If you have a blog, website, or social networking page, throwing a few of Google’s AdSense ads on your sidebars can help you make a little money. You won’t get rich, but you might make enough to pay your hosting bill each month.

AdSense is a program that allows you to place ad code on your website which reads the text on your website and matches pay-per-click ads from advertisers in their AdWords program. For each click you generate to one of their partner advertisers, you receive a piece of the action. It doesn’t require a lot of programming and you have full control over the look& feel of your ads, placement, and even keep competitors off your website.

Even if you are selling banner ads yourself, supplement your rotation with a few AdSense ads, especially if you are blogging on a competitive industry (insurance, legal, automotive, publishing, etc.).