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So what do I do ?
If I clear out one MFA to replace it with another is pointless.
Google won't close down these sites. [if they do, then they are sure dragging their heels doing so].
Google won't increase the amount allowed to be added. I do not see why this is impossible for them to do. May be they want us to have MFA sites, I don't know.
I am in a quandary as to what to do.
Continually monitoring and killing off adverts is an exercise in futility. There are probably hundreds of thousands of MFAs and garbage sites out there. 200 doesn't even make a dent.
For me filtering is only part of the answer. After a recent bad spell, I now limit my available ad space to one single adblock. I find that if I am to make the amounts of revenue that I once enjoyed it is now only possible with that single ad block.
[edited by: Scurramunga at 2:08 am (utc) on Mar. 27, 2008]
Hoping for better results as I gradually add 3000 pages over the next 6-8 months.
Haven't added anything but one competitor for months and months. It just got too time consuming. Frankly, I'd rather have more channels than more competitive ad slots.
No desktop tools that I know of, realtek.
CTR: +35%
eCPM: +32%
Earnings: +19%
What's best is that Friday was substantially better than Thursday, which is the opposite of what I normally experience.
Seems to have helped. Thanks, farmboy.
CTR: +35%
eCPM: +32%
Earnings: +19%
All these improvements occuring despite junk ads displaying?
Seems to have helped. Thanks, farmboy.
You're welcome. But I guess I just did what Google has suggested all along in regards to using the filter.
I've even adopted another one of Google's suggestions that I used to avoid and I'm noticing positive results from that also.
FarmBoy
Clear answer: no. I won't unfilter this site, as I do not want to expose my visitors to such junk. I'd rather accept lower CTR, lower eCPM, and lower EPC.
And yes, I have reported them to Adsense before. To no avail - they are still operating.
In December, 2007, I stopped chasing. I stopped adding new URL's to my filter. In February, 2008, I cleared out my filter completely and I haven't added anything back in.My stats are up - CTR, earnings, etc.
I did the same many months ago as an experiment. What I found was exactly as you have reported, however after about three weeks or so my epc crashed with a vengence. Needless to say I haven't been game enough to try again.
And yes, I have reported them to Adsense before. To no avail - they are still operating.
That sounds all too familiar.
And yes, I have reported them to Adsense before. To no avail - they are still operating.
I know how you feel. I reported the worse MFA site I have *ever* seen over 6 weeks ago. It is still operating.
All it has is one poorly written paragraph [a reason alone to ban a site <G>] and the rest is cluttered up with adsense. The links on the *one page site* go to google search with keywords already in place. Again, a TOS violation.
I've never bothered with the filter, I figure G serves the highest paying ads. I only ever run 2 ad blocks and still manage 15 - 20% CTR and ECPM's in the $50 range. It sounds like a waste of time that would be much better spent improving yoru sites.
i also disagree
may be you are getting lucky honey moon period ...or your sites are itself in comparitively ...subjects..likes stocks and all...and relatively you feel high paid....
by default if it was so ..every body would have end up earning thousand of dollars...
so i disagree based on our experience
20% CTR and ECPM's in the $50 range
If I were achieving a $50 ecpm with my modest traffic volumes, I would be earning very poorly.
I suspect that your traffic volumes are probably much better which would explain why you would be happier with a $50 ecpm.
Google wants to give MFAs a chance. And I think MFA websites are more of a solid financial resource to Google than many of us think. It's too bad really, because AdSense could be a true advertising product for our websites, but since Google doesn't want us to have all the keys to our home, and forces us to let a few strangers in our home every once in a while, advertising is not as accurate as it could be.
Google will never allow unlimited website filters. Why? Because this means the MFA websites who pay Google, won't want to advertise anymore.
That certainly makes a little sense.
Google will never allow unlimited website filters. Why? Because this means the MFA websites who pay Google, won't want to advertise anymore.
That certainly makes a little sense.
I agree with "makes a little sense". I still see a MFA site operating that was reported on 23rd Feb
Google don't care.
Now that we have a "new ASA" here - how about increasing the filter to, say, "unlimited"? :-)
How about allowing to block by IP? I am certain that 100's of these sites are hosted on the same IP address and only change the domain names when they "launch" their sites. Adding each individual domain name is an exercise in whack-a-mole type of activity.
