Adsense Revenue Down

**HasRob** · 02-02-2010, 10:51 AM

So far today, 10 clicks totaling 28 cents? Been like this for a week now. Thats an average of about 2 cents per click. I dont like it at all, worse then sedo parking.

**stock_post** · 02-02-2010, 12:16 PM

Did you try Click Bank!

**Shaggy** · 04-06-2010, 01:17 AM

Siince April 1st, my reveune has dropped 40% of what it was doing in March. I will wait and see if comes back up to normal.

**BLazeD** · 04-06-2010, 05:03 AM

My earnings are down too - video games niche. Dunno wtf...

**tetrapak** · 04-06-2010, 05:03 AM

Don't worry, Easter bunnies ate that 40%

**stock_post** · 04-06-2010, 10:12 AM

With Yahoo gone for good, there is no alternative, you are just stuck.
They know it - and it is not going to get any better.

They get too many publishers to share the ads (the payout will keep going down)

**Gerry** · 04-06-2010, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by Shaggy

Siince April 1st

Exactly what I am seeing as well.

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Originally Posted by HasRob

worse then sedo parking.

sedo is way down since April 1. Adsense actually beat the pants off sedo two days ago.

**Rockefeller** · 04-06-2010, 11:02 AM

My revenue is still fairly steady, all depends on what niche your in really.

**whitebark** · 04-06-2010, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by stock_post

With Yahoo gone for good, there is no alternative, you are just stuck.
They know it - and it is not going to get any better.

They get too many publishers to share the ads (the payout will keep going down)

We won't have to worry for long - google is coming up with another update that is going to clear out the vast majority of the bottom feeder websites. Those who went for 'mass development' and related duplicate content stuff are about to get a hard lesson in search engine reality.

**Gerry** · 04-06-2010, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by whitebark

We won't have to worry for long - google is coming up with another update that is going to clear out the vast majority of the bottom feeder websites. Those who went for 'mass development' and related duplicate content stuff are about to get a hard lesson in search engine reality.

Got a link to this information?

**tetrapak** · 04-06-2010, 03:32 PM

Well, these are logical steps by Google, nothing surprising. Low quality content, mass developed sites needs to be killed. Nobody wants to see them, just as nobody wants to see parked pages.

**Ulysses** · 04-06-2010, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by tetrapak

Well, these are logical steps by Google, nothing surprising. Low quality content, mass developed sites needs to be killed. Nobody wants to see them, just as nobody wants to see parked pages.

It would be great to eliminate parked pages for ever!

**tetrapak** · 04-06-2010, 05:27 PM

From the SERPs they are mostly, next are the low quality sites.

**Shaggy** · 04-06-2010, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by Rockefeller

My revenue is still fairly steady, all depends on what niche your in really.

Well, my sites are very high paying niches and I was doing quite well this year until April. Basicly $2 - $10 a click. Not sure whats going on in April to have it drop so low in earnings. My earnings drop has nothing to do with traffic or impressions (this month has been one of the highest impressions months for me). Its the RPC that is low!

Edit: I meant to say that my rates per click(RPC) was low. My CTR is higher then normal.

**south** · 04-06-2010, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by Shaggy

Well, my sites are very high paying niches and I was doing quite well this year until April. Basicly $2 - $10 a click. Not sure whats going on in April to have it drop so low in earnings. My earnings drop has nothing to do with traffic or impressions (this month has been one of the highest impressions months for me). Its the CTR that is low!

Similar situation here. My adsense sites are typically high paying keywords (finance/consolidation/loans). Getting clicks here, just lower RPC so far this month.

**Gerry** · 04-06-2010, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by south

Similar situation here. My adsense sites are typically high paying keywords (finance/consolidation/loans). Getting clicks here, just lower RPC so far this month.

Ditto. Niche sites are niche sites and if traffic and clicks are consistent month after month but revenue is not, gee...I think we have identified the problem.

**Shaggy** · 04-06-2010, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by Doc Com

Ditto. Niche sites are niche sites and if traffic and clicks are consistent month after month but revenue is not, gee...I think we have identified the problem.

Whats the problem? I would think if YPN was gone, it would make companies bid higher on google to get a better spot as there is now more compition. I am looking at it wrong?

**bobovia** · 04-06-2010, 07:27 PM

"We have seen the economy and he is bust." Bobovia, April, 2010

**south** · 04-06-2010, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by Shaggy

Whats the problem? I would think if YPN was gone, it would make companies bid higher on google to get a better spot as there is now more compition. I am looking at it wrong?

I considered that as well. No telling. Sometimes we jump to conclusions. Just have to wait and see what develops.

Perhaps G, being the only thing left dropped the percentage they pay us because they know they have a monopoly? Not that us mere mortals will ever know.

**Gerry** · 04-06-2010, 08:48 PM

Originally Posted by Shaggy

I am looking at it wrong?

I guess you are looking wrong at me agreeing with south agreeing with you...savvy?

And, once again, I have to agree with South on the monopoly comment - if there are fewer playas, google can work both sides of the coin charging whatever they want to charge the merchant (and they will pay) and then big G paying us whatever schillings they want to throw our way.