239 unique visitors and not 1 click, how come??

AhmedA · 01-29-2012, 09:04 AM

My website is still new but I have had 239 unique visitors till now and not 1 click on my adsense ads?? what could be the problem? I tested different ad placements (large rectangle on the right, then skyscraper on the right and a banner in the middle) but still nothing happened, what could be the problem??

PS there are no visitors from the US

Thank you,
Ahmed

reyhan · 01-29-2012, 09:28 AM

What is your bonus rate?

slix · 01-29-2012, 10:01 AM

Hey there,

I have a website in health niche that gets 400 unique visitors / day and I tested adsense for it just to see how it goes. In short, there were many days I didn't get even 1 click. If you are using WP based site, try to get your hands on a theme with high CTR.

Visitors not being from the USA will not change your CTR, but it may lower your income (lower CPC in some niches).

Slix

Ant Marshall · 01-29-2012, 11:04 AM

Dude that's normal.

In the last day on one of my sites I've have 1200 visits and 1 click through.

Just keep getting traffic to your sites.

Alessandro Brunelli · 01-29-2012, 11:09 AM

I have the impression that many of those visitors are perhaps bots...

A click-through rate over 1% is already good in my impression, but often is below 1%. It also depends on the real "value" of the page in terms of reader's experience (are there videos, interesting info, etc...)?

bobcarlsjr · 01-29-2012, 12:43 PM

my average ctr is .5%......

papamo44 · 01-29-2012, 12:48 PM

What is the topic of your site? If it is non buying related 1-2% is good. Having an add above the fold above your content is also a good idea.

Stevetyler72 · 01-29-2012, 05:08 PM

Target long tail keywords so people who click through to your site are in buying mode. They are then more likely to click an ad.

tjcreation · 01-29-2012, 05:25 PM

It's tough to get clicks with adsense. People have become so used to seeing the ads that they have become blinded to them. Try different configurations of the ads or different backgrounds.

lovboa · 01-29-2012, 05:41 PM

You may not have any targeted visitors looking for anything that your ads are displaying.

paulgl · 01-29-2012, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reyhan

What is your bonus rate?

Lost in translation...

You need to be patient, pump up your targeted visitors and ads.

Put the ads in your face for visitors.

Also, you should test things for at least 2 weeks.
Playing around with ad sizes, colors, placements
can be unsettling. If you think something looks good,
leave it for a while.

You might wish to not block and ads, and switch to
image and text.

Ant Marshall, your stats are sad but true. Most people
lack patience and a real-world outlook on adsense
and earnings. Some days you win, some days you lose.

Paul

CharlesFords · 01-30-2012, 12:13 AM

It is not easy to get a click even if you have a lot of visitors..

vlada111 · 01-30-2012, 01:18 AM

You should try to make a test. Put adds on one location and let em stay there for 4-5 days. Then change the position or change a type of add.

Place adds in content, not above. Place adds so people can see them, don`t hide them.

That`s the most common issue when talking about CTR.

danlew · 01-30-2012, 01:39 AM

It's quite normal for a website to have few clicks than impressions or number of visits. You will experience a few clicks on your ads when it is placed on the sidebar, footer or on the leaderboard. It will convert very well once it is within the content.

MikeWike · 01-30-2012, 01:41 AM

It's all about the placement of ads.
Try to fit them into your site, so they will look like they are your site components. Use same font/colors and so.
Good luck!

Yliax · 01-30-2012, 06:26 AM

Adsense ads have ctr of around 0.5%. So the ads to capture the attention is better to have it at the top left.

Apollo-Articles · 01-30-2012, 07:36 AM

Remember the human mind can never totally be calculated.

You could get a million visits tomorrow but zero clicks - how come? Because they just
didn't want to.

Your mission is to figure out why - placements, size, colours, content ect.

Sam

Bambu · 01-30-2012, 08:06 AM

Your site may be showing irrelevant ads. Use

Google Adsense Sandbox Preview Tool with Text, Image and Video Ads - Leaderboard, Skyscraper, Rectangle and Square formats

to see what ads are being shown on the site. Remove irrelevant ads from your Adsense account pannel.

It may be that your site doesn't target buyer type traffic. If you are running an entertainment site, don't expect high CTRs. My entertainment sites run about 0.5-1% CTR. My buyer type sites average 15-20% CTR.

01-29-2012, 09:04 AM	#1
AhmedA Active Warrior Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 57 Thanks: 6 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	239 unique visitors and not 1 click, how come?? My website is still new but I have had 239 unique visitors till now and not 1 click on my adsense ads?? what could be the problem? I tested different ad placements (large rectangle on the right, then skyscraper on the right and a banner in the middle) but still nothing happened, what could be the problem?? PS there are no visitors from the US Thank you, Ahmed

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reyhan Active Warrior Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 42 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 239 unique visitors and not 1 click, how come?? What is your bonus rate?

01-29-2012, 10:01 AM	#3
slix HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 120 Thanks: 25 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: 239 unique visitors and not 1 click, how come?? Hey there, I have a website in health niche that gets 400 unique visitors / day and I tested adsense for it just to see how it goes. In short, there were many days I didn't get even 1 click. If you are using WP based site, try to get your hands on a theme with high CTR. Visitors not being from the USA will not change your CTR, but it may lower your income (lower CPC in some niches). Slix

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Ant Marshall Never set limits. War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Norwich, UK Posts: 216 Thanks: 57 Thanked 53 Times in 33 Posts Contact Info	Re: 239 unique visitors and not 1 click, how come?? Dude that's normal. In the last day on one of my sites I've have 1200 visits and 1 click through. Just keep getting traffic to your sites.
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Alessandro Brunelli HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 121 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 11 Thanked 49 Times in 42 Posts	Re: 239 unique visitors and not 1 click, how come?? I have the impression that many of those visitors are perhaps bots... A click-through rate over 1% is already good in my impression, but often is below 1%. It also depends on the real "value" of the page in terms of reader's experience (are there videos, interesting info, etc...)?
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papamo44 HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fayetteville, AR USA Posts: 102 Thanks: 15 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: 239 unique visitors and not 1 click, how come?? What is the topic of your site? If it is non buying related 1-2% is good. Having an add above the fold above your content is also a good idea.

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vlada111 Active Warrior Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 51 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: 239 unique visitors and not 1 click, how come?? You should try to make a test. Put adds on one location and let em stay there for 4-5 days. Then change the position or change a type of add. Place adds in content, not above. Place adds so people can see them, don`t hide them. That`s the most common issue when talking about CTR.

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Bambu HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia Posts: 171 Thanks: 10 Thanked 22 Times in 21 Posts	Re: 239 unique visitors and not 1 click, how come?? Your site may be showing irrelevant ads. Use Google Adsense Sandbox Preview Tool with Text, Image and Video Ads - Leaderboard, Skyscraper, Rectangle and Square formats to see what ads are being shown on the site. Remove irrelevant ads from your Adsense account pannel. It may be that your site doesn't target buyer type traffic. If you are running an entertainment site, don't expect high CTRs. My entertainment sites run about 0.5-1% CTR. My buyer type sites average 15-20% CTR.