on "page element" in the same menu list.Then click on "edit " in the new page element box you've added. When the page opens, clear the codes in the box and add the codes for the new type of ad you've selected and click save. Preview to see the new ad.

If you want ad to show under your post. click the "add a page element" box under the blog post in your page layout, and then follow the steps mentioned above.



Method .2

This method can accomodate any type of ad including google adsense.

Follow steps (a) and (b) above, then:

(c) click on HTML/Java in the options, the page will reload to display a layout with title and content, and like "remove page element", "clear edit" and "save".

(d) go to your google adsense account, copy the ad codes, and paste them into the content part of the page layout, and click the "save" option below it. The small window will close and become included in your blog's page layout. preview to see it's position on the page. if you want re-arrange it's position, just click and drag the new page element as described in method.1 above.

(e) If you wish to include other adverts or referral links, go to the site you wish to advertise, get the codes for the type of adverts you wish to display on your blog and paste them into the content part of the HTML/java box as described above. Then click save. You can now re-arrange it to any part of the page as you prefer on the page layout. click "preview" or "view blog" to see how your blog page looks, and then click save.


After the above steps, your blog page is now ready with ads.

If you need more help, make comments and include your question in the comment box, or mail me. I will be glad to assist.