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[jbzcc]

Hello everyone, is it okay to put google ad sense on a forum page?

[lisa]

Sure. I used to have them here but the revenue was so dismal I removed them. I attribute a lot of that due to the fact this forum is targeted toward webmasters and most webmasters are aware or adsense ads and ignore them.

[Ingenue]

I run them on a Linux Basic programming forum and I too see few licks on the ads. But, as Lisa said, yes you can place adsense ads on a forum.

I use a plug-in for the ads. Maybe you can look for a plug-in that will make it easy for you to add ads to your forum, most forum software have a few.

[Jordy3738]

I just started my first forum with Adsense ads. I have been able to generate several visitors. About 2 in 200 visitors passing through have actually clicked on the Adsense ads.

Jordy
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[Lajocar]

On forums the ads is all about positioning and placement.

You can get some decent clicks if implemented correctly.

[lisa]

Very true Lajocar and I will be first to admit I haven't experimented much with forum monetization. I'm sure I'm leaving a lot of revenue on the table. It's on my list of many things to do.

[Lajocar]

Lisa, yes it will be great to implement Adsense sometime in future on this forum.

You can do it moderatyely

[lisa]

I've already had AdSense here but as you said it's all about placement. The location I chose wasn't good so CTR was dismal. I'm in the process or redesigning the header so I can optimize it for ad space. I still don't plan to go crazy on the ads, though.