Do impressions with no clicks hurt overall earnings?

Discussion in 'AdSense' started by Karabaja, Nov 28, 2007.

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    I am wondering about vbulletin board I run. Since guests or recently joined members are likely to click on ads I was thinking about making a conditional to not display adsense to team members(moderators etc.) who make a lot of pageviews but I am guessing are blind to adsense by now.
    But I wanted to clear something first. Do these impressions made by them hurt overall earnings? Considering that ecpm is pretty low for those ads. I realize they decrease CTR, but does that effect cpc or ecpm?
     
    Karabaja, Nov 28, 2007 IP
  2. astup1didiot

    astup1didiot Notable Member

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    Yes, low CTR can result in smart pricing. Display AdSense ads only to true members.
     
    astup1didiot, Nov 28, 2007 IP
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    Adulu Peon

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    I think impression won't harm overall earnings.
    forum usually low CTP due to old member visted.
    i remeber google suggest forum ower should change ads color template frequently
     
    Adulu, Nov 28, 2007 IP
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    FairyOfLove Banned

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    I even believe that impression won't harm overall earnings.
     
    FairyOfLove, Nov 29, 2007 IP
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    Karabaja Member

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    Thanks for replies.
    Well I'll try displaying them only to certain user groups for few days and see if it makes any difference.
     
    Karabaja, Nov 29, 2007 IP