Ok, so I’ll probably be hated for writing this wee post. Blog posts on AdSense are never-ending. As are “how to make money on the internet” posts. Nonetheless, I wish to share with you the importance I have found with advert positioning -and formats. I think?

As most people will know, I run a hiking blog called Trampola. Before I redesigned the Wordpress layout I was getting on average 1 click per week. I am now getting 1 per day -on average. Obviously this isn’t a hell of a lot, but it’s a great improvement. I owe this to the new, fresher layout of the page.

If you look at Trampola you’ll see that the only AdSense is at the end of each blog post in the form of a “picture” ad. I chose picture (banner) ads purely for experimental purposes as I have had good experiences in receiving clicks on banner ads hosted by Commission Monster and the like. I also feel that people get curious and just click these ads to see what is on the other side.

Obviously, the standard ad panel that Google AdSense uses (see the panel to the right of this post) is far more relevent and informative. However, maybe it’s a little too specific? It tells people exactly what to expect rather than leaving that level of mystery that many pictorial type ads do. Sure, a picture is worth a thousand words but pictures are also fun.

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Anyways, I think I have rambled on enough and probably haven’t conveyed my point accurately but hey, I hope somebody, somewhere takes something from this post. Hopefully you find the AdSense on this and the Trampola blog relevent and find the need to click. Am I allowed to say that? Anyways… Please don’t let me sway your mind.

Pajago

NetBusinessBlog.com (NBB) is one of my favourite internet business blogs. It’s up there with EJ and College-Startup for me. But Matt Coddington, founder of NBB and internet-marketing-supreme is selling up to concentrate on other projects.

Heres an extract of the sites sale ad on Digital Point:

“Net Business Blog is a blog dedicated to helping its readers improve their internet income through a variety of earning avenues. The blog has content on marketing, minisites, affiliate marketing, domaining, SEO, social media, blogging, current events, and a ton more.

I have worked very hard to make this a respectable blog and protect its reputation. The blog was launched on January 7th, but has already become an authority in the industry. Traffic and revenue have been consistent since the first week and are growing daily without anything spent in advertising since early Feb. ”

In that short space of time Matt has done extremely well. He’s gone from 0-15k unique visitors and a PR5 generating over 1k in revenue a month in less than six months.  Outstanding! I want to know his tricks. I think I will read all his posts from beginning to end -again.

All I can say is good luck Matt and all the best with the other projects. I hope that the new buyer treats the site with respect and passion. Also, I hope Rock Surge stays in your interests.

Pajago