ponyboy96 - 4:39 pm on Jan 25, 2010 (gmt 0)

I am seriously contemplating adding AdSense to my eCommerce store. I know most of you may think that this is crazy as it would adversely affect my store conversion and I would like to get everyone's thoughts on this. Have any of you tried this?

Here is my thought process, my site is in a relatively niche market and profit margins are very thin for me. I am a new store in the industry, but I may only make 2-3% on any item that I sell due to lack of buy-in power. Some items I actually lose money on. I drop ship everything.

Currently, I get about 100 visitors a day to the store and may only get 3-4 orders per week. Most of the buyers are very price sensitive and I cannot compete on prices very well. I cannot offer free shipping or I will be in the red.

What are your thoughts on adding AdSense as a way to increase the revenue stream of the business? If I can make enough on AdSense, I may be able to offer better deals or free shipping.