Adult PPC: Striving, Dying, or...? - GoFuckYourself.com

c-lo · 10-06-2008, 09:33 PM

I've tried a few Adwords campaigns as of late, and the results have not been that great. I'm usually pretty good at converting (vs getting traffic and what not) so I figured that if I could get good CTR and conversion rates on crappy TGPs surely I could do it using Adwords, but apparently not. My CTR is good but conversions just don't make a profit for me...I usually break even or lose a little.

Is it me or is it getting harder to convert Adwords (and similar) traffic? Have your campaigns' profit margins dropped suddenly, declined slowly, or improved over the last year? I've heard it's getting harder in some areas, but haven't heard much about adult PPC.

This was going to be a big poll, but I made it fairly simple at the last second. Regardless, your participation is valued and opinions are welcomed. Just keep in mind this is regarding PPC from an AFFILIATE standpoint.

BTW, my only experience is with Adwords, if you have a better PPC platform suggestion for me, I'm all ears. Also, I'm open to product suggestion - both mainstream and adult...but don't just spam shit.

My ICQ is 308-743-66nine if anyone wants to converse regarding PPC.

Thanks,
c-lo

WiredGuy · 10-06-2008, 09:37 PM

I've always hated adwords and prefered Yahoo's Search Marketing (YSM).
WG

c-lo · 10-06-2008, 09:38 PM

Wow, fast reply, Wiredguy.
Interesting comment - for any reason in particular that you're willing to discuss?

c-lo · 10-06-2008, 10:06 PM

Shit, the title of the thread was supposed to be "Thriving, Dying..." not "Striving, Dying...". Oops.

GTS Mark · 10-06-2008, 10:37 PM

Check out GTSADS.com we offer ppc on a ton of different publishers at very reasonable rates.

Thanks,
DH

Jarmusch · 10-06-2008, 10:49 PM

There's no money in ppc, go away.

WiredGuy · 10-06-2008, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by c-lo

Wow, fast reply, Wiredguy.
Interesting comment - for any reason in particular that you're willing to discuss?

Yahoo is less of a satist when it comes to disabling poor performing ads. Higher PPC's can overcome poor clicks on yahoo, on Google, they want insane rates to overcome poor ctr's. Yahoo's are more reasonable.
WG

Exoclick · 10-07-2008, 03:36 AM

PPC has never been so good for us

Hit me up if you want to try our network, I'll get you a good deal.

seeandsee · 10-07-2008, 04:01 AM

Adult PPC is on short hands

Robocrop · 10-07-2008, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exoclick

PPC has never been so good for us

Hit me up if you want to try our network, I'll get you a good deal.

A serious poll and the sharks jumps in and tell you how GOOD ppc really is.

Just my

CunningStunt · 10-07-2008, 04:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WiredGuy

Yahoo is less of a satist when it comes to disabling poor performing ads. Higher PPC's can overcome poor clicks on yahoo, on Google, they want insane rates to overcome poor ctr's. Yahoo's are more reasonable.
WG

Yes.

But their are other ways

EscortBiz · 10-07-2008, 04:30 AM

google is making less money every qtr from adwords as more and more businesses give up and the rate of new sites launching slows down.

Google will have to stop with their bullshit of disabling ads every 3 seconds for nonsense and place advertisers in regular results on top or else as big as they might be now will see serious declines in ad sales especially in a market where business credit is dead and the economy overall is dying

c-lo · 10-07-2008, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jarmusch

There's no money in ppc, go away.

Surprised you're the only one who said that...

Thanks for the tips and recommendations, everyone. I'll give Yahoo and a few others a try in the near future. I just wanted to get an idea of how everyone else has done.

I've been promoting a dating sponsor and I have an overall conversion ratio of 1:4 (free profiles) but I'm still not profiting. Cam and dating keyword prices are insane and I can only assume tubes have affected PPC conversions for paysites what with PornHub getting more SE traffic than any other adult site.

Truth is I just can't afford to waste money and I'm hoping someone could give me an idea of what works and what doesn't...

Do any of you guys opt in to the content network or do you just do listings on actual google result pages? I meant to ask that earlier...

Thanks.

Exoclick · 10-08-2008, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robocrop

A serious poll and the sharks jumps in and tell you how GOOD ppc really is.

Just my

Well, I do believe PPC is good, yes, and I always love to discuss it. But I didn't even vote the poll so take it easy.

c-lo · 10-10-2008, 10:30 AM

So do you guys opt in to the content network or just do placements on the results pages?

In your opinion, is the quality of traffic as good as the clicks you get from results pages?

Thanks!

c-lo · 10-20-2008, 10:29 AM

...doing better now.

View Poll Results: In my experience, I would say that
Adult PPC is dying and is not worthwhile	10	55.56%
Adult PPC is troubled but is still worthwhile	2	11.11%
Adult PPC is about the same as it was 1 or 2 years ago	3	16.67%
Adult PPC is thriving, but NOT for paysite promotion	0	0%
Adult PPC is thriving ONLY for paysite promotion (not cams, etc)	1	5.56%
Adult PPC is thriving in all areas of online adult	2	11.11%
Voters: 18. You may not vote on this poll

10-06-2008, 09:33 PM	#1
c-lo Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Location: On search pages, on ICQ @ 308 7 43669, and in the U.S. Posts: 925	Adult PPC: Striving, Dying, or...? I've tried a few Adwords campaigns as of late, and the results have not been that great. I'm usually pretty good at converting (vs getting traffic and what not) so I figured that if I could get good CTR and conversion rates on crappy TGPs surely I could do it using Adwords, but apparently not. My CTR is good but conversions just don't make a profit for me...I usually break even or lose a little. Is it me or is it getting harder to convert Adwords (and similar) traffic? Have your campaigns' profit margins dropped suddenly, declined slowly, or improved over the last year? I've heard it's getting harder in some areas, but haven't heard much about adult PPC. This was going to be a big poll, but I made it fairly simple at the last second. Regardless, your participation is valued and opinions are welcomed. Just keep in mind this is regarding PPC from an AFFILIATE standpoint. BTW, my only experience is with Adwords, if you have a better PPC platform suggestion for me, I'm all ears. Also, I'm open to product suggestion - both mainstream and adult...but don't just spam shit. My ICQ is 308-743-66nine if anyone wants to converse regarding PPC. Thanks, c-lo __________________ The AlphaPhaze Network Traffic & Hardlink Trades \| Sponsors \| Resources The adult marketing network you can trust

10-06-2008, 09:37 PM	#2
WiredGuy Pounding Googlebot Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 34,476	I've always hated adwords and prefered Yahoo's Search Marketing (YSM). WG __________________ I play with Google.

10-06-2008, 09:38 PM	#3
c-lo Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Location: On search pages, on ICQ @ 308 7 43669, and in the U.S. Posts: 925	Wow, fast reply, Wiredguy. Interesting comment - for any reason in particular that you're willing to discuss? __________________ The AlphaPhaze Network Traffic & Hardlink Trades \| Sponsors \| Resources The adult marketing network you can trust

10-06-2008, 10:06 PM	#4
c-lo Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Location: On search pages, on ICQ @ 308 7 43669, and in the U.S. Posts: 925	Shit, the title of the thread was supposed to be "Thriving, Dying..." not "Striving, Dying...". Oops. __________________ The AlphaPhaze Network Traffic & Hardlink Trades \| Sponsors \| Resources The adult marketing network you can trust

10-06-2008, 10:37 PM	#5
GTS Mark Vrume Mark Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 20,912	Check out GTSADS.com we offer ppc on a ton of different publishers at very reasonable rates. Thanks, DH

10-06-2008, 10:49 PM	#6
Jarmusch Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 12,464	There's no money in ppc, go away.

10-07-2008, 03:36 AM	#8
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10-10-2008, 10:30 AM	#15
c-lo Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Location: On search pages, on ICQ @ 308 7 43669, and in the U.S. Posts: 925	*bump* So do you guys opt in to the content network or just do placements on the results pages? In your opinion, is the quality of traffic as good as the clicks you get from results pages? Thanks! __________________ The AlphaPhaze Network Traffic & Hardlink Trades \| Sponsors \| Resources The adult marketing network you can trust

10-20-2008, 10:29 AM	#16
c-lo Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Location: On search pages, on ICQ @ 308 7 43669, and in the U.S. Posts: 925	...doing better now. __________________ The AlphaPhaze Network Traffic & Hardlink Trades \| Sponsors \| Resources The adult marketing network you can trust