My CPC Is Horrible!

lutherlars · 11-23-2011, 05:07 AM

So I'm getting on average 320 visits a day for the last three weeks now but my cpc is horrid. Is this my fault for targetting keywords that are known for low payout or, are others experiencing low cpc right now?
Would I be better off going after keywords that bring less traffic but have higher cpc? I understand that ads in the content network will pay less but .10 for my highest click is just stupendous!

Cyber Rankings · 11-23-2011, 05:40 AM

A lot of people make this mistake when first starting out and myself included. If i am building a website to make money through adsense I always make sure the main keyword has over £3 ($4.30) per click. I then find long tail keywords to target, now even though in the Google keyword tool it says you get paid less for these most of the time you will notice that it will show the same £3 per click ads.

However since you already have traffic don't waste it. have you tried CPA? i.e. peer fly or maxbounty. Have you tried video ads? You can get around $0.40 per view with video advertisements. If your page rank is high enough trying selling text links etc.

Google adsense is far from the best way to monetize most websites

theebookcavern · 11-23-2011, 11:47 PM

To be honest my CPC has dropped this week but my experience with Adsense is that it does fluctuate from time to time.

Have you got Google Analytics enabled on this site? If so you can view your CTR, CPC and ECPM by page and then base your future writing on the pages with a high CPC. However, if .1 is your highest click this might not give you much useful information but it's worth a look.

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Cyber Rankings I Know SEO War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 371 Thanks: 34 Thanked 35 Times in 29 Posts	Re: My CPC Is Horrible! A lot of people make this mistake when first starting out and myself included. If i am building a website to make money through adsense I always make sure the main keyword has over £3 ($4.30) per click. I then find long tail keywords to target, now even though in the Google keyword tool it says you get paid less for these most of the time you will notice that it will show the same £3 per click ads. However since you already have traffic don't waste it. have you tried CPA? i.e. peer fly or maxbounty. Have you tried video ads? You can get around $0.40 per view with video advertisements. If your page rank is high enough trying selling text links etc. Google adsense is far from the best way to monetize most websites
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11-23-2011, 11:47 PM	#3
theebookcavern HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 399 Thanks: 41 Thanked 72 Times in 46 Posts Social Networking	Re: My CPC Is Horrible! To be honest my CPC has dropped this week but my experience with Adsense is that it does fluctuate from time to time. Have you got Google Analytics enabled on this site? If so you can view your CTR, CPC and ECPM by page and then base your future writing on the pages with a high CPC. However, if .1 is your highest click this might not give you much useful information but it's worth a look.
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