Google Adsense sucks big time!
Before I’ve had such a decision to remove it from all my websites ’cause it just drive me crazy sometimes and nothing else! Well, I removed it from my personal blog but still it is on some of my websites which will be removed shortly.
I hate the lack of transparency Google provides for Adsense publishers. They charge advertisers whatever amount they bid and pay publishers who knows-percentage of the amount which sometimes is less than a cent/click which makes no sense.
From what I’ve experienced, optimizing ad spot and increasing CTR, reduces eCPM and CPC (Cost per click) which results in more valid clicks but same or even less amount earned for the ad publisher. Isn’t it funny ? They just earn more money while paying the same old amount to publishers.
Here is what I’ve tried several times and got the same result:
Put just one Adsense ad on a mid-traffic website of mine in a not-very-good spot, getting 400-500 visits a day and ~6-10 clicks as an average, resulting in $0.60-$1 a day as average which is $0.10 a click. Added one more Ad spot in better position, getting 15-20 clicks a day resulting in $0.60-$1 a day ! Isn’t it funny or what ? 
It has been years I have Adsense on a lot of my websites but in the recent 2 years they introduced a new term called “smartprice” which is pretty much same as I described above and is nothing more than cheating publishers without letting them know anything about what’s going on behind the scene.
I’m so glad that I don’t rely on them for a living and it’s just an experience for me, but for those who do, it’s a sad story.
Any similar or related experience ? Please share with us…
Cheers,
Soroush
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It’s really hard to manage without getting banned if your site isn’t popular.
Thank you for your comment,
The fact is that there is no reason they want to ban my site because it has unique content, gets all its traffic organically and there is no image beside the ads and they are in “advertisements” spot, so I can’t think of anything against their TOS but again there is no transparency and honesty in their business so chances are.
This week I’m going to start using networks other than Adsense and even if they don’t earn enough I prefer to keep my site ad-free rather than earning 6 cents a click which leads me nowhere (LOL)
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I’m only new to affiliate marketing but from the vast majority of what I have read - sounds like there are far great opportunities.
Nice blog like what I’m seeing so far.
Question:
Where is your RSS feed?
(forgive me if I’m just being blind!)
Thanks for the comment,
Yes for sure there are always opportunities but taking the right initial decision, following the most practical strategies and being patience are the key.
I can’t call myself a successful affiliate marketer because I’ve never dedicated enough time to it but from what I’ve experienced so far it worth the time and effort you put into it.
About RSS feed, I’ll put one up shortly ’cause I’ve never thought about it which is my mistake
Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
The fact is that I’ve never had any plan to make money out of this blog so I didn’t think it would be necessary which is totally irrelevant and wrong assumption.
Yeah dude thanks for the reply
Looking forward to the RSS feed, it will be well worth the effort.
Google Adsense - flagship of contextual advertising! Really the best webmaster program for earning money..
I know 5 ppl who blog, out of those 5, 4 were removed from the program for no reason. Myself included. A major let down for honest ppl.
Over the last year I compiled some statistics of my earnings and I actually earned twice as much with Chitika compared to AdSense. For those of you looking for an alternative - try Chitika! You can check out this Chitika review to view some screenshots.