AdSense for Mobile Content Set-up Guide

AdSense for Mobile Content Set-up Guide

If you have a mobile website on which you'd like to display Google ads, this guide will walk you step-by-step through the process of implementing ads on your mobile webpage.
To get started, first sign in to your AdSense account and visit the AdSense Setup tab. Then, click the AdSense for Mobile Content link to begin designing ads for your mobile site. Just like standard Google ads, mobile ads can be customized to best match the look and feel of your pages.


Step 1: Choose a format and ad type
Choose whether you want to display text ads, text and image ads, or just image ads. (We recommend both text and image.)
Right now, we offer two ad sizes: Single and Double. You won't need to choose if you're displaying only image ads, since we always show one image ad on its own. Per the AdSense for mobile program policies, a Double ad unit may only be placed at the bottom of your mobile webpage. If you'd like to place the ad at the top, please choose a Single ad unit.

Step 2: Select your markup language
You can choose from wml, xhtml, and chtml markup languages. If you're not sure what markup language is used to code your mobile webpage, you may wish to review the information in our Help Center to help you determine the correct selection.

Step 3: Pick your colors
Now, get creative by selecting colors for your new ad unit. Simply select one of the predefined color palettes we offer, or choose your own options.
Keep in mind that wml or chtml markup languages do not enable you to customize the border or background colors of your ad units. Once you're satisfied with your options, select Continue.

Step 4: Define channels
Channels, our detailed tracking option, work the same for your mobile ad units as they do for standard AdSense for content ad units. Though mobile ad performance will show up in a separate report, it's generally a good idea to use channels to better track your ad units. If you're new to using channels, you can find more information in our channels guide.

Step 5: Identify your scripting language
The final steps to select your server-side scripting language. Any page displaying mobile ads must support PHP, CGI/Perl, JSP, or ASP. From the drop-down menu, select the language that your page supports, and the code will automatically update based on your selection.

Step 6: Copy and paste your mobile ad code
Click anywhere inside the grey box to select the code, then right-click and copy. Paste the code for your ad unit into your webpage, where you'd like your mobile ads to appear, then save and publish your page. You should see relevant ads appear within about 48 hours, once our crawler has had a chance to visit your page and determine its content. Until we have relevant ads to display, we may not display any ads.