Archive for the 'AdSense' Category

How To Increase Your Google AdSense CTR: Tips, Tricks & Guidelines

Friday, January 26th, 2007

Who else wants to increase they AdSense CTR numbers? Everyone should be raising their hand. I’m going to tell you some of the secrets I have learned about AdSense throughout the years, and more specifically what you can do to increase your CTR percentage.

If you follow these steps, you should have no problem increasing your CTR by at least two percent, and you could possibly see a 100 to 1,000% or more increase if you follow these steps well.

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Increase Your AdSense CTR By Putting Little Icons Next To Your Ads

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

Here is a method that is helping AdSense publishers increase their click-thru rate (CTR), and ultimately generating more revenue. If you have not seen this technique yet, then you can view a live example on one of my websites that I use for testing Adsense theories.

I am not allowed to release my exact CTR numbers, but after adding these icons next to my Large Rectangle (336×280) ads, I saw an increase in my CTR percentage by 4-6 perecent. The reason for the large variation in the percentages is that, like with most sites, certain days of the week result in more or less traffic. Either way, even an increase of 2% would be something to talk about.

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Top Three Google AdSense Ad Unit Sizes

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

I do a lot of experimenting with another website of mine that I manage, so I have learned through trial and error what works and what does not. One of the easiest ways to increase your click-thru rate (CTR) is to choose the right ad unit sizes for your website.

I used to think that the Leaderboard (728×90), Banner (468×60), and the Wide Skyscraper (160×600) ad units were the best ones to use, but after doing some research and looking at my own results, the opposite is true.

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