How to get a 45% click-through rate for your ad

[djbaxter]

How to get a 45% click-through rate for your ad
by Jonathan Leger
April 4, 2009

Whether you're monetizing a site with AdSense or with affiliate links, the click-through rate (CTR) is your bread and butter. The higher your CTR, the more money you earn. This is especially true with affiliate programs, since there is no Smart Pricing involved.

Here's a method that I use to great effect when I'm sending traffic through to an affiliate program. The example I'm going to give actually gets a 45% click-through rate. That means that about half of my visitors actually click-through to visit the product page.

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[Clintoc]

Great post, with great timing!

With me moving into a new niche, seeing that there isn't much of a way to monetise my first site past adsense, I was really hungry to learn strategies for this. I already have done the research to make sure that Im dealing with buyers on these keywords, and how involved the competition is, so Ill take this information and strike.

Thanks!