Comments on: Why No One Clicks your Adsense Ads

By: Josh Spaulding

Josh Spaulding — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:13:08 +0000

@ Jeff – Please see http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/ppc-advertising/new-and-old-adsense-policies-to-consider/

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:07:47 +0000

Josh, I’ve heard from others that Google doesn’t like people putting ads directly below titles as it can mislead people into thinking they are not ads.

Can you comment on this? Is there any danger of Google banning your account for doing this?

By: Online Flash Games

Online Flash Games — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:39:26 +0000

Ohh dude, you are so right! I make websites for companies and i’ve recently started to develop some websites for adsense income and it rises slowly, testing testing testing! Very nice tips, thanks for sharing

By: Chick J

Chick J — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:18:04 +0000

I am one of those newbies that put large ads, all over. I am purging all the ads except one. It seems the more ads I had put the less views I got. Thanks for the concrete advice.

By: Missy

Missy — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:52:25 +0000

I think that bloggers need to determine right from the get go which type of blog they are creating. Because the type of blog you choose, will determine the content, layout, monetization, promo plan, etc.

Are you wanting an:

Adsense blog
Affiliate blog
Ebook blog
Combo blog

The one question that has been running in my mind for about a good week now is:

“Should Adsense bloggers get rid of their blog sidebar?

Most bloggers (myself included) have a plethora of junk on their sidebars that completely take away from Adsense focus. With sign up for my Twitter, sign up for my newsletter, sign up for my Facebook, Blog Catalog, etc. A reader/visitor doesn’t know which to pick.

When what you MOST want is an Adsense click.

So maybe Adsense bloggers need to do away with their sidebars, deliver strategic content, then make sure the focus is only on Adsense.

What do you think about Adsense bloggers and the sidebar, Josh?

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:51:34 +0000

I have just started doing what you said, placing rectangle adsense. Thanks for a great article.

By: Josh Spaulding

Josh Spaulding — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:04:35 +0000

@ Tony – The large rectangle converts the best in most cases. In some cases it depends on the layout of the page.

Wrapping text around the ad in my experience converts just about the same as without it wrapped. Test it for yourself and see though.

@ Forest – Awesome, great to hear!

@ Mark – That’s why I recommend your themes, they work

@ Angie 10% is a good Adsense CTR 30% is excellent. Anything below 10% is poor.

@ Michelle – Thanks Michelle. Glad I’ve been able to help. Your sites look great too!

@ Darin – True statement. Different niches will deliver different CTR’s in some cases.

@ Mikael – At least 100 uniques (not impressions.) Impressions include your own views of your pages.

@ Luca – You’re best bet is to use a pre-made adsense ready theme like Mark’s Adsense WordPress Themes.

@ Hendrik – You’re right, titles don’t ALWAYS have to match the link color, but it’s usually best. I didn’t recommend horizontal banners, so not sure where you got that?

@ Allyn – I haven’t done a whole lot of testing with the link units, but I plan to in the future. Thanks for the heads up.

@ Phillipe – Thanks, I appreciate it.

@ Sona – http://www.5dollarformula.com/

By: The Mad Webmaster

The Mad Webmaster — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:07:16 +0000

Hey Josh,

I agree. I disagree. There is so much confusion on this subject but as you said, and I think a lot of us might have missed, test it!

How do we know without testing?

Adsense is one of the easiest CTR testing you can find.

Find you most visited pages, track your CTR on position, color.. etc.

Thanks for the tips.

Paul

By: yoshiko

yoshiko — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:12:08 +0000

Hi Josh,

Yes, it is very true that postioning of the ads make a lot of difference. For a good start with adsense, it is good to have the ads placed at the top of the page or embedded within the content at the beginning. Also, another at the end of the text.

These are the few positions tested and proven to convert.

Colorwise, they should blend with the overall look and feel and theme of the templete.

Hope this is helpful.

By: Mark Harrison

Mark Harrison — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:32:21 +0000

I know the big rectangle block looks kind of ugly and I fought against it for so long but it is a fact…it works far better than any other ad placement and my CTRi approx.60% more effective since changing it