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How To Set-up Adsense for Domains in Godaddy

18 February 2009

Here’s a quick guide on how to set-up adsense for domains in one of the most popular domain registrar in the world – Godaddy.

Create a CNAME Record

  1. Log in to your account at www.godaddy.com.
  2. Open the Domains tab and select My Domain Names. You will then be directed to the Manage Domains page.
  3. Select the domain name that you’d like to use with AdSense for domains.
  4. Click the Total DNS Control And MX Records in the box entitled Total DNS Control.
    Note: Adding entries to the Manage Subdomains section will not create a CNAME record.
  5. Select Add New CNAME Record. If you have recently created a CNAME record for the address, click Edit next to the existing CNAME record.
  6. Step 1: In the ‘Host Name’ field, enter ‘www’
    Step 2: In the ‘Points to Host Name’ field, enter pub-xxxxxxxxx.afd.ghs.google.com (where pub-xxxxxxxxx is your unique ID listed on the AdSense setup page)
    Step 3: Leave the default value in the ‘TTL’ field.
  7. Click OK, and then click OK again. If you’re editing an existing CNAME record, click OK.

Now that the CNAME Record is pointing to Google, it’s time to set-up an A Record. Follow the tutorial below:

Create an A Record

  1. Log in to your account at www.godaddy.com.
  2. Open the Domains tab and choose My Domain Names. You’ll be directed to the Manage Domains page.
  3. Select the domain name that you’d like to use with AdSense for domains.
  4. Click the Total DNS Control And MX Records in the box entitled Total DNS Control.
  5. Select Add New A Record. If an A record already exists for the address, click Edit next to the existing A record.
  6. Step 1: In the ‘Host Name’ field, enter the @ character.
    Step 2: In the ‘Points To Ip Address’ field, enter the IP address 216.239.32.21
    Step 3: Leave the default value in the ‘TTL’ field.
  7. Click OK, and then click OK again. If you’re editing an existing A record, click OK.
  8. Follow steps 5 through 6, adding three more records using the IP addresses 216.239.34.21, 216.239.36.21, and 216.239.38.21

That’s all folks. You’re domain is now ready to make money with Adsense for Domains.

28 Comments »

  • Dexter | Tech At Hand Dot Net said:

    Aba Meron na rin pala kami dito sa Saudi

    # 18 February 2009 at 5:53 am
  • admin (author) said:

    Ngaun lang din?

    # 18 February 2009 at 5:56 am
  • Dexter | Techathand.net said:

    OO ngayon lang din

    # 18 February 2009 at 10:42 am
  • Suzanne @ beads said:

    Will it damage a domain if you add adsence while you are waiting for a site to be constructed as it may be 3-4 months before the site becomes live? Or would you steer clear untill the site becomes live and just add a holding page.

    # 18 February 2009 at 11:45 pm
  • admin (author) said:

    I don’t think it would do any damage, hence, it will be better to monetize your domain instead of doing nothing while waiting for the site to go live.

    # 19 February 2009 at 3:50 am
  • jayl said:

    Thanks for the step by step guide… Maybe ill try some names out..

    cheers,
    jayl

    # 20 February 2009 at 8:54 am
  • Kevin@Nanny Agency said:

    wow, thats pretty easy. Thanks for the step by step. I think anyone could do this. thanks again.

    # 23 February 2009 at 7:24 pm
  • tracy@hair straighteners said:

    I have a friend who has several domains doing nothing on GoDaddy right now so I will send her a link to your post. This way she can at least get some Adsense revenue from the url.

    # 27 February 2009 at 9:47 pm
  • Robert@Stop Sweat said:

    Great post. I host my domains at godaddy and did not know how to do this. Thanks for the information.

    # 11 March 2009 at 4:57 pm
  • icezorg said:

    Pwede po kaya ang onlinenic.com sa Adsense for Domains?

    # 20 March 2009 at 8:41 am
  • ken@Uk web hosting said:

    I think you would be better off building simple web page with keywords and some content with adsense on it. Not sure how well domain parked with just ads will do.

    # 20 March 2009 at 7:06 pm
  • David@SEM Labs said:

    I had not heard of AdSense for domains. Thanks for the heads up. Should be better than SEDO.

    # 15 April 2009 at 9:03 pm
  • SANDEEP said:

    I was really tired using godaddy… now i switched to name.com.

    Anyway,your post is great and informative…..

    Thanks

    # 6 May 2009 at 10:36 am
  • Leon Huang@Singapore Wedding Photographer said:

    Thanks for the guide. Was trying to find a guide like this online.

    # 11 May 2009 at 8:53 pm
  • Rob@Online Poker Rakeback said:

    Thank you for the detailed instructions. I have been considering switching hosts on a couple of older sites and of course GoDaddy is one of my options I’m considering (hey what can I do? They were on the Superbowl!).

    # 21 May 2009 at 12:55 am
  • ken@Uk web hosting said:

    I still wonder why people just do not make a simple website with some affiliate products and adsense. You could make more money if you find right product and make site with niche keywords.

    # 22 May 2009 at 3:12 am
  • Daniel@Bad Credit Loans said:

    Setting up Adsense “domains” is an OK idea but not the best. I always set up a simple keyword rich website that targets long tail keywords. 10 times out of 10 you are going to make more money with a website than without one.

    # 26 May 2009 at 12:00 am
  • Shaz@Photoshop Tutorials said:

    well written adsense on go daddy guide i like the way you have written it out into a easy to follow list

    # 29 May 2009 at 9:07 pm
  • Grace said:

    Thanks for this guide.
    It’ll be very handful because I’ve bought a lot of domains.

    Thanks!

    # 31 May 2009 at 12:15 pm
  • Okan@Buy Website Traffic said:

    I still prefer parking companies, because I found that they pay more than adsense per click.

    # 13 June 2009 at 4:50 pm
  • Jan@internet marketing said:

    Thank you very much for sharing it. I am also interested about Adsense.

    # 22 June 2009 at 11:06 am
  • Jan said:

    Thank you for this guide. This is a big help.

    # 30 June 2009 at 7:34 pm
  • umbildee@zackmo helpdesk said:

    I haven’t setup mine as I really don’t know how to do it.

    Thanks for the share :)

    # 4 July 2009 at 3:47 am
  • Blaine @ How To Make Money Online said:

    I just heard about doing this and was curious how to do it. This is definitely useful for the domains I don;t use to possibly get some passive income from them. Thanks for sharing

    Blaine

    # 13 August 2009 at 8:40 pm
  • Mark@Cheap Mobile Phone Deals said:

    How does this work? Do you earn the entire amount you get from the click or do you share it with Godaddy?

    # 16 August 2009 at 8:44 am
  • Tyle said:

    Can’t get this to work?!? I can create the multiple A names with no problem.

    However, when I try to add a NEW or even EDIT the existing CNAME/Host/Alias, I get an error that reads “Please enter a valid host name for the ‘Points to field.’

    I’m entering www in the Alias Name box and pub-xxxxxxxxx.afd.ghs.google.com (with, of course, my ID instead of the xxxx). But no luck – very frustrating.

    Any idea what I’m doing wrong?

    # 20 August 2009 at 9:52 pm
  • Keller Tx said:

    So what do you think about Adsense’s new smartpricing policy? I’ve heard a lot of publishers complaining about that one lately…

    # 22 September 2009 at 12:21 am
  • florist Singapore said:

    can you really make good money from adsense ?

    # 27 September 2009 at 2:11 pm

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