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Posted By: Chris Bailey <gcmiphoneman@yahoo.com> In Response To: Okay, I need help (mostly Adsense-related).... (MaaMaw)
Sunday, 10 July 2005, at 11:27 a.m.
Well, I'm no AdSense expert MaaMaw, but I'm averaging 0.5% clickthrough ratio at the moment.
I only implemented AdSense in May and received 0 clicks with my first 800+ impressions.
I do intend to do some reading and tweaking.
Perhaps some others here will have some good advice for you.
What you've done sounds good to me. :)
But I do think you need a little more time to get a bigger set of stats to work with.
Good luck.
Chris B.
> I don't do **ANYTHING** right the first time. ZIPPO!!
> I can't be sure yet, but I think I've screwed up (again) (still).
> I know how to promote a site, and I know how to build trust, pitch the
> product, etc. -- but holy criminy, you throw something else into the mix
> and I get all bumfuzzled!!
> My Google Adsense CTR on BlubberBlowout.com is zero.
> Still barely any traffic (because I haven't promoted it yet; I want to
> make sure it works first) -- but it seems to me that 750 impressions and
> zero clicks is enough to tell me I did something wrong. I want to get it
> right before I spend time and/or money promoting the site.
> Here's my theory:
> I've got kind of a "combination" site, and I think I'm shooting
> myself in the foot.
> 1. Original content. The home page explains my system in detail, giving
> enough free details so information-seekers can strike out on their own.
> 2. Sales pitch. At the end of the home page, I peddle my ebook.
> 3. Niche-site stuff. Thinking I would treat this like a niche site, I
> added other articles, a directory, and some affiliate programs -- one page
> for alternative diet programs for people who just don't click with
> BBlowout, and two pages with BBlowout-related products.
> The Adsense ads are well targeted, they blend in with the site... and
> absolutely NOBODY is clicking on them.
> (This is off the subject, but I've noticed sometimes the ads are totally
> ridiculous -- completely unrelated to weight -- but if you refresh the
> page, the next set of ads is perfectly targeted; that's a little
> disconcerting because most people aren't going to refresh the page, but I
> have to assume it's a normal Google glitch, because it happens
> intermittently, it can happen on any page, and it doesn't seem to happen
> most of the time.)
> About shooting myself in the foot...
> Throughout the site, I'm directing people to my ebook. I'm also wanting
> them to click on the ads. Well, if they want my ebook (which is totally
> against losing weight fast, all fad diets, all drugs, and all forms of
> deprivation), it's highly unlikely they're going to want any of the stuff
> on the Google ads -- and yet the people who think my system is ridiculous
> should be interested in the ads because I'm promoting patience, they're
> promoting speed.
> I think the affiliate programs fit equally well either way, but I think I
> may have made a mistake trying to combine the two. (I didn't even realize
> I was doing that until after the fact, as usual.)
> I realize I need to test test test, but I also need to get my hiney in
> gear.
> I'm thinking maybe I need to separate this out -- a niche site with a
> directory, articles, affiliate programs, and ads for BBlowout mingled in
> appropriately -- and then BBlowout being basically nothing but a
> "long salesletter" type of site.
> I took the long way around, but I think what I'm saying is this: I'm not
> sure it works to say "Buy My Book" and "Buy These
> Instead" all in the same place.
> I hope I'm making sense. I'm sleep-deprived as usual.
> Any and all comments will be greatly appreciated.
> Luv,
> MaaMaw
> P.S. A lot of people from FIB downloaded the free ebook a while back.
> Please do NOT order the ebook if you did -- the free ebook contained all
> the information on my home page, plus the same "37 Ways" as in
> the new ebook (they are greatly expanded, well duh, but the basic
> information is the same).
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