Google Says Use Spammy Looking AdSense Unit

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March 4, 2008

Google Says Use Spammy Looking AdSense Unit

In the first of many Google AdSense optimization tips, Google AdSense representative Ashley recommends in a Google Groups post to use the 300x250 medium rectangle unit. Not only that, when you use it, make sure to place it above the fold. Plus opt-in to both text and image ads. Why? Ashley says it is "one of our best performing ad units." Here is a live sample ad (RSS readers, click through to see the ad):

What do you think? Like them? Should I put them in every blog post, between what I write? I personally hate reading blogs with these AdSense units in my way. How about you?

Which Google AdSense ads do you find to be the most annoying? Not counting the location, of course, just by ad unit type. To preview the ad formats click here.

Forum discussion at Google Groups.

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posted rustybrick in Google AdSense at March 4, 2008 11:21 AM Comments (8)

Comments

Yes! It is an ugly ad to face when reading an article but my experience says it works.

I think banner is least intrusive ad to put in the text.
But rectangle brings most of money.

Posted by Arun Pal Singh at March 4, 2008 14:09

Gotta love the irony that the two "best performing" rectangle units are at the top of the most annoying list.

Posted by Tyler Banfield at March 4, 2008 14:37

I have heard many people say that it works best!

Posted by edwin joseph at March 5, 2008 00:42

I've been using that one and it provides me certain clicks on some of my websites!

Posted by Richard Butler at March 5, 2008 00:43

It's pretty simple people: it's most annoying because it's in the way - and it works best (short term anyhow), because people can't miss it. But it may easily cost you readers and links if your content isn't super unique.

Posted by Katinka Hesselink at March 5, 2008 02:35

A-A-A-AD-BLOCKER

Posted by Patrick O'Healy at March 5, 2008 03:52

You can put an ad twice with these measures. You have more clicks.

Posted by No Name at March 5, 2008 05:10

300x250 and 336x280 work by far the best in my experience also, with very little difference between the returns between the two...

Posted by Jordan McClements at March 5, 2008 06:04