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Old 05-28-2007, 03:11 AM My CTR is very LOW
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I've re designed all my site (thank to your feed back) and I think it looks much better now but My CTR is very LOW
Please help my, I've tried many things but my CTR is still very low
I don't think telling my CTR is allowed by TOS but trust me it's low.
Please help me to increase my CTR.

http://www.tutorialsroom.com

Please notice that many of my visitors reach the site to tutorials directly (not through the home page) so please recommend placement in any of the inner tutorials as they are all the same template.

I will try your suggestions and reply back in this thread so this help all other members who have low ctr like me.
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Old 05-28-2007, 09:42 AM Re: My CTR is very LOW
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Your biggest problem may well be your target market. Web geeks tend to be more aware of advertising and less likely to click through as a result.

Personally, I think your placement is fine. The ads blend in well and they're in places that should be relatively hot.
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Old 05-28-2007, 11:10 AM Re: My CTR is very LOW
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But I think not all my target market is web geeks, not all my tutorials are about web hosting, it also has windows tips, Photoshop tutorials, video tutorials so I think "average" users are involved too!
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Old 05-28-2007, 03:47 PM Re: My CTR is very LOW
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Those are all still people who are technically savvy, and therefore subject to the same level of awareness of, and to some extent immunity to, advertisements.
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Old 05-28-2007, 07:42 PM Re: My CTR is very LOW
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Vary your content a bit more and see how it affects the CTR. Example: geeks love cheap software and shareware - if you have some content helping them find valid sources for these items your content based ads will change and you may get better CTRs. Just be sure what you offer is well worth the click or visitors won't be impressed (neither will Google).
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Old 05-29-2007, 12:30 AM Re: My CTR is very LOW
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Maybe your target market or Your user Ip location is related your ctr
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Old 05-29-2007, 12:43 AM Re: My CTR is very LOW
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Rotate the places where you show ads and content as that will help in the blinding of your ads.
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Old 05-29-2007, 03:23 AM Re: My CTR is very LOW
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I think you should move the rectangle ad which is placed at the botom of your tutorials to become above the bookmark to, also change its type to links unit.

Kepp in mind that you'll need to keep trying until you hit the best combination of ads

hope this helps.
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Old 05-29-2007, 08:15 AM Re: My CTR is very LOW
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Old 05-29-2007, 08:50 AM Re: My CTR is very LOW
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I think you need to place that ad you put on the bottom between the content. Camouflage it and you'll hopefully get good CTR. For me, a 300X250 ad in the beginning of the post works the best.

Note: See my site for the 300X250 placement. I've put it in most of my posts.
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Old 05-30-2007, 07:34 AM Re: My CTR is very LOW
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It does increase your CTR by putting it at the beginning of your content...

If you look at all my sites, i have it in there and my CTR has increased greatly!!
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Old 05-31-2007, 02:54 PM Re: My CTR is very LOW
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It is because if you put the ad in the most eye-catching position, you can easily grab the visitors' attention, and more likely to recieve clicks.
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Old 05-31-2007, 07:01 PM Re: My CTR is very LOW
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I think the placement and the colors are fine.
I agree with the "geek-ad-awareness-theory".
With this type of site you probably could make more money from affiliate programs that are related to your tutorials.
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Old 06-04-2007, 09:54 AM Re: My CTR is very LOW
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My CTR shot uptp 15% yesterday! and is around 12% already today!!
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Old 06-10-2007, 09:47 AM Re: My CTR is very LOW
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if you have 1.50% to 2.50% it i ok
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Old 06-10-2007, 10:02 AM Re: My CTR is very LOW
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My CTR shot uptp 15% yesterday! and is around 12% already today!!
It will be cool if that last for a month or even more!
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Old 06-10-2007, 03:44 PM Re: My CTR is very LOW
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