europeforvisitors
msg:1577193 | 4:52 pm on Jun 27, 2006 (gmt 0) |
| CPC is typically higher on Yahoo... |
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I think you mean EPC (earnings per click). And is that really true? | and Yahoo can play with the publisher payout rate to compete with Google. Once Yahoo is consistently paying out higher than Google, we could see a mass exodus as it's a simple swap of code to convert. |
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First of all, nobody but Google knows what the payout percentage is for any given site. So how could Yahoo "consistently pay out higher than Google"? Second, Google's overall payout to publishers is nearly 80 percent, and it's hard to see how Yahoo could exceed that figure by a significant margin for any length of time without making stockholders and Wall Street analysts unhappy. Third, even if Yahoo accepted losses or minimal profits from YPN during the recruitment phase, how would it retain publishers later on when it adjusted the publisher payout downward (as it would have to do at some point)? Publishers could abandon YPN just as quickly as they could abandon AdSense. | As publishers switch sides, it will make the network larger and more effective, and draw more advertisers in. |
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This brings up the question of which comes first: the chicken or the egg. As a publisher, I'd rather have targeted contextual ads right now on my hundreds of subtopics (which Google can offer) than wait for YPN to build a larger network and attract more advertisers. If YPN wants to compete with AdSense, it will need to offer innovative advertising products, not just me-too products with assurances of higher payouts.
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Houndstooth
msg:1577194 | 6:26 pm on Jun 27, 2006 (gmt 0) |
No, I meant CPC. EPC's a whole other story and gets into the CPA discussion and how that will affect the market. I run search programs for many different companies large and small, so I have a fair amount of visibility into relative CPCs for a given position by engine, which is largely due to differences in position algorithms. So it stands to reason that if advertisers are willing to pay more for a given position on Yahoo, the same avg 80% payout to a publisher would be on average higher for Yahoo ad placements than Google. I fully realize this wouldn't be 100% consistent site by site, but it wouldn't be too hard for Yahoo to know when they start to tip the balance. Web publishers will always flow to where the economics are most favorable. We saw it happen when publishers dumped traditional commission-based affiliate ads in favor of AdSense, and we'll see it again when the next opportunity comes along. There will be an increasing battle for the huge but finite advertising space on the web, which will naturally push up payouts and also place a premium on functionality, efficiency and effectiveness.
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jomaxx
msg:1577195 | 6:49 am on Jun 28, 2006 (gmt 0) |
Well it stands to reason that stealing market share is pretty much what Yahoo had in mind, when they released the beta version of this me-too program 11 months ago. If they would just get OUT of beta, paying for non-US traffic and allowing non-US publishers to join, I'm sure they could make a dent in the market. But there's no sign of that happening, and until it does YPN will remain a distant second.
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carminejg3
msg:1577196 | 4:39 am on Jul 3, 2006 (gmt 0) |
I noticed the first post said if yahoo and msn could iron out the wrinkles, well lately I've notice google is getting a bunch of wrinkles, ads aren't as good as they use to be... don't match the page as well, and a ton of dumb ringtone spam anyone else notice this
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wyweb
msg:1577197 | 3:20 pm on Jul 3, 2006 (gmt 0) |
| As publishers switch sides, it will make the network larger and more effective, and draw more advertisers in. |
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Actually it'll just thin out the available ad inventory and result in lower payouts to publishers. Watch and see.
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mfishy
msg:3004712 | 10:05 pm on Jul 12, 2006 (gmt 0) |
| If YPN wants to compete with AdSense, it will need to offer innovative advertising products, not just me-too products with assurances of higher payouts. |
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False. Higher payouts are quite enough.
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mzanzig
msg:3009031 | 7:55 am on Jul 15, 2006 (gmt 0) |
| If they would just get OUT of beta, paying for non-US traffic and allowing non-US publishers to join, I'm sure they could make a dent in the market. |
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I absolutely second this. This is step #1 to increase market share. And then - provide better tools to publishers than Google are doing. This is step #2. I am very confident that within a very short timeframe a lot of publishers would convert to YPN.
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Erku
msg:3009595 | 5:30 pm on Jul 15, 2006 (gmt 0) |
Y!Q is a great tool that is unmatched. Yahoo could allow publishers to capitalize on this.
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europeforvisitors
msg:3019497 | 9:56 pm on Jul 23, 2006 (gmt 0) |
| False. Higher payouts are quite enough. |
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I referred to "assurances of higher payouts," not to higher payouts. Since "payout" is most commonly defined in this business as the publisher's percentage in a revenue split, and since Google doesn't reveal its payout to individual publishers in most cases, "assurances of higher payouts" by a Google competitor are likely to be based on hype, not on fact. Of course, if a publisher gets higher bottom-line revenues from YPN, the publisher is likely to shift inventory to YPN. But before that can happen, YPN needs to convince the publisher that testing is worthwhile.
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powerstar
msg:3019526 | 10:18 pm on Jul 23, 2006 (gmt 0) |
<<<<CPC is typically higher on Yahoo>>>> On MSN maybe and i am not sure but for sure not more then Google. Google CPC will be 4 or 6 times more then Yahoo in the area i am watching. They will not be able to compete with Google by adding more or international publishers. Publishers are also the reason CPC is falling for awhile now on Y
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garyr_h
msg:3019700 | 1:53 am on Jul 24, 2006 (gmt 0) |
Totally agree with powerstar. For every new publisher on YPN the earnings drop and overall CTR is effected due to advertiser inventory. Adding more publishers to an already over extended network is not the answer. Yahoo needs to convince advertisers to join in and pay a higher PPC than adwords.
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wyweb
msg:3020394 | 6:32 pm on Jul 24, 2006 (gmt 0) |
I'll second that Gary....
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laertes
msg:3020402 | 6:37 pm on Jul 24, 2006 (gmt 0) |
Also, in terms of CPC, YSM has announced they are rolling out a new pricing model for advertisers in Sept., which will introduce a Quality Score/Auction Pricing type model. This may mean click prices will more closely align with those on Adwords as market forces take effect.
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AmericanBulldog
msg:3020480 | 7:37 pm on Jul 24, 2006 (gmt 0) |
I'm with Jomaxx, someone at Y need to learn the benefits of W-8 forms and non US publishers, most non us publishers still publish to a US audience. And what Mfishy said, just pay more.
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kkobashi
msg:3020921 | 2:15 am on Jul 25, 2006 (gmt 0) |
How can Yahoo compete with Google? Who says that they have to. Google commands a $6B annual pie in PPC advertising. Yahoo and Microsoft will expand the pie by reaching out to their existing customers both domestically and internationally. It is wrong to look at Google as having and controlling the entire pie. That would be like saying there is only one U.S. automaker in the country. YPN and Microsoft simply need to have different makes and models to offer. If that means higher payout for publishers that exceed expectations consistently, and better ROI for advertisers, then thats their niche. Its the difference between driving a high end luxury car and a moderate priced sedan. Thus YPN's stress of QUALITY as the theme. If you want to look at it as a competition, the present $6B pie Google garners can be chipped away at IF YPN's quality initiative is a proveable selling point to advertisers. If Yahoo grabs a 20% slice, that would contribute 30% in top line revenue growth. That is very doable and huge for shareholders and the company. Competition is good. It stimulates increased supply and creates its own demand. Isn't that classical Keynesian economics? Rome wasn't built in a day. Before you can compete, you have to have something to offer.
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mfishy
msg:3021833 | 8:13 pm on Jul 25, 2006 (gmt 0) |
From the buzz I am hearing, when yahoo launches this, they are going to be a HUGE player and really compete in this space. People are to the point where they are determining the value of a site, when buying, based partly on whether or not the site has been approved for YPN :)
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jbgilbert
msg:3021834 | 8:14 pm on Jul 25, 2006 (gmt 0) |
Taking the darn thing out of beta, so we could all try it, would help!
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wyweb
msg:3026907 | 5:23 am on Jul 29, 2006 (gmt 0) |
| From the buzz I am hearing, when yahoo launches this, they are going to be a HUGE player and really compete in this space. |
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Obviously we're hearing two different buzzes... It's a matter of advertiser confidence and that tide hasn't shifted to Yahoo yet.. nor is it likely too...
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WiseWebDude
msg:3030005 | 12:51 pm on Aug 1, 2006 (gmt 0) |
I have just switched to Yahoo ALMOST completely. They actually called me and were extremely helpful and nice. I love them compared to Google anymore. I just did this a day ago and will keep you all informed of the differences. At first the ads were horrible and were NOT targeted at all. But, as time goes by they are getting much better! I am happy at how it's changing so far!
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chronosafe
msg:3030189 | 3:00 pm on Aug 1, 2006 (gmt 0) |
90% of my sites are on yahoo now. I have a blog or two still on Google, mainly to keep some traffic through that account. I've been happy so far with the change to Yahoo. I do miss my Link units from Adsense, but hopefully we'll see them soon on YPN. I also like the reporting engine on Adsense better than YPN's. But given that it's all still in beta I've been very impressed. I'm a bit nervous about going to release; it can either be a good thing or the bottom can drop out of CTR/CPM and I'd be forced to go back to Adsense. THAT I don't want to do. So far YPN has been significantly better for my content.
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WiseWebDude
msg:3031537 | 2:49 pm on Aug 2, 2006 (gmt 0) |
Been a couple of days now and ads are getting very much better! Reporting engine is NOT real time and seems really slow to update so far. Definitely like Adsense reporting better. Overall, Yahoo does seem to be pretty good, I am going to complete a long term test, I have decided. My revenue is actually better than Google which surprised me. Looks good at this point! Will keep all updated... PS when you sign up with Yahoo, they actually assign you... that's right! ...A human being to help optimize your ads! YeeHee. This can only be good for the advertisers as well!
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Sally Stitts
msg:3031712 | 4:30 pm on Aug 2, 2006 (gmt 0) |
They never assigned ME any "human being". I guess you were lucky. My numbers -
Initially, my magic number was 3.
Adsense CTR was 3 times YPN.
YPN EPC was 3 times Adsense. Now, YPN EPC is still about 3 times Adsense.
BUT, Adsense CTR is SIX TIMES YPN. The ads are identical type, size, colors, and placement. It is hard to figure out why this difference is so large, certainly relevance, but there seems to be more to it than that. In the end, it doesn't matter. The decision is automatic, having been dictated by the numbers. Add to that the superior Adsense reporting, and there is nothing more to discuss. Until later, when something changes. For me, anyway. [edited by: Sally_Stitts at 4:39 pm (utc) on Aug. 2, 2006]
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WiseWebDude
msg:3037333 | 3:10 pm on Aug 7, 2006 (gmt 0) |
Yes, relevance is Yahoo's problem. I have taken them off my forums and a good part of my site. They DO have some good ads IF you target the specific URL. They are NOT good on forums. Heck, I had literally 100 or more Yahoo! Slurp spiders in my forum looking around, I was thinking they were getting targeting, yet I guess they were in there having a big freaking party or something. Maybe I should have asked one for a beer? On the part of my site that sells stuff and my photo gallery they do good with relevance. Google is, no doubt, the King still. I just don't like putting all my eggs in one basket so I'll use both (on seperate pages, of course). Another thing that really urked me was the fact that Yahoo wasn't showing ads on some pages at all (only sometimes). This site is nothing but content and that is a no-no. No way should those spaces have been left blank.
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