Google AdLinks

[hdpt00]

Who wants to be the first to let us know what the earnings are on these suckers? I'm too scared to try them myself, but may be interested.

On a further note, could these updates explain why the bot hasn't updated my ads on a new page in sometime? I set up a new site and one of the pages is still receiving targeting that is about another one of my domains.

Ex: my other site is about A on domainA.com, this is about B on domainB.com, on domainB.com on the index.html I am getting ads about A. They are not even related at all. Any suggestions?

[tonygore]

Then what is the point in using them birdstuff?

[GeorgeK]

It would be nice if we can include our logo on the resultant page at the top, with a linkback to our homepage, or something.

[arrowman]

AdSenseAdvisor:

I wouldn't recommend clicking on your Ad Links topics to avoid

He's building up the tention! :-)

To avoid...
* lowering your cpm
* being booted from the program
* irrelevant ads
* the temptation
* damage to your computer
* another sleepless night
* a third term for Bush
* RSI

... what?

[GeorgeK]

Will revenue-share and/or "smart pricing" be in effect for Ad Links? In a "2 click" kind of system like this (vs. the "1 click method of regular AdSense), the clicks should be much more targeted, and be more valuable to the advertisers. Hopefully publishers are getting compensated accordingly.

[GeorgeK]

I meant a "higher" revenue share (can't seem to find a way to edit posts, hmmm).

[tonygore]

But if AdLinks become popular with Advertisers, then AdLinks Clicks could be seen by Advertisers as '1-Click' with AdSense Clicks seen as '0.5' Click or half-clicks.

I agree, we should be able to modify the standard Google-Middle-Man-Adsense page to include our logo/colors/design and a link back to our website, similar to the Google Search option.

[Mikey85]

I placed in on my website, if anyone wants to see it, private message me! ;)

[ct2000]

Looks like there are new add sizes/types too!

[RoadRash]

Wow, these adlinks are awesome! I just put them in my forums, I really can see me doubling my forum CTR and income with the links... nicely done Google!

[bobothecat]

..

[Galtego]

Can anyone tell yet if we are able to click to view the ads (not to click the ads of course, but to click the Ad Link to see what ads our users are going to see)?

[jretzer]

Are the ad links in addition to, or included in, the three ads you are allowed?

[Buzliteyear]

My only concern is the EPC with the Ad Links.

It brings you to a page similar to that used by AdSearch. I hope we get the AdSense EPC and not the AdSearch EPC.

[ct2000]

having trouble changing colors etc.. "ad links by google" are staying black no matter what i do ..

[FromRocky]

Are the ad links in addition to, or included in, the three ads you are allowed?

Yes. Ad link will be counted as an ad unit as indicated in

an exciting new type of ad unit for your content pages - read about Ad Links by Google

[davelms]

FromRocky - I interpreted it differently; the following snippet is taken from the "policies page". I saw this to mean, 3 x ad unit plus 1 x ad links was allowed.

"Up to three ad units may be displayed on each Web site page, but no ad unit shall contain any advertisement in common with any other ad unit. Serving two or more identical ads on a single page constitutes double-serving, which Google does not support.

A maximum of two Google AdSense for search boxes may be placed on a page.

A single Ad Links unit may be placed on each Web site page, IN ADDITION to the ad units and search boxes specified above"

The UPPER CASE translate is my own. I saw this to mean you can use 1 x ad links *as well as* 3 x ad units.

[arrowman]

Wow, these adlinks are awesome! I just put them in my forums, I really can see me doubling my forum CTR and income with the links

RoadRash, why are you so optimistic? What makes you think this thing will perform?

I'm not saying it won't. Just curious...

[MikeNoLastName]

We've tried them. they work GREAT on existing (already Mediaboted) pages, but take a long time to come up with topics on brand new pages.

AdsenseAdvisor,
The size options are pretty limiting. PLEASE recommend that they add a new size that is a single text line (uh maybe 600x15) like the following:

Adlinks by Google: topic A,topic B, topic C, Topic D

I think others may be interested in this size too, as it can be slipped in above/below existing <HRs> between text paragraphs, etc. And, we already have the perfect spot for them. I PROMISE we'll add them ASAP to every major page. :)

[MikeNoLastName]

BTW, if you read ALL the details in the help section on Ad Links, I interpretted it as saying you could STILL do 3 ad Blocks along with exactly 1 Ad Link.

AND... I've Already clicked the TOPICS to see the ads, so I HOPE that's allowed. The Ads, aren't always the greatest though to match the topics it seems.

[berto]

I think the new AdLinks option is wonderful.

I have pages where the regular Adsense ad blocks simply didn't work as intended before, so I removed them. Pages where:

--the top bidders usually seemed to be crap/spam advertisers

--the worthwhile advertisers (worthwhile to my page visitors) usually seemed to low bid, hence their ads would not show on the page

--I could not get more than one ad unit to show reliably

Now, with the AdLinks, the crap/spam advertisers appear to be aggregated under a separate link, and links now appear to pages with the worthwhile stuff.

I mean to say, I am now seeing AdLinks displays like the following:

AdLinks by Google
-----------------
* worthwhile stuff
* more worthwhile stuff
* crap
* spam
* still more worthwhile stuff

In fact, on the few pages where I have installed AdLinks, and where before I would usually see nothing but crap and spam in my usual skycraper ad units, I am now seeing

AdLinks by Google
-----------------
* worthwhile stuff
* worthwhile stuff
* worthwhile stuff
* worthwhile stuff
* worthwhile stuff

It seems that, with the passage of time--maybe the Googlebot has revisted those pages--the ad targeting seems spot on!

At the very least, I can reintroduce Adsense to many of my pages again where it simply didn't work before for the stated reasons.

As someone said earlier, Choice Is Good.

Terrific, Google!

[HughMungus]

Great observation, berto.

[jretzer]

Here's the core of the reply I got from google on whether adlinks counts as one of your three boxes

At this time, AdSense publishers may place one Ad Links unit on any
content page. This number does not affect the current limit of 3
regular
ad units on any page - you may still place up to 3 regular ad units in
addition to a single Ad Links unit on any content page that complies
with
our [google.com...] .

[europeforvisitors]

I just wonder how many users will click through to a page of ads.

Google is obviously trying to create more ad inventory, but I'm skeptical about the benefit to publishers.

It's a cute idea, though. :-)

[Fryman]

Thanks a million, jretzer, I've been hunting for that information for hours!

So now we can have 4 blocks of ads on our pages. Great!

[The Contractor]

AdsenseAdvisor,
The size options are pretty limiting. PLEASE recommend that they add a new size that is a single text line (uh maybe 600x15) like the following:

Adlinks by Google: topic A,topic B, topic C, Topic D

Agreed! 480x15, 600x15 etc. something horizontal ...

[The Contractor]

I just wonder how many users will click through to a page of ads.

Well I believe the CTR would be high actually as the user basically has the back button and the ads for navigation after clicking an AdLink. I'll venture to bet the EPC will be lower...somehow.

[AdSenseAdvisor]

Woops! Thanks for the heads-up, arrowman. I must have hit "Submit" too quickly. It's been a long day. :)

To finish that sentence, I wouldn't recommend clicking on your own Ad Links topics for the same reason we don't encourage searching with your own AdSense for search box. Doing so may increase the number of impressions in your reports, which wouldn't properly reflect traffic to your pages.

By the way, all of your comments are being heard loud and clear over here at the Googleplex. Keep it coming!

ASA

[unreviewed]

AdSenseAdvisor, I just added the new Adlinks, and over the last few hours my page view stats as reported by Adsence, has greatly increased with the result of a vast decease in click though average.

I realize that page view stats are based “some how” on ad impressions, but this type of reporting is very confusing. Only the amount of clicks and earnings, are numbers that can be understood. I would prefer page view stats to reflect actual web site page views, any chance of that happening?

[hwyking]

Anybody know if it counts as clicking your own ads if you type something in the 'View Ads About:' Search box and submit? It took me to a page with related ads but I didn't click any of those.

---- edit -----

sorry I went back and noticed a few other people asked this same questions.

[linear]

I don't think it's been mentioned yet, but the adlinks are

Ads by Google

not

Ads by Goooooooogle

And I for one prefer the simplicity of just two o's.