Best Performing Ads on Mobile?

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Best Performing Ads on Mobile?

CPC for my ads on mobile is only one-fourth of the CPC on desktop

magician

9:22 am on Jan 30, 2016 (gmt 0)

I have 2 websites for the US market monetized via adsense. Around 70% of the total revenue comes from CPC bids.

The websites are responsive and the traffic is 50% Mobile, 45% Desktop and 5% Tablet.

The problem is - the CPC I get from mobile is just 25-30% of the CPC of desktop. The CTR is almost same on both.

Is there a way to improve CPC on mobile? Which ads perform best on mobile?

tangor

9:41 am on Jan 30, 2016 (gmt 0)

Most folks are finding mobile to be less than desktop. So far no one has found a "fix" to this.

darthtoon

11:30 am on Jan 30, 2016 (gmt 0)

Are you using any link units? My mobile earnings were about 25% of desktop until a couple of months ago when I tried using a couple of link units (hadn't bothered with them for years, but when they brought out the new responsive units thought I would give them a try) and now my CPM on mobile has almost doubled.

Best performer is a responsive link unit right at the bottom of my mobile page, previously a bit of a dead zone advertising wise.

RedBar

3:57 pm on Jan 30, 2016 (gmt 0)

EPC this month for me:

Mobile v desktop 110.5%
Tablet v desktop 93.3%

magician

5:25 pm on Jan 30, 2016 (gmt 0)

Most folks are finding mobile to be less than desktop.

I understand that for most folks mobile is less than desktop, however, I am talking about one-fourth CPC here. It would have been okay if it's 70% of desktop but it is 25% of desktop which means something is wrong somewhere.

when they brought out the new responsive link units

Oh! I didn't know they introduced the responsive ad links. That's good news, thanks. I have been using media queries to show link ads only on desktop. They've always given me good results.

responsive link unit right at the bottom of my mobile page

Yeah, I will try them at the bottom but it is a not a fix for my problem. My CTR is alright, CPC is what is very low on mobile. Anyway, let's see if they bring additional revenue which is always welcome.

RedBar

11:47 am on Jan 31, 2016 (gmt 0)

Best performer is a responsive link unit right

Blimey, they kept that quiet, that's precisely what I wanted for my responsive sites.

It just goes to show how uncommunicative this darned company is!

engine

11:56 am on Jan 31, 2016 (gmt 0)

Interesting, thanks darthtoon, that's worth a look.

RedBar

7:39 pm on Jan 31, 2016 (gmt 0)

I tried a 728 x 15 and it made a right old mess, it didn't respond properly whatsoever.

magician

5:34 am on Feb 1, 2016 (gmt 0)

I tried a 728 x 15 and it made a right old mess, it didn't respond properly whatsoever.

How did you try 728 x 15? It has to be a responsive ad link with no dimensions attached to it (unless you are doing it via media queries).

tangor

5:44 am on Feb 1, 2016 (gmt 0)

Dimensionless is the operative for responsive. As an aside, ordinary text based seem to do a tad better in mobile as well. Mix and match.

RedBar

9:51 am on Feb 1, 2016 (gmt 0)

How did you try 728 x 15?

Copied and pasted the code as given, no dimensions specified anywhere. It kept punching through the RHS regardless of how many times I refreshed it, sometimes it worked however mostly it didn't.