I'm pondering about signing up with AdSense. Since I run an affiliate blog though I was wondering if the Ads Google chooses would be "just" related - or actually the same product(s) that I'm promoting on my site through my affiliate programs (ebay, amazon). Obviously that would compete with my main program which I wouldnt want. So can I control this? Is an affiliate site suited for AdSense at all? Thanks for any insight.
All that matters is that the ads match the intentions of your visitors. If you are going to mix affiliate with Adsense then you MUST test to see if one effects the other. I usually separate the two after testing. I almost never use Affiliate Banners... thus mixing Adsense with Affiliate in moderation will work in some niches. I've been with Adsense since they first came out in the Summer of 2003. If you are not using them you are missing an opportunity.
How much control would I have over that? If the ads displayed the very same products Im promoting affiliate wise then I wouldnt want that. Could I ensure that the ads are only for related products?
If you selling any products you do not want to pull your buyers attention away from your sales copy. Adsense is solid in a stand alone website but dont confuse your buyers with to many option. If you an affiliate offer don't muddy the waters
You're right Verbose, I already tried this test on my sales copies. I've a landing page, When I've added adsense into my sales copy, My conversion ration was dropped. So, finally, It's better to use only one thing on one page to get more better result.
Well, Im not talking a simple landing page here. My site is a blog with lots of posts and pages. Each post usually promotes a product with its affiliate links. So it may work if I incorporate the ads only at the bottom. But I guess in general its not the best idea. Maybe I'll do a two week testing and see how it pans out.
Hi FlashDriveDT, I would depend on where you place the ads. Amazon, Shopzilla and Bizrate use adsense on their site and they surely wouldn't if it wasn't profitable - take a look at Amazon and notice where the ads are placed: 1. Main product 2. Related products 3. Adsense ads The priority is to sell your affiliate product, if that doesn't interest the buyer the related items may get their attention, and lastly if that fails, they will see the Adsense ads and you'll (hopefully) at least earn some money from a click.. they would leave your site anyway so why not make a few bucks as they do so right? It's a format you'll find is repeated on the 'super affiliate' sites, check them out for yourself and copy them Hope that helps!
Hello Flash Drive, with your website targeted towards "flash drives", you have a good chance to make some decent money with adsense. Using the Google Keyword Tool will help you work on keywords and since your website pulls up on the first page of google with certain keywords, you will make a decent income with your website..
Yes there are no issues with using affiliate promotions witha adsense ads, I am doing it for quite a while.
Well sharoni, that makes sense. However I only see the amazon adsense here and there, it doesnt seem to run continuously through their site (search results for instance) and the products or only vaguely related. I surmise that that is the only way it could work without taking away earnings from your actual affiliate program. Yeah, if you go at it with the viewpoint of targeting those that will probably click away from your site anyway, it may work. What are these "super affiliate sites"? Do you have a couple of links? Thanks for all the input, folks.
It can drive some extra income. Adsense and other CPC networks can fill in some of your remaining inventory.
This is true. Low conversion rate starts when ads don't agree with content or shall I say irrelevant. If your visitors mainly got to your page through search engines however ads displayed are no way supplementing the content is unfortunate. Yes, you can combine it with affiliate. But don't make your blog appear a money machine though. Instead balance it between money and helping machine.