{"id":299500,"date":"2017-02-02T12:19:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T11:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/designmodo.com\/?p=299500"},"modified":"2024-06-05T11:21:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T11:21:31","slug":"truemag-adsense-wordpress-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strictthemes.com\/articles\/truemag-adsense-wordpress-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"Build a Successful AdSense Optimized Website with Truemag"},"content":{"rendered":"

Truemag is a premium WordPress theme by StrictThemes<\/a> that looks great and packs a lot of functionality, including support for responsive Google AdSense<\/strong> and plenty of places for monetization<\/strong>. If you want to build a site that sells, then Truemag<\/a><\/strong> is a worthy contender.<\/p>\n

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To Ad” or Not to “Ad?”<\/h2>\n

One of the key elements of a successful site is a monetization strategy<\/strong>. By default, everybody assumes that monetization equals ads. Nope. Mozilla’s website, for example, has no ads. They use the website to promote projects, which, in turn, brings in money from donations and partnerships.<\/p>\n

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On the other hand, if you visit a bank website, you\u2019ll notice ads promoting products and services, because banks make money from financial transactions. Why save money for that new Camry when your bank lends the money you need for a small fee and an honest interest rate? You need that Camry now anyway! Get it?<\/p>\n

Your favorite food blogger has an eye candy site, with a nice color scheme and a giant ad, promoting a book that will make you the greatest chef of all times. In addition, some small ads will point either to the all-new, Bluetooth-enabled spoon or some protein bars that are obviously complementary for your diet.<\/p>\n

Your favorite digital magazine has a lot of affiliate links and is probably advertising the latest dexa-core smartphone to replace your old octa-core one that you bought last Christmas. Or Black Friday. Or Thanksgiving Day\u2026<\/p>\n

We live in a consumerist society. You can do whatever you want with your hard-earned money, or from your monthly allowance.<\/p>\n

Using Ads on Your Website<\/h2>\n

By the way, there is nothing wrong with using ads on websites. If you are serious about your site, then the goal is to attract at least a few users. As soon as your site gains some traction, your shared hosting will prove to be a bottleneck. The sooner you realize that, the better. You\u2019ll upgrade to a VPS or a managed server and the cost of maintaining your site will skyrocket. Your editors, writers, designers and developers won\u2019t work for free.<\/p>\n

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Ads will help you manage expenses and become a source of profit. Use them wisely. Everybody hates pop-up, obtrusive or irrelevant ads and, eventually, users will block them. Placing ads on your website is an art. And it all starts with a carefully designed layout.<\/p>\n

Truemag, the Ad-Optimized WordPress Theme<\/h2>\n

Truemag has more than nine hotspots for ad placements. Ads can be placed on top of the header, bellow a title, in sidebars, including sticky sidebars, above a post, bellow a post and even in the footer area.<\/p>\n

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Strict Themes’s Truemag WordPress theme ad placements.<\/em><\/p>\n

In addition, the theme features a custom responsive<\/a> Google AdSense implementation. While most modern themes are responsive and mobile friendly, not all are doing a good job of displaying ads on mobile devices. Truemag avoids the issue of broken layouts with a neat piece of code that ensures that ads are shown properly across all devices and screen sizes.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the site scales great to any screen display, and supports HiDPI resolutions. Both content and ads can be displayed beautifully on any widescreen or retina display.<\/p>\n

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Strict Themes, the developer behind Truemag, managed to integrate positions in an unobtrusive and seamless manner along the theme layout. So, if you have great content, your users will be sure they\u2019ve made the right choice when they\u2019ll whitelist your website in their ad blocker.<\/p>\n

Of course, you don\u2019t have and probably shouldn\u2019t place ads in all those positions. Don\u2019t forget to keep a harmonious proportion between your original content and your ads. While Truemag provides a lot of ad placement possibilities, it\u2019s up to you to choose the right combination.<\/p>\n

Truemag is built with great semantics, top tier code, and extensive documentation.<\/h3>\n

A good monetization layout is useless if users can’t find their way to your website. Truemag takes care of that. It\u2019s a truly SEO optimized theme, built with clean semantics and fully optimized for search engines. The theme is 100 percent compatible with Yoast SEO<\/a>, the famous search engine optimization plugin.<\/p>\n

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In addition, the code is made with respect for modern quality standards. Each line of PHP and JS is commented, favoring customizations and enhancements. It\u2019s worth mentioning that the theme is structured logically, without any trace of dirty or bloated code. Tweaking the CSS styles is easy and productive. The whole theme feels polished.<\/p>\n

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The developer keeps extensive documentation <\/a>for all the themes it develops. Truemag is not an exception. Every aspect of the theme is documented and commented. The documentation is regularly updated, so both beginners and experienced users will find their way easily. Handy video tutorials are available.<\/p>\n

As a matter of fact, the one click installer took me less than 3 minutes to have an exact copy of the demo version on my test machine. From there, replacing the content, tweaking the layout or customizing the theme is an easy task. While purists may like to build from scratch, it\u2019s really not the case.<\/p>\n