1. Advertising
    y u no do it?

    Advertising (learn more)

    Advertise virtually anything here, with CPM banner ads, CPM email ads and CPC contextual links. You can target relevant areas of the site and show ads based on geographical location of the user if you wish.

    Starts at just $1 per CPM or $0.10 per CPC.

Picture Above Ad To Increase CTR

Discussion in 'Reporting & Stats' started by wiseone, May 3, 2005.

  1. www.AmCy.org

    www.AmCy.org American CyberSpace®

    Messages:
    1,642
    Likes Received:
    60
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    190
    #21
    Absolutely not. It's perfectly within the bounds of the TOS. It's creative and it works so why not?

    I once saw a site that had a 160x600 AS skyscaper in the site's left hand side bar. Adjacent to the skyscraper, the site had a tall picture of a lovely lady, smiling and facing the visitor, with her arms attractively gesturing toward the AS ads. At first I thought, "No way that this can be allowed," but actually it is.

    Creativity pays in this game.

    AmCy
     
    www.AmCy.org, May 4, 2005 IP
  2. wiseone

    wiseone Peon

    Messages:
    72
    Likes Received:
    3
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #22
    I am testing the theory with a few of our pages... Here is the setup:

    - Articles consist of mostly text. No additional pictures other than logo for site.
    - Pages contain links to other related articles.
    - Using the 160 X 600 skyscraper.
    - Above the skyscraper is a 200 pixel wide picture related to the articles and the ad. (example: Article about dog food. Picture of dog eating. Ads about dog food.)
    - Picture is high quality stock-photo.
    - Ads are blended with rest of site with no border.
    - Everything is to the left.

    I will let you know how it goes.
     
    wiseone, May 4, 2005 IP
  3. wiseone

    wiseone Peon

    Messages:
    72
    Likes Received:
    3
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #23
    Here is my report...

    - Picture above ad is not as good as picture beside ad or right at start of text of article.

    I am still working with a small sample. However, it did produce a slight increase. I will need to monitor over the next few days.

    Thanks.
     
    wiseone, May 5, 2005 IP
  4. alang

    alang Notable Member

    Messages:
    2,021
    Likes Received:
    220
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    235
    #24
    Yeah, picture beside ads is work wonder for me too. Esp if the ads and the picture is the same size. I put picture above ads on the worst adsense earning page.
     
    alang, May 5, 2005 IP
  5. paymentapprovaltooslow

    paymentapprovaltooslow Banned

    Messages:
    1,038
    Likes Received:
    36
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #25
    How has it worked? I find the most effective place to put the ads is on the upper left hand corner.

    But it intrudes with the navigation menu.

    ALso, put ads on the right and side as well.
     
    paymentapprovaltooslow, May 6, 2005 IP