Adsense | 7milesdown

This blog is hardly a huge money maker, but this month has been quite unusual for me and I felt that I had to share my experience with you all. I’ve been running Adsense for several years now, and its primary purpose has always been for the payment of my hosting and purchasing small items online. This month has been special however, and my page impressions have almost doubled yet my blog has gone unchanged.

What I found odd was the fact that my comments have been way down, yet my page impressions have skyrocketed. As a fan of comments, I’ve actually been quite disappointed with sparse amount I’ve had recently. Sometimes I think the comment function is broken! However, I can’t complain too much because my earnings have been so good. Maybe its just coincidence. I guess I’ll see how things turn out in November. haha.

As a publisher for google adsense, I have always been curious to know where my site received the greatest number of visits and which ads and placements were the most effective. With tons of resources regarding Adsense across the internet I did a little research and placed my ads in areas that were supposed to get me the best return rate.

After searching google, I noticed that the one search term which regularly made the top 10 listings on all major search engines for my site was “Postal Service Exam”. I found that odd because I wrote a two liner on the subject when I took the examination several years ago.

This is where MyBlogLog comes in. After locating my post receiving the most search engine traffic I wanted to be sure to make the most revenue from it. I placed a few ads in several “hotspots” including one right below the post title and made sure they were clearly visible but non-intrusive to the reader. From there I was able to track my adsenese clicks and any other site clicks using MyBlogLog’s Link Tracking Code feature. It’s very simple to use and highly effective considering I’m still using the free version. After several weeks of testing my adsense placements I began noticing where the highest amount of clicks came from and from that point on I was actually able to sell several banners including a three figure one bought by AceYourPostalExam.

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