Run forum host with 50k pageviews / day - Less than 5 clicks / day :-( HELP

I need some recommendations.

Problem: I run a resource intensive site that nets close to 50,000 pageviews per day. Google ads at the top of every forum are blocked by my user's browsers / computers or completely ignored.

Result: I get less than 5 clicks / day. That's like 0.001% CTR.

Anyone else run large forums? What do you do to increase cash flow? What advertising company do you use?

Thanks

 

1. Link to your forum
2. Explain to me your ad position

I personally get on average 1-2 clicks every other day (mainly every day) on my clan forum and I'm at $96.xx adsense cash and I get around 2000-3000 impressions a day.

 

That seems very unusual. Where is your traffic coming from?

 

Forum normally have lower CTR and your user is blocking the ads. I suggest you to use CPM than CPC.

 

Absolutely right.

 

I agree with CPM for forums. People don't tend to click ads on a forum.

 

Maybe you could begin a paid subscription campaign. If you have dedicated members they may be willing to pay for extra features, whatever they may be.

2000-3000 impressions/day - on a CLAN forum. You've raised a fine clan

 

Yep like others said, CPM is the best for forums. I would go with CPM, still place an adsense ad inbetween the posts, and then you should be able to make more than you are now.

 

Did you try to place your ads between 1st and 2nd post? It should have higher CTR comparing with header or footer position.

 

How can you know they are blocked?

How many impressions you get in adsense?

 

i have problem too.

 

The skyscrapper banner ad is at the top of the page, above the menu bar. My statistics are from Google/ads. Traffic is global, but mostly from the U.S.

Visiting some of the sites at work / other computers do NOT show google ads.

I tried to apply to some CPM programs - but they don't accept forum hosts. Which publishing company do you guys use that accepts forums?

I'll try the ads after the first post method.

 

I've never had any personal experience with CPM, but I've heard that some good ones are: http://www.casalemedia.com/, http://www.valueclickmedia.com and http://www.miva.com/ are all good.

 

Thanks for the tips Fluffball. I was just about to ask which companies were the best for CPM. Thanks.

RMC

 

That is extremely low. What is the topic of your forum?

 

No problem. You could also consider adding more ads to your site - Such as to the post submission page and 404 page.