I just started using AdSense a couple of weeks ago and I think I am using the channels wrong. I thought when I created an Ad that when choosing the channels for that add was like choosing keywords. I just read something that tells me I might be wrong about that. Are channels just there to name your ad placement? Are they just for my benefit and not in anyway like a keyword to determine what Ads are displayed? If that's the case why do they allow up to 5 channels in one Ad placement? I have a site on social networking where I named some channels in one ad placement, MySpace and Facebook. You may see I am pretty confused. Can anyone explain this to me in layman's terms? Thanks Len
As far as I understand it, adsense channels are just there to help you with tracking your ads - they don't affect the ad in any way, so nothing to worry about. They just appear in the adsense reports. I have each ad type I create as a seperate channel
Thanks for the reply. Can you tell me why then they give you to 5 channels for each Ad placement? Thats what is confusing me.