CPMs are getting so low it's almost not worth writing hubs anymore.

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   TIMETRAVELER2posted 12 years ago

   I just made a whopping 35 cents on 112 impressions!  Anybody else starving like me?

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      SoundNFuryposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      yep, and it blows.

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      wildernessposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Yeah, me too.  It has dropped some all month (as expected with Xmas over) and yesterday was pathetic, although it does have the asterisk and I'm hoping it rises some when complete.

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         habeeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Yep. It sux when traffic rises and earnings drop.

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            Sally's Troveposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            I've often wondered if that isn't a planned strategy.

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      Pop Culture Worldposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Dude, this must be why it's called being a starving artist.
      
      Guess I am really going to have to go out and sing for my supper.
      
      Let's hope those number increase.

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   lobobrandonposted 12 years ago

   Mine have crashed by more than 150%!! Happened last year too, so I'm not bothered.

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      A Driveby Quipperposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      

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      Pop Culture Worldposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Is 150% possible? That would put you in the negative
      
      At what time of the year did you see the CPMs rise again?
      
      Thanx Man

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         wildernessposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Last year, around August-September.  Pleasant thought, no?
         
         Hoping for better this year, though, without a certain penguin to "help" things along.

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   Paul Maplesdenposted 12 years ago

   Over the last seven days I've achieved between $2.20 and $3.30 CPM - I really hope it improves!

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      TIMETRAVELER2posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Glad to see I'm not alone here.  Page views keep rising, money keeps falling.  I wondered if it was just me or if it was a trend!  Thanks for the input.  I guess misery loves company lol!

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   viryaboposted 12 years ago

   Some of the reasons why i stick with Adsense. If its HPads, i find its earnings are so dismal.
   But i have one of  my HP accounts with HPads on, just as an experiment and the experiment is still on.
   Its earnings are not even a quarter as good as adsense.

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   SimeyCposted 12 years ago

   My CPM is so low I actually owe Hubpages money this month

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      TIMETRAVELER2posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I"ve got 3 cents I can lend you!!

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   janderson99posted 12 years ago

   Perhaps HP staff can provide feedback on why CPM has fallen so dramatically.

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   ivanmarginalposted 12 years ago

   Well guys, I got companies..
   My good traffic is useless now thanks to the decreasing CPM. I just didn't know what to do as it went drastically from $5 to $4 and now to $2.8! Arrrgh I think I need to commit suicide.

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   Stove And Homeposted 12 years ago

   I read last year that Google earned less money from their advertisers than in previous years. Maybe this compounded with the fact that it is post-holidays, is why the HP Ad Program isn't paying good CPMs right now/

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   Rosie2010posted 12 years ago

   Thanks for this thread, Timetraveller.  I'm in the same boat.
   
   CPM right now on HPAds is lowest since the program started.  Earnings suck big time.  This morning I actually burst out laughing on how pathetic my HPAds earning was.  I am now contemplating on turning it off, and gamble on adsense clicks instead. 
   
   If CPM stays this low for the rest of the month, I'll turn it off in February and see what happens.

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      TIMETRAVELER2posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Rosie2010:  Come back and tell me the results if you do that, OK?  Something definitely is going on here, and it would be nice to find out what it is.

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      mistyhorizon2003posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I am considering doing the same thing bearing in mind my last two days earnings took a huge dive even though the traffic was only a relatively small amount down.

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    dilipchandra12posted 12 years ago

    My traffic is good, in fact very good. Totally recovered from December holiday season. However, the CPM is absolutely low. Perhaps i should turn HP Ads off and see how things were going on with Adsense. May be i will try the same from Feb.

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