"Normal" Adsense CTR

Halfdantimm · 05-14-2011, 12:46 PM

I'm currently messing around with a blog trying to improve it's CTR. I have around 150-200 unique visitors every day, however, I'm only getting 2-5 clicks a day. That's not very much and I'm not always above a single dollar in earnings.

Should I focus on getting more traffic, or is a CTR beneath 1 % worth working on? What's a "normal" CTR?

best regards

hurn · 05-14-2011, 12:57 PM

5% is good for ctr. Increase your ctr with ad placement, size, type and colour. If you have wordpress blog use why do work adsense plugin. It works for me. I wonder why can't you earn with 100+ visitors. normally I earn more than $1+ per day with 10 visitors. Another reason is your cpc is too low for your niche.

Josh MacDonald · 05-14-2011, 01:51 PM

Depending on the style of your site. If you are using websites like I sell in my WSO, then you should expect over 5% CTR, but if this a forum or something, you will be under 1% CTR.

ARVolund · 05-14-2011, 03:56 PM

There really is no "average" I have some sites that run around 1% and some that run 15-20% it really depends on the niche and types of visitors you are drawing.

The first thing I would so is tweak your ad placement a bit and see if you raise your ctr that way. Also try changing the colors of your ads etc as well. Sometimes you get better results by blending in and sometimes by standing out. Make one change at a time and do some testing.

misterkailo · 05-14-2011, 04:54 PM

Doesn't matter what the normal CTR is. You can have 50%+ and stay legit as long as you're not forcing people to click it or fool them.

rab173 · 05-14-2011, 05:14 PM

Probably about 1% is normal for Adsense.

misterkailo · 05-14-2011, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rab173

Probably about 1% is normal for Adsense.

According to who?

Michael55555 · 05-14-2011, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ARVolund

There really is no "average" I have some sites that run around 1% and some that run 15-20% it really depends on the niche and types of visitors you are drawing.

The first thing I would so is tweak your ad placement a bit and see if you raise your ctr that way. Also try changing the colors of your ads etc as well. Sometimes you get better results by blending in and sometimes by standing out. Make one change at a time and do some testing.

There is an average. We just don't KNOW the average.

FinallyFree · 05-14-2011, 05:57 PM

Depends really. I've had a 25% CTR(bad ad placement) and even had sites with less than 0,50% CTR(with good ad placement).

But the average with good and proper placement is 3%-5%. I would rather have 10k visitors daily and 0,50% CTR than 25% CTR with 10 visits a day.

If I was you I would keep building content and backlinks, so you can get more visitors and eventually earn a lot more per day.

simonbuzz · 05-14-2011, 08:33 PM

Try changing your ads size and placement and test their performance to find out which works and which doesn't

paulgl · 05-14-2011, 09:34 PM

Google does not care whether you get 0% or 100%.
All they care about is that is was from a real-sales-oriented-visitor.

Normal for you is not normal for me. There is no normal normal.

There's no CTR to be expected either. Crazy trying to come up
with a number.

Paul

dkt91 · 03-29-2012, 02:54 PM

I find CTR is always very hard to estimate before you actually launch a site. What I always do is to simply get started somehow, doing what according to my previous experiences works best. Then I start tweaking.

05-14-2011, 12:46 PM	#1
Halfdantimm Active Warrior Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Denmark Posts: 32 Thanks: 9 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	"Normal" Adsense CTR I'm currently messing around with a blog trying to improve it's CTR. I have around 150-200 unique visitors every day, however, I'm only getting 2-5 clicks a day. That's not very much and I'm not always above a single dollar in earnings. Should I focus on getting more traffic, or is a CTR beneath 1 % worth working on? What's a "normal" CTR? best regards
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05-14-2011, 12:57 PM	#2
hurn HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 204 Thanks: 7 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts	Re: "Normal" Adsense CTR 5% is good for ctr. Increase your ctr with ad placement, size, type and colour. If you have wordpress blog use why do work adsense plugin. It works for me. I wonder why can't you earn with 100+ visitors. normally I earn more than $1+ per day with 10 visitors. Another reason is your cpc is too low for your niche.
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05-14-2011, 03:56 PM	#4
ARVolund Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 542 Thanks: 4 Thanked 72 Times in 65 Posts	Re: "Normal" Adsense CTR There really is no "average" I have some sites that run around 1% and some that run 15-20% it really depends on the niche and types of visitors you are drawing. The first thing I would so is tweak your ad placement a bit and see if you raise your ctr that way. Also try changing the colors of your ads etc as well. Sometimes you get better results by blending in and sometimes by standing out. Make one change at a time and do some testing.

05-14-2011, 04:54 PM	#5
misterkailo Advanced Warrior Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 581 Thanks: 0 Thanked 46 Times in 43 Posts Social Networking	Re: "Normal" Adsense CTR Doesn't matter what the normal CTR is. You can have 50%+ and stay legit as long as you're not forcing people to click it or fool them.
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05-14-2011, 05:14 PM	#6
rab173 Warrior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 7 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: "Normal" Adsense CTR Probably about 1% is normal for Adsense.

05-14-2011, 05:57 PM	#9
FinallyFree Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 93 Thanks: 12 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: "Normal" Adsense CTR Depends really. I've had a 25% CTR(bad ad placement) and even had sites with less than 0,50% CTR(with good ad placement). But the average with good and proper placement is 3%-5%. I would rather have 10k visitors daily and 0,50% CTR than 25% CTR with 10 visits a day. If I was you I would keep building content and backlinks, so you can get more visitors and eventually earn a lot more per day.

05-14-2011, 08:33 PM	#10
simonbuzz Banned Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,400 Thanks: 17 Thanked 95 Times in 93 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: "Normal" Adsense CTR Try changing your ads size and placement and test their performance to find out which works and which doesn't

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paulgl Plundering the Web War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 4,851 Thanks: 804 Thanked 1,200 Times in 887 Posts	Re: "Normal" Adsense CTR Google does not care whether you get 0% or 100%. All they care about is that is was from a real-sales-oriented-visitor. Normal for you is not normal for me. There is no normal normal. There's no CTR to be expected either. Crazy trying to come up with a number. Paul
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03-29-2012, 02:54 PM	#12
dkt91 Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Southern Germany Posts: 21 Thanks: 15 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking	Re: "Normal" Adsense CTR I find CTR is always very hard to estimate before you actually launch a site. What I always do is to simply get started somehow, doing what according to my previous experiences works best. Then I start tweaking.