4 years ago (Oct 22, 2003), I turned on Google AdSense on my blog. Oh! Time passes fast! I didn’t realize I have been using Google AdSense for almost 4 years, and that this product has been around for 4 years.
When I put my first AdSense unit to the page, I was worrying whether it hurt my users too much. I asked the question and answers (I, II) were pretty supportive. So I kept the Ad Unit on the right for the next four years.
Today, there is another change. Every month (April and May), I receive an email from Google that reads like this:
May 2007 Optimization Report
Dear Publisher,
Here is your optimization report for the month of May. After an automatic review of your sites, we think you might be able to improve your monetization using the following tips:
Placing more than one ad unit on a page often generates more revenue.
Many of your sites only contain one ad unit.
How can I fix this? Dismiss this tip.
We hope these tips are helpful, and encourage you to experiment using different layouts and formats–no two sites monetize the same way!
Sincerely,
Google Adsense
It seems not a bad idea to follow their suggestion.
Added Google AdSense Component
So here is what I did. I added an additional AdSense component to the bottom of the page, on the right, just on the right of “Other articles in this category” section.
In addition to that, I added a Google AdSense Link Unit at the end of the “Other articles in this category” section. You can see the change on this page.
Your Feedback
As always, I don’t want to pursue the path to make it commercial – it is promising (as many wrote me email), but I don’t feel I will be happy doing that. My decision is still: keep it as a public service for visitors and expats in Shanghai. No money involved.
I just checked the result. It looks still fine to me – not that annoying, especially the Link Unit – I found the content is interesting even for me (I cannot click on it though).
So what do you feel? I need to collect you, my reader’s feedback, and then compare with the additional monetization opportunity it brings, then make a decision (maybe in one week) whether to keep it or to remove it.
Conditional Ad Unit?
I am still looking for the solution to display the ads conditionally. I want to completely remove the ads (both top and bottom) for newly created content (say, the latest one month), so my frequent visitors won’t see ads at all. If someone comes from a search engine, or the content is so interesting that someone browse the historical blogs, they can see ads there.
Anyone knows how to do it? Thanks.
It totally depends on u…whether u want all these add on ur website or not…but as a visitor of ur blog i have no problem at all…
Jianshuo,
I still do not get you. Your site is absolutely my favorite , I will check out your site time by time. Your site and all those articles are so impressing for me.
I believe this site is not involved any money, that’s why I do not know why you pull Google into it. When I browse your site, I should be very, very caution to avoid clicking any unrelated hyperlink, like Google Ad. It makes me some kind of pressure.
It’s definitely NOT what you want, I believe all you do is to make everyone causally, relax, right?
BTW, when I tried to open Google’s Ad, it turns to “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage”. So what does this Ad do? i still do not get it neither.
So PLEASE remove any AD at this site.
Its your choice JS. Personally I think its fine that you have a few ads that help kick in a few bucks here and there to help youw ith researching some fo the topics you write for us. If the price i pay to read all this amazing insight and information is I have to deal with a few ads, no big deal. Nothing is free in this world so i don’t expect a free lunch. Helping prodie an amazing service with a minimum of distraction is fine by me. Please keep up the good work, ads or no ads, I will keep coming back.
I just added these sites to the Competitive filter. I just get tired of seeing these arbitrage site appearing on my site. Hope this works.
10-bestsites.com
10-top.com
101soho.com
1st-4-shops.com
1st-bikini.com
1st-home-business.net
1st-portal.net
247-shopping.co.uk
24hourbookings.com
24hourbookings.net
24hourbookings.org
4allyourinfo.com
8topsites.com
9topsites.com
accommodationitaly.info
ad-writing-here.com
adsensemadeeasy.com
advancedwebsearch.info
africasafarilistings.info
aktuelles-lexikon.de
alibaba.com
all-free-info.com
all-lasvegas-hotels.com
allstores.co.uk
allthebrands.co.uk
alltheindustrials.com
allthevacations.com
aprido.com
aria-sharingplace.blogspot.com
articlescafe.com
ask-guru-of.net
asynloving.blogspot.com
atdmt.com
bargaintravellerstips.com
bellaisa.org
berlincitytourist.com
berlinhotelinfo.com
best3websites.com
best4solutions.com
besthomegardensites.net
bestlocalsites.net
bestrelationshipsites.com
bestreview.co.uk
besttravelsites.org
bestwebdiscounts.com
betaseek.com
betterdeals.com
bloghog.biz
blogspot.com
bnccpa.com
bo7.co.uk
bolognahotelandtravel.com
bolognahoteldirectory.info
boxeo-boxing.com
canadianrockiestour.info
capetownhotelandtravel.com
cheapmexicotravel.info
cheaptravelnetwork.com
choose-uk.co.uk
ciscoknowledge.net
clear0.com
click4free.co.uk
click4savings.co.uk
clobo.com
compare-to-choose.com
compendianet.com
consultantsbusiness.info
cosyproperty.com
dailyseek.net
dateentrypro.com
dbmoz.biz
dbmoz.com
dbmoz.net
dbmoz.org
dealtime.com
definitionzone.com
discoverees.net
dldemon.com
downtown-internet.com
drea-aliveandthinking.blogpsot.com
easy-bali.com
ebay.com
ebay.de
ebosa.com
eclinicalresearchjobs.com
educational-online.com
eengineeringjob.info
efraudinvestigation.info
egadis.com
egivs.com
egraduatescholarship.info
eholeinone.net
electrical-engineering.info
eluxuryhomeplans.com
eperformanceappraisal.net
eroyaltyfree.info
eroyaltyfreeimages.net
eroyaltyfreephoto.info
eroyaltyfreephotos.com
eroyaltyfreestockphotos.com
estockimages.net
estudentgrant.info
ethioclips.com
everythinglisted.com
factguide.org
familytravelfun.com
fastcashgrants.com
fasterinfo.com
fideladeloopiedoo.org
financial–aid.com
finditonline.ws
fish4less.net
forsalein.org
foxydeals.com
freelance411.com
girlmoney.net
globalinfoexchange.com
globaljobsadministration.com
go-2-shop.co.uk
go-22.com
gooyeep.com
gr8info.net
grand-canyon-tour-advice.info
grandcanyonhelicoptertours.net
guide2biz.com
guidetocheaptravel.com
guidetolasvegashotels.com
helsinkicitytourist.com
helsinkihotelandtravel.com
ierpsoftware.info
imastersdegree.info
immigrationfreedom.com
indeed.com
indonesiajobs.net
infidelitytips.com
infoscouts.com
infosearch123.net
international-scholarship.net
ivoip.info
jamaicahousing.com
jamaicansociety.com
javainterview.com
jobcart.net
keepmedia.com
links-4-you.com
linxbest.com
listofjobs.com
litten.com
malaysiajobs.net
market-term.com
masterprogram.info
medical-schools.net
mesotheliomaasbestoslungcancer.com
mondoproperty.com
mozsite.com
mycalculations.com
mywebgold.com
mywiseowl.com
nursingdegreecenter.org
oninformation.com
online-degree.net
onlinedoctoratedegree.net
professionaladvices.com
proj-man.com
purebusiness.com
quotematch.com
richesse-succes-sante.com
savvygate.com
scholarship1.net
scholarshipoffers.com
scholarships-info.com
sciencegig.com
searchaxe.com
searchinfo123.com
searchinfo401.com
searchscribe.com
searchtopresults.com
searchtorpedo.com
shoutfind.net
smart2binsured.com
starware.com
teachandtravel.net
theairline-tickets.com
thextremehosting.com
tipace.com
top-3-sites.com
top10websites.net
topicarticles.com
travel-nurse-job.info
u-51.com
uaeclassifieds.net
uklastminutedeals.com
usefulfaqs.com
veliko.info
web-shoppingguide.com
webzsearch.com
wise-mind.com
womantalk.tv
work-and-live-overseas.com
www-cheap-airlinetickets.net