Clever Ad Placement

[jamestl2]

I wasn't sure where else to put this, so I put it in General.

Don't know if anyone else did, but I noticed that in these forums, at times, an almost all-white ad appears to the left, and without realizing it I have probably clicked on it about 6-8 times so far.

I just wanted to say nice job on ad placement, and that I learned from Steve and put a similar ad style on my website.

[mentalmosaic]

Hey, James - that *is* clever!

I am new to the whole adsense game, but I'm eager to play.

I checked out your site, too, btw - fun!

Thanks for the tip!

Tui
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[jamestl2]

Arrgh, I keep clicking on that all white ad, maybe its about time I get a better mouse.

[Steve Pavlina]

I found that a bit of a problem myself, and I contacted Adsense to inform them about it several months ago and ask for advice, but they never responded.

[Bruce Achterberg]

Originally Posted by jamestl2

Arrgh, I keep clicking on that all white ad, maybe its about time I get a better mouse.

Yikes. If you're accidentally clicking on that ad (ie. when you're not activley trying to), I'd definitely be getting a better mouse. It may hurt Steve's ad revenue a bit, but I'm sure he'll live.

As for what mouse, I'd get a Logitech G5 or a Razer Diamondback, Copperhead, or Habu. Why do I make those suggestions? Well, that's a whole other thread, but suffice to say they're good mice that will serve you better then cheaper, lower quality, less efficient alternatives.

The #1 rule when buying a computer mouse is to find one that suits YOUR needs/style/preferences. Even if everyone says "this mouse is the best", if it doesn't suit your particular preferences, it won't help you. If you want more info, read the following comments I made on the Lifehack.org website. I don't exactly like the writing style I used for comments, but there's some good info in there:

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When I get the chance, I'll actually make a decent thread about computer mice.

[jamestl2]

Maybe it wasn't just my mouse, because my computer can get slow and lock up at times when I'm multitasking, then clicking when I am unsure if it is done loading or not, etc.

At those times I was clicking, I wasn't on my normal computer, so I don't think that was my issue, because I use a wireless optical mouse normally.