Hello, I am a web designer from boston. I know all about SEO and keywording..reading all i can about adsense and forum talk. info: site type: portfolio 1500 hits a day i know a portfolio site isnt the best to attract people but here is my question. the first three days my clicks brought in about 13 $$ each.. now getting the same amount of clicks i am getting such a lower payout... is that just the ads that are being displayed? i didnt change any content so i dunno.. thanks, -tim
Three clicks getting $13 is nice but it's not a representative sample. If you ignore the great start has everything else been consistant? If $0.10 per click is close to what you are getting now, it may be that some poor Adwords advertiser accidently put in $10 as a bid on a keyword when he meant $0.10 and you lucked out. In any case, $13 for 3 clicks would happen on big money niches like lawsuits or service sold to major corporations.
You can put in a million dollars for a bid but you will only pay a maximum of one penny more than the bid right below you. You need to check your information before sharing it on a public forum.
I think we all had great starts on adsense. But then reality and Smart Pricing kicks in and the revenue drops.