Ad placement for my Guitar Tutorial site

[umarboy]

I just finished working on my site and i need to know if this ad placement looks good

[still need to work on the main header pic]

except that....leme know what you think

www.iguitarworld.com

[umarboy]

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[ajsa52]

The placement is OK, but IMO you should change the Ad background color to match the adjacent background color and achieve a better blending.

[ProgMania]

First of all your background to adsense ads should be the same as your site. So it fits better.

And about the placement thing.. Hmm I don't know if its quite good. Try reading this (http://timetoseo.com/2008/01/09/where-to-place-adsense-ads/) article about it

[christian231]

It's best to have as many ads as you can "above the fold", meaning in the visible area you see without scrolling down. So maybe you can move that skyscraper on the right up a bit. If you can fit an ad below that first post or above the first post, that would be good to. Blend all backgrounds exactly to match. Since all of your text is black, using black text for your ads might make them blend too well. Maybe experiment with a dark blue or even a regular blue, as people associate blue with clickable links.

[emoneyclub]

I agree with above, I think your ads are now overly blended. Leave the background the same, and then mix up the text colors to see if that increases your CTR at all. And you do need more ads towards the top without having to scroll down, that should help tremendously.

[umarboy]

I see....
but did you guys try to open any post there?
cuz when u do ..ull see 2 more ads in there....
if ill add more it'll look cheap...don't u think?

here
take a loook

http://www.picsopedia.com/thumbs/ads.jpg (http://www.picsopedia.com/gallery.php?entry=images/ads.jpg)

[christian231]

Get rid of those borders...it will make them look less like blatant ads. I don't think it looks cheap with that ad placement.

[dbmasters]

that header has to be MUCH smaller, OR embed a rectangle ad within it...right now it's a massive amount of wasted prime real estate...

[umarboy]

Get rid of those borders...it will make them look less like blatant ads. I don't think it looks cheap with that ad placement.

I'll try to remove the border...and yeah I also think that the header is taking too much space...I'll do soemthing abt it

thanks

[Winelover]

Tyvm trying to deal with same issues!

[umarboy]

I have made a lot of changes in the website..
i have removed the unit ad
and replaced it with the most important content of my website....Subscription bar is there as well..
leme know watcha think now

[dbmasters]

that main header is still a ridiculous waste of your most valuable real estate.

[umarboy]

I know and i hate it myself, Im still trying to get someone who can make a better header image

[fallen1]

looks good imo...a leaderboard below your header would be nice...

and change your link colors kinda looks dead...:D

[dwbens]

change the colors to match background and keep ads above fold.

dwbens

[umarboy]

I have changed the header....but i guess i cant change the size..its fixed in the template...i tried messing with it.....
now the scene is that for some reason
Impressions are increasing day by day...but Im not getting enough clicks ..they are actually decreasing :o
Ad placement is the same tho...except the skyscrapper which has gone down a little.....

P.S I have made 2 new sections...

"Most Viewed Lessons"
"Beginners Start up"

They are actually taking the msot important are of the website...should I remove them for now? cuz the traffic that im getting is either from referring sites or search engines..there aint much direct visitors...

*Addition*
I have put Link Ads on the right hand side...and brought the skyscrapper a lit up!
I think it looks great now
leme know what u guys think
*

[ProgMania]

Looks much better now

[fallen1]

change links to blue...would look much better...:D