Do These Adsense Placements Look Classy?

Discussion in 'Placement / Reviews / Examples' started by wordscientist, Mar 18, 2009.

  1. #1
    With my newest blog, I don't want it to be a screaming mess of Google ads. But, of course, I also want readers to "appreciate" the ads. So I ended up placing a few link units and blending them in. Here's the blog link:

    Making Healthy Food Choices

    Are the ads noticeable (not in an annoying way, though)? Any advice and opinions are appreciated. Thank you!
     
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  2. expl0it

    expl0it Peon

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    #2
    yeah it seems ok it is noticeable and not annoying for me but i think someone will rarely click on them....
     
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    Yeah, I was afraid of that. I wasn't sure if readers on a food review blog would be much into clicking on ads. But I really like the topic, so I went ahead with it.
     
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    xtremenitro911 Banned

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    #4
    Nice but easily spotted. Link units suck though. once you click on them your taken to another page where you gotta click another one. I don't use these myself.
    nICE COLORS THOUGH. (DAMN CAPS LOCK)
     
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    That's fine but it is hard to get click. The link text will be better than link ads
     
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    Okay, I changed the ads to link text. Should I get rid of the the ad above the blog post or that usually a good location for getting clicks? (I'm worried that people will automatically click away from the page just by seeing the ad.)

    Making Healthy Food Choices
     
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    lifeplayer Notable Member

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    if you worry about that, the top ads can still use the link ads. Others use text ads.
     
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    placement is ok, but you may see low CTR. You shd highlight those ads and reconsider your placement
     
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    did you changed the background aswell ???
    Its too bright i can hardly read anything ....
     
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    Yeah, sorry about that. I was playing around with the colors because I added a photoshopped pic for the blog title and thought the white background looked off. I changed the background to a pale yellow, so hopefully that helps.

    I also changed the Google ad titles to a neon sort of green to get them to stand out a little better.
     
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    I can hardly see them. They blend in a little too well imho
     
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    Your site seems a little blinding and hard to read..well the ads do anyway. I'd go for a color scheme changeup
     
    Habitat, Mar 19, 2009 IP