[glen]

Here is a nice example of an ad link with a background image with drop shadow.

Taken from http://www.senserely.com

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[glen]

I came across this example today. Notice the picture of the boy and how his right hand is pointing (in a discrete way) at the Google Adsense Ad. Apparently the Adsense team has reviewed this ad and said it was within the Terms of Service (TOS).

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[glen]

here is a nice example from http://fifa2006worldcup.org/

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[Kevin]

I'm also reading that a tw-toned vertical line is producing good results: take a look at what I mean at http://www.christmas-worldwide.com/ (my new Christmas site).

I can't confirm that at the moment - haven't got the traffic to judge Maybe this time next year

Kevin

[glen]

the two toned line looks good! though you would have been better off making a gif rather than a jpg. the GIF file would be smaller and clearer too.

cheers, glen

[tyros8000]

not to worry any of you but putting images next to the adsense adverts is now banned.

the most successful place i found mine to be is in the sidebar, with nothing else just the ad - www.webberscorner.com. that is has brought in over 50% of my income and it is only on the homepage!

[glen]

tyros8000, on Feb 23 2007, 09:01 PM, said:

not to worry any of you but putting images next to the adsense adverts is now banned.

the most successful place i found mine to be is in the sidebar, with nothing else just the ad - www.webberscorner.com. that is has brought in over 50% of my income and it is only on the homepage!

Thanks for mentioning that tyros. I forgot about this thread and should have included a warning about this issue.

[needacokefix]

I've been trying for a long time to increase my adsense earnings. If anyone cares to take a look at my site and make some suggestions I would be grateful. www.muchmenus.com

[glen]

generally speaking top left or top centre is good.

you have gone for bottom right which is usually not very good.

[ELCaD]

This is interesting so thanks for sharing this and showing so many good examples.
I may try it out and see how it works. Thanks

[cafebuck]

AdSense Ad variations: Link Units and themed Ad Units

I think Link units and themed ad units are two variations of AdSense Ads that are meant to further increase the quality of AdSense Ads that get served on websites. Let’s take a quick look to see what ‘Link units’ and ‘themed Ad units’ actually are:

Themed ad units: As their name suggests, themed ad units are the ad units that are based on particular themes. These themes could be depicted by colors or special type of graphics that are representative of the event or occasion portrayed by the theme

www.cafebuck.co.cc

[glen]

that was the lamest spam post i have ever seen