CTR?

LizK · #1 (**permalink**) 11-19-2008, 10:11 AM

Does anyone know what a good or decent CTR should be?
Thanks!

lisa · #2 (**permalink**) 11-19-2008, 01:35 PM

For marketing in general, anything over 2% is considered decent. But of course it depends on your niche. For example 2create has a HORRIBLE CTR usually because my site targets webmasters and most are immune to Google ads. But my flat stomach site is usually around 5-6% because the audience is generally not as aware of the ads. Although I've seen that change lately too as more and more people learn about Google ads.

LizK · #3 (**permalink**) 11-19-2008, 01:37 PM

VERY helpful info Lisa, thanks.

Jordy3738 · #4 (**permalink**) 11-19-2008, 08:43 PM

That makes me feel a little better about my statistics. I get frustrated with it all sometimes because it's like a roller coaster ride. I just took a look at my Google statistics and I am averaging around 7%.

lisa · #5 (**permalink**) 11-19-2008, 09:02 PM

jordy, I would think that's a pretty good CTR no matter what niche. I would be happy with that for sure.

LizK · #6 (**permalink**) 11-19-2008, 09:03 PM

yea i second that! 7%?!?! i'm so jealous!!!!!!!!!

Jordy3738 · #7 (**permalink**) 11-19-2008, 09:37 PM

OK, so I just looked again at the past couple of months and the 7% is an accurate figure.

I think the frustration comes in because these sites that I have Adsense on are only close to a year old. One day I make $4 the nest $7 then another day only $3.

I wonder if I'll ever catch upm with Joel Comm's $20,000 per month from Adsense?

The good news is that when I first started I was making less than a dollar a day.

mirage2009 · #8 (**permalink**) 11-20-2008, 06:41 AM

It really does get frustrating, but I think it takes time to reach stability.
God help us all to reach that

LizK · #9 (**permalink**) 11-21-2008, 08:53 AM

well now i've totally confused myself because i originally made this post with the knowledge (or so i thought) that i had below a 2% ctr.
well i changed some ads around a couple days ago, and checked stats again today, and now my ctr (all time average) is well above 4%. So where did I get below 2% from?? my ctr since i changed the ads around is not high enough to have altered the all time average THAT much, so i wonder what the heck i was looking at when i thought i had below 2%. oh well - thank goodness it's friday!!

LizK · #10 (**permalink**) 11-21-2008, 01:17 PM

here is a great post on this topic (and more) for you sbi!ers

http://forums.sitesell.com/viewtopic...204&highlight=

who knows when i will be able to wrap my head around adsense...

mirage2009 · #11 (**permalink**) 11-21-2008, 07:10 PM

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so i wonder what the heck i was looking at when i thought i had below 2%. oh well - thank goodness it's friday!!

I think you do need this weekend off

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