Did you know that Google just released a feature called Category filter. The basic idea is that you can review how much money a particular category of ads is making versus their total renderings on your site.
This is extremely useful if you are realizing little to no return on any particular category of advertisments. Simply disable that category and they will no longer show. Also, you may want to avoid showing sexually suggestive ads altogether. Those can be blocked using this feature.
Keep in mind that blocking ad categories will affect your Adsense ads on every site your code displays on. There is not currently a way to filter by domain. Still, I think that this is a very useful feature, and people are reporting increased earnings after having filtered out the lower returning adverts.
One of the things I hate about Google Adsense is they give you tons of useful information on how something works, but they never simply say how to access the “tool” the information is written for.
Looking for “where to start” — in other words, accessing the “Adsense Category Filter” tool is a task within its self. Getting information on how to use it is E-A-S-Y! But, try and find that damn thing….
So, for those of us who can’t figure out where it’s at, here is the map:
1) go to your Adsense account
2)Click on the “Adsense Set-up” Tab.
3)Now displaying is the blue-field called “Get Ads.”
4)The forth-link over from “Get Ads” is the Competitive Ad Filter
Did Google help me find this? Absolutely not! I just kept clicking tabs till I found it.