AdSense Exports: What's a good CTR?

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Just as the title says. What's a decent click rate for AdSense?


Edit: Title is supposed to say "experts", obviously.
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    • Profile picture of the author Ernie Lo
      Originally Posted by Fraggler View Post

      Anything above 5% is good; higher than 10% is great.
      Woohoo that means I'm extra great
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  • Profile picture of the author miker501
    Originally Posted by GCostanza View Post

    Just as the title says. What's a decent click rate for AdSense?


    Edit: Title is supposed to say "experts", obviously.
    I would say 10-20 % is pretty good. Over 20% is excellent. I have some sites that are consistantly at 40% +, some that wallow at 5%, which I will discard at renewal time. Niche, keyword and ad relevancy are all major deciders on this, the template less so IMHO. Cluttered is bad though !
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    • Profile picture of the author behnk01
      You can get even greater ctr if you sort by ad group and have 2 adwords accounts. aim me.
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    • Profile picture of the author Wi
      Originally Posted by miker501 View Post

      I would say 10-20 % is pretty good. Over 20% is excellent. I have some sites that are consistantly at 40% +, some that wallow at 5%, which I will discard at renewal time. Niche, keyword and ad relevancy are all major deciders on this, the template less so IMHO. Cluttered is bad though !
      If the 5%'ers (your websites which have about 5% CTR) is earning them selfes in, why discard them?

      I mean... This is a common mistake IMO... The hosting costs maybe $10 per year.. And the site is earning $10 per month.. Why discard it? I mean.. At the paper your site will earn 10x the amount it costs to keep it running?

      I don't know your sites - it COULD be that they are NOT earning them selfes in.. But if they are.. Then why not let them run? if the profit is $20 per year - then it's okay, as long as you don't have to keep posting content! Let it earn as much as you can.
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      • Profile picture of the author miker501
        Originally Posted by Wi View Post

        If the 5%'ers (your websites which have about 5% CTR) is earning them selfes in, why discard them?

        I mean... This is a common mistake IMO... The hosting costs maybe $10 per year.. And the site is earning $10 per month.. Why discard it? I mean.. At the paper your site will earn 10x the amount it costs to keep it running?

        I don't know your sites - it COULD be that they are NOT earning them selfes in.. But if they are.. Then why not let them run? if the profit is $20 per year - then it's okay, as long as you don't have to keep posting content! Let it earn as much as you can.
        Doesn't sound so bad when you put it like that. I have a few that site around No3 or 4 and get nil backlinks and few clicks, but the clicks I get are good earners. I guess most sites can be profitable with work, I'd just rather have 10 sites that each earn $20 a day, rather than 40 that take my time up.
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  • Profile picture of the author gearmonkey
    I'm at 0.57% in June and this has been a bad month. I like to be at around 1%
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  • Profile picture of the author Fernando Veloso
    You need to address this question to a specific niche market.

    Some people get 22% CTR, others get 2%, same market, 2 different sites in top 5.

    But as troy said:

    Anything above 5% is good; higher than 10% is great.
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  • Profile picture of the author justinknightley
    For those guys with > 5% CTR - Well done, good work!

    Do you find the Ad. Position makes much difference?

    I'm bidding on position #3 at the moment for many keywords - do you find bidding for #1 is worth the money??
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  • Profile picture of the author DrGUID
    It depends on the market. Try getting good clicks in the tech-savvy market where geeks stopped clicking on AdSense ads in '04.
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  • Profile picture of the author praveenkumar
    Normally real estate market and finance market have big competition for adwords.
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  • Profile picture of the author michealcdz
    5 to 8 percent is good
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  • It is all about the design/theme you are using for your website. Its how you structure your ads with the content. Test, Test, and Test some more.

    Currently I average between 8-14% Click through rates using my own custom made theme for my niche sites.

    Click through rate differs depending on the niche you are in.
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