I would really appreciate a review

Discussion in 'Placement / Reviews / Examples' started by Peazz, Oct 25, 2014.

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    Hi all,

    I have a tech blog which I regularly update, I have been suffering with a really low CTR of just 0.9% and wondered if you guys would take a look at my layout for me please?

    I have just put a redesign up that I have done myself, Im hoping with this layout I should see improvements.

    http://www.performancepsu.com/
     
    Last edited: Oct 25, 2014
    Peazz, Oct 25, 2014 IP
  2. theonkar10

    theonkar10 Active Member

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    Hi Peazz,

    I suppose you are using wordpress platform for your blog. Please use heatmap plugin and track your visitors activity and place/modify adsense ads accordingly. This the best way in my opinion to improve your CTR
     
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  3. Peazz

    Peazz Member

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    Hey,

    Yeah im using WordPress Theo, I will give that a try, I never actually thought of doing that!

    - Andy
     
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    Peazz Member

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    Do you recommend any Heatmap plugin in paticular, seems there is alot of junk out there
     
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    theonkar10 Active Member

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    https://wordpress.org/plugins/hotspots/ or https://wordpress.org/plugins/heatmap-for-wp/ will be useful.

    Thanks,
    Onkar
     
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    thewahm Well-Known Member

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    Have you tried testing any ad placements other than the current? I see you have images enabled too, I personally get more clicks without the images and only text links.
     
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    Peazz, a few comments:
    • The 336x280 ad at the top of the article on the left is good. I get slightly better results right justifying instead of left
    • The big ad below the post is good
    • The ad in the header of the website next to the logo is probably wasted. I would instead put an ad mid-article and right justified. If you don't want it inside the article text, you can put it in the sidebar but push it down to be mid-article in placement. Inside the text is better though.
     
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    qwikad.com Illustrious Member Affiliate Manager

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    I think I know the answer. Your bounce rate, according to Alexa, is 80%. That's REALLY high. When your bounce rate is high your AdSense CTR will obviously be low. Instead of playing with AdSense ads format, try a different index page design. There's always room for growth and improvement. Somehow, you need to make the design more appealing. Keep in mind you have only about 3 seconds to convince a visitors that your site is great. If you fail at that, everything else doesn't matter.

    Alexa stats: http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/performancepsu.com
     
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    matt_62 Prominent Member

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    I wouldnt put adsense on that site at all. But if you *must*, better to put a banner on the top above the menu, and clear out all the others.
    Is your traffic mainly from search engines? I am just thinking you might be promoting it in the wrong spots, and getting irrelevant traffic.
     
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