Hi I have added WidgetBucks over a week ago, due to the amount of hype it has generated. I have not received a single click on those ads till now. Link - www.arcadehouse.org Please suggest any change , to help me get more clicks. Thanks Ishan
They are too obtrusive. Make them blend in and not so big. Also try adding a banner or leader board ad above above your games.
I think using black background color (as it is on header) and 728x90 px. version will be more effective at this position
Replace the 468x60 banner with either a 728x90 or the custom 660 x 330 banner. On the flash game pages, add two skyscraper banners. Have one to the left of the game and one to the right.
Yes I agree. Your problem in no way is your placement. I have the 468x60 banner at the very top of every page on my arcade and have a CTR less than 0.2%. Consider changing it to a 728x90. I get around 0.8% CTR with those on my other arcades. Also If you can add a 120x600 or 160x600 banner. I have over 1.2% CTR with those. Also a tip to get more per click. The more expensive the products in the category you are using the higher your CPC will be. I recommend the Xbox 360 or Nintendo Wii categories.
I used your advice & added a 468x60 banner , which did not blend with the website colours, but I got a 3.64% CTR . I have now changed the color to black following pluswebdev's advice, let's see what the CTR is now. I will try adding skyscrapers next to the games. I am using MerchSense. @bscdesign.com, How much do you get per click for the Xbox360 & Nintendo Wii categories ? Thanks Ishan
In those categories I get 11c per click. Doesn't seem like much compared to some others but with the older Xbox and Playstation 2 games categories I got less than 11c. That is a great CTR for a 468x60 banner on an arcade. I will have to try the Game Consoles category. I would like to know what you find works better. Blending the ads or making them stand out a lot.
Well, you should go in for Merchsense then , as I get $0.28 per click. I will post my stats here tomorrow, & we will see what works better
Merchsense is the option giving when creating a new widget, instead of targeting a category. It will crawl the page and displays relevant products.
I will test that on my arcade and see how id does. I have a feeling it won't do very well as arcades don't have much text.
Does that category preform the best for you? And what is your average CPC and CTR with it? I wouln't be surprised if it had a better conversion rate because they are so cheap.