Need some pointers

I've just started this site, and I've read about where to place ads but I would like to hear from others if the placement is maximized for my site layout. Any and all help/pointers would be highly appreciated.

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yea your site is good placement,i would suggest putting text ads between the contents

 

ad placement alone won't get you good earning. Put some more content. Also either enclose the small button ad from side and bottom with text or replace it with a banner or large rectangle.
you can put an adlink below your navigation bar.

 

Not bad placement, you may find the following section of my site useful:

http://www.sitetoolcenter.com/google-adsense-optimization.php

Also I totally agree with Jack, you really need more content. I recommend you focus on building content and links and getting a steady flow of traffic before concentrating on optimizing the ads

 

Thanks for the advice, I'm working on adding more content and I changed the ad box to the rectangle, and added an ad below the nav bar as suggested.
Thanks!

 

I've found from my sites that a block advert placed above the article is quite effective.

I dunno if you're interested but you could try and change the layout to the picture below. Sorry about the quality, I quickly edited it in Paint!

Also you'd obviously want to change the color of the ad links to orange.

Anyway I hope you find my suggestion useful

 

I never thought about doing it like that, I really like that idea..thanks a lot. I'm going to try to redo the page like that.

 

No probs - glad it helped

 

I've already noticed a big jump in clicks from your advice, thanks a lot!

 

Glad to hear it made a difference

Now just work on driving traffic to your site

 

My site has really started to take off from the advice I've received on this forum, really simple things make a huge difference. Thanks Darkhodge.

 

Since the Holiday weekend my stats went down hill, I made a lot less than I was making. Now today after the holiday I've had 115+ page views and I have not had a single click, and I usually have 25+ clicks. The ad placement has not changed. What's going on?

 

So wait - you're CTR has got a lot worse since the weekend? I suggest you wait a little longer to see if it's just you being unlucky or the stats have infact decreased.

Minimum period I'd suggest is a week.