Need some tips on how to earn more with adsense on my site.

Discussion in 'AdSense' started by Arson, Dec 18, 2007.

  1. #1
    Okay. I have this website, http://www.ptctalk.com

    Last month it got 350k unique visits, and I barely earned over $200.

    This month it has gotten almost 200k already, but I am only making between $3 and $10 a day.

    It has a forum with over 1,000 users, and almost 150 members online per 24 hours (probably 300-500 active users total).

    I am really trying hard to get more revenue from adsense, I see so many people on here talking about how they make $10,000 a month and whatnot..Id be happy to make $1-$3k a month. $3,000 a month is my goal.

    I just recently updated a lot of things on the site, and added some new features in the past few days, which have already caused a significant jump in my traffic, and I also just added some more adsense skyscrapers to a few of the higher traffic pages of the site, and am waiting to see how that goes.

    I could really use some tips on how to get more people clicking adsense, so that I can hopefully at least come close to my goal!

    I would have posted this in the Placement / Reviews / Examples board, but I am looking more for tips and tricks, and maybe something I should do to get more clickers than positioning, although all tips are helpful, I honestly feel that this is the best place for this post.

    Thanks for your help!
     
    Arson, Dec 18, 2007 IP
  2. ForgottenCreature

    ForgottenCreature Notable Member

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    #2
    Why don't you try to implement ad links on your forums? Ad links work wonders for forums, also; don't rely on adsense as a sole revenue generator - you should try Kontera too. It works wonders for forums.
     
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  3. Arson

    Arson Well-Known Member

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    What do you mean by Ad Links? Is it a different service from adsense? Or is it the link units from adsense? If its the link units, I have them in every topic.
     
    Arson, Dec 18, 2007 IP
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    Tijmen Active Member

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    Adsense under the first post for example would work great.
     
    Tijmen, Dec 18, 2007 IP
  5. Arson

    Arson Well-Known Member

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    I have a 728x90 leaderboard text/image unit under the 2nd post, and a small link strip under the 1st and 5th.

    Now I changed it, leaderboard is under the 1st, and the strip is under the 2nd and 5th.
     
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  6. Arson

    Arson Well-Known Member

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    Anymore tips would be great. Also, what are some good ways to increase traffic?
     
    Arson, Dec 18, 2007 IP
  7. Arson

    Arson Well-Known Member

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    Blah. I checked my stats again, I was looking at the wrong site before (a site I cant put adsense on...), I have only gotten about 100k uniques this month so far, and around an average of 150-200k per month. I expect it to rise though.
     
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    Put some link units on you site. They do well for me.
     
    StudioWorks, Dec 18, 2007 IP
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    Ya, I was talking about the link units. Try changing your ad at the top, replace it with a leaderboard.
     
    ForgottenCreature, Dec 18, 2007 IP
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    You need a 728x90 on the footer of your main page. Color match is with the background.

    And definatly a color matching Google search someplace close to the index. You have the traffic to make a lot but there just isn't any ads around your site.
     
    Laceygirl, Dec 18, 2007 IP
  11. Arson

    Arson Well-Known Member

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    Unfortunately, a leaderboard is too long to fit up there with my banner, so it automatically makes a break and goes under the header, lol.
     
    Arson, Dec 19, 2007 IP
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    Arson Well-Known Member

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    I will add these. Thanks for the tip.

    *Edit* Alright, I added the search. Let me know if you think its in a good spot.
     
    Arson, Dec 19, 2007 IP
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    Don't forget to add pics of some goats on there too! That's sure to get people clicking like crazy!! :D
     
    Cheap SEO Services, Dec 19, 2007 IP
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    Arson Well-Known Member

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    Thats hilarious, I am seriously laughing so hard wow I can't breathe, goats HAHA............................................
     
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    #15
    We want some tips on how to get that much traffic.
    My best site gets maybe 5-10, and my worst gets none.
     
    conflictuniverse, Dec 19, 2007 IP