Do you think this hurts CTR? I blended my text very well, it almost looks like the title of a blog post on my blog, however it does say "Sponsored Links". Do you think this hurts my CTR? Do you guys use "Sponsored Links" for your ads? How does it work for you? Just curious!! Thanks!
Yes, it does have slight impact, but not much ! Most people don't prefer to visit the advertisements !
if you are getting a lot of accidental clicks then your ctr will go down so if its a noticable ad its probably not a bad thing.
There will be no effect on CTR, but if it seems like a trick to misguide the visitors (like,the visitors are made to believe that it is some kind of story's headline), or if it is wrapped very closely with content then it can bring the end to your adsense account.
It does not effect CTR. But I believe that with the recent change in Google adsense policy, Labelling ads as " Sponsored Links" is not allowed. Check the same.
Label your ads as "sponsored links" for a month, then label them differently for a month. Compare the CTR you got for each month and then run with the better setup.
RewardsGuy- I just checked the policy and it states that 'Sponsored Links' is still allowed? Thanks for the replies everyone!
There are nothing hurt your CTRs , but sometime I think people won't click when they see Sponsored Ads or Ads or Advertising.
you should not written this because you will get many clicks if users thought that they are not visiting advertisers
I can't assure that. But all you can do for now is by experimenting your ads' placements, colors and even sizes to get better or the best results. Just do that every after 3 days so you can determine well which of the experimentations did well for you. Good luck!