Comments on: How Much Blog Advertising Is Too Much?

By: Ryan Marshall

Ryan Marshall — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:05:56 +0000

I totally agree with your article! Websites/blogs that are plastered with ads or seem overly driven by ad revenue turn me off as a web surfer, and I’ll find something to read elsewhere!

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By: Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:09:08 +0000

You’re welcome!

At some point, I’ll write something about testing and using AdSense. In the meantime, here are a few tips:

Ads placed higher on the page do better than ads placed “below the fold” (the reader has to scroll to see them; I put my ads at the bottom of posts for purely aesthetic reasons, but you’ll make more money if you put them at the top of your post).

The large rectangle (336 x 280) is one of the best performing sizes.

Choose a color palette that blends in with the surrounding content.

Adding images around your ads can increase your CTR, but be careful not to violate Google’s terms. If you’re using WordPress, I’d recommend using the adsenseBeautifier plugin, which I’m using here.

Good luck!

By: Angad

Angad — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:08:28 +0000

Thanks for the heads up! I just recently signed up for Google Adsense, and am only testing it for now, so this should help.