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New google update may penalise you for too many ads above the fold

by chunder
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Full update on Google's webmaster central blogspot (I can't post links).

Notice at the bottom they say there's going to be over 500 more of these micro updates. That could mean a lot of work for SEOers.
#ads #fold #google #penalise #update
  • Profile picture of the author paulgl
    Originally Posted by chunder View Post

    Full update on Google's webmaster central blogspot (I can't post links).

    Notice at the bottom they say there's going to be over 500 more of these micro updates. That could mean a lot of work for SEOers.
    I think you are a tad behind the times. Light years?

    Waiting with baited breath when you can post links....

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  • Profile picture of the author camay123
    Page layout algorithm improvement - Inside Search

    January 2012 data, still usefull.
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  • Profile picture of the author GobBluthJD
    Every Google update has penalized ads above the fold. People should have stopped using ads above the fold ages ago! If you're still using them, well, here's another friendly Google warning to stop it asap.
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    • Profile picture of the author Nelapsi
      Originally Posted by GobBluthJD View Post

      Every Google update has penalized ads above the fold. People should have stopped using ads above the fold ages ago! If you're still using them, well, here's another friendly Google warning to stop it asap.
      People are warned not to do a lot of stupid things but every week I read in the paper of some idiot redneck car surfing or some dumb stunt.
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    • Profile picture of the author yukon
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      Originally Posted by GobBluthJD View Post

      Every Google update has penalized ads above the fold. People should have stopped using ads above the fold ages ago! If you're still using them, well, here's another friendly Google warning to stop it asap.

      That's wrong.

      Google doesn't have a problem with having Ads above the fold, people here are taking what G said to the extreme.

      I rank plenty of pages/keywords that load an Ad in the header (top/center), been doing it for years, nothing has changed (still ranked).
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  • Profile picture of the author nik0
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    Thing is that ads above the fold often convert much better then when having it somewhere at the middle or in the sidebar.
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    • Profile picture of the author Nelapsi
      Originally Posted by nik0 View Post

      Thing is that ads above the fold often convert much better then when having it somewhere at the middle or in the sidebar.
      Yep, this is especially a premium spot when you direct sell ads too.
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  • Profile picture of the author lutherlars
    My forum got hit and dropped from 1 to 4, with 3 youtube vids taking its place at 1. I am leaving the ads where they are for now due to them being far and away the best converting. Oddly enough, my earnings today are way up, maybe because ecpn is better.
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  • Profile picture of the author lucasbowen
    Another round of speculation again. Let's see some credible "evidence" that reasonable ad placement above the fold is penalized! Example - if I were the WM of CNN.com I'd immediately move my IBM ad blog top right hand side.
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