Many automated ads tend to be static images or text based.
While Tumblr is generally viewed as a microblogging platform, tailored to sharing image and low-intensity reblogging, it can still function as a full blogging platform, complete with lengthy text posts and customization for all your page options. Whether you're selling ad space directly to interested businesses or using an automated service like AdSense, the Tumblr customization interface makes it easy to implement HTML ads on your blog page.
Instructions "AdSense for Content." Once you're approved as a publisher with Project Wonderful, you'll receive an email with instructions on set up your ad box.
3. Open your Tumblr's customization page by opening your Tumblelog -- clicking your username at the top of your dashboard -- and clicking the "Customize Appearance" button. You can also visit the page directly at Tumblr.com/customize; if you have multiple blogs on Tumblr, append that URL with your username, e.g., Tumblr.com/customize/username.
4. Consider choosing a theme with a sidebar, over one that displays your description and HTML area at the top of the page. Sidebar layouts are more common with blog layouts and set the ads beside your content. You can choose from dozens of free themes under the "Theme" button on the top navigation bar.
5. Click the "Info" button and paste your ad code into the "Description (or HTML and widgets)" box where you want the ad to appear. If you're using images hosted on the Web, either by yourself or the advertiser, you can create a basic image ad with a link and the image using:
6. Save your page when you're done.
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