There is a new report ContentBiz, a MarketingSherpa publication, that estimates online publishers who placed Google's AdSense contextual ads on their sites made about $1 billion last year.

The report includes some how-to tips for affiliates to get a piece of that substantial pool of commissions. Some of the tips, suggested by Tim Carter, Joel "Dr. AdSense" Comm and others were:

• Put the ads as close to your content as possible.
• Test multiple ads
• Create content to match most expensive AdSense clicks

Get "Online Publishers Made an Estimated $1 Billion From Google AdSense in 2005: How to Get Your Share" at
http://www.contentbiz.com/sample.cfm?contentID=3183