My Best Adsense Layout Ever!

Posted on 16. Apr, 2007 by Adam in Adsense and Affiliates, Websites

Who wants more money from their adsense sites?

My name is Mark Wielgus, from 45n5.com, and I’d like to thank Adnan for the opportunity to make a guest post at Blogtrepreneur.

Last month my adsense earnings were over $700 dollars, which means I’ve got a long way to go to catch the higher earners, but also that I know a thing or two about adsense.

I thought I’d share what I think is “My Best Adsense Layout Ever!” for three reasons.

Show off “My Best Adsense Layout Ever!” (thanks Mr. Obvious, lol)
Help anybody struggling to earn with adsense see a proven money making layout.
Listen to any constructive criticism to help all of our adsense incomes improve ;-)

So Let’s See That Hot Adsense Layout Please

There she is. Perty ain’t she?

The rundown on the adsense.

1. Google search box above the banner

2. Large rectangle after the title and before the content

3. Link unit above the vertical menu (people usually click the first link first)

4. Small adsense block at the end of the menu

5. Footer is covered by a leaderboard

The Rundown On the Layout

1. Width no wider than 760px

2. Make menu text look similar to ad unit, but leave space between them

3. 2 column layout

Simple, yet elegant, and maximizing your adsense units.

Only Listen To Advice From Your Visitors

I presented a good starter template, however each site is unique and has unique visitors. Therefore it is up to you to test what works best for your site.

Never settle with any default layout or adsense colors, rather, let your visitor tell you what they like to click on by constantly using adsense split testing.

Seriously, even the hard fast “blend your ads” rule isn’t always true, and I’ve found I sometimes get a higher click through rate by using a contrasting color. Test, test, test!

In Conclusion

That is “My Best Adsense Layout Ever!”. Hopefully if you’re struggling to make an adsense dollar you have something to start with now, and if you disagree that is the best adsense layout ever, let me know in the comments why!

I look forward to hearing from you.

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29 Responses to “My Best Adsense Layout Ever!”

Christine

16. Apr, 2007

Hey Mark, thanks for the tips. Good to see you on Blogtrepreneur!

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Staska

16. Apr, 2007

Yeah, I can see that should work pretty well. And for many sites it’s great.

I just don’t think it will work on my blogs. Even on commercial ones that I run, I would not throw ads in their face that much.

I find a compromise solution that works great for me – small rectangle or 125×125 button on top right or left text area corner, with blog text around it.

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Jim

16. Apr, 2007

Do you have any hard results of that layout (ie: sites that you got better results with that layout)?

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45n5

17. Apr, 2007

christine, thanks for the welcome

staska, the layout is for people with the goal of making the most adsense money on a site. If that isn’t your #1 goal then I’d agree that the layout might not be for you

Jim, yes I have hard results but I’m not sharing the urls, for personal reasons, and not sharing the ctr because it breaks the google terms of service.

Even if you aren’t sold on the layout there are many good principles to learn from it like

-make sure your site search is monetized

-make sure your footers are monetized

-make sure you first link in a vertical menu is a money link

etc..

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webee

17. Apr, 2007

Hi Mark,

I think these last 3 advices are better than the layout you have presented.
as it really is quite “moneytizeble”… but i think it’s also too obtrusive for the readers.

don’t you think so?

thanks,
www[.]webee[.]ro is a design blog

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45n5

17. Apr, 2007

“it’s also too obtrusive for the readers. don’t you think so?”

Once again the main purpose of this layout is to get adsense clicks. I think it does this quite well.

Yes it is obtrusive to the readers, if it wasn’t they would probably click the ads less.

I’m not looking to impress anybody with my design skills, rather I’m interested in making money with a site ;-)

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Martial Development

09. May, 2007

You didn’t answer the most important question! What’s your CTR?

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45n5

09. May, 2007

it’s against the adsense terms of service to disclose click through rates.

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Shawn

09. May, 2007

Yup, watch out cause they will get you for that. I’ve read about people that had their accounts disabled because of it.

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Sue Olson

11. May, 2007

ok -here goes…I’m gonna try this layout! Thanks

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45n5

13. May, 2007

let us know how it works out for you Sue!

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Brian Aldrich

07. Jun, 2007

How did it work?

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Tyson

20. Jul, 2007

I know you cannot disclose CTR, but how does the footer CTR compare to the other ad blocks?

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Grant Moneymaker

13. Nov, 2008

Thanks very much for some awesome information Mark. I’ve been experimenting with my layout recently and you’ve really given me something to thing about.

Is there a reason why you put the menu on the right?

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adsense strategies

14. Nov, 2008

careful with ads under the title, Google is banning sites and accounts that use this layout. One way to keep them happy is to put ADVERTISEMENT under the title and above the ads.

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Jaime

14. Nov, 2008

@Grant Moneymaker – I can say from my experience that putting the menu on the right is because the top left triangle of your content area is the hottest zone in the Google Adsense click heatmap. If you had your menu there, people would be looking and clicking on the menu and not on the ads. If you’re in it for making the most out of your CTR, the save the top left triangle of your content area for ads.

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joomla designer

20. Dec, 2008

My ctr went down sharply in the last couple of months so I’m goung to try this and after some time I’ll will let you know if my ctr improved at all.

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izu mou

07. Feb, 2009

Nice Post thank you Mark Wielgus.

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Sudipta

14. Feb, 2009

Hi Adam, Liked your post on adsense layout. But isin’t is too clumsy for the reader? The first priority should be the reader who can comfortably read the articles. Not to trick him/her to click on the ad links.

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Alex B

02. Mar, 2009

Did Google change its policies ?

I was contacted by Google stating, “You cannot place ads directly underneath the page title” and that this is a violation of policy.

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Frumusete

27. Jul, 2009

Big thanks for tips

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Dissertation Help

18. Sep, 2009

Its good man, 700 is not bad and I am sure that you can increase that gradually, so far in ur blog I am trying to find something that can help me to start earning something and this is what I want to do in future for my earnings.

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Nessan

11. Nov, 2009

great idea..i shall try to use in my sites,…hope it may be optimized

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Abbie

25. Jan, 2010

Thanks for the tips!

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Penn

28. Feb, 2011

Thanks for all the good advice, I have been trawling the Internet looking for lots of different advice from websites like this, some really great advice that has now resulted in me earning between 200 and £250 a month now. Thank you to everyone, your great advice is really worth reading.

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Caterham R500

20. May, 2011

I tried all above suggestion but still get only 1.5%CTR :(

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RicahrdPham

19. Jan, 2012

Great post,nice share. All the above listed things are perfect the adsense site. If you really want to earn handsome amount stick to the advice.

Regards
Richard Pham

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SEO Specialist Chennai

07. Feb, 2012

Yes, these things really helpful and helps to improve adsense revenue…

thanks dude…

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