Anyone else getting less earnings for the same views?

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  1. Thomas Swan profile image94
    Thomas Swanposted 10 years ago

    My traffic this week is about 5-10% lower, but my earnings are about 30% lower. Is this just because fewer people are buying things at this time of year?  Is anyone else seeing the same sort of trend? Perhaps I should write some holiday hubs...

    1. oz-vitez profile image63
      oz-vitezposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      My views have been way up over the last two months. [redacted due to violation of terms of use]. Impressions will most likely be higher in July when compared to June.

      1. Brie Hoffman profile image64
        Brie Hoffmanposted 10 years agoin reply to this

        Where do you find your CPM?

        1. oz-vitez profile image63
          oz-vitezposted 10 years agoin reply to this

          Earnings > Ad Program Reports (blue link 1/3 down the page) > top box labeled "Ad Program Summary"

          1. Brie Hoffman profile image64
            Brie Hoffmanposted 10 years agoin reply to this

            Thanks

    2. moonlake profile image87
      moonlakeposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      My views and money down from last month.

    3. Buildreps profile image84
      Buildrepsposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Hi Thomas, I also saw the relation in the past between traffic and earnings, my traffic went up last three months with 400%, but my earnings didn't went up equally, I think just with 200-250%. How this mechanism works behind the screens - I have no idea. I think our American colleagues may have a clue when they wake up:)

      1. DrMark1961 profile image99
        DrMark1961posted 10 years agoin reply to this

        The big difference here and that B site is that here when they tell you $50 it means $50. On B, they may tell you $50 but sometimes it means $0.

  2. AngelaRM profile image70
    AngelaRMposted 10 years ago

    Yes, I am too, I don't know what is going on. My views are up but my earnings are down. It doesn't make sense because what I earned in google vs hubpages one day, it didn't reflect on another day when I got more money in google and then less in hubpages. I don't know if you understand that, but I definitely think that earnings are less than they should be. Something is not adding up.

  3. incomeguru profile image84
    incomeguruposted 10 years ago

    The same thing here, traffic down, earnings down as well. I think we should concentrate more on back to school stuff. Happy hubbing!

  4. Barbara Kay profile image76
    Barbara Kayposted 10 years ago

    I'm happy to see it isn't just me. I think it depends on what advertisers are willing to pay. The time of year it is probably influences it.

  5. Brie Hoffman profile image64
    Brie Hoffmanposted 10 years ago

    My views and my traffic are way up..I'm just hoping they stay that way.

  6. e-five profile image93
    e-fiveposted 10 years ago

    Mysteriously, sometime in early-mid May, my traffiic dropped 40-60% across the board.  I'm down to where my traffic was a year and a half ago, when I had 10-15 fewer hubs.

  7. paradigmsearch profile image61
    paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago

    August is going to be as grim as July.

    Meanwhile, I was on straight AdSense for the month of July. I did the math and I'll be switching back to the HP program later this week.

    1. janshares profile image94
      jansharesposted 10 years ago

      Yes, Thomas, I noticed this for July. As a result, I'll likely miss payout next month by a few dollars. Bummer. I do think it's the time of the year, less people searching and clicking, and no one's buying online as much.

    2. Thomas Swan profile image94
      Thomas Swanposted 10 years ago

      Thanks for the replies. It's good to know I'm not the only one. I had no idea Hubpages provided CPM data, so thanks oz for showing where that can be found.

     
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