david_uk - 10:21 pm on Jan 28, 2006 (gmt 0)

Nah - don't bother with 'em. Delete key works better IMHO.

Adsense simply doesn't work that way. True, you can research keywords and bung up a site on what you think top paying keywords are, but the usual thread here on this topic starts with a poster dissapointed they didn't get the $80 per click they expected based on Overture or whatever.

First off, adsense advertisers have quite a few options available to target sites that historically perform well for them. They can set different values on a keyword depending where and on what site it's shown. Yes, there are high paying clicks, but if you were an advertiser wouldn't you want value for money from your budget? Do sites with minimal content scraped from elsewhere on the net provide that? Simple answer is no. Hence many sites that are made to target high paying keywords don't get high value clicks.

Everybody and their dog are chasing high paying keywords. What is a high paying keyword at breakfast time is no longer a high paying keyword by teatime.

Those that do well on Adsense in the long term have put a lot of time and effort into creating sites that offer visitors good quality content. I would advise you to create a site on something you know about, or are passionate about. Work at the content and promotion of it, and adsense rewards usually follow.