Auction ads going to hell

I'd considered that with regards to my site, but upon learning how many other people noticed such a sudden dramatic drop at the same time, there's obviously more to it. It's not like someone suddenly flicked a switch and all internet users suddenly decided to ignore auctionads ad units.

 

I will show my stats too now, as it seems i am also one of the guys who's earnings are now increasing again.

June:

06/01 <aggregate> 4401 91 2.07% $0.00
06/02 <aggregate> 3455 72 2.08% $0.20
06/03 <aggregate> 3789 90 2.38% $0.64
06/04 <aggregate> 4739 131 2.76% $0.01
06/05 <aggregate> 5896 120 2.04% $4.62
06/06 <aggregate> 7055 157 2.23% $0.62
06/07 <aggregate> 6521 150 2.30% $1.90
06/08 <aggregate> 7117 155 2.18% $3.99
06/09 <aggregate> 6333 177 2.79% $1.80
06/10 <aggregate> 4063 95 2.34% $0.91
06/11 <aggregate> 6349 137 2.16% $5.30
06/12 <aggregate> 6314 144 2.28% $1.26
06/13 <aggregate> 6697 122 1.82% $1.03
06/14 <aggregate> 6440 134 2.08% $2.28
06/15 <aggregate> 9813 171 1.74% $25.19
06/16 <aggregate> 7181 159 2.21% $2.39
06/17 <aggregate> 7303 127 1.74% $24.82
06/18 <aggregate> 6357 121 1.90% $0.30
06/19 <aggregate> 7865 150 1.91% $0.28
06/20 <aggregate> 7809 218 2.79% $3.36
06/21 <aggregate> 10194 259 2.54% $0.90
06/22 <aggregate> 9528 258 2.71% $10.32
06/23 <aggregate> 8467 208 2.46% $3.47
06/24 <aggregate> 8574 201 2.34% $5.81
06/25 <aggregate> 9017 173 1.92% $3.08
06/26 <aggregate> 7310 114 1.56% $7.62
06/27 <aggregate> 9849 148 1.50% $1.16
06/28 <aggregate> 15383 256 1.66% $2.84
06/29 <aggregate> 9236 199 2.15% $9.13
06/30 <aggregate> 9292 173 1.86% $2.06
07/01 <aggregate> 11012 184 1.67% $16.07
Total 233359 4894 2.10 $143.36

July: (thats the month where i still think i havent earned enough)

07/01 <aggregate> 11012 184 1.67% $16.07
07/02 <aggregate> 10400 141 1.36% $3.19
07/03 <aggregate> 9413 129 1.37% $1.46
07/04 <aggregate> 9637 157 1.63% $1.21
07/05 <aggregate> 10581 158 1.49% $3.05
07/06 <aggregate> 16088 145 0.90% $2.39
07/07 <aggregate> 9065 147 1.62% $1.18
07/08 <aggregate> 13401 200 1.49% $4.46
07/09 <aggregate> 14301 203 1.42% $4.91
07/10 <aggregate> 14456 134 0.93% $1.03
07/11 <aggregate> 18222 75 0.41% $1.10
07/12 <aggregate> 19318 163 0.84% $29.31
07/13 <aggregate> 14957 206 1.38% $10.81
07/14 <aggregate> 13990 136 0.97% $2.26
07/15 <aggregate> 7422 74 1.00% $3.17
07/16 <aggregate> 10434 93 0.89% $5.51
07/17 <aggregate> 13504 108 0.80% $0.28
07/18 <aggregate> 17685 145 0.82% $7.69
07/19 <aggregate> 17772 123 0.69% $7.00
07/20 <aggregate> 25704 134 0.52% $1.04
07/21 <aggregate> 22327 104 0.47% $0.56
07/22 <aggregate> 19025 124 0.65% $1.15
07/23 <aggregate> 22054 160 0.73% $1.03
07/24 <aggregate> 18638 174 0.93% $1.75
07/25 <aggregate> 12262 127 1.04% $0.00
07/26 <aggregate> 13007 147 1.13% $0.00
07/27 <aggregate> 8932 112 1.25% $0.00
07/28 <aggregate> 7703 103 1.34% $0.00
07/29 <aggregate> 8154 136 1.67% $0.79
07/30 <aggregate> 9860 119 1.21% $0.00
07/31 <aggregate> 8757 97 1.11% $0.63
Total 428081 4258 0.99 $113.03

And now August, apparently the month where i earned the most of AA yet:

08/01 <aggregate> 8260 147 1.78% $0.87
08/02 <aggregate> 12050 178 1.48% $17.25
08/03 <aggregate> 10180 138 1.36% $3.84
08/04 <aggregate> 9309 114 1.22% $0.88
08/05 <aggregate> 10186 126 1.24% $31.98
08/06 <aggregate> 4953 54 1.09% $4.21
08/07 <aggregate> 0 0 0% $0.50
08/08 <aggregate> 16139 266 1.65% $4.34
08/09 <aggregate> 8044 124 1.54% $7.84
08/10 <aggregate> 8719 142 1.63% $1.19
08/11 <aggregate> 7099 131 1.85% $1.00
08/12 <aggregate> 7949 236 2.97% $1.62
08/13 <aggregate> 7798 235 3.01% $1.77
08/14 <aggregate> 7338 168 2.29% $2.49
08/15 <aggregate> 6730 110 1.63% $20.62
08/16 <aggregate> 7107 127 1.79% $0.01
08/17 <aggregate> 7047 122 1.73% $1.16
08/18 <aggregate> 7982 190 2.38% $5.38
08/19 <aggregate> 8576 143 1.67% $1.64
08/20 <aggregate> 8386 121 1.44% $1.32
08/21 <aggregate> 8005 146 1.82% $0.80
08/22 <aggregate> 8681 158 1.82% $50.48
08/23 <aggregate> 7732 248 3.21% $0.77
08/24 <aggregate> 8469 287 3.39% $1.36
08/25 <aggregate> 9141 215 2.35% $3.83
08/26 <aggregate> 8499 202 2.38% $1.52
08/27 <aggregate> 6424 146 2.27% $0.00
08/28 <aggregate> 8401 103 1.23% $3.10
08/29 <aggregate> 7334 94 1.28% $0.39
08/30 <aggregate> 7749 116 1.50% $1.39
08/31 <aggregate> 1764 38 2.15% $0.00
Total 246051 4625 1.88 $173.55

Go figure..

 

the are wasting of time 7286 impression 34 click $0 in my report

 

There are tons of services that MediaWhiz offers that I don't want to use simply because they aren't a fit for me. Business is business. I will only use what is actually benefiting me. If something is suffering in revenue, I will change it to something that benefits me. If, at any point, AuctionAds revenue starts to decrease for me, I will move away from it. It's that simple.

But right now, that's not the case, which is why I'm keeping it.

 

34 clicks isn't really all that much. I have hundreds and thousands of clicks being generated, the revenue reflects that.

Try making a bigger push for AuctionAds, getting more clicks.

 

It took me months to make 120 bucks. With adsense I make that much in a week with the same site.

 

So lets say you started using AdBrite and you made absolutely nothing. Would you keep it still?

Not every site is going to see the same results as another site. You need to figure out what works for your site and use it. If AuctionAds isn't performing like you want it to, then don't use it. It's pure and simple as that.

It performs really well for me, so I'm keeping it.

 

No changes to the website design since March. This shows the fall in CTR.

 

How does it feel to be unique?

With dozens upon dozens of members here and on other forums, blogs, and what have you all stating a HUGE decrease in clicks and revenue your posts are a breath of fresh air.

Then again, maybe that fresh air is simply from having the windows open...

EDIT: Honestly, I've no clue if you really work for MW​

 

Well, i don't work for Media Whiz and the last two months (July and August) was the best ever with AA. It was July, special August that made my mind change and stay with AA. My experience in the months before that was bad.

 

That graph shows quite well what's happened to everybody, except of course the shills for AA.

The big drop in mid-July that never recovered.

 

What "Shills" are you talking about?


June was great for me, July sucked, although I'm getting about 12,000 clicks a month so my revenue was still nice, just not what it should have been. August started to suck but rebounded in the last 10 days and I earned almost as much as June.

Im looking forward to a very good September.

 

I am not impressed by AA for now(just started) and I also have the impression they slow down my sites. Does anybody experience this?

 

You cant get a full read on income until you have aa completely implemented for about 10 days, because you get paid when an auction closes and your click is the winning bid, which can take up to 10 days.

 

Site1: Earnings doubled in August, compared to July.
Site2: Earnings dropped tenfold in August, compared to July.

 

how was traffic and clicks for those 21 sites? Are they similar niche?

 

anyone got payment and in the wrong email?

i did, they sent to my login email instead of my paypal email specified in the account settings. Check your login email for payment now lol

also, getting payment now ... is that mean that's all i got for August? no tracking mistake that was not recorded? damn it sucked ...

 

I made a thousand in june, than it dropped to only $600 and in august i made a whopping $26.00

wtf?

 

Well um Im no longer using auction ads cause it blows.

 

auction ads arnt that great for my use...time to switch i think. :/