Jan 11, 2010
Chitika Placement Failure
I've spent some time discussing the virtues of using Chitika ads next to Google Adsense, but my latest experiment has left me looking for lost revenue. In this experiment I placed Chitika Ads in my highest click-through location, where I used to keep Adsense ads, directly below my post title. The result was surprising to say the least. My impressions dropped by almost half and my clicks fell even... read more
Jan 8, 2010
Keeping Adsense Legal
I'm not sure if a new inspection crew started working for Google Adsense late last year, but it looks like my websites are getting more attention than they used to. My guess is that my increase in traffic, coupled with high click throughs, raised some sort of a flag. At the end of last year I was notified by Google to remove the large square text ad from the top of my blog posts on my automotive... read more
Sep 2, 2009
When Will Adsense Catch Up
This post is not meant to bash Adsense, nor am I writing it because I've found a better alternative. The point of this post is to illustrate how the advertising marketplace is changing and it appears to be adopting methods to fight ad blindness, yet Adsense ads have remained largely unchanged since day one. I think that there is more money to be earned by publishers and advertisers if Google would... read more
Nov 29, 2007
Adsense Style Sheet Ads
Ok, maybe not CSS style sheet ads, but damn close. It's now possible to create an ad, place it on your site, and in the future change the ad directly from your Adsense control panel. So, for people like me with multiple ads across multiple sites, when changing the look and feel, it becomes simple. NO MORE EDITING INDIVIDUAL ADS! Just wanted to bring this to the attention of those who haven't made an ad... read more
