Anyone use Yahoo PPC advertising? Not what it used to be... - GoFuckYourself.com

HXMGP · 05-11-2010, 07:12 PM

I have been a Yahoo PPC advertiser for over two years now and when I first started out until about maybe six months ago it had done really well for me. I was able to bid on many adult related keywords for only 5 to 10 cents each and get great amounts and quality of traffic.

Lately over the past six months I have seen Yahoo slowly raise the minimum bids for many adult keywords and also make it more expensive to get traffic on keywords that used to cost less.

For example you could get lots of traffic on the keyword, "adult dvds" for 5 to 10 cents and now you have to pay 40 to 50 cents for the same amount of traffic you got before only now it costs you 5x more and the sales results are worse than before.

Who else here is a Yahoo PPC advertiser and what has your experience been with them? I'm afraid this is about the time to drop off their program and look for other quality traffic methods.

If there are any...

NetHorse · 05-11-2010, 07:28 PM

Are you a program owner or affiliate? Seems like it would be hard to come out on-top as an affiliate using PPC campaigns these days.

HXMGP · 05-11-2010, 07:47 PM

I am an affiliate and promote Adult DVD download websites.

Barefootsies · 05-12-2010, 03:46 AM

Yahoo used to be the fo shizzle. Now, not so much.

A lot of people have said they had better conversions with Yahoo then AdWords.

Horny Dude · 05-12-2010, 08:13 AM

I have way better conversions with Yahoo PPC then with AdWords. Maybe they have increased fees now that they are partner with Bing.

seeandsee · 05-12-2010, 08:40 AM

i tried them but conversion were da shit

UFGators2007 · 05-12-2010, 12:45 PM

The avg keyword bids have gone up since they began promoting demographic targeting (where you can raise your bids by a certain % depending on the demographic). Their partner network has grown larger as well, but is worth shit, IMO. I opt out of it. Yahoo has never converted as well as Google for me, and I think it is partly because of yahoo's blunt keyword match types: standard and advanced. Long tails dont work as well in that environment.

UFGators2007 · 05-12-2010, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by NetHorse

Are you a program owner or affiliate? Seems like it would be hard to come out on-top as an affiliate using PPC campaigns these days.

It can be done. I convert well on ebony and fetish PPC campaigns. But you have to stick with the long-tails, geotarget, and daypart the hell out of campaigns to earn a buck.

ahoy · 05-12-2010, 02:02 PM

I use yahoo quite a bit, havnt noticed any changes in my campaigns. What I have been trying to figure out though is what will happen to the adult vertical come the merge. As of now, ms adcenter does not allow adult ads. Yet to get an answer from a rep.

BIGTYMER · 05-12-2010, 02:29 PM

I haven't noticed any big changes in the PPC prices but I'm not using Yahoo for adult terms.

fatfoo · 05-12-2010, 02:40 PM

Try out the Google PPC advertising.

LoveSandra · 05-12-2010, 05:27 PM

not yet............

HXMGP · 05-13-2010, 09:31 PM

What my Yahoo rep told me is that depending on your ad quality 1 to 5 you might pay different amounts for the same keywords. So for example, if your ad has a quality of 2 then you'd pay a lot more than if someone else had an ad quality of 4. All I can say is that it definitely costs more now and I'm trying to get it more reasonable again.

jackknoff · 05-13-2010, 10:02 PM

yeah but who determines the ad quality. It's very subjective, just an excuse for them to jack up rates.

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05-11-2010, 07:12 PM	#1
HXMGP Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 252	Anyone use Yahoo PPC advertising? Not what it used to be... I have been a Yahoo PPC advertiser for over two years now and when I first started out until about maybe six months ago it had done really well for me. I was able to bid on many adult related keywords for only 5 to 10 cents each and get great amounts and quality of traffic. Lately over the past six months I have seen Yahoo slowly raise the minimum bids for many adult keywords and also make it more expensive to get traffic on keywords that used to cost less. For example you could get lots of traffic on the keyword, "adult dvds" for 5 to 10 cents and now you have to pay 40 to 50 cents for the same amount of traffic you got before only now it costs you 5x more and the sales results are worse than before. Who else here is a Yahoo PPC advertiser and what has your experience been with them? I'm afraid this is about the time to drop off their program and look for other quality traffic methods. If there are any...

05-11-2010, 07:28 PM	#2
NetHorse Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,526	Are you a program owner or affiliate? Seems like it would be hard to come out on-top as an affiliate using PPC campaigns these days. __________________ ┌∩┐(◣_◢)┌∩┐ ICQ # 427013273

05-12-2010, 03:46 AM	#4
Barefootsies Choice is an Illusion Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Land of Obama Posts: 42,635	Yahoo used to be the fo shizzle. Now, not so much. A lot of people have said they had better conversions with Yahoo then AdWords. __________________ Should You Email Your Members? Link1 \| Link2 \| Link3 Enough Said. "Would you rather live like a king for a year or like a prince forever?"

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Horny Dude Earn enough to buy coffee Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Diego, Ca. Posts: 4,912	I have way better conversions with Yahoo PPC then with AdWords. Maybe they have increased fees now that they are partner with Bing. __________________

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05-11-2010, 07:47 PM	#3
HXMGP Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 252	I am an affiliate and promote Adult DVD download websites.

05-12-2010, 12:45 PM	#7
UFGators2007 Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 1,739	The avg keyword bids have gone up since they began promoting demographic targeting (where you can raise your bids by a certain % depending on the demographic). Their partner network has grown larger as well, but is worth shit, IMO. I opt out of it. Yahoo has never converted as well as Google for me, and I think it is partly because of yahoo's blunt keyword match types: standard and advanced. Long tails dont work as well in that environment. __________________ "I use the Google to pull up maps." Last edited by UFGators2007; 05-12-2010 at 12:56 PM..

05-12-2010, 02:02 PM	#9
ahoy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 512	I use yahoo quite a bit, havnt noticed any changes in my campaigns. What I have been trying to figure out though is what will happen to the adult vertical come the merge. As of now, ms adcenter does not allow adult ads. Yet to get an answer from a rep.

05-12-2010, 02:29 PM	#10
BIGTYMER Junior Achiever Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Walled Garden Posts: 17,066	I haven't noticed any big changes in the PPC prices but I'm not using Yahoo for adult terms.

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fatfoo ICQ:649699063 Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 27,763	Try out the Google PPC advertising. __________________ Send me an email: [email protected]

05-12-2010, 05:27 PM	#12
LoveSandra So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Just Blow Me Posts: 10,551	not yet............

05-13-2010, 09:31 PM	#13
HXMGP Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 252	What my Yahoo rep told me is that depending on your ad quality 1 to 5 you might pay different amounts for the same keywords. So for example, if your ad has a quality of 2 then you'd pay a lot more than if someone else had an ad quality of 4. All I can say is that it definitely costs more now and I'm trying to get it more reasonable again.

05-13-2010, 10:02 PM	#14
jackknoff Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 545	yeah but who determines the ad quality. It's very subjective, just an excuse for them to jack up rates. Spanx! Jack