10 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }}
10 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }}

Check your adsense units stats. You may be missing something big!

by paulgl
8 replies
  • SEO
    • |
I have not been one on checking stats, just keeping track of the
cash.

Decided yesterday, for fun, to check out some ad units. Lo and behold,
I noticed one ad unit I had not touched in months, getting 200+
impressions a day. I said WTF. No clicks! It was a unit I was not
even familiar with!

It took me while of digging through pages that don't get updated
and are somewhat forgotten. Found the page. Checked that it
ranks #1 for a decent keyword! But the page was not optimized
by what I have learned in the past 2 years here.

Needless to say, I immediately optimized it.

Can you say adsense cha-ching today? Holy cow!

All I can say is to check your units that get a lot of views
but no clicks. A lot of views means you are getting traffic.
Now you can start some tweaking.

Paul
#adsense #big #check #missing #stats #units
  • Profile picture of the author Bulldozer
    Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

    But the page was not optimized
    by what I have learned in the past 2 years here.

    Needless to say, I immediately optimized it.

    Can you say adsense cha-ching today? Holy cow!

    All I can say is to check your units that get a lot of views
    but no clicks. A lot of views means you are getting traffic.
    Now you can start some tweaking.

    Paul
    Please, explain.
    If your page was getting a lot of traffic, then it must have been well optimized for SEO.
    Do you mean it wasn't optimized in terms of increasing the CTR? (color of ads, integration, placement on the page, etc?)
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4621917].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author JoshuaG
      I always use the ad units view as opposed to URL channels to view all my data. When you clearly label your units its a very effective way to track your performance.
      Signature

      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4622230].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      Originally Posted by Bulldozer View Post

      Please, explain.
      If your page was getting a lot of traffic, then it must have been well optimized for SEO.
      Do you mean it wasn't optimized in terms of increasing the CTR? (color of ads, integration, placement on the page, etc?)
      I optimize all pages with "basic" SEO, and certainly use internal linking.
      Those links, as I keep preaching are gold.

      Of course, as we all know, not all pages get ranked that are
      optimized.

      Yes, I meant optimizing the site as far as adsense. I was using old
      ad units, odd placements, (before I knew any better) odd colors,
      the whole page looked okay, but not from an adsense standpoint.

      I was even using a 468 banner in the middle of the page. I used
      to love those. Until I realized that they were trash, especially
      when you are wasting ad block space. The page is now using the
      same layout and same looking ads.

      I am a person who just checks overall channel data. I am
      going to start paying attention to individual ad units.

      I don't like the new interface much either, but switch back and
      forth as I want some info from the new one, but the old
      one just seems so much better when you want to glance at
      your stats quick. Wish google would have just improved the old
      one.

      Paul
      Signature

      If you were disappointed in your results today, lower your standards tomorrow.

      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4622555].message }}
      • Profile picture of the author Bulldozer
        Great, so Ads design optimization was the key in your case.

        BTW, I don't mean to hijack this thread but I have a quick question: how do I track individual Ad units as opposed to URL channels?
        Every time I am creating a new Ad unit, I am labeling it. However, I seem not to be able to find how to track those labeled Ad units.
        Where to find them them in my AdSense account? Is there a way to do a search for their labels?
        {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4622648].message }}
        • Profile picture of the author bhuff85
          Originally Posted by Bulldozer View Post

          Great, so Ads design optimization was the key in your case.

          BTW, I don't mean to hijack this thread but I have a quick question: how do I track individual Ad units as opposed to URL channels?
          Every time I am creating a new Ad unit, I am labeling it. However, I seem not to be able to find how to track those labeled Ad units.
          Where to find them them in my AdSense account? Is there a way to do a search for their labels?
          Using the new interface, go into your Performance Reports and simply select "Ad Units" on the left sidebar. You'll see all of your ad units and there stats from there.
          Signature
          Want to speed up your writing and save time?
          This book will show you how:
          --> Write Fast: 21 Powerful Ways to Cut Your Writing Time in Half! <--
          {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4622764].message }}
          • Profile picture of the author Bulldozer
            ^ Cool, thanks.
            It seems that my units are missing the labels that I gave them, but I can recognize them by their size.
            I guess it's wise to stick to the new AdSense interface?
            I will be doing it from now on.
            {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4622896].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author yukon
    Banned
    That's the very reason I track every single page on all my sites with Adsense + Google Analytics. The data never lies.

    Paul,

    Now create more pages of the same type of content + keywords & get those similar pages ranked in the SERPs.

    Go after all long-tail variations of the same keyword.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4622354].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author bhuff85
    You know, for some reason I still haven't used the new interface much. Don't know why. I guess I just like seeing the day's earnings in that big green font

    On the flipside, I have to agree that it is good for tracking purposes and identifying ads that are performing well or underperforming. I'll make the switch someday...
    Signature
    Want to speed up your writing and save time?
    This book will show you how:
    --> Write Fast: 21 Powerful Ways to Cut Your Writing Time in Half! <--
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4622476].message }}

Trending Topics