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mttopcashmere

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 9:11 pm
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I'm sure this question has been asked before but I'm just now getting
'round to using Adsense so I'm still in discovery mode.

I'm not quite seeing the value and/or point of putting ads on my site
that could potentially send a customer to my competitor! Why?!

1. I realize I can filter out those sites I don't want advertised but
doing so is really tiresome! It would be much easier if I could
simply filter out ads/sites with the two words CASHMERE and/or
PASHMINA. That would be a blessing!

2. I can only filter out 200 links which I don't think cover the
quantity of cashmere/pashmina sellers on the web! LOL

3. The link that is attached to the click is not easily discovered and
Lord knows we're not allowed to click it! Yeah, I've got the Google
Preview tool but that's not working properly!

Maybe I'm going about this wrong and so I would appreciate some
feedback as to how I can use Adsense better.

Or...

Has anyone else found Adsense as tedious and unwieldy as I have???

I look forward to your positive feedback!

Meg
Mountain Top Cashmere
www.mttopcashmere.com

p.s. Don't even get me started on Froogle! LOL Oye!

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user274

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 10:10 pm
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"Mountain Top Cashmere" <mttopcashmere DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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 > I'm sure this question has been asked before but I'm just now getting
 > 'round to using Adsense so I'm still in discovery mode.
 >
 > I'm not quite seeing the value and/or point of putting ads on my site
 > that could potentially send a customer to my competitor! Why?!

You should ask yourself: What is the purpose of my website?

Is it to generate revenue from selling cashmere and cashmere related items?
Or is it to generate revenue through advertising?

I took a look, and it looks like the former... so I would ask then: If you
are selling a product online through your site, why are you worried about
making a few extra pennies a month by putting ads on your website?

If your website generates so few sales that the revenue from a couple of ads
would significantly impact your income then perhaps you should instead step
back and look at your site and ask yourself if this is a viable business and
what you can do to "fix" it so that you don't need to rely on an extra $5-10
a month in ad revenue.

If your website generates enough sales that the revenue from a couple of ads
means nothing to your income level, then why would you bother? Why would
you want to distract your customers with ads? Why would you want to risk
sending them somewhere else? Why not just let them do what they came to
your site to do: buy cashmere and cashmere related products.

This isn't to say I am against ads on websites (Coca Cola pays me to slap
their logo on one of my websites) but I feel that sites that actually sell
goods should concentrate on selling those goods and not ad space...
If its a good site in a viable market and promoted properly then they will
generate money from selling those goods and any other income from
advertising should be irrelevant... if the site does not generate enough
income and ad revenue is required, then the site has failed in its primary
purpose and function (for whatever reason).<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->

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karim34111

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 1:07 am
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On 4 Sep 2004 18:11:58 -0700, Mountain Top Cashmere wrote:

 > I'm sure this question has been asked before but I'm just now getting
 > 'round to using Adsense so I'm still in discovery mode.
 >
 > I'm not quite seeing the value and/or point of putting ads on my site
 > that could potentially send a customer to my competitor! Why?!
 >
 > 1. I realize I can filter out those sites I don't want advertised but
 > doing so is really tiresome! It would be much easier if I could
 > simply filter out ads/sites with the two words CASHMERE and/or
 > PASHMINA. That would be a blessing!
 >
 > 2. I can only filter out 200 links which I don't think cover the
 > quantity of cashmere/pashmina sellers on the web! LOL
 >
 > 3. The link that is attached to the click is not easily discovered and
 > Lord knows we're not allowed to click it! Yeah, I've got the Google
 > Preview tool but that's not working properly!
 >
 > Maybe I'm going about this wrong and so I would appreciate some
 > feedback as to how I can use Adsense better.
 >
 > Or...

Then don't use AdSense. I don't know why some businesses use it if it shows
competitor's products. If you need to add external links, compile the ones
which you think are useful to your business and add them yourself. This way
you have total control. AdSense makes sense only if it compliments your
site.


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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 4:22 am
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Mountain Top Cashmere wrote:

 > I'm sure this question has been asked before but I'm just now getting
 > 'round to using Adsense so I'm still in discovery mode.
 >
 > I'm not quite seeing the value and/or point of putting ads on my site
 > that could potentially send a customer to my competitor! Why?!
 >
 > 1. I realize I can filter out those sites I don't want advertised but
 > doing so is really tiresome! It would be much easier if I could
 > simply filter out ads/sites with the two words CASHMERE and/or
 > PASHMINA. That would be a blessing!
 >
 > 2. I can only filter out 200 links which I don't think cover the
 > quantity of cashmere/pashmina sellers on the web! LOL
 >
 > 3. The link that is attached to the click is not easily discovered and
 > Lord knows we're not allowed to click it! Yeah, I've got the Google
 > Preview tool but that's not working properly!
 >
 > Maybe I'm going about this wrong and so I would appreciate some
 > feedback as to how I can use Adsense better.
 >
 > Or...
 >
 > Has anyone else found Adsense as tedious and unwieldy as I have???
 >
 > I look forward to your positive feedback!

Quite simply, Adsense may not be for you.

If your visitor is clicking on a link out, you have lost them anyway, so
you might as well get paid for their departure!

I think you are a little paranoid. I didn't notice a drop in sales after
using Adsense!

I agree that filtering is a chore, which is one of the reasons I don't do
it.

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 9:49 am
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On 4 Sep 2004 18:11:58 -0700 mttopcashmere RemoveThis @yahoo.com (Mountain Top
Cashmere) broke off from drinking a cup of tea at
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 >I'm sure this question has been asked before but I'm just now getting
 >'round to using Adsense so I'm still in discovery mode.

Your site is a retail shop. Yes?

In this case, my advice is DON'T put any advertising, other than for
your own products, on the site. Placing advertising banners, or
sponsored links just makes one's shop look cheap and tacky. Leave
advertising to the 'free' web sites.

Matt

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 3:31 am
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"Mountain Top Cashmere" <mttopcashmere DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Major rule in advertisng - don't give free publicity to the competition
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 5:37 pm
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Thank you all for your quick response!

I appreciate the feedback. Most of your conclusions were in fact my
own but since SO many people (around me at least) sing the praises of
Adsense I'm not above asking, "Okay, what am I missing?!"

Adsense DOESN'T make sense for me, my business and/or my website!

Thanks again!

Meg
Mountain Top Cashmere
www.mttopcashmere.com
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 2:13 am
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Mountain Top Cashmere wrote:
 > ...
 > Adsense DOESN'T make sense for me, my business and/or my website!

Good call - it can't work for everyone.

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 1:30 pm
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On 6 Sep 2004 14:37:40 -0700 mttopcashmere.DeleteThis@yahoo.com (Mountain Top
Cashmere) broke off from drinking a cup of tea at
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 >Thank you all for your quick response!
 >
 >I appreciate the feedback. Most of your conclusions were in fact my
 >own but since SO many people (around me at least) sing the praises of
 >Adsense I'm not above asking, "Okay, what am I missing?!"
 >
 >Adsense DOESN'T make sense for me, my business and/or my website!
 >

Nor us.

We operate a web site with very diverse information, though arranged
by narrow scope within each page. Adsense doesn't function to our
satisfaction on our site.

Matt

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