How my adsense earnings went from $200 per month to $2000 per month in one month

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Firstly apologies for the excessive use of the word month in the title
I just wanted to share with everyone what I did to increase my earnings by so much!! I manage a few blogs/forums etc and I had always used just standard ad formats... mainly the recommended ad sizes.

I noticed some of the ads were a bit to big for mobile devices mainly the smaller ones iphone, ipod etc so I went looking for a way to dynamically change my ad sizes based on the screen size..

Someone suggested using Google adsense smart sizing ad format(which I had no idea about) and boom within a few days I started earning double, triple ++ my previous earnings.

If you already use them I guess it won't help but if you were doing what i was doing id suggest giving it a go!
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  • Profile picture of the author aliendrummer
    Great tip!

    The link below is also good if you have an unresponsive theme/layout to make it more "mobile friendly".

    hxxp://circlecube.com/2013/01/adding-viewport-meta-tag-via-wordpress-theme-functions
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  • Profile picture of the author LarryHaywood
    Great tip. I am going to look into the smart sizing as I haven't used it before. Thanks!
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  • Profile picture of the author adeaugustus
    It's important to "tweak" ads around once in a while and also ensure you have a well optimized ads for all form of devices, considering that a larger percentage of internet user access the internet with their smart phone, it would be detrimental to neglect mobile ads optimization. Am happy you find out soon enough, enjoy your revenue.
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  • Profile picture of the author nettiapina
    Thanks for the tip. You learn something new every day.
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  • Profile picture of the author Najgel
    Yes exactly everyone asking what is wrong with their adsense / website I immidiately suggest changing to the smart sizing ad + of course the website needs to be responsive in 100%.

    Thanks for sharing this !
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    • Profile picture of the author 6mdrux6
      Nice tip..

      Does anyone know if Blogspot is responsive.

      I'm thinking of using only Google owned properties (Youtube, Google + and Blogger) for some Adsense ads.

      But, only if Blogspot is responsive. Anyone know for sure ??


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      • Profile picture of the author yukon
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        Originally Posted by 6mdrux6 View Post

        Nice tip..

        Does anyone know if Blogspot is responsive.

        I'm thinking of using only Google owned properties (Youtube, Google + and Blogger) for some Adsense ads.

        But, only if Blogspot is responsive. Anyone know for sure ??


        Murel
        No, blogspot isn't responsive because a CMS is server side.

        Webpages are responsive, so you tell us, is your webpage responsive?

        Open your webpage in a desktop browser where the browser is about 1/2 the size of your monitor. If you see a horizontal scrollbar across the bottom of your browser your page isn't responsive. If there's no horz. scrollbar, it's responsive.
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        • Profile picture of the author C0DeZeR0
          Originally Posted by yukon View Post

          No, blogspot isn't responsive because a CMS is server side.

          Webpages are responsive, so you tell us, is your webpage responsive?

          Open your webpage in a desktop browser where the browser is about 1/2 the size of your monitor. If you see a horizontal scroll bar across the bottom of your browser your page isn't responsive. If there's no horz. scroll bar, it's responsive.
          Can you clear it more bit

          i used
          responsive ad unit


          For one day but didn't notice anything may be earnings decreased



          My site is In HTML One page and i see ads with different sizes make my site looks ugly ?



          what's your suggestion get back to normal ad units ?
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          • Profile picture of the author TurkishDelight
            Thanks for the advice, making sites mobile friendly is too often forgotten.
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  • Profile picture of the author WPcrew
    I had similar experience, but not that big earnings! Congrats mate!
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  • Profile picture of the author crete
    Nice I'm going to give this a try.
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  • Profile picture of the author caliphil007
    nice going to try it. keep it up mate
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  • Profile picture of the author Mr Lim
    Epic, that was the first stories I've ever heard tripling or quad the amount of earning. Congrats mate.
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  • Profile picture of the author netanel23
    Not to call BS, but you went from $200-$2k a mo with that one change?

    Seems a bit excessive, but either way a good tip.

    Will try this out on sites not set this way right now.
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  • Profile picture of the author Samuel Adams
    It's good that you found this out, as many site owners struggle with this specific problem. Many people are visiting sites on mobile devices now, especially forums and if we don't accommodate those people with mobile friendly ads, then it's no wonder ad revenue would be down.
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  • Profile picture of the author LXR
    Optimize and maximize your ad Adsense sizes.

    Two days ago I changed from a 468X60 ad to a 468 X 120

    From what I have seen in the past 48 hrs I am gaining approx
    $4 per day.
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    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      Every site is different, but why not go whole hog and put an even larger ad?
      I have no custom ads, as there are not too many ads. But I love
      the 336x280. Why not do that one? 300x250 supposedly is the most
      popular, ad inventory-wise, that is. Why not do a responsive ad size?

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      • Profile picture of the author LXR
        I have a 300x250 In the side bar.
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    • Profile picture of the author brettb
      I''ve done good with the 336x280 and 300x250 ads.

      But text links shouldn't be underestimated, especially if you put a horizontal block of them at the top of your article. The nice thing about them as well is that they don't look so intrusive as standard ads.
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      • Profile picture of the author LXR
        So, another adsense newbie question.

        If you create a group of ads and do not use all of them on your site, are
        all of the ads being bid on by adsense users ?

        Say you have 10 ads built, but only use 3 are the adsense bidders bidding on the three you have showing on your site, or all 10 even though 7 are not showing ?
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  • Profile picture of the author cbnet
    Out of these two 336x280 and 300x250, which one you will recommend for having in right side bar.

    BTW I already have two 336x280 with in the contents of posts.
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    • Profile picture of the author Rehmat
      336x280 has always brought me a good CTR, but having too many ads of same resolution may decrease competition between available ads, resulting in poor CPC. For better performance, use a responsive ad unit elsewhere on your site and place the 336x280 ad unit in sidebar. BTW sidebar has never been a productive place for me
      For me, ads above content, within content and below content do good and at the moment, I'm running responsive ad units in all available spots.
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    • Profile picture of the author hassaan747
      iam using 336x280 ad unit because it gave good cpc and there is more competition in this ad unit
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
      In all honesty, you should not listen to what anyone tells you. You should test it for yourself, on your site, and see what works best. Every site is going to be a little different.
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      • Profile picture of the author green0
        What ad's are you placing?
        Are you using Google ads?
        I'm working with Caesar's online casino directly, and really think I made a good deal.
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    • Profile picture of the author cbnet
      I am placing google adsense ads.
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  • Profile picture of the author cbnet
    Are the google text links ads responsive? I think they are not.

    How to make them responsive?
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  • Profile picture of the author brettb
    Nice tip!

    If you have a responsive site that's using Twitter Bootstrap or another framework then add something like class="img-responsive" to your ads - then they'll shrink on mobile devices. It works especially well for 728x90 wide banners.
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  • Profile picture of the author satrap
    Great share. Thank you OP.

    I had no idea about this either. I went ahead and replaced one of my unites with the smart sizing ad format version of it. And in just one day that unite's earning from clicks made on mobile devices increases by 600%. Yes, 600%!

    So, it does seem like a great idea to test out for those who are wondering about it.

    The only thing that is stopping me from changing all unites is that for some reason even on my desktop the ads are displayed as if I am viewing the site/ad on a mobile device. So, for example I normally have 300x250 inside the post. But when I changed to the Smart Ad Sizing Format, even on my desktop the ad displayed is mostly 468x60.

    Anyone has any idea about that and whether or not this is the norm. Thanks again OP.
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    • Profile picture of the author TAZ87
      600? WOW that is incredible I guess responsive is the way forward with the ever changing browsing habits of today.
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  • Profile picture of the author cbnet
    I could not find this "Google adsense smart sizing ad format" in my google adsense account. There is one by the name "Responsive ad unit (BETA)". Are these two same. If not, then where I can find this "Google adsense smart sizing ad format"
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    • Profile picture of the author satrap
      Originally Posted by cbnet View Post

      I could not find this "Google adsense smart sizing ad format" in my google adsense account. There is one by the name "Responsive ad unit (BETA)". Are these two same. If not, then where I can find this "Google adsense smart sizing ad format"
      Yes, that is the same. Basically, you have to create a new ad, and when choosing the size from the drop down menu, select "Responsive ad unit (BETA)".

      Side note to everyone else:
      Please test things always. Just because my change helped to increase revenue, it doesn't man it would for you too. It depends on many different factors specially your niche and your audience. Unless you test things, you will never know.
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  • Profile picture of the author GGpaul
    Shoot. I'd be happy to make even $500 a month on adsense. Looks like I gave up too soon. Maybe it's time to get back on my Health blog once again .
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  • Profile picture of the author crete
    Any updates on this? Is it still working?
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