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What is your most profitable adsense unit?

Discussion in 'AdSense' started by Braveheart, Jan 11, 2006.

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Choose you most profitable adsense unit?

  1. Leaderboard

    22.6%
  2. Skyscraper

    8.1%
  3. Wide Skyscraper

    8.1%
  4. Square

    9.7%
  5. Medium Rectangle

    6.5%
  6. Large Rectangle

    35.5%
  7. Link Units

    17.7%
  8. adsense for search

    3.2%
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  1. #1
    I just started using adsense and I'm wondering what is your most profitable adsense unit?
     
    Braveheart, Jan 11, 2006 IP
  2. hans

    hans Well-Known Member

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    I dont know which exact unit leads to more clicks since i changed these weeks weeks,
    i upgraded my adsense system to 3 different units per page the ctr went instantly way up also the $
    i use the largest 3 formats that alolow images and i often see nice images displayed - may be that attracts more clicks
    but i also see images in all 3 formats depending on pages or topcs / industry
    currently i use in most pages

    Wide Skyscraper
    Leaderboard
    Large Rectangle
     
    hans, Jan 11, 2006 IP
  3. dadasays

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    Link units by far. Not only the most profitable but they seem to gather more than 1 click per visitor. I'm starting to dislike the look of AdSense, I may switch to link units alone -- they keep the site "clean" instead of cluttered
     
    dadasays, Jan 11, 2006 IP
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    #4
    and, if the thread starter doesn't mind me asking, are people seeing more CTR with image ads than with link ads?
     
    geniosity, Jan 11, 2006 IP
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    Another vote for link units, lots higher ctr from those than all the other formats.
     
    blinxdk, Jan 11, 2006 IP
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    #6
    link units follwed by Large Rectangle for me.
     
    frankybme, Jan 11, 2006 IP
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    Nothing beats the wide rectangle
     
    amitpagarwal, Jan 11, 2006 IP
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    #8
    You are asking a good question. However, this is not a case of "one size fits all." What works for one site doesn't work for another.

    Google lets you set up channels for tracking your ad units. The best thing you can do it try. In my site, I run a Wide Skyscraper under my left panel menu, a Large Rectangle in the body of my text (except the index page), and a little 460x as a footer after all my articles. I've still building traffic so this is my set-up until I have enough traffic to analyze my channels.

    If I find I get 80% clicks in my footer, 15% from my menu, and 5% from my Large Rectangle, then I'll drop the Large Rectangle. I don't want more ads than necessary.

    Some sites work best with Adlinks. It all depends on the site. I'd say start by reading the adsense tip from google. They also have a hot spots grid. Then set up channels. Wait until you have a steady flow of traffic and then make your changes.
     
    TigerGreen, Jan 11, 2006 IP
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    Unit links on top pays much, much more than everything else. (Unit links directly under your logo works fabulously.) The CTR for them is almost double my highest paying banner Adsense.
     
    jackburton2006, Jan 11, 2006 IP
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    234*60 works for me.
     
    vlad7, Jan 11, 2006 IP
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    link units works best for mine. the skyscraper, i think, comes in second.
     
    devin, Jan 11, 2006 IP
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    #12
    Wow, that's really great information. I never knew the link units were that profitable (never tried them because I didn't think they were).
     
    froinlaven, Jan 12, 2006 IP
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    1. Link units
    2. large recktangle
    3. adsense for search
     
    blade69, Jan 12, 2006 IP
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    alien Well-Known Member

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    Large Rectangle
     
    alien, Jan 12, 2006 IP
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    #15
    For me, link units get many more clicks, but much lower per-click revenue. Large rectangles are the best overall mix -- CTR and revenue.
     
    ahearn, Jan 12, 2006 IP
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    Large Rectangle.

    I tried Link Units, but they are totally useless.
     
    MichaelD, Jan 13, 2006 IP
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    BuildHome Well-Known Member

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    Skyscraper :)
    I have Wide Skyscraper for people with 600X800 resolution..not many at all.
     
    BuildHome, Jan 13, 2006 IP
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    #18
    link unit is better because it provides more relevant ads....although Google offers section targeting but it does not work well
     
    langit, May 7, 2011 IP
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    Card Well-Known Member

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    #19
    Link unit and Large Rectangle are the most profitable units for me till now ;p
     
    Card, May 7, 2011 IP