I just wanted to thank everyone here for their work. I found this forum about 6 months after putting adsense on my website. I looked back today and realized that my CTR has more than trippled since I found this forum. I am in the process of redesigning the site with some small rotating paintball pictures close to my ads. I'll post the results of the increase =) http://hvpb.com Thanks again guys Keith
That's awesome. Were there any one or two things in particular that you think had the most effects on your CTR?
Nice one Keith, now it's your turn to watch some of the adsense threads and make recommendations to others based on your own experiences and reading.
Great to hear, sounds like you're on the right track! It will be interesting to hear what you've done and how your current designs work out
I wish I had taken some screenshots of my site before finding this forum. Basically originally I had a banner top/bottom and links in my text. I learned a lot about channels here and started testing them out. The first change I made was placing the skyscraper on the right hand side of the site. That bar appears on every page. Next I started playing with blending the colors (which was a tip from jack burton i believe). CTR rose again. Now I'm working on the rotating image code. I dont' think I can work it into the site as it is now. I'll give it a try, but most likely I'll incorporate it into my site when I overhaul it. So overall I used channels to find the most effective placement. Used blending to blend them nicely. I am also working on incorporating the ads into my forums, adding a blog to my site, and the pic rotator. I have a large number of players who play my game, so hopefully the more I can ge them to my site the better. Keith