dear all , i need an answer to my question making a forum , is it a good idea to make money with adsense ? if yes , how can I improve my forum ?
No absolutely not! At least with regards to adsense that is, as at the very best your CTR will be in low single figures, even with huge traffic the CTR is still very low, we split tested ads to death with very little revenue change between the layouts. We've just run the No.1. ranked 2012 olympics forum in Google out of god knows how many million sites, and pulled the plug on it as soon as the games was over. Even with serious traffic numbers it was not worth the effort in relation to the amount of moderation/spam versus income. If you have a product to push then maybe its a different matter, or with the massive traffic a site like this gets, but if you are trying to break in to an existing market then forget it. We were lucky and started the forum the day the games was awarded and we had the best domain name going for a 2012 olympics forum which also helped with SEO
you have discouraged me i have created a forum in the week above , look to my forums , it can will be great and get more earnings in the future mega-website.net
Why would a single post from an anonymous person via DP change your mind when you have no idea what their web site is about or their skill level or even their traffic...??? Forums can be very lucrative because they promote interaction which draws repeat traffic. Usually the ads will be close to the subject of the thread which also helps with ad click conversions. Personally I would only start a forum on a web site that is already receiving traffic and not just a forum only web site with 0 initial traffic. Don't let others discourage you here. Quality traffic will make you money....who cares if someone else failed. 90% of all small businesses fail...and 100% of those failures would advise you not to start a small business...the 10% who succeeded are the ones who never listened
Why don't you use the domain to make a list of "mega websites" around the globe? Webmasters might fancy to submit their URL onto your site for evaluation or listing. Just an idea. Putting up a webmaster forum without distinguishing advantages will not help you stand out from the crowd.
Yes you are right don't let me discourage you after all with a forum ranked number 1 in google out of 25M+ for the term '2012 Olympics forum' (Some recent event tells me this keyword phrase may have had somewhat high competition, but I must have missed it with my head buried in the sand for all of August) what the f**k would I know about running one??? Forums bring repeat visitors -yes, do the ads being near to the threads encourage people to click on the ads - no. I stand by what I say, unless you have mega traffic you won't make a killing with adsense. Also I can't remember saying anywhere our forum failed can you? I just said we didn't make a fortune with adsense on it, and let's face it most of our visitors were hungry for accommodation listings and tickets as well so the adsense ad content was good. It just comes down to the plain simple fact that a typical CTR on any forum is very low indeed, and it doesn't matter what it's about - and that's been talked about on here before. Netstar - You've commented on running a lucrative forum, can you let us know what your forums about then? and much it makes from adsense per day? You seem to indicate it's lucrative running one. I am just interested as to how much money a lucrative one makes, got any stats? If you do then please share them will us all including your lucrative forum CTR.
I also this that making blog is best option but today even forums with good traffic and members also making good income from Google ad sense .
writing posts in discussion forums is a great technique to build traffic and make money with AdSense. writing posts in discussion forums benefits you in two ways: A) page rank, B) traffic.
It is a great IDEA. If you have some money start giveaways on your forum this will bring visitors that will register on your site.
It is a good idea. But in addition to Adsense add a CPM agency like the one in my sig, because the CTR for forums is quite low.
no, unless your forum is very active with high numbers of visitors and active members. I would make several blog sites and put adsense and also offer link advertising to similar sites instead.
Yes, DP forum is one of the good example. If you want to make good money, you need a forum with good content, informative thread and tons of active member
I believe that this has been discussed on another thread in the section, but here's my two cents anyways: Using adsense is one of the worst ways to generate revenue for a forum, even if it generates tons of traffic. There are plenty of other methods you can use to monetize a forum, such as including a marketplace where products and services can be sold (with the forum getting a percentage of the revenue). You can also start your OWN advertising platform where people approach the forum webmaster in order to buy advertising space (thus eliminating the need for a third-party platform like adsense). The possibilities are endless so long as you have a large forum community within a niche where there is money to be made. I will say that if you're committed to using adsense, place the forum within a niche where people are desperate to find answers (such as weight-loss, smoking-cessation, or even internet marketing). There's a much greater chance that your ads will receive clickthroughs in those types of niches than in less-profitable ones like technology.
I ,ll prefer to use blog rather then forum for google adsense earning, because blogs are best options in this field.
If you make an "authority" forum, then yes, it can be highly profitable. Just make sure you choose the right niche. Furthermore, try to get traffic/visitors from social media sites (twitter,pinterest,facebook)
Forum is basicaly good to keep the bounce rate of your site high. What i mean by that is that its good for your traffic to keep coming as visitors would keep coming to post and find information there.