Increase CTR for my programming articles site

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Increase CTR for my programming articles site
I would like to increase my sites CTR. I tried few tips but the improvement is very little.

1) WebSite is [see links in signature]
2) Daily visits are around 150-200 in weekdays (~100 on weekends)
3) CTR is roughly less than 1%(some days i am not getting a single click)

I have three ad sense ads in my site
1) Inline,
2) Horizontal bar at top,
3) Vertical bar at left

What I have tried to improve CTR
1) Placed an image next to inline ad
2) Tried blending with the content
3) Changed the anchors color to synchronize with other internal links of my site
4) Tried the various font size for the advertisements
5) i have changed the font color to dark red but no clicks at all few days i have monitored and reverted back today.

I feel i am doing something wrong. Please review and advise. Thanks in advance
#search engine optimization #articles #ctr #increase #programming #site
  • Programmers are tech savvy and are unlikely to click ads. Most run ad blockers and strongly dislike online advertising. Along with other online marketers they're one of the toughest audiences.

    Secondly, they're searching out your site for the information they hope it provides, not for buying a particular good or service. This means you're bringing in poorly targeted traffic.

    The best thing for you to do is to find a different niche if you want to make money. Do this by finding a less tech savvy audience that isn't online advertising adverse and by targeting buyers, not information seekers.
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    • excellent advice, and is there any way can i get some income based on page views or any other alternatives than adsense.

      BTW, my niche is very competetive and there are lots of websites with thousands of articles. I wonder how they are earning from these sites.
      thank you
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