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How to get money for running this site
I tried many ways to get money, but found google Adsense to be easiest way.
What I did wrong when placing the ads
My first mistake was to place the ads away from the content. About 2% of all visitors clicked on the google ads, but I wanted more.
This is what I did:
1. I made a Custom palette with my site's own colors. Background-color, text-color and link-color. This made the ads more blended into the site.
2. I moved the ads from the right section of site to the middle. Firstly at the top of the page, secondly I places them inline of the articles leading text and the main text.
3. Waited...
4. Got the site's click-rates up to 10-15 %.
This means that 10-15% of all visitors clicks an ad. The only problem on this norwegian sites is that the ads itself vary on relevant quality. Norway is a small market, You may do better of on a international site with more relevant ads. Good luck!
About The Author
Øystein Iversen in running a website development company in Norway called Essence Internett (www.essence.no). This articles is mainly about a norwegian site called linker.no (www.linker.no)
This article was posted on January 06, 2006 |
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