July 2011 AdSense Earnings & Observations

[HuskyPup]

Come on G, shake things up a bit, you're becoming far too predictable!

[azlinda]

ElvisFan, very rarely do the old and new interfaces match, for me at least.

[HuskyPup]

Absolutely diabolical Sunday, 40% of post-Panda average with my lowest click volume day EVER at 73% of Xmas Day, my lowest CTR day EVER, my lowest eCPM day EVER.

This is no longer beer money, it's a bottle of toilet cleaner since that is definitely what Google needs.

For those who are still earning well I can't imagine which sectors you are in but don't go anywhere near mine, it's a complete and utter disaster zone and with the big European holiday month approaching in August I think I may as well have a sabbatical from AdSense since I certainly won't miss these paltry earnings.

[HuskyPup]

I'm laying the blame fiarly and squarely at Google's door and its crap ads, especially Vodafone SIM cards...my UK average daily earnings for the past 3 days have been as follows: 50%, 10% and yesterday's at 20%.

Thanks a whole freakin' bunch Google, expertly targetted mobile phone ads on my specialised construction products supply sites...can I get away with dumb a$$e$?

[Play_Bach]

HuskyPup, yesterday closed here at 20%. Targeting way, way off as well. For the past few months, I've been seeing ads that are predominantly for a different niche than what my site is about. That was never the case in the past. Either all the advertisers in my niche have left, or the category knobs got turned the wrong way. Add to that the design mess that the 336 and 300 blocks have become and it's no surprise my earnings are down.

[alika]

100% increase in revenue this Sunday over the last 3 Sundays of the month.

Things are looking up (fingers and body crossed)

[HuskyPup]

Fingers crossed, so far I have earned 20% of yesterday and CTR has gone back to post-Panda levels plus no sign yet of those dreaded SIM card ads...yet!

Most of the earnings so far have come from India and Poland:-)

[walrus]

Is this a valid point?
If I want to see on topic ads I can go to search on Google. Google results has great on topic ads. The same topic on my site is fed coupons, adwords ads.....2 out of 3 off topic. Probabaly nothin, just wonderin if anyone else is seeing that.

[netmeg]

Go visit your competitors and see if the same ads are showing up on their sites.

And, as always, what you see on your site is not necessarily what everyone else (or anyone else) sees.

[karkadan]

Stats stucked?

[JCKline]

Yesterday started really bad and was that way the last I checked in the evening. I checked this morning it it ended great. I just checked today (afternoon) and it's looking really great. I may be able to attribute it to blocking G in my competitive ad filter (too many adwords and chrome ads). I have a webmaster related site, and webmasters are well aware of what G has to offer. After blocking G, CTR has gone up more than 50%!

[snickles121]

Averaging my days for this month it looks like Ill be down 10% compared to last month. How about everyone else. Up or down compared to last month?

[jmccormac]

Well one high paying click this morning and downhill for the rest of the day. July is shaping up to be a terrible month - one of the worst.

Regards...jmcc

[JCKline]

Great today and the last 4 days...it's as if G decided to credit me for clicks toward the end of the month.

[Play_Bach]

40% so far today. Not looking good at all.

[azlinda]

Same here, PB.

[jmccormac]

I guess this is a Google day then. Either that or the hamsters are asleep again.

Regards...jmcc

[zarathustra2011]

Yesterday I had a very high number of clicks, but unlike previous days, the payout was on poor form.

[HuskyPup]

or the hamsters are asleep again.

The only things doing any work were the hamsters...they were slaughtered ages ago and fed to the panda as deep fried bamboo shoots!

[azlinda]

zarathustra, it has ALWAYS been my experience that when I have a high number of clicks the payout is VERY low. And vice versa.

[HuskyPup]

Wow...flat on its back...0.27% CTR so far today...I can't even afford the glass for my now non-existent beer!

FWIW ads seem fine on my sites now however for the very first time ever I am not seeing further ads on G's search page...unless they've changed something surely that is almost a complete lack of inventory?

[JCKline]

Yesterday was the best for me, and today is dead so far. Stats also seem stuck. Now I pray for a click dump.

[zarathustra2011]

Azlinda - seems to be that way, though I don't know the logic behind it. Have a record number of clicks today; probably the highest for some months, yet the payout is almost 50% of normal, so at best I'm probably going to finish on an average day's earnings.

[zarathustra2011]

Yep, ended up with a 40% increase in clicks, and a below average payout.

[HuskyPup]

Arghhh...those damned Vodafone SIM card ads are everywhere...and yes, my cache and cookies are cleaned out 3 or 4 times a day, every AdSense site has them...needless to say my CTR is going through the floor again...this is wore than Groupon!

[JCKline]

Yesterday was down again, but today is back up. Blocking G was the best move I've ever made!

[Play_Bach]

Stuck. Again.

[HuskyPup]

How does one block a url when there isn't one shown to block without completing their damned annoying interactive flash ad...just guess?

[JCKline]

Stuck here as well..

@HuskyPup, I feel your pain. G should make it easier to block ads like this.

[Atomic]

How does one block a url when there isn't one shown to block without completing their damned annoying interactive flash ad...just guess?

Firebug usually does it for me.

[jinxed]

Way behind, surely? Awful day so far.