I was running blogrush on the site, but I couldn’t get an answer from google to see if it violated the terms of service or not. I’ve pulled it for now…
I’ll put it back up in a week if I don’t hear back from google.
So I’m trying out this brand new company called widget bucks, and they are claiming a 3-6$ cpm, which is pretty impressive.
I’m trying it out to see how it goes. Its all cost per click, but if you are looking for an adsense alternative, maybe this is a good idea.
I’ll post the results here so you can see how its going. They are topping up all new accounts with a 25$ bonus, so it may be worth signing up now, rather than later.
I’ve began cleaning out my sites, getting rid of my very old niche sites that have little value any longer. My ad revenue is incresing because of it.
The reason I bring up American Chopper, is because its a show running on its last legs, with zero informative value any longer. There’s no reason for it to be on the air any longer, and its a shadow of its fomer self.
I think the same theory applies to websites. If your site isnt offering anything unique, current or interesting .. . consider dumping it from your inventory.
I only hope The Learning Channel does the same for American Chopper.
Something is happening to my adsense account, and I have to be honest, its never happened to this degree before. I’ve been smartpriced so hard, that my clicks are worth almost nothing at this point.
I know its not just me, I get lots of emails about people who are smartpriced as well. Google tells us, smartpricing is by an account basis, and doesn’t apply to all publishers as a whole. I’m starting to question this, after reading threads from around the adsense community, as the complaint level is higher than ever before.
This will inevitably change, but the disappointment of checking your daily revenue is frightening at times. I’ve had days recently, with 60 clicks, and less than 50 cents in revenue. That’s atrocious, no matter how you look at it. But its not just me, a lot of publishers are struggling with this.
What are the odds that clickthrough traffic on one site, are generating less value than another, on the exact same day? Two different niches, but all domains are smartpriced?
I’ve been smarpriced before, everyone has. However, sometimes its more harsh than others, and it hurts. If it continues, I’ll yank down adsense from a few of my larger sites, for a couple of weeks.
I’ll keep you upto date on the results.
