We’ve just released a new version of AdSenseLog. Google has made some changes in the login procedure, which required us to change something in AdSenseLog. You can download the new version now.

I’m happy to announce our latest release - AdSenseLog 4.5.4

It’s just a small update. We have added the ability to get EPC/CTR/eCPM statistics in the summary view, e-mails and SMS messages. Other than that there are some minor bug fixes.

More information, and the download can be found here.

We have just released AdSenseLog 4.5.3.

The reason for this new version? Recent changes that Google made to the AdSense account page. The login procedure has changed a bit, and the downloadbale CSV files (which AdSenseLog uses) were changed too - a new “averages” line was added.

So we had to make the appropriate changes to AdSenseLog. It now works, and can be downloaded here.

MyMicroISV (Bob Welsh) wrote a review about the Metalgrass web site.

It’s never easy to get criticized, but that was an interesting review, and should be read by anyone who is in the shareware busienss (this also goes for Bob’s excellent book). I’ll have to find the time and see if I can implement some changes that he suggests. Thanks Bob, for taking the time to review the web site!

Google changed the payment history page in the AdSense page. We had to quickly release a patch for AdSenseLog that suppports this. We also fixed another small bug, and also finally got rid of the need to specify whether your account is ‘updated’ or not (Which many users simply do not know). Hence, AdSenseLog 4.5.1

AdSenseLog 4.5.0 was released today. The major new feature in 4.5.0 is the helper module. The helper includes two features - messages and markers.

We have also upped the limit of the free version to 100$. That means that if you earn less than 100$ monthly, AdSenseLog is free!

The new version is a free upgrade to all the users who registered in the past year. Upgrading for other users is just 20$.

AdSenseLog 4.5.0 details

In addition, we have opened new private AdSense forums. It’s private because only registered AdSenseLog users may enter the discussion. We hope that these will provide a sort of ‘professional’ club of AdSense publishers.

AdSenseLog 4.5.0 is now in beta with several clients. Hopefully it will be released soon.

It includes a couple of exciting new features, that I hope will be useful for AdSense publishers.

Stay tuned!

AdSense EFT (Electronic Fund Transfer) is now available in Israel. This is pretty exciting. It means that -

• The deposit will be much faster. Usually it takes around 10 days for the check to arrive, and then after you deposit it, it takes 14 business days (!) for the check to “clear” in the bank (Because it’s a US check). And then another day or so to change the money from USD to Israeli Shekels. Altogether about a month and half earlier!
• It will actually be cheaper. You don’t have to pay check-deposit-fee (3$), and because Google deposits in Shekels, it means that you don’t have to pay US-to-IS conversion fee. Also, they say they use better conversion rates than the banks.
• It will be safer - no more checks in the mail…

So good news altogether. I opted in, my account was already verified (They send a small test deposit, and it arrived OK).

Not it means that about 1 day after I see the payment in AdSenseLog (There’s a payment-view report), I’ll have the money in my account.

People are always asking how they can maximize their AdSense profits. The first advice I give is to try AdLink units.

AdLink units are a strange beast. Basically you get 4 (or 5) links in a small ad (horizontal or vertical). When you click on a link, you see a list of sponsored links. Yeah, just a page with paid advertisements… Why would people click on those?

Surprisingly, these things work great. If you haven’t tried them yet, do it now. We suggest putting a horizontal AdLink unit, at the top of your content (Check out the placement in oled-info). Try to blend it in your content.

I’m not sure why people are clicking on the ads, but it turns out that they do. Usually the AdLink earns more than the regular ads!