creative craig
msg:1413331 | 10:33 am on Apr 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
| a major drop in EPC occured |
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I have seen a major increase from the 22nd onwards in my EPC. Craig
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RoySpencer
msg:1413332 | 11:19 am on Apr 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
big drop here starting on the 21st,too.
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Annii
msg:1413333 | 11:22 am on Apr 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
dramatic decrease here starting 21st and getting worse....
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europeforvisitors
msg:1413334 | 11:34 am on Apr 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
No change here, except that yesterday's EPC was my best since April 1. (It was back up to March levels, which was probably just a fluke.)
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Kimkia
msg:1413335 | 11:36 am on Apr 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
I've seen a nice recovery, back to pre-April rates, with higher CTR and higher EPC. Ads are highly relevant now, with a huge improvement over the beginning of the month.
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wgonz
msg:1413336 | 11:40 am on Apr 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
An EPC recovery started for me on April 21. Wilmer
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Macro
msg:1413337 | 11:42 am on Apr 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
EFV, I've had a good EPC yesterday as well. There are some sites that seem to have similar fortunes in terms of the big turns in tide. Though our IT related sites are on a subject widely different to yours they seem to generally mirror what's happening on your site, whether it's on earnings, targeting or PSAs. I have another smaller site that is seeing the same 21/04 problem posted here. In fact that site has mirrored the same rise and fall in fortunes as some of the other posters here. Anybody for a theory that there are two major categories in Adsense?
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Annii
msg:1413338 | 11:43 am on Apr 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
Here's what's different for me:
I introduced channels to my ads.
Earnings per click have dropped most dramatically on 1 particular site (by almost 80%) since 21st April. Here's what's the same:
Targeted content
Relevant ads (as far as I can tell - I can only see UK targeting.... anyone know if there's a way to see what is seen by a US visitor?)
Impressions (this one site gets about 3000-5000 per day)
Click through ratios Any ideas what it could be?
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moftary
msg:1413339 | 11:54 am on Apr 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
In my case I have noticed this major EPC drop while preserving the same CTR, targeted ads and no PSAs. I have checked Ads on my site(s) from where I live in Egypt, and from my dedicated server in Texas, US - no difference. That might be an idea for annii on checking Ads from outside, AFAIK, there is no other way. Regarding the problem, I can guess that Google has implemented a new technique that caused this major drop in EPC for some of us and caused also the 23th of April PSA disaster.
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JinxBoy
msg:1413340 | 12:40 pm on Apr 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
More EPC for me...
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keypclkn
msg:1413341 | 12:42 pm on Apr 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
Day 6 - still tons of PSA ads [ that dilute ctr]. EPC is decent but # of clicks is small. <snip> Anyone else still serving lots of PSA's on important pages? [ high PR, updated daily, many backward links from sites with similar content] Thanks because Im sweating it out here. [edited by: Brett_Tabke at 4:59 pm (utc) on April 26, 2004]
[edit reason] please no specific sectors or keywords. [/edit]
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fasteddie uk2001
msg:1413342 | 12:47 pm on Apr 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
Yep saw exactly the same, clicks static, impressions static, earning way down since 21st (approx 60% drop). Up until the 21st April had been our best month, we saw a massive increase in revenue at the beginning of the month when others saw a drop. We're in the UK. f
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yump
msg:1413343 | 1:04 pm on Apr 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
>fasteddie
We're in UK also and more or less the same experience as you. Excellent month up until around 21st. then all sorts going on.
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kwasher
msg:1413344 | 1:54 pm on Apr 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
An Ode To Google I'm just a Google toy
A little part of the big ploy
They toss me up and down and round
I hope they dont miss...
It hurts to hit the ground (smile)
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Macro
msg:1413345 | 2:27 pm on Apr 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
:)
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RoySpencer
msg:1413346 | 2:49 pm on Apr 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
fasteddie:
our experience has been just like yours
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icedowl
msg:1413347 | 3:07 pm on Apr 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
| In my case I have noticed this major EPC drop while preserving the same CTR, targeted ads and no PSAs. |
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Ditto.
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kwasher
msg:1413348 | 3:18 pm on Apr 26, 2004 (gmt 0) |
| In my case I have noticed this major EPC drop while preserving the same CTR, targeted ads and no PSAs. |
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An indicator of ongoing results and tweaking from 'black thursday'? I wonder if adwords advertisers are now seeing the cost reduction.
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Never_again
msg:1413349 | 10:22 pm on Apr 27, 2004 (gmt 0) |
EPC has be rock steady all year. Now, if my math is correct, there have only been four working days since the 21st. Certainly not long enough to establish a trend. Wait a couple of weeks that then post your results.
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ScottM
msg:1413350 | 10:39 pm on Apr 27, 2004 (gmt 0) |
EPC has gone back to pre-April. Looks good on my part for the past couple of days!
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valeyard
msg:1413351 | 10:51 pm on Apr 27, 2004 (gmt 0) |
My figures continue to swing wildy, neither much better or worse in the last few days. Annii:
To view your site as people in another country would, set your browser to use a proxy server in that country. There are lists of these around. I'm probably not allowed to post a link so do a Google search for "public proxy server" My US ads tend to be a lot better targetted than my UK ones, possibly because there are more advertisers.
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photonstudios
msg:1413352 | 12:33 am on Apr 28, 2004 (gmt 0) |
My EPC is way up, going to buy Mercedes S600 2004 soon... :)
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creative craig
msg:1413353 | 11:33 am on Apr 28, 2004 (gmt 0) |
I am on target for the Mercedes SL55 AMG :)
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