Really bad CTR

Discussion in 'AdSense' started by !Unreal, Jun 20, 2008.

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    A few days ago I put adsense on a forum and ive been earning a reasonable ammount.

    However yesterday I got 4,400 impressions and only 16 clicks.

    Is this about normal for a forum? I supose that forums work differently in terms of ads than on normal sites.
     
    !Unreal, Jun 20, 2008 IP
  2. thn87

    thn87 Active Member

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    CTR depends on the ads placement and colors

    You can get a better CTR if you place your Adsense ads within threads in your forum
     
    thn87, Jun 20, 2008 IP
  3. Richie_Ni

    Richie_Ni Illustrious Member

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    Usually the CTR pretty low on forums...try different ad colors,placements and formats.
     
    Richie_Ni, Jun 20, 2008 IP
  4. silveraden

    silveraden Banned

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    Forums are known to have low CTR... if you are using Vbulletin, try deep integration tutorial found at VB support forum for good ad placement.
     
    silveraden, Jun 20, 2008 IP
  5. !Unreal

    !Unreal Well-Known Member

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    Im going to install a mod which puts an ad after the first post in a thread like it has here on DP. Also I will redo all of the colours, I think some of them are a bit too bold.
     
    !Unreal, Jun 20, 2008 IP
  6. okpara36

    okpara36 Peon

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    ctr depends on time spent by visitor on ur website & clicks & impression
     
    okpara36, Jun 21, 2008 IP
  7. Abhik

    Abhik ..:: The ONE ::..

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    Yeah.. thats quite normal for a forum, though on a lower side.
    Forums normally have a very low CTR.
     
    Abhik, Jun 21, 2008 IP
  8. giancarlo

    giancarlo Active Member

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    Check out this link:

    https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=43868
    Code (markup):
     
    giancarlo, Jun 21, 2008 IP
  9. !Unreal

    !Unreal Well-Known Member

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    Do you know the average percentage for a forum?
     
    !Unreal, Jun 21, 2008 IP
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    achusonline Well-Known Member

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    yeah some days adsense ctr's baffle many of us, it is like a roller coaster ride
     
    achusonline, Jun 21, 2008 IP
  11. !Unreal

    !Unreal Well-Known Member

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    Yes lol. So are my earnings. $6 yesterday and only $0.79 today :(
     
    !Unreal, Jun 21, 2008 IP
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    angilina Notable Member

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    Forums have really low CTR. Try different ad and link units and put them in different places, see which one works best for your forum.
     
    angilina, Jun 21, 2008 IP