Increase AdSense CTR

Before we begin, let it be known that there are no AdSense Secrets. The more time you spend changing your

the less time you will have to write actual content. If you have no content, you will have no traffic. And the less traffic you have coming to your site, the less money you will have coming into your pocket. With that being said, the following AdSense Tips will teach you everything that you need to know about increasing your AdSense CTR, and keeping your eCPM up while you're doing it. You should never have to look up "Increase AdSense CTR" on Google again after reading these tips. Note: Depending on your site, one AdSense Layout below may work slightly better than another. However, these 2 layouts have been tested and both are proven to perform the best. None of the layouts below involve AdSense image ads.

Link Units x 1

• 728x15 Below Header - Centered
• Ad Border - Blend with page background. (AdSense no borders)
• Ad Background - Blend with page background.
• Link Color - #425BC4 or #0000FF

Ad Units x 3

• 336x280 Below Post Title - Aligned Left - with separation
• Ad Border - Blend with page background.
• Ad Background - Blend with page background.
• Link Color - #425BC4 or #0000FF
• Text Color - #000000
• URL Color - #999999

• 160x600 Left Navigation
• Ad Border - Blend with page background.
• Ad Background - Blend with page background.
• Link Color - #425BC4 or #0000FF
• Text Color - #000000
• URL Color - #000000

• 336x280 After Post - Aligned Left - with separation
• Ad Border - Blend with page background.
• Ad Background - Blend with page background.
• Link Color - #425BC4 or #0000FF
• Text Color - #000000
• URL Color - #000000

AdSense format, placement, and color Layout #2

Link Units x 1

• 200x90 ; 180x90 ; 160x90 - Top of Right Navigation
• Ad Border - Blend with page background.
• Ad Background - Blend with page background.
• Link Color - #425BC4 or #0000FF

Ad Units x 3

• 728x90 Below Header - Centered
• Ad Border - Blend with page background.
• Ad Background - Blend with page background.
• Link Color - #425BC4 or #0000FF
• Text Color - #000000
• URL Color - #999999

• 160x600 Left Navigation
• Ad Border - Blend with page background.
• Ad Background - Blend with page background.
• Link Color - #425BC4 or #0000FF
• Text Color - #000000
• URL Color - #999999

• 336x280 After Post - Aligned Left - with separation
• Ad Border - Blend with page background.
• Ad Background - Blend with page background.
• Link Color - #425BC4 or #0000FF
• Text Color - #000000
• URL Color - #999999

Don't Break AdSense TOS

Update: You must now have the word "Advertisement" or "Sponsored Links" above your AdSense ads if you want to display them below your post titles. See Post Titles above AdSense ads for more information.

Alternative Layouts...

There are many other alternative layouts you can use to increase your AdSense CTR. It really all depends on the way your site is set up and where your users are attracted to the most. The main thing I want everyone to understand here is that traffic is key to success. AdSense placement is important, but it's not something that you should fiddle with every single day. I don't know if you know this, but you can actually increase AdSense ctr niche blogging. Also,

Be sure to check out Increase AdSense CTR Part II