The "Monetize" Option

Personally, I prefer to view family and friends' blogs without ads, but I am sure there are situations where adding ads can help people earn money. That is exactly what the monetizing option is, an agreement with Adsense to display ads on your blog for payment. You apply for an account with Adsense and then, within a week or so, they will start placing ads on your blog. Depending on how often people view your blog affects how much you are paid. The ads will not contain pornographic material and are not supposed to require blog viewers to click on them.  You must give them your home address and phone number in order to receive your payment in the mail.  I applied on June 6, 2011 to open an Adsense account in order to explore how this works.