Hey, new to the forum here. I stumbled upon it via google, and I'm hoping you guys can answer a few questions I have.
I run a football Web site. The amount of traffic I receive varies depending on the month. During my peak months (December-April), I tend to get somewhere between 300,000-600,000 page views per month. This April the site garnered 670,000 page views - its most ever.
Right now, however, traffic is a bit down because the NFL Draft is over and the season is months away. I'm getting anywhere between 5,500-8,500 page views per day.
I've been utilizing ads for a few months now. I've used Google Adsense since January. I have one ad at the top of the page, one toward the bottom of my content and one on the right. I also have a Google search mechanism at the bottom.
One other affiliate program I'm part of is Ticket City's. I've had links for them placed at key places of my site since April.
Problem is, I haven't seen much of a reward from either. I've obtained about $150 from Google (since January) and $115 from Ticket City.
How can I increase my ad revenue? Do I need more traffic coming into my site? Am I placing the ads in the wrong places? Are there more lucrative affiliate programs out there? Are there any tricks or tips you can give me?
I just signed up for eBay and LinkShare, so I'll try those out.
Thanks in advance. Sorry if I've asked too many questions and sound like a newbie.
I run a football Web site. The amount of traffic I receive varies depending on the month. During my peak months (December-April), I tend to get somewhere between 300,000-600,000 page views per month. This April the site garnered 670,000 page views - its most ever.
Right now, however, traffic is a bit down because the NFL Draft is over and the season is months away. I'm getting anywhere between 5,500-8,500 page views per day.
I've been utilizing ads for a few months now. I've used Google Adsense since January. I have one ad at the top of the page, one toward the bottom of my content and one on the right. I also have a Google search mechanism at the bottom.
One other affiliate program I'm part of is Ticket City's. I've had links for them placed at key places of my site since April.
Problem is, I haven't seen much of a reward from either. I've obtained about $150 from Google (since January) and $115 from Ticket City.
How can I increase my ad revenue? Do I need more traffic coming into my site? Am I placing the ads in the wrong places? Are there more lucrative affiliate programs out there? Are there any tricks or tips you can give me?
I just signed up for eBay and LinkShare, so I'll try those out.
Thanks in advance. Sorry if I've asked too many questions and sound like a newbie.