Good timing Google! Adding search functionality to my site was on my To Do list for
this month and Google has just announced a new AdSense for Search feature. It allows
website owners to add a search box to their site and potentially earn some pocket money
with ads that display with the search results. In the email Google sent me, they had an
interesting turn-of-phrase:
“AdSense now offers the ability to monetize web and site search!
WebSearch plus AdSense for search combines Google’s powerful search with monetized and
customizable search results pages. Simply placing the code on any web page that meets our
program criteria will generate a WebSearch box, allowing users to search without leaving
your site, and providing additional revenue for you.”
Monetize?! Eh? Anyway tonight I added Google Search to my blog, in the header bar. I
doubt I’ll be “monetizing” much out of this, but I did need Search functionality so this
is very handy. You can search my weblog or the World Wide Web. Give it a try 🙂
