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It would help if you gave some traffic stats.
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About 230,000 hits/day on 35,000 page turns/day 1000+ uniques.
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Ok, I looked over your site. IMHO the ads on top right and left corners are just ugly.. The visitor wants to browse the real content. I have ads setup just above the navbar but I only have one block. Also remove the ads between thread listing, it might bring u some money but users will tend to run away. Try adding ads after last post.
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You really need some work done on your forum
![]() Why? You have 5 Google AdSense related ads in the header before I even know the name of your site or know what is going on. Good luck with your forum Kolby Bothe |
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For the most part, Google pays based on action (clicks), not traffic. If your visitors increase 10x but your clicks don't, your revenue wouldn't go up. The first stat you should be looking at is your CTR and the number of clicks you're getting. Is that up 50% from a year ago or down? Having your ads all crammed at the top of the site not only negatively impacts the user experience but many repeat users will unconsciously skip over the ads -- we call it ad blindness. By integrating your ads within relevant content areas you can increase clicks and decrease user abandonment.
Furthermore, Google uses a system to determine quality -- sites that send poorly converting traffic make less per click than those that send good traffic. If your site is driving bad traffic or if people click ads thinking it's content (false clicks) and then back out, you're going to see a sharp decline in earnings. The only way to address this is by sending better quality traffic. If you can't do that, consider trying other programs -- Google Adsense can be very profitable but it is not the only advertising program out there nor is it ideal for all sites. In the PPC world there are companies like Yahoo Publisher Network, Adbrite and Clicksor. In the CPM world there's standard internet, burst, castle, 247, valueclick and dozens of other networks. |
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I personally do not like google ADsense too, but there are not many alternatives. With only one false-click you can already be kicked out of the network. I have already been kicked twice, but after discussing the data my Account was re-enabled.
I am currently trying to switch over to Etology. They pay you 75 % of the money which advertisers invest and also have a feature where advertisers can directly buy advertisments on your website. This is really good for finding new partners. Have a look here to see how paying would look like. I find it very handy but I just have started with etology aswell. Before I have been trying to use ADbrite or Zanox. I did not like both very much. Zanox is an affiliate program, you get money if people buy something over the ADs on your website, usually about 15 %. Well I have not been paid for 2 months that's why I skipped it.... Google ADsense is very good for displaying Content realted Advertisments and is unique currently with that feature. There is no other AD-Program which can display as content-related-Advertisments as Google-ADsense. Unfortunately google has strict rules (3-ADs per page, ban on 1 click) and only pays 50 %. I got about 120 clicks per day and only get 10 $, that is not very much. To pit it into a nutshell, try using etology or zanox =). And yes, your forum is awfull, you need to rework it =). On my website (d3scene.com) only guests see Advertisments which is very handy for members as they keep visiting your website. |
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IMO your design and layout need a serious overhaul. The colours clash and the layout is not particularly user friendly. I recommend more subtle colour schemes, smaller fonts, and maybe some simple graphics? Sorry, however, that I am no help with your adsense question.
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We have a lot of older members with short arm disease. The larger bolder font is easier for them to read.
99.99% of the return visitors enter at a forum level, I've thought of eliminating the home page altogether. We have a high rate of return visitors. Many have been on the forums for 4 or 5 years. Skip |
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Skip - I run a fishing forum too, with roughly similar traffic. Making less money now than I was for 4 months in the winter time. I've seen the quality of the ads tank a bit and they are certainly paying less - going from 20-35 per day to 2-5 per day. Thems the breaks with forums. Your users are becoming blinded to the ads too...
While my site is not anywhere near where I expect it to be, it is a lot easier on the eyes than your site. I would recommend you look through come of the skins available for vbadvanced and the forum and get one nicer on the eyes. It will only help the board. I imagine you could go another step and have two different versions of the same style. Instead of High Bandwidth - Low Bandwidth Choices, you could have 20/20 Vision style and Geezer styles ![]() I would recommend reducing some of the ads and changing the style. If the ad style is hurting, you may not be getting the return you could hope for. Good luck |
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