was expecting to get less clicks, but with higher value cause it is an improved, custom design that should not get accidental clicks, but I get less clicks and half of the money/click I was getting before! Anyone else experienced this?
It takes time before your account can be assigned a new quality score (which can increase payouts if you were being smart priced). How long has it been since you went to the new design? I've had a very good experience with showing less ads on a page - my ctr didn't decrease substantially - but ppc increased.
Hope you are right and only time is the problem. The design has been up for a few days, count 3...I'll wait a few more days or i have no other option but to switch back to my old design. Anyway, thanks!
Is the content still the same? Or did you change that too? That can have an effect on time, smart pricing, etc. Might need to give it a week or two unless your not able to wait.