A thread about where to put adsense ads in SMF

Rickard · 07-22-2006

I found a good spot for textlinks in my forum, looks like in the picture below:

The code is like this(themes/default/index.template.php:

Code:

</head>
<body>';

	echo '
	<div class="tborder" ', $context['browser']['needs_size_fix'] && !$context['browser']['is_ie6'] ? ' style="width: 100%;"' : '', '>
		<table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
			<tr>
 <td height="24" bgcolor="#4C4C4C">
<div align="left">
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-XXXXXXXXXX";
google_ad_width = 728;
google_ad_height = 15;
google_ad_format = "728x15_0ads_al";
google_ad_channel ="8005950260";
google_color_border = "4C4C4C";
google_color_bg = "4C4C4C";
google_color_link = "FFFF66";
google_color_text = "CC0000";
google_color_url = "000000";
//--></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
Â* src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com.../show_ads.js">
</script></div>			</tr>
		</table>';


	// display user name
	echo '

Feel free to use it.

Any other good spots?

I should appreciate some good tips, and i don't want to have large ads if they irritate my members.
Some smart placing of large square ads would be nice though. (That does not irritate)

See it live here: http://www.varmepumpsforum.com/vpforum/index.php

neforum · 07-24-2006

I have GoogleAds on my forum, i've added graphics at either end of the ad block (links to WeatherUnderground) which draws attention toward them. You aren't allowed to explicitly point people at your ads, so this is a good way of doing it.

I typically get 2,000+ ad impressions per day, with daily earnings in the $1-$5 bracket, so not bad, but not life changing.

The North East Forum
http://www.neforum2.co.uk/smf

Uzzio · 07-25-2006

HEllo, i installed the ad management mod, and did several tests on my SMF install (100.000 posts, 1500 members, around 150.000 monthly page views).

Best spots i found are : a second-post adbot in ONE board (the forsale section).This doesnt bother the users, as it being in the for sale section justifies its presence (people sells and earns, so site earns a bit too).
Also it has a very good CTR (2,20% average).

07-22-2006	#1 (permalink)
Rickard Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 43 Posts: 2	A thread about where to put adsense ads in SMF I found a good spot for textlinks in my forum, looks like in the picture below: The code is like this(themes/default/index.template.php: Code: </head> <body>'; echo ' <div class="tborder" ', $context['browser']['needs_size_fix'] && !$context['browser']['is_ie6'] ? ' style="width: 100%;"' : '', '> <table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td height="24" bgcolor="#4C4C4C"> <div align="left"> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-XXXXXXXXXX"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 15; google_ad_format = "728x15_0ads_al"; google_ad_channel ="8005950260"; google_color_border = "4C4C4C"; google_color_bg = "4C4C4C"; google_color_link = "FFFF66"; google_color_text = "CC0000"; google_color_url = "000000"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" Â* src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com.../show_ads.js"> </script></div> </tr> </table>'; // display user name echo ' Feel free to use it. Any other good spots? I should appreciate some good tips, and i don't want to have large ads if they irritate my members. Some smart placing of large square ads would be nice though. (That does not irritate) See it live here: http://www.varmepumpsforum.com/vpforum/index.php __________________ Is owner of two portal/forums MKPortal M1.1 Rc1 + SMF RC1+SMF 1.1 RC2 <br />The first one is about heatpumps: www.varmepumpsforum.com<br />The secend one is about pools, spa:s and bathtubs: www.poolforum.se

07-24-2006	#2 (permalink)
neforum Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 48 Posts: 3	Re: A thread about where to put adsense ads in SMF I have GoogleAds on my forum, i've added graphics at either end of the ad block (links to WeatherUnderground) which draws attention toward them. You aren't allowed to explicitly point people at your ads, so this is a good way of doing it. I typically get 2,000+ ad impressions per day, with daily earnings in the $1-$5 bracket, so not bad, but not life changing. The North East Forum http://www.neforum2.co.uk/smf __________________ The North East Forum \| North East Shopping \| 500towns.co.uk

07-25-2006	#3 (permalink)
Uzzio Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4	Re: A thread about where to put adsense ads in SMF HEllo, i installed the ad management mod, and did several tests on my SMF install (100.000 posts, 1500 members, around 150.000 monthly page views). Best spots i found are : a second-post adbot in ONE board (the forsale section).This doesnt bother the users, as it being in the for sale section justifies its presence (people sells and earns, so site earns a bit too). Also it has a very good CTR (2,20% average).

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