Where Adsense Should AppearWhen
deciding whether to incorporate Adsense into your website there are several
factors to consider. Many feel that it diminishes their brand, whilst others
see it as a useful tool for visitors which creates revenues and makes their
content profitable. The
choice can largely come down to the commercial goals and the purpose of your
website. Many businesses who sell products decide to place Adsense adverts
within their website. This would appear to be a strange choice, opening up
opportunities for rivals to promote their service or product to your potential
customer base. Many
publishers claim that they are only doing this to allow companies who provide
ancillary services to advertise. These claims have some merit, as those who for
example sell pillows could provide those who sell bedding with an opportunity
to advertise. Although
this would make sense, there are still those online retailers who allow rivals
to penetrate their audience. Many claim that there are still benefits in
allowing your direct competitors to advertise within your website. One of these
is that ultimately if visitors wish to see your competitors they would be able
to see them through a Google search regardless. This may be true however the
thought of an established brand like coco-cola having a Pepsi advert in their
website is not even a possibility. Another
factor which is considered in this situation is that publishers do not feel
that Adsense is effective in making conversions. They feel that visitors who
would click on adverts are not highly qualified customers, as they would
quickly navigate to the materials or products that interest them if they were. Despite
Adsense being a questionable choice for online retailers, it is surely a good
supplementary service for other varieties of online publishers. For example, a
website which provides a free service like dictionary.com gets high levels of
traffic, and is able to make their service profitable through adsense. This has
been the case for Bloggers who originally provided content free of charge,
being unable to reach the scale that is necessary to contract with advertisers
directly. This could also apply to other previously free services, including wider forms of
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