I have never used Google ads, but I believe this is a great way to create a front page with 5 posts - Google Ads - 5 posts - Google Ads.
Create a new blank text file and call it home.php and copy and paste this code into it (or download: [download id="1"]).
[php]<?php get_header(); ?>
<?php genesis_home(); ?>
<div id="home-top-bg">
<div id="home-top">
<div class="home-top">
<?php if (!dynamic_sidebar('Home Top')) : ?>
<div class="widget">
<h4><?php _e("Home Top", 'genesis'); ?></h4>
<p><?php _e("This is a widgeted area which is called Home Top. It is using the Genesis - Featured Posts widget to display desired posts. To get started, log into your WordPress dashboard, and then go to the Appearance > Widgets screen. There you can drag the Genesis - Featured Posts widget into the Home Top widget area on the right hand side.", 'genesis'); ?></p>
</div>
<?php endif; ?>
</div><!-- end .home-top -->
<div class="home-google-ad-area-1">
<?php if (!dynamic_sidebar('Google Ad Area 1')) : ?>
<div class="widget">
<h4><?php _e("Google Ad Area 1", 'genesis'); ?></h4>
<p><?php _e("This is a widgeted area which is called Google Ad Area 1. Use the text widget to move Google Ad information into this area. To get started, log into your WordPress dashboard, and then go to the Appearance > Widgets screen. There you can drag the Text widget into the Google Ad Area 1 widget area on the right hand side.", 'genesis'); ?></p>
</div>
<?php endif; ?>
</div><!-- end .home-google-ad-area-1 -->
<div class="home-bottom">
<?php if (!dynamic_sidebar('Home Bottom')) : ?>
<div class="widget">
<h4><?php _e("Home Bottom", 'genesis'); ?></h4>
<p><?php _e("This is a widgeted area which is called Home Bottom. It is using the Genesis - Featured Posts widget to display desired posts. To get started, log into your WordPress dashboard, and then go to the Appearance > Widgets screen. There you can drag the Genesis - Featured Posts widget into the Home Bottom widget area on the right hand side.", 'genesis'); ?></p>
</div>
<?php endif; ?>
</div><!-- end .home-bottom -->
<div class="home-google-ad-2">
<?php if (!dynamic_sidebar('Google Ad Area 2')) : ?>
<div class="widget">
<h4><?php _e("Google Ad Area 2", 'genesis'); ?></h4>
<p><?php _e("This is a widgeted area which is called Google Ad Area 2. Use the text widget to move Google Ad information into this area. To get started, log into your WordPress dashboard, and then go to the Appearance > Widgets screen. There you can drag the Text widget into the Google Ad Area 1 widget area on the right hand side.", 'genesis'); ?></p>
</div>
<?php endif; ?>
</div><!-- end .home-google-ad-area-2 -->
</div><!-- end #home-top -->
</div><!-- end #home-top-bg -->
<?php get_footer(); ?>[/php]
Then register the widget sidebars by adding the following to your functions.php.
[php]// Register widget areas
genesis_register_sidebar(array(
'name'=>'Home Top',
'id' => 'home-top',
'description' => 'This is the top post section of the homepage.',
'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">', 'after_widget' => '</div>',
'before_title'=>'<h4 class="widgettitle">','after_title'=>'</h4>'
));
genesis_register_sidebar(array(
'name'=>'Home Bottom',
'id' => 'home-bottom',
'description' => 'This is the bottom post section section of the homepage.',
'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">', 'after_widget' => '</div>',
'before_title'=>'<h4 class="widgettitle">','after_title'=>'</h4>'
));
genesis_register_sidebar(array(
'name'=>'Google Ad Area 1',
'id' => 'home-google-ad-area-1',
'description' => 'This is the first Google ad section of the homepage.',
'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">', 'after_widget' => '</div>',
'before_title'=>'<h4 class="widgettitle">','after_title'=>'</h4>'
));
genesis_register_sidebar(array(
'name'=>'Google Ad Area 2',
'id' => 'home-google-ad-area-2',
'description' => 'This is the second Google ad section of the homepage.',
'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">', 'after_widget' => '</div>',
'before_title'=>'<h4 class="widgettitle">','after_title'=>'</h4>'
));[/php]