Google Targets "Above The Fold" Ad Laden Pages
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Page layout algorithm improvement - Inside Search
So you're looking for Algo friendly layouts that still give good CTR ?
Try these:
An SEO Guide to Adsense, Ads and Placement | SEOmoz
These yield about 5% to 12% CTR for me depending on the niche. I still make good money because I choose valuable (high CPC) niches.
That said I DO have one site that is laden with ads above the fold. It gets as much as 15,000 unique visitors on some days and is very popular. I'm leaving those ads above the fold just to see what happens .....just as an experiment.
On the otherside, I think Google is being incredibly hypocritical here. Looking at the competitive terms, sometimes the organic results are pushed below the fold by their ads and other products.
Another Excellent Read on the Subject:
http://searchengineland.com/too-many...ut-algo-108613
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