It's already VERY Related but my CPA banner still doesn't convert

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by jiajilah, Dec 2, 2008.

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    I've got a blog with daily around 200 unique visitors from search engine, I would consider them as good quality as most of them got their questions answered at my blog.

    I tried to put on a different CPA banner for each category, eg Auto Repair Offer for Auto Repair related posts.

    I suppose in this way the banner and the article is very much related, but sadly they doesn't convert :(

    Should I change them to adsense or sell the banner space?
    If I were to sell the banner space, any good network recommend?

    Please give me some ideas, thanks!
     
    jiajilah, Dec 2, 2008 IP
  2. NathanCH

    NathanCH Well-Known Member

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    Image banners doesn't usually get many clicks in comparison to text skyscrapers like you see with adsense. I'd try text.
     
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  3. mentos

    mentos Prominent Member

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    Don't use cpa coz it scare away your visitor.
    Yes you are advised to convert back to use normal ads network such as bidvertiser etc
    Or you can search for advertiser to advertise at your site so that you can earn more than adsense
     
    mentos, Dec 2, 2008 IP
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    jiajilah Peon

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    Thanks NathanCH and mentos.

    Ok, I'll try adsense 336x280 for post and 300x250 for sidebar, replacing my cpa.

    By the way, why CPA scare away visitors?
    CPA banner is same as adsense banner right?
    Does bidvertiser perform better than adsense?

    Another question, is there any site allow me to sell my ad space that is pay per timeframe instead of per click?
     
    jiajilah, Dec 2, 2008 IP
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    S11.explorer Banned

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    Most people are banner ads blind, so they will ignore banner ads.
    Google ads are basically text based, and it can be graphic based depending on your adsense settings. Adsense is better then bidvertiser as it has higher payout and more targetted ads.
     
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    jiajilah Peon

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    Ok, I'll take your words as text ads perform better than image ads, so I should change my adsense setting to text ONLY instead of both. Am I right to say that?

    Another question, is there any site allow me to sell my ad space that is pay per timeframe instead of per click?
    This would guarantee my monthly income as well.

    Thanks
     
    jiajilah, Dec 3, 2008 IP