So how can I find an ad that is paying dirt money? And the source must be reliable. JackBurton I trust you, how do you find out?
There was discussion about a site here a few months back (adsblacklist.com) which was purported to have a list of low-paying MFA sites that you could blacklist. You can use them, although how reliable they are, I can't answer, as I don't personally use them because I don't subscribe to the "filter out low paying ads" theory. The success of using filteres seems to be anecdotal -- for every success, there is a failure, etc. It's up to you if you want to spend all your time adding URLs to the filter.
I've only used the filters for two things -- filtering out competitors, and really annoying ads that I know will annoy by visitors.
You have to stay on top of it. You must remember that the people placing the ads with AdWords look at their advertising account as much as you look at your AdSense earnings (ok, maybe 1/2 as much). If something they are trying is not getting clicks, they will increase their bids or change their keywords to get better results. Remember that not every AdWords advertiser can afford to hire someone to develop their ads, and there is a learning curve to getting results with AdWords. Moral of the story - Don't filter your AdSense based on day-to-day earnings. You have to look at the bigger picture to make an informed decision.
well, i actually just want to filter it based on content. i don't want a particular ad on my site. unfortunately, after i thought i filtered it, it still shows up. google's adsense filter does not work the way they describe it as working. annoying.
Try putting the URL in the filter without the www and with the www. Like this www.somesite.com somesite.com