I'm just curious to know if the webmaster who devotes 50% of the page to adsense ads is onto something or if they are just being a greedy noob. On the site I have with advertising, I keep it to a minimum. I target the best I can to keep my ads relevant. For those of you making decent or awesome profit with adsense, do you find that covering your site with ads works or does moderation provide a better ctr?
No it actually doesn't pay to be overly obnoxious. Places ads in prominent places to where they will be seen but not to intrude in your users experiences while there on your site. You want to gain that user coming back to your site for more information every {day|week|month}
I find that in most (not all) cases, one large block at the top does best. You should always do your own testing as niches differ widely in CTR. TomG.
umm , i never knew there was a minimum for the advertisements on your websites .... but no obnoxious isn't always a win win situation