No money from click, and very low cpc

[thedog]

Hi guys. I got my first adsense click today on a new site... but earned 0.0c?

Why is this.

Also, another site I have in the travel niche just got 0.03c cpc?

When I did the research for the keyword, the cpc was around $1.50... I know I should expect around half that... it's usually 0.30c cpc.... but, 0.03c....

Any ideas why this is?

Does this relate to the amount of traffic you get? This site is number 7 in the serps.

[Valera]

This could be because the particular keyword you are targeting is really low CPC, maybe its a particular article on your site if your site is multi-page that fetches really low clicks sometimes.

It could be almost anything that caused that small click.

Personally, I never work in any niches that are under 3-4$ CPC

[thedog]

Originally Posted by Valera

This could be because the particular keyword you are targeting is really low CPC, maybe its a particular article on your site if your site is multi-page that fetches really low clicks sometimes.

It could be almost anything that caused that small click.

Personally, I never work in any niches that are under 3-4$ CPC

That's a pretty high cpc threshold... most people, from what I've been reading look for something over $1.

Also, surely the monthly searches come into play... what would you rather target... a site with $4 cpc and 1000 searches a month, or a site with $1.50 cpc and 25,000 searches a month.

High cpc keywords are also extremly competetive.

[IM Ash]

Originally Posted by thedog

Hi guys. I got my first adsense click today on a new site... but earned 0.0c?

Why is this.

Also, another site I have in the travel niche just got 0.03c cpc?

When I did the research for the keyword, the cpc was around $1.50... I know I should expect around half that... it's usually 0.30c cpc.... but, 0.03c....

Any ideas why this is?

Does this relate to the amount of traffic you get? This site is number 7 in the serps.

Google has deemed the click to be invalid... it happens to everyone in the Adesense arena!

Like everything else, your traffic (and the quality thereof) will determine your level of income. I wouldn't fall in the trap of going for low volume keywords with high CPC, because the real CPC is often less than that which is stipulated in GKT.

Read this post for more insights: Steps to Identify the **REAL** Adsense CPC... [A Must Read For Adsense Publishers]