This then means it would take 16 clicks on Adsense to generate the same money, you also have to take into account that most affiliate programs also give us cookie time, which means if someone goes to the affiliates website and does or does not purchase something there will be a cookie places on there computer for 30 days, this means if they purchase anything during this time you will still get the commission for it. (You will need to check with your affiliate company for exact cookie life time). Notes What I’m finding as I continue to monitor my smart website advertising campaign is how much pay per click advertising fluctuates; I guess this is due to the ads over which we have little control. Affiliate advertising on the other hand can be much more accurate as you have much more control over the ads. If for example your pages content is about the best computer hard drives, then you add your affiliate ads pointing directly to a hard disk sales page. Unlike pay per click you can also click your own ads to see the page your customer sees which in my opinion makes such as difference as you can then choose if you wish to use it. Of course the beauty of pay per click is you simply paste the text and that is it, sit back at wait for the clicks, but just how accurate or relevant is the ad recognition to the content of the page? We get mixed reviews about this which could contribute to low click through rates or low $$ per click. | | | | | | Ad 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ad 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ad 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Search Box | | | | | | | | Smart Website Advertising Placement Just about everyone has an idea of the best ad placement, on the right is the format that I try to follow, but what seems to work for one site may not work for another. Sure try the placements that other people recommend, but make sure you keep playing around with the positioning to find what works for you. On another note adding a Google search box is a great way for people to search your site, and it also gives more Google ads when searching your site. Putting the search box at the bottom of the page means people will be more inclined to read the page content before going to another page. The most important thing is to never become complacent with your advertising, always always keep striving, try new advertisers, different ad placement, after all it is just as important to know what does not work as what does. Make the most of smart website advertising - Find out how to increase your traffic Why are website statistics so important? find out here |