1st problem, If i change the ads placement, my CTR will fall. and I am not blogging to do charity! 2nd problem, If i don't change the ad placement, few are complaing that they r having problem to read the content. Here is my blog, Paidforwritedown Now you decide.
don't change all ad placements... change one-by-one and notice the earnings.. also try with various colors & blend it. Thank You.
I dont even see any ads, only the google search. Just put a leaderboard, wide sky scrapper, and large square (Or two instead of sky scrapper) in your content. without border, and your ctr should be 2-4% if your visitors arent crap from like traffic exchanges. second if you want to blog for money, get a real domain / hoster and use wordpress, it will help your SERPS aswell. I got top in google searches easy using wordpress compared to a normal site/blogspot/etc.
A good thing to do once in a while is to put yourself in the position of the guy that just happens to find your site. What would you think if you stumbled upon a site like that? I know my first thought was "yuck, it's all ads" at which point I would leave your site instantly if I was an average user. Content should be the first priority, and then a couple of ads placed in a nonobnoxious way. Check out this forum for example, he doesn't overdo anything, just one pleasing ad spot in the upper right corner... there is no mistaking that is is an ad, and the content is where you would expect it, not cluttered up with garbage.
Damn it so many ads on top !!!!! Remove 1 large rectangle from top and add it in between your content. also put navigation bar options above adsense link ads on either left or right of your page
I am not saying exactly number, but i have over 20% CTR . and i appreciate what you are saying about to take domain etc. My layout is like that, i can not remove the ads from their. if i do noone will saw ads. Money is more important, if reader can give it. I will remove all ads. Generally only other bloggers have problem with ads, but new reader have not! (recently - there is no google ad, i remove all of them to see how many visitors now come.. and really still getting poor result.)
It is really hard to focus on anything on your site, there are so many different colors, two side columns filled with information, etc. I would suggest your try to make your site easier to read through, that way it will be easier to draw your readers attention to your ads throughout your site. This will also make it easier to blend your ads with your site content, which will, by itself, help to increase your adsense profit.