about AdSearch

[rfung]

I know it's considered a dud for for most webmasters, but why?

I was thinking about addingi it in - i have a search box on my site so users can search for products. If the product's not listed, I could point them to AdSearch and at least get some click money from sending them off back to the internet?

[Rodney]

I think the problem with the Websearch is that many webmasters are reporting that the payout rate is much less per click than regular adsense.

Since you can now ad Adsense results on search results (like if you were using a 3rd party php search script installed on your site), some have reported that placing a regular adsense banner on those internal search results pages are more profitable than using Google's AdSense for Search tool.

[birdstuff]

Websearch pays a lot less than a regular AdSense block.

[rfung]

Thanks for the answers - the only question I have is that placing an adsense banner box sometimes will not match the search query? at least specifically to the keywords, but rather the site's topic in general.
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[europeforvisitors]

In my experience, Websearch CTR and effective CPM are quite a bit higher than for content ads. So don't dismiss Websearch until you've tried it!

[cabowabo]

In our experience, it greatly depends on the site's content, the audience, commerce present, etc. You can't paint with such a wide brush. What words for one type of site may not work for another. All you can do is test.

Cheers,

CaboWabo

[birdstuff]

While I agree that it varies by site and thats some sites seem to do well with WebSearch, that appears to be the exception instead of the rule. The answer to the specific question asked in post #1 (with the qualifier "most webmasters") is:

Websearch pays a lot less than a regular AdSense block.

[europeforvisitors]

Websearch pays a lot less than a regular AdSense block.

Instead of making assumptions based on other people's experiences, publishers should follow Cabowabo's advice and test to see whether Websearch works for them. It's easy enough to do, and it costs nothing.

[creepychris]

Instead of making assumptions based on other people's experiences, publishers should follow Cabowabo's advice and test to see whether Websearch works for them. It's easy enough to do, and it costs nothing.

Because time is money. And the beauty of the written word is that we don't have to relive the mistakes of others. My experience is that I get less than 2 cents per click if I let them serve the visitors the ads on their search. At those prices it's not worth leaking visitors out. My advice: install your own search and put regular adsense ads along side it (since it's been allowed for quite some time now). You will get a much better payout so that it is worth the time to do.

[rfung]

Thanks all for the answers.

I've ended up programming for both, but I think I will do the regular search and put adsense in it. The AdSearch window looks so horribly horrible and out of place with the current layout that that alone is motive to not use it.

[cabowabo]

Because time is money

That is true, however, if you are going to drive blind and take what is said here as gospel without testing it first, you do yourself and/or your clients a major disservice.

Trust no one but yourself. ;-)

Cheers,

CaboWabo