I learned from J-Walk that Google AdSense changed their confidentiality agreement. From paragraph 7 of Google AdSenseTM Online Standard Terms and Conditions:
You may accurately disclose the amount of Google’s gross payments to You pursuant to the Program.
My paltry revenue:
- October, 2004: $11.90
- November, 2004: $7.72
- December, 2004: $6.43
- January, 2005: $6.53
- February, 2005: $6.65
- March, 2005: $7.92
Total: $47.15
Google doesn’t give out checks until you reach $100 (U.S.).
I click one of ads from time to time when I think of it. You’ve probably made most of your money from me. (Ha-ha.)
My sites are doing quite a bit better than that (without breaking the TOS and self-clicking) and my visitor traffic is pretty comparable to yours.
I’d suggest using a smaller format and putting it above the fold. Maybe the 120×240 right under “popular links.”
Thanks for the suggestion, but the ads here are unobtrusive for a reason: I hate them. I hate them on other sites, and I don’t like seeing them on mine. I put them there as an experiment to see what kind of revenue they would generate, and most people don’t even notice them (obviously, given the amount I’m making on them). I know, this is a tad hypocritical, but I’m comfortable with keeping them there, almost hidden as they are.
i totally didn’t know you even had ads on here!
There are ads here? Hmmmm… Hadn’t noticed.
Ha – I actually LIKE that there not noticed. So why do I even have them? I dunno; however, as an experiment I’m going to move them soon to a more obvious place on the site, as ashley suggested.
The new google ad placement is just an experiment. I’ll report any ad revenue differences in the coming months.