Hello there, Cananyone please suggest any reliable source of information about adsense clicks rates? Any real list of keywords sorted by $$? thanks a lot, Michael
Pretty sure on Yahoo you can find good keywords by searching for the bids on them, probably gonna be similar to google's as well. That may be some help.
Get an AdWords account, it'll cost you $5-$10 (depending on what country you're in) to sign up via credit card. Then you get access to keyword estimate information. Just remember that those estimates show the top values that advertisers may pay and that isn't necessarily what an advertiser will really pay due to Smart Pricing, the content network discount, etc. It's good for determining relative keyword values, but not absolute values. Those lists you see promoted get their info from the same basic sources. With a little time and energy you can develop your own list of keywords.
AdWord advertisers can choose if they want ads displayed only on search result pages or also on members of Google's "content network", which includes AdSense sites. Advertisers typically create a separate campaign specifically for search-only and pay more for those ads. Actually, they can do that stuff within one campaign now, but basically they pay less for clicks on AdSense sites than on search result pages.
Great post, thanks for the tips. Hey, may be I'l buy your book after all But, also maybe you know any simple way to check the adsense rates? Any updated list or something...
That'd be great, this link puts it right into your Amazon shopping cart Seriously, even if you don't buy the book, I'd just be happy for you to tell your friends and family about it. It's really meant for beginners, not experienced webmasters. And be sure to check out my AdSense blog, I post lots of free advice there. There is no such list. Too many factors come into play. All you can do if figure out the relative values. If you're looking for a list of "high paying" keywords for topic selection, you can probably come up with a list yourself. Just think of things where there's serious money involved. Mortgages, loans, life insurance, certain prescription drugs, anything involving a class action suit, etc. Anything where even a small number of clicks converting into clients is worthwhile. But then, everyone's targeting those things, so you have lots of competition. The challenge is to find an underserviced niche. You're better off going for the mid-priced ads rather than the high-priced ads.
Eric, I find your posts and blog to be insigtful..but please keep the plugs to a minimum. Cmon...you have to draw the line. Every post you make has a link to your blog.
And yet people still ask me where my blog is... somebody the DP forum code will accept my blog feed, but it doesn't like it for some reason.+
No, that's a different topic. What I'm saying is that AdWords advertisers can choose to only show their ads on Google's search result pages and may be willing to pay more to Google for the clicks those ads receive. But AdSense publishers don't enter into that part of the equation. Advertisers often pay less for the same ad when showing it on the Google content network, which includes our sites. Or smart pricing may do it automatically for them...