About 3 weeks ago, I purchased a new domain for my site, changing from FiveFreeApps.com to GigaMarks.com. I moved from WordPress to Squarespace and this move, along with the domain name change, has all but eliminated my earnings. I've tried to replicate the adspace and blended ads I've used in the past. I've primarily used AdSense, but have have tried adbrite and a few other ad networks since. I'm currently using AdSense and Chitika, since AdSense has given me the best results in the past. I'm now kind of in a place where I need to fix the earnings or cut the site, since I can't even cover domain costs at this point. I'm even thinking of migrating back to WordPress to save it, but already spend $240 for the year for SS. Do any of you have any advice for me to increase my earnings? My traffic is down, but I'm currently at around 1000 unique visits and around 2000 page views per day. Earnings yesterday was $0.02 and is still zero today. I don't understand what's going on, but appreciate any help I can get with advice to the right ad network for my site, size/location of the ad, etc. I've had the site for 3 years and am perplexed. www.gigamarks.com
Hi, Why the changes??? If something is working why mess it up? I do not understand why you changed the domain name. You could have registered a new one (gigamarks) and set off a whole new site, with the chance of earning from two seperate sources. You have a new domain name, which is nothing like your old one, so if possible set everything back on WP with the original name and settings. Seeing as you have your new one for a year, test different ads to find a winning combo for that one on SS. I assume this is possible for you. You also sound "panicky" about this..... surely if you have already paid for a year you are not under any time pressure. Calm down and think positively..... you will get through it ok.
You make some valid points! I wanted to point my domains to one making it easier to manage just one along with having hopes of further growing it via selecting a domain that could tie the various topics covered better than FiveFreeApps. It does make more sense to instead split them. Especially when I can do so without incurring any additional expenses. Just makes sense. Thanks for your honest feedback. I'm reverting FiveFreeApps back to WordPress as we speak.
You've got a brand new website name, that is nothing beats your own aged 1, therefore if at all possible arranged every thing back again upon WP using the unique title as well as configurations.