Comments on: Does AdSense Suck for Bloggers?

By: AJ

AJ — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:43:14 +0000

It does indeed suck something terrible. I have two blogs, one of which I just started 2 days ago and the other that’s been around for some time now. I signed up for Adsense thinking things might have changed with it yet it has only gotten worse. When I had a problem with coding and targeting and sought out the only place for help(that damn forum BS!) I was told that my text content and pictures are objectionable and I that in order to(in their exact words) “look prettier” that I should “take down all adult content.” Plus, these “forum people” called my blog ugly and then preceded to tell me to “follow there g00d advise.” <—Yeah, they’re professional. My blog that I’ve linked to on here has only been on the internet for a few days and I’m still tweeking it to make me happy, not Google. It’s a music blog. There’s not one shred of adult content or objectionable material posted. I’ve even worked out agreements with artists and other bloggers to post material most people on the internet post w/o consent. I’m sorry if I’m ranting-it just pisses me off that Google is so backwards and yet so popular. They let their adsense nonsense be posted on Medicare Fraud sites and then bust people for using the word s*** a couple of times on a page so they can withhold whatever they want. Ridiculous. No more AdSense for me, ever!

By: Big Internet Marketing

Big Internet Marketing — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:57:57 +0000

I am getting close to be taking off Adsense of all of my sites.

Clicks are ok, but, what if you convert those clicks in sales yourself?

Aren´t you robbing yourself in the end?

I recently did a post on this and took some conclusions.

http://biginternetmarketing.com/internet-marketing/so-does-google-adsense-really-suck-this-much/

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:30:02 +0000

I think monetization depends a lot on the kinds of audiences you have, if the visitors are not tech savvy the CTR for adsense would be fair enough and if they are tech geeks more affiliate programs will do well. So the point you have made makes good sense.

By: Vern at AimforAwesome

Vern at AimforAwesome — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:01:44 +0000

I used Adsense for a couple years… then, as an experiment – and because I now have enough traffic to qualify for Chitika – I removed 90% of all Adsense ads and tried Chitika.

Result?

I have less impressions on Chitika, and less click through rate.

It’s not working on Aim for Awesome. I do know others online that are breaking the bank with Chitika. I guess it takes a certain audience.

I am still looking for an alternative to Adsense as I find the ads unattractive and a big MINUS to the design and feel of my site(s).

:) Vern

By: jen

jen — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:50:10 +0000

You guys should really try adbrite to make money. They’re even better than adsense and they do send you your money. you can make about 200$ a day if you really work on it and have a good strategy.

http://webcashier.blogspot.com

By: Fat Lester

Fat Lester — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:25:49 +0000

AdSense sucks for everyone — not just bloggers. This is especially true if you’re actually making money from it.

There are several reasons why you should avoid doing business with Google at all costs:

1. Google won’t talk to you. In fact, your company isn’t even important enough for them to provide you with a phone number.

2. Google reserves the right to ban your account and keep all your earnings for any reason it sees fit and/or no reason at all.

3. Google doesn’t differentiate between you fraudulently clicking your own ads and your competitors fraudulently clicking your own ads. In either case, your account will be banned and your money withheld – and that includes anything revenue generated by legitimate clicks.

By: Slim

Slim — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:45:41 +0000

Well finally, Adsense sucks for bloggers! The experts say so. But it can change. Want to know how? Look at http://www.slimmetjegeld.nl?
Don’t know Dutch? No problem, click on the link for the english version

By: farrel

farrel — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:26:12 +0000

I’d rather like with focus on narrow topic, because adsense will give us more related ads and readers will feel the ads as its content itself. And that’s important because I’ve tried to put an amazon product which doesn’t related with my content and nobody click amazon. So, if your adsense is more related with content your CTR will raising….

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:35:38 +0000

I’m a little late on this topic, but anyway… actually it’s real simple, you’re not going to make alot of money with Adsense if your audience are people who are familar with internet marketing 99.9% of the time; they know when they click on those ads someone else is going to making the sweet cheddar. If you target people who have no idea what internet marketing or what Adsense is for that matter – that’s where you start making money. If you buy advertising for your blog and use keywords that only trigger queries from people who are new to the world of online money making for example- you will notice a big difference.

By: CoolLion

CoolLion — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:06:54 +0000

Yeah it means a lot if you write specific topics..in a week and place your adds properly for high CTR…..I havent found another program which pays more than adsense

But earning depends upon your content….

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By: outnout

outnout — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:47:26 +0000

adsense sucks moment you start earning in dollars and not in cents per day. google simply blocks your account giving one crappy reason and its one way decision. pleading your case is useless.

By: Jb

Jb — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:55:59 +0000

I am Not getting paid for alot of clicks on adsense I do not know why, they are not public service or filler ads. Could someone tell me where I could read more on why this is?

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By: Vikram

Vikram — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 03:03:49 +0000

No not really adsense doesn’t suck on your blog if you create a blog with the right keywords.
SO get a list here http://rich-ads.blogspot.com
and create good blogs

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