Official Arcade Webmasters Thread

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by FIVE539, Dec 29, 2007.

  1. christian231

    christian231 Well-Known Member

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    #521
    You need around 2000 visitors a day with a CTR of around 4% to make $30 a day. My niche game site gets about 1500 unique visitors a day and I'm making approx. $20-$25 a day with Adsense. It is possible, but I think it's easier if you find a niche within the arcade/game niche.
     
    christian231, Aug 6, 2008 IP
  2. jackandjerry

    jackandjerry Peon

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    #522
    wow, I guess the arcade niche doesn't make much money comparing to other niches....:eek:
     
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    lightstarm2k Well-Known Member

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    #523
    I get around 5-10 cents per click from my arcarde,
     
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  4. jackandjerry

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    #524
    oh,dang....... How can you survive with 5-10cents per click???????????
     
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    peter_anderson Notable Member

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    #525
    By changing from AdSense to other networks.
     
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  6. jackandjerry

    jackandjerry Peon

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    #526
    For a general arcade site,,,,,,,What is the usual pay for each click(adsense)? and the highest pay for each click(adsense)?
     
    jackandjerry, Aug 7, 2008 IP
  7. lightstarm2k

    lightstarm2k Well-Known Member

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    #527
    hmmm!! let say if I had 1000 clicks x 0.05 = $50 right??

    We can still earn much if We had lots of traffic to the site
     
    lightstarm2k, Aug 8, 2008 IP
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    Xphic Active Member

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    #528
    If google see your site, you will be banned from adsense.

    Your 468x60 breaks the TOS.
     
    Xphic, Aug 13, 2008 IP
  9. tiger325

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    #529
    do you feel that this niche is highly saturated or is there more than enough room ?
     
    tiger325, Aug 14, 2008 IP
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    usmanzali Well-Known Member

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    #530
    Just targeting every type of game than yes it is highly saturated but if you are targeting a specific type of games then I think there is still SOME space.
     
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    #531
    So,today i'm launching my new game: Cake Quest it's an action/adventure/puzzle game where the objective is to get all the cakes!
    To Play It:http://www.playhitgames.com/index.ph...me&gameid=1878
    File Where .swf to download is: http://playhitgames.com/cakequest.swf
    To Download the game+ image files i have put them in a zip folder, download it at:
    http://playhitgames.com/cakequest.zip


    Description:
    You can only run when you have flatulence power! So make sure to eat lots of fatty foods first. Also as we all know, running will make you lose weight. Being skinny, you can jump higher and walk faster. Being fat, you'll be able to bash through walls/enemies/barriers/boxes etc.
     
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  12. jackandjerry

    jackandjerry Peon

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    #532
    what are the pros and cons of free arcade scripts? what should I do if there are bugs?
     
    jackandjerry, Aug 16, 2008 IP
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    peter_anderson Notable Member

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    #533
    Free scripts can be easily hacked, because they are free.
     
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    #534
    free things bring you free money only on dreams :) .... on other words ... you dont invest nothing you will earn absolute nothing :) .... Until now I invested on my two arcade sites arround $800-$1200 and things count on :) becouse I didnt finished will all those stuffs wich I need on them :)
     
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    ColorWP.com Notable Member

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    #535
    Yep, that is true. I experienced this myself. ;)
     
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    #536
    I guess everyone now knows with the amount of views this thread is getting just how hot this niche is ;)
     
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  17. JoRd

    JoRd Banned

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    #537
    It is a popular niche...and I think to succeed, webmasters especially new webmasters with brand new sites need to target a specific area and learn a little SEO to get anywhere and earn some decent money.

    Just throwing a site up with an arcade script and the keyword 'free flash games' just won't cut it, but yet we see this happening quite often.
     
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  18. mivent

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    #538
    I have a few small arcade sites, and am just getting started in the niche (about 3 months or so). Can anyone recommend anything that I can use to supplement my adsense income on these sites? What ad networks work well for arcade sites? I have been thinking about trying TLA, but I have not had very good luck with them on my other sites (other niches). Adtoll is another one that I looked at, but it's < 100k alexa only. I don't get a ton of traffic, so maybe my only option is adsense right now, but I would like to add something else as well... Any suggestions? Thanks!
     
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    JoRd Banned

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    #539
    There is a list of AdNetworks which will accept game and arcade related sites here:

    http://www.game-owners.com/f3/list-ad-networks-please-contribute-58.html

    I haven't personally used them all, however I do know that adsense is one of the main networks used.
     
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  20. mivent

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    #540
    Thanks Jord - Good info.
     
    mivent, Aug 18, 2008 IP