Overture -sudden burst of traffic, change of positions

Bill · 2003-08-28, 06:42 PM

So, I keep a few overture listings going, from back in the day, grandfathered in at 5 cents a click. In the last two months, last month especially, I'm seeing about a 5 to 10 fold increase in traffic.

I checked my positions today, and my measly 5 cent listings are now sitting in the top ten on my keyword listings, with some in the top three.

These listings used to sit in the teens, twenties, and fifties.

So, quite a few people have stopped bidding on the positions above me. Quite a few.

I've been hesitant to make any changes at all to my listings there, for fear of any change causing a cancellation of my grandfathered status at $.05 a click. But, if other advertisers are getting out of the way, it might be worthwhile to do more with overture.

It's kinda surprising. I would have expected Overture bidding to be increasing, not decreasing.

2003-08-28, 06:42 PM	#1
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	Overture -sudden burst of traffic, change of positions So, I keep a few overture listings going, from back in the day, grandfathered in at 5 cents a click. In the last two months, last month especially, I'm seeing about a 5 to 10 fold increase in traffic. I checked my positions today, and my measly 5 cent listings are now sitting in the top ten on my keyword listings, with some in the top three. These listings used to sit in the teens, twenties, and fifties. So, quite a few people have stopped bidding on the positions above me. Quite a few. I've been hesitant to make any changes at all to my listings there, for fear of any change causing a cancellation of my grandfathered status at $.05 a click. But, if other advertisers are getting out of the way, it might be worthwhile to do more with overture. It's kinda surprising. I would have expected Overture bidding to be increasing, not decreasing.