Adsense/CTR/Adunits Math help

Netboom · 11-01-2010, 04:28 PM

Hey guys, I've been using adsense on my main website for over a year now and I'm trying to tweak it to get the most out of it. On my main page for the first 5 months or so I had 2 main add blocks which got a click through rate of just under 20% in the month of July. In august I added some of the small text link block that link to a page of adsense adverts. Having looked at the stats today for the month of August my main adverts blocks CTR went down to around 10% and this small text link was getting around 4.7% but more impressions.

If I double the value of the 10% and it works out to more than the value of the 4.7% should I just take away the small link units?

Thanks for your time.

calfred · 11-02-2010, 12:56 PM

If adding link units doubled or tripled your income, why not?

But it is general knowledge that the lesser ad units/blocks you have, the more you earn per click.

20 % CTR is excellent by the way, according to AdSense "standards".

Netboom · 11-03-2010, 07:01 AM

Yeah its around 10-11% now I've added the other one line google adverts. But I guess that's still decent considering im getting about 4% CTR with the link units from that page. I've got a fishing related website with around 500 uniques a day but I'm lucky if i get two clicks a day.

11-01-2010, 04:28 PM	#1
Netboom Active Warrior Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 53 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Adsense/CTR/Adunits Math help Hey guys, I've been using adsense on my main website for over a year now and I'm trying to tweak it to get the most out of it. On my main page for the first 5 months or so I had 2 main add blocks which got a click through rate of just under 20% in the month of July. In august I added some of the small text link block that link to a page of adsense adverts. Having looked at the stats today for the month of August my main adverts blocks CTR went down to around 10% and this small text link was getting around 4.7% but more impressions. If I double the value of the 10% and it works out to more than the value of the 4.7% should I just take away the small link units? Thanks for your time.

11-02-2010, 12:56 PM	#2
calfred Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Malaysia Posts: 501 Thanks: 295 Thanked 50 Times in 42 Posts Contact Info	Re: Adsense/CTR/Adunits Math help If adding link units doubled or tripled your income, why not? But it is general knowledge that the lesser ad units/blocks you have, the more you earn per click. 20 % CTR is excellent by the way, according to AdSense "standards".

11-03-2010, 07:01 AM	#3
Netboom Active Warrior Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 53 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Adsense/CTR/Adunits Math help Yeah its around 10-11% now I've added the other one line google adverts. But I guess that's still decent considering im getting about 4% CTR with the link units from that page. I've got a fishing related website with around 500 uniques a day but I'm lucky if i get two clicks a day.