Adsense for me?

RESteve · 01-27-2006, 08:35 AM

Hi everyone!

I'm new to adsense and haven't used it, but was very interested after seeing the possibilities of this passive income stream.

Here's my question: Do you think it would be worthwile on a site that is supposed to direct business to me? I am a real estate consultant and have been pretty successful at driving traffic to my site as it's aimed to be more of a community rather than an auto-biography (unlike other agents), but its aimed to bring me business.

So would adding adsense enable the possiblity of someone clicking on another agents ad in my adsense "box"? That's the last thing I want!

Your opinions and takes would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

physik3r · 01-27-2006, 12:32 PM

Well, signing up for Adsense is free so try it regardless. You have nothing to lose

mondine · 01-27-2006, 12:43 PM

Well, they do provide for some degree of filtering, because of concerns like yours, but there are no guarantees.
It seems like something you'd have to monitor closely.
https://www.google.com/support/adsen...=9716&ctx=top5

RESteve · 01-27-2006, 12:58 PM

That exactly what I was looking for, and looks like it's more of a manual type of filter. I am on my site daily so perhaps I could just heavily monitor the site - so like physik said, I'll give it a go since I really have nothing to lose.

I just hope a prospective client doesn't click on another realtors ad that I didn't catch!

mondine · 01-27-2006, 01:19 PM

Yes, I imagine that it would take rather a few clicks to make up for a lost commission, in your line of work.
You'd also want to closely watch visitor feedback. Some people can react very strongly to the size, placement, or even just the presence of ads.

RESteve · 01-27-2006, 09:09 PM

I think that's the reason I've been so hesitant about placing ads in the first place. Right now, my site is totally ad-free, but does have a space for advertisements.

I just can't think of an advertisement based on the content of my site that in some way wouldn't be stealing business from me. Especially when losing a potential client could cost me $2-3k US Dollars or more.

01-27-2006, 08:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
RESteve Senior Googler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Adsense for me? Hi everyone! I'm new to adsense and haven't used it, but was very interested after seeing the possibilities of this passive income stream. Here's my question: Do you think it would be worthwile on a site that is supposed to direct business to me? I am a real estate consultant and have been pretty successful at driving traffic to my site as it's aimed to be more of a community rather than an auto-biography (unlike other agents), but its aimed to bring me business. So would adding adsense enable the possiblity of someone clicking on another agents ad in my adsense "box"? That's the last thing I want! Your opinions and takes would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

01-27-2006, 12:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
mondine Google Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC. Posts: 4,002 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Well, they do provide for some degree of filtering, because of concerns like yours, but there are no guarantees. It seems like something you'd have to monitor closely. https://www.google.com/support/adsen...=9716&ctx=top5 __________________

01-27-2006, 01:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
mondine Google Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC. Posts: 4,002 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Yes, I imagine that it would take rather a few clicks to make up for a lost commission, in your line of work. You'd also want to closely watch visitor feedback. Some people can react very strongly to the size, placement, or even just the presence of ads. __________________

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01-27-2006, 12:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
physik3r Googler Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 74 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Well, signing up for Adsense is free so try it regardless. You have nothing to lose

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RESteve Senior Googler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	That exactly what I was looking for, and looks like it's more of a manual type of filter. I am on my site daily so perhaps I could just heavily monitor the site - so like physik said, I'll give it a go since I really have nothing to lose. I just hope a prospective client doesn't click on another realtors ad that I didn't catch!

01-27-2006, 09:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
RESteve Senior Googler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think that's the reason I've been so hesitant about placing ads in the first place. Right now, my site is totally ad-free, but does have a space for advertisements. I just can't think of an advertisement based on the content of my site that in some way wouldn't be stealing business from me. Especially when losing a potential client could cost me $2-3k US Dollars or more.

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