Relating AdSense to AdWords
Friday, September 05, 2008 | 11:01:00 AM
Labels: Newbie
We think it's important for all publishers, both new and veteran, to understand the role they play in our ad network ecosystem. While AdSense is designed for publishers to monetize their websites with Google ads, it's also designed to extend the reach for our AdWords advertisers, providing them with ad real estate whose value is close to that on Google Search results.
If your website performs well for advertisers, there may be increased competition among them to fill your ad spaces. This means we'd have a wider variety of possible ads to display, so the ads you see on your site may be more relevant to your site content and your users' interests. This may lead to more clicks from your users, more placement-targeted campaigns geared towards your site, and increased advertiser bids. Overall, you're likely to earn more revenue with your site if advertisers are generating conversions and receiving quality leads from your site.
On the other hand, if your website performs poorly for advertisers, they may be less inclined to display on your site. This means that the ads our system displays on your site may not be as relevant to your site content and your users' interests, leading to fewer clicks and decreased advertiser bids. As a result, you're likely to earn less revenue with your site if advertisers are performing poorly.
To maximize the value for advertisers displaying on your site, we recommend focusing on developing a high-quality site with original content that's valuable to your users. For more information, please consult our program policies and Webmaster Quality Guidelines for reference.


15 comments :
Griffin said...
So I guess it is safe to assume by your comments that sites that display non-content related advertisements are considered poor quality sites without original content? I am not sure if I am to be insulted or if I should start redesigning my site?
September 08, 2008 9:29 AM
Inside AdSense Team said...
Hi Griffin,
We'd like to clarify that seeing less targeted ads on a site is not, by any means, an automatic indication that the site is low-quality or lacking original content. The relevance of ads on a site is due to a number of reasons, which you can find in our Help Center, and which you can assist by using section targeting.
Our goal with this post was to help publishers understand the benefits of creating high-quality sites, and how the ads on their site can be related to the goals of AdWords advertisers. Thanks for your understanding.
September 08, 2008 8:48 PM
glenn2929 said...
So this explains how poorly targeted ads can result in less clicks, but how does this effect earnings per click?
My sites recently took an EPC drop of 75% or greater from the last week of August until now, and my EPC is now so low it isn't even worth using Adsense. Meanwhile, my CTR is essentially the same, and my organic traffic from Google has grown.
So what am I to do about that? My site is full of original content, and Google seems to like it since its ranked #2 for its major keyword, yet my earnings have dropped to pennies?
Not sure what to think of this. Does this mean my content needs to be changed out or something?
September 08, 2008 9:47 PM
Griffin said...
Keeping in form with the topic, may I offer a suggestion in hopes that someone might toss the idea around at the next meeting of the minds?
Would it be possible to offer the publisher the opportunity to opt-out of the non-content related advertisements? Maybe even allow us to enter our own url or pick a public service announcement.
You might not want to offer weight loss ads to an anorexic web site or even and athletic site?
Adsense log-in page says "ads so well-matched, in fact, that your readers will actually find them useful". To me that sounds like a guarantee that is not being kept in some instances.
September 09, 2008 3:17 PM
Flirtilizer said...
I think Google needs to focus more on quality of Adwords publishers. I have a new, growing website with nothing but original content for and from newbies.
A lot of people are asking how do I make money. I'm seeing a LOT of ads I wouldn't click on. They are scams, get rich quick schemes, the bogus secrets of AdSense sites.
I think I'm going to start trying to block them using the competitive site filter but I'm not sure I can keep up and I'm not sure to use that filter that way is within ToS?
September 12, 2008 9:50 PM
pepper said...
yeh, i don't know what BellyFatLoseWeight.com has to do with weather, most of the ads that appear are weather related to weather.org. everyday i have to block a get rich quick scam or diet and other unrelated ads.
don't know how much more i can say about the weather.
pepper
weather.org
September 16, 2008 10:59 AM
Tha BiGG DoGG said...
WoW what a spammer... I've been using adsense for a few months now. I just redesigned my website with a new cleaner look & hope it can get better ads showing to my website.
Some reason my custom google search bar has never showed any earning. If anyone has any tips on fixing that please contact me.
September 23, 2008 9:57 PM
kgrimm said...
Sometimes clicks may be due to curiosity and not genuine interest in a product. This could actually damage the reputation of the blog owner over a very short period of time. Adwords includes advertising on my blogs that may offend my users. My visitors click on the ads to see "who" could be marketing on my blog and discover that the ad owners are marketing products and ideas not representing good business or religious ethics. This all comes back to haunt me in the end. I end up paying for bad choices made by the Adwords advertisers who don't bother to look at the type of clients that really do visit my blog.
The ads end up having more "shock value" than they do selling an actual product. Well placed ads should be the concern of the advertising company because ultimately nobody is happy if customers can't find what they are looking for.
Why would my visitors ever be interested in product that actually offends them? They wouldn't and that's a simple fact. Sometimes ad campaigns instituted by the highest bidders don't take this into consideration, these guys see statistics but not actual people. I use Adsense to help my visitors not hurt them. This is why I remove specific ads. It's actually much more important than making quick money.
However, there are some folks that want to advertise off of my blogs that sell things that have nothing to do with my blog. If they aren't offensive, then I don't mind them at all. Will people click on them? Maybe. I just wish there were a better way to tell AdSense about my blogs. If there was a file or something that I could just list the products that I know my customers would buy. That would be nice! It would be so much easier for everyone.
Thanks.
December 05, 2008 3:17 PM
sah90 said...
I Thing I need to renew my blog and get quality and interesting posts..
Tq google for the information.:)
September 15, 2009 7:54 PM
anaapolinaria said...
hello,i need help..?how to make adsense here..imstill no aprove but isend my pubalready.pls.helpme..
September 30, 2010 3:12 PM
office said...
Hello,
how can I transfer my funds from Adsense to Adwords? Is it possible?
November 01, 2010 12:36 AM
Steve said...
I've applied to AdSense 3 times now, and have been rejected three times. The last iteration involved "insufficient content" while, in fact, my site has 47 pages that include original content text. How do I go about having my site accepted?
November 20, 2010 9:37 AM
Elizabeth Mueller said...
@Griffin, I'm so frustrated with this too. When I first applied, the ad content was entirely geared for my visitors--all writers. Now I'm getting ads from my local city when my hits are generated OUTSIDE my state.
Btw, you can tailor your Site's interest via Amazon.
Elizabeth
December 09, 2010 5:54 PM
Elizabeth Mueller said...
"Google automatically chooses which ads to show based on your blog's content, and you earn money when visitors view or click on these ads. "
Sure, yeah. As if...
December 09, 2010 5:56 PM
Shawn West said...
Two days ago I put up a post on my very new (>2 weeks) blog. After posting, the confirmation screen appeared and it had VERY targeted ads to my sites content for me to view and click on. This leads me to believe (perhaps erroneously) that AdSense has a feel for my content.....that said all the ads showing in my sidebars are totally irrelevant to my content.
I believe this is called a conundrum.
Has anyone else seen this type of thing before? Help a new blogger out?
February 18, 2011 5:37 PM
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