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cpvr Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:30 pm	Post subject: calum wrote: cpvr wrote: calum wrote: Yes, my blog at www.calumneilson.com/blog didn't earn much for the first 2 months but in its third month it went up in earning like 300% and I started getting loads of hits from Google. My CTR is high for my blog as well, same with eCPM, but its not making nearly as much as my forum yet. Yeah but I bet your forum is getting more hits than your blog. If your blogs eCPM is higher then to earn more you just need raw hits. Ya, my forum is getting a lot more hits. My blog is still young.


calum Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Location: www.CompuTalk.net Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:05 am	Post subject: Yep, blogs normally always have a higher CTR, if you are looking for ways to increase your CTR you can see here: Guide to a Higher AdSense CTR

jpd1975 Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Location: nj Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:19 pm	Post subject: Thanks for the article that was very informative. I am still new to this and from my own business world experience the only way to get ahead is always find improvements, implement them and check back after you implement them to ensure that they are actually returning the investment you hoped for... I am still in the stage of getting the traffic to really worry about click through ratio as of yet.. that is my current focus. But I do run a Blog that has a small but steady group of folks that check in and with minimal effort (it was my first leap into running any sort of site.) And this could be helpful for that. Thanks,

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:31 pm	Post subject: jpd1975 wrote: I am still in the stage of getting the traffic to really worry about click through ratio as of yet.. that is my current focus. I think you are right to focus on that to start with. There is little point trying to adjust % CTR if the total click revenue is minimal. Initial priority has to be to get traffic.

netridge Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 5:51 am	Post subject: I don't think it really related to a forum or blog, its more the content that your site has and if users find it useful and informative they will continue to come back.

calum Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Location: www.CompuTalk.net Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:15 pm	Post subject: netridge wrote: I don't think it really related to a forum or blog, its more the content that your site has and if users find it useful and informative they will continue to come back. It is based on the niche. It is a fact that forums have a lower CTR than blogs but if the forums have a far higher CPC then the forum could earn more, it also depends on how many people visit.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:03 pm	Post subject: I think the original question assumes all other things being equal. ie. if it's a forum about gadgets, or a blog about gadgets, which would perform better? Of course, if it's a forum about gadgets and a blog about travel... then, it all depends.

calum Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Location: www.CompuTalk.net Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:43 pm	Post subject: If there was a forum about gadgets and a blog about gadgets each with the same amount of traffic from the same source then the blog in theory should earn more because they have a higher CTR normally but there could be other factors such as placements.

cpvr Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:04 pm	Post subject: calum wrote: netridge wrote: I don't think it really related to a forum or blog, its more the content that your site has and if users find it useful and informative they will continue to come back. It is based on the niche. It is a fact that forums have a lower CTR than blogs but if the forums have a far higher CPC then the forum could earn more, it also depends on how many people visit. Forums have a lot more return users and they dont click the ads.

calum Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Location: www.CompuTalk.net Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:54 am	Post subject: Exactly, blogs have a much higher CTR but forums can get more users. It also depends on niche. I mean hosting niche can pay $1 per click but gaming niche can only pay $0.01 per click.

Dareiko Joined: 25 Mar 2008 Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:24 am	Post subject: iRuleThisForum wrote: Web directory is the most profitable. Forum can make your life easier, because it’s more interactive. But forums don't make you rich too early. They take some tome to flourish but they do the magic after having a good PR and traffic.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:36 pm	Post subject: Unless you make it really big, I'm not convinced that directories or blogs are the way forward. I have best success with affiliate marketing - creating useful content, getting visitors and selling 'products' on the back of that creation.

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cpvr

Joined: 11 Aug 2007

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:30 pm

Post subject:

calum wrote:

cpvr wrote:

calum wrote:

Yes, my blog at www.calumneilson.com/blog didn't earn much for the first 2 months but in its third month it went up in earning like 300% and I started getting loads of hits from Google.

My CTR is high for my blog as well, same with eCPM, but its not making nearly as much as my forum yet.

Yeah but I bet your forum is getting more hits than your blog. If your blogs eCPM is higher then to earn more you just need raw hits.

Ya, my forum is getting a lot more hits. My blog is still young.

calum

Joined: 07 Oct 2007

Location: www.CompuTalk.net

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:05 am

Post subject:

Yep, blogs normally always have a higher CTR, if you are looking for ways to increase your CTR you can see here:

Guide to a Higher AdSense CTR

jpd1975

Joined: 27 Nov 2007

Location: nj

Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:19 pm

Post subject:

Thanks for the article that was very informative. I am still new to this and from my own business world experience the only way to get ahead is always find improvements, implement them and check back after you implement them to ensure that they are actually returning the investment you hoped for...

I am still in the stage of getting the traffic to really worry about click through ratio as of yet.. that is my current focus.
But I do run a Blog that has a small but steady group of folks that check in and with minimal effort (it was my first leap into running any sort of site.) And this could be helpful for that.
Thanks,

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:31 pm

Post subject:

jpd1975 wrote:

I am still in the stage of getting the traffic to really worry about click through ratio as of yet.. that is my current focus.

I think you are right to focus on that to start with. There is little point trying to adjust % CTR if the total click revenue is minimal. Initial priority has to be to get traffic.

netridge

Joined: 15 Dec 2007

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 5:51 am

Post subject:

I don't think it really related to a forum or blog, its more the content that your site has and if users find it useful and informative they will continue to come back.

calum

Joined: 07 Oct 2007

Location: www.CompuTalk.net

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:15 pm

Post subject:

netridge wrote:

I don't think it really related to a forum or blog, its more the content that your site has and if users find it useful and informative they will continue to come back.

It is based on the niche. It is a fact that forums have a lower CTR than blogs but if the forums have a far higher CPC then the forum could earn more, it also depends on how many people visit.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:03 pm

Post subject:

I think the original question assumes all other things being equal. ie. if it's a forum about gadgets, or a blog about gadgets, which would perform better? Of course, if it's a forum about gadgets and a blog about travel... then, it all depends. Smile

calum

Joined: 07 Oct 2007

Location: www.CompuTalk.net

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:43 pm

Post subject:

If there was a forum about gadgets and a blog about gadgets each with the same amount of traffic from the same source then the blog in theory should earn more because they have a higher CTR normally but there could be other factors such as placements.

cpvr

Joined: 11 Aug 2007

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:04 pm

Post subject:

calum wrote:

netridge wrote:

I don't think it really related to a forum or blog, its more the content that your site has and if users find it useful and informative they will continue to come back.

It is based on the niche. It is a fact that forums have a lower CTR than blogs but if the forums have a far higher CPC then the forum could earn more, it also depends on how many people visit.

Forums have a lot more return users and they dont click the ads.

calum

Joined: 07 Oct 2007

Location: www.CompuTalk.net

Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:54 am

Post subject:

Exactly, blogs have a much higher CTR but forums can get more users.

It also depends on niche. I mean hosting niche can pay $1 per click but gaming niche can only pay $0.01 per click.

Dareiko

Joined: 25 Mar 2008

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:24 am

Post subject:

iRuleThisForum wrote:

Web directory is the most profitable. Forum can make your life easier, because it’s more interactive.

But forums don't make you rich too early. They take some tome to flourish but they do the magic after having a good PR and traffic.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:36 pm

Post subject:

Unless you make it really big, I'm not convinced that directories or blogs are the way forward. I have best success with affiliate marketing - creating useful content, getting visitors and selling 'products' on the back of that creation.

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