How to increase CTR?

[ronbl]

My CTR is 0.9% ~ 1.1%

Page impressions 8K to 16K

My site run a photo gallery and forums.

What am i doing wrong?

I made changes with the placing (right,top,left,colors) but nothing changed

how ppl do 25% CTR?

tnx

[edited by: ronbl at 12:00 am (utc) on Oct. 13, 2005]

[TheRookie]

I'd say photo galleries and forums are notoriously low CTR sites.

:-/

Just work on placement and targeting, but don't expect miracles.

[ronbl]

What kind of sites are not low CTR?

[TheRookie]

Thousands. :)

Too broad of a question, really. A lot depends on the optimization, but regular forum users are unlikely to click ads, and photo galleries just don't convert well from what I've heard.

[pcgamez]

Hey, i'd be THRILLED to have even that CTR. Mine is *half* of what you have at best. I can't figure out a better way to get it on my own site without compromising the integrity or the design or annoying regular users.

[ronbl]

ps,
This is community site : gallery and forum over 1000 members registerd. the ads are specific to the hobi.

[spaceylacie]

Articles about a very specific subject matter, especially a specific product(that's hard to find locally for most people), have the best CTRs, IMO. Wrapping the text around a square or rectangle ad can easily yield a 25% CTR.