Doubled CTR with new adlinks formats

Discussion in 'Reporting & Stats' started by Zinho, Jun 12, 2005.

  1. #1
    Greetings,
    I've just put the horizontal adlinks format just under my logo(fixed frame). It got a doubled ctr against the small button boxes I used to have in the right fixed frame. I've been always sceptic abt adlinks because of the nature of the ads.
    But visitors seems to appreciate it. And they are showed the best paying words first...

    I thought this might be of some help to someone else sceptic like me over adlinks. I have had to (happily) change opinion...
     
    Zinho, Jun 12, 2005 IP
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  2. Imran

    Imran Notable Member

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    Nice to know that your CTR has increased, I will prolly try little later!
     
    Imran, Jun 12, 2005 IP
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    I was using ad links at my blog site, the CTR is VERY low. I removed it and add in new horizontal link units, the CTR is about 5 times of ad links!
     
    LcF, Jun 12, 2005 IP
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    Interesting. Might try to see if anything changes.
     
    caroline, Jun 12, 2005 IP
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    With the horizontal adlinks my CTR has increased 5%
     
    pachecus, Jun 12, 2005 IP
  6. Zinho

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    Yes this is definately true. Horizontal makes the difference.
    and horizontal under the logo is still better.
     
    Zinho, Jun 13, 2005 IP
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    It did nothing for me

    had a adlink block on the right of my site and moved the new adlinks format to the top.

    http://www.dividendpage.com
     
    Sjorritsma, Jun 13, 2005 IP
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    SHT Active Member

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    I'm suprised, from the site you posted you intergrated it really well IMO.
     
    SHT, Jun 14, 2005 IP
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    Sjorritsma

    The ads are a little hard to notice.
    I noticed 2 things -
    1. You might want to try the "4-ad format", which gives you a bigger font size.
    2. You might want to increase the contrast - right now you have black text on a dark gray bachground - you might want to try lightening the background of the ad text.

    Just a couple of thoughts - hope this helps.
     
    Surf_Dude, Jun 14, 2005 IP
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    Putting them under your real horizontal nav menu will get lots of clicks in my opinion. It won't look very good though...

    Other than that I don't like the big ads by google on the left, it seems to draw the eye too much.
     
    Trepan, Jun 14, 2005 IP
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    Seems like the horizontal adlinks is doing well for most of you here. I still do not try it, because the vertizal adlinks still doing well for me.
     
    alang, Jun 14, 2005 IP
  12. Josh

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    Alang, it can't hurt to try.. if the CTR goes down a lot, switch it back ;)


    I just tried the horizontal adlinks as well.. its been awesome! CTR has doubled vs regular adsense.. it was very very low to begin with, so every little bit helps. Revenue increased almost 5-fold :)


    Josh
     
    Josh, Jun 14, 2005 IP