Flow Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Google Adsense - How difficult? anyone feedback on google adsense? the pros the cons? worth it not worth it? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfe69 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 (edited) Google Adsense - How difficult?anyone feedback on google adsense? the pros the cons? worth it not worth it? Thanks Hi Flow, Google Adsense is definetly the best ad solution out there. Pros: - You do not have to worry about finding advertisers yourself, but you can draw on the huge pool of advertisers in the adsense programme. - Google claims to maximize your return on investment (clicks * pay per click) - Adsense delivers relevant ads to your site, thus meeting surfers interests and increasing the likelihood that they actually do click on the ads Cons: - your earnings are not transparent. NEither can you verify how many surfers clicked on your ads, nor on which ad they clicked, nor what the revenue share is between you and Google. BAsically you have to trust Google.. - Not a con related to Adsense, but rather a general word of caution: you need a huge site with a lot of traffic for the effort of maintaining your website acually paying off. Hope that helps as a first response, and I am sure others will add their opinions too! Best Wolfe Edited April 13, 2009 by Wolfe69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flow Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 Your reply is extremely informative for a newbie and non-tech like myself. Appreciate it, wolfe69! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Your reply is extremely informative for a newbie and non-tech like myself. Appreciate it, wolfe69! I agree, well spelled out. I run two web sites and use adsense also. It gets me a few thousand baht extra money a month but if you are going to depend on it as a primary source of income, a lot of work and planning will needed to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flow Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 Your reply is extremely informative for a newbie and non-tech like myself. Appreciate it, wolfe69! I agree, well spelled out. I run two web sites and use adsense also. It gets me a few thousand baht extra money a month but if you are going to depend on it as a primary source of income, a lot of work and planning will needed to be done. In my situation won't depend on adsense as my main source but will be part of an existing (pretty successful) Hong Kong based site. Excuse my ignorance, but how difficult / time consuming is it to set it all up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 i get about 30 dollar per month for a site with 2-3000 hits per day. its not difficult to set up. the only tricky part is to edit the html / php source files on your server and add the code. and thats not difficult at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffdog Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 The people of Google are bandits .... many Adsense users (including myself) were incorrectly accused of 'false clicks' and a lot of money was forfeited (I lost around 150 dollars). AdBrite is not as profitable than Adsense, but got never problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flow Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 i get about 30 dollar per month for a site with 2-3000 hits per day.its not difficult to set up. the only tricky part is to edit the html / php source files on your server and add the code. and thats not difficult at all 30 USD a month? Jeez - that's peanuts - forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 i get about 30 dollar per month for a site with 2-3000 hits per day.its not difficult to set up. the only tricky part is to edit the html / php source files on your server and add the code. and thats not difficult at all 30 USD a month? Jeez - that's peanuts - forget it. but i like pissing off my users with the ads LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flow Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 i get about 30 dollar per month for a site with 2-3000 hits per day.its not difficult to set up. the only tricky part is to edit the html / php source files on your server and add the code. and thats not difficult at all 30 USD a month? Jeez - that's peanuts - forget it. but i like pissing off my users with the ads LOL Understood Khun Thaksin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2008bangkok Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 There is certainly easier ways to earn a crust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyConway Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 part of an existing (pretty successful) Hong Kong based site. What's your niche? i get about 30 dollar per month for a site with 2-3000 hits per day. 2-3000 uniques or pageviews per day?... $30 a month? maybe your ad-placement needs adjusting, you should be earning much more then that unless your site is a very low paying niche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crushdepth Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Earnings is also related to your content - some topics pay a lot more than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 (edited) part of an existing (pretty successful) Hong Kong based site. What's your niche? i get about 30 dollar per month for a site with 2-3000 hits per day. 2-3000 uniques or pageviews per day?... $30 a month? maybe your ad-placement needs adjusting, you should be earning much more then that unless your site is a very low paying niche. pageviews mostly by returning visitors with niche forum. i have experimented with different layouts and read and taken googles advice on placements. $30 per month is acceptable i suppose , since it is 99% passive income. you need a really big website like TV to be able to make a living from internet advertising. Edited April 16, 2009 by mc2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlarmGuy Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 There is certainly easier ways to earn a crust You place a few lines of code on your pages and then sit back and collect money. I fail to see how anything can be easier than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanno Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 but i like pissing off my users with the ads LOL That is exactly why I try to avoid websites with Adsense. if you are not really trying to make a living with your site, you might be better off not to put Adsense. It is a trade off, I guess: 30 (thirty) Dollars vs. people avoiding your site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 i get about 30 dollar per month for a site with 2-3000 hits per day.its not difficult to set up. the only tricky part is to edit the html / php source files on your server and add the code. and thats not difficult at all 30 USD a month? Jeez - that's peanuts - forget it. but i like pissing off my users with the ads LOL Sorry, thats sheer madness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crushdepth Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 That is exactly why I try to avoid websites with Adsense. if you are not really trying to make a living with your site, you might be better off not to put Adsense. It is a trade off, I guess: 30 (thirty) Dollars vs. people avoiding your site. A couple of ads tastefully positioned are ok. It's only when people stick huge ads in the centre of the screen obstructing the content people are trying to view that people get narced. My pet hate is forums where you have to go looking for the posts which are buried under a pile of ad blocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyConway Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I suggest anyone considering getting into contextual advertising (Google AdSense) educate yourself over here have good read and post your questions. I have been a member since 2004 and learnt so much from these guys its unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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