How do you set up AdSense tracking?

Best way to track pages to determine high ranking pages and keywords?

[tama]

I've got a large site with thousands of articles across several different categories. What's the best way to organize tracking using the AdSense panel?

For example, I realize I can track entire directories with one channel. And I can submit URL's to track individually. But given the Google limits (not to mention time limits), you cannot individually track every page on your site. But I want to know which pages, and consequently which keywords are performing and which are not.

How do you uber-successful AdSense pros do it?

[AdSenseAdvisor]

I recommend using custom channels (rather than URL channels). You can track the effects of factors including ad format, ad placement, and by specific page in your site. You can give each of your channels a unique name like, for example:

HomePageLinkUnitLeftSide

This way, you can track how specific ad units are performing.

-ASA

[jahfingers]

What I don't understand is gmail offers over 2500megs of space to anybody out there to do anything with, but adsense publishers get a puny amount of db space to store and track channels. priorities are all mixed up.

The time it takes to add a few dozen urls manually can take quite a long time. We should be able to submit sitemaps to an adsense server that will track each and EVERY page with adsense on it. And have a few hundred extra custom channels for tracking ad placements/colors etc.

[tama]

Good advice Advisor.

I agree a little more space for tracking would be nice as well.

[tchooks]

I use the free Adsense Logger to track. This is a script which uses MySql on your server. You need to insert the same javascript in any page/any domain you need to track.

So far I'm quite happy with the reports that it can produce : showing me the number of Adsense impressions on each page, the CTR on each page, the destination click going to, the top 10 ad formats (if you use multiple formats) that gets the most impressions etc.

I'm new to this forum, and I use the script not too long ago. If there's anything I need to know (like if it is okay for Google TOS, or something else), I'd appreciate it.

Rgds
Thomas

[blue_eagle]

I use AsREP, anyone using it?

[ZenArcher]

I use AsREP, anyone using it?

I certainly have learned a lot about my visitors from it. The ability to see which ad was clicked makes it very valuable, country reports, too, are very enlightening.

You just need to check for updates manually, new features are added regularly. (now at v1.43)