Do Low CTR sites hurt your other sites?

Discussion in 'AdSense' started by gford, Apr 22, 2006.

  1. #1
    Hello,

    Subject says it all really. In my multiple site account I have 1 or 2 sites with pretty low CTR historically. does this affect eCPM of other sites?
     
    gford, Apr 22, 2006 IP
  2. WebFreedom

    WebFreedom Peon

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    Hi Glenn,

    I don't think having low CTR sites should affect any of your other sites. As far as I know, AdSense stats are derived exclusively on a per-site basis, and are independent of any stats from your other sites.

    HTH,
    Sam
     
    WebFreedom, Apr 25, 2006 IP
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    Lpspider Well-Known Member

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    I believe WebFreedom is correct, though you may want to look into it more. I'm not sure how it could hurt it though.
     
    Lpspider, Apr 25, 2006 IP
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    If you're talking about Smart Pricing, my understanding is that smart pricing is levied on an account-wide basis, not a per-site basis. So if you have one site that is preforming in an appalling manner, it will drag down the other sites.

    I don't think you can talk just about CTR alone without tying it in to the other metrics -- a site can have a very low CTR but convert really well (which smart pricing likes), while others with a high CTR may hardly convert at all (which smart pricing loathes)
     
    travelfish, Apr 25, 2006 IP
  5. gford

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    Thanks all. I have heard over and over about smart pricing. Google should provide more info to publishers on this as it's in BOTH our best interests, right?
     
    gford, Apr 26, 2006 IP
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    Google doesn't provide info on this because then people will start abusing this too.
     
    jimkarter, Apr 26, 2006 IP