Page views almost doubled but earnings going down

XXLRay said:
These people usually use other monetization methods (survey scams, paid links, ...) than monetization. The reason is that AdSense is pretty good in controlling who gets access to their system.
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Yeah, now that I think about it you're completely right...I'm not sure what I was thinking. I'm sleep deprived. lol.
 
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Well cpm is always fluctuating and how long people view your video, if they click an ad, or if they use adblock is always changing. I just starting monetizing in 2015 so I don't know how good earning were for previous years but I feel like my earnings are actually going up even though my views are decreasing slightly. I hear that earning usually goes up at the end of the year around the holidays is this correct?
 
NannerAirCraft said:
but I feel like my earnings are actually going up even though my views are decreasing slightly.
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It's all relative. Going up from $1.20 to $1.50 RPM might seem good but not if you were pulling $2.68 RPM during this month last year (for example).
NannerAirCraft said:
I hear that earning usually goes up at the end of the year around the holidays is this correct?
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Yes. RPM always goes up nearing the winter holidays.
 
Crown said:
2014 was of course an exceptional year for advertising. There was the winter olympics and also the Football (soccer) World Cup, arguably the biggest international sporting tournament that only comes around every 4 years.
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Good points! Moreover we had twice elections here in Japan (one general and one local) and this also increases the revenue significantly.
 
I've just realised I miscalculated my drop in RPM in my previous post (I said I was experiencing a 30% drop but I was incorrectly comparing Jan-September from 2015 to the whole of 2014) - In fact, when I compare like for like Jan-September 2015 v Jan-September 2014, the drop is actually 21% - Not as bad as I originally thought.

For me since the 14th September, it has had a big boost but I'm guessing there'll be another dip when October starts. Personally, I'm trying to fill my boots until the end of the year and put some under the mattress before January strikes lol. :)
 
Update for 1st October figures:

I've just had the earnings figures for 1st October and they were pretty good to be honest. I was expecting a big drop for the start of the quarter but that didn't happen and I seem to be carrying on the way September ended (ie pretty well.)

How about you?
 
Crown said:
Update for 1st October figures:

I've just had the earnings figures for 1st October and they were pretty good to be honest. I was expecting a big drop for the start of the quarter but that didn't happen and I seem to be carrying on the way September ended (ie pretty well.)

How about you?
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You can see (almost) live earnings from Google.com/adsense instead of waiting for them to be posted on your YouTube analytics page. Go to reports, select 'Hosted Adsense for Content' and it will display earnings, views, and a slew of other useful info.

The only catch is that the numbers are higher than what you'll actually earn, but I've found if you multiply what's shown by .85, it should be very close to what it ends up.

If you already knew this, I apologize- but hopefully it'll then help someone else.

Numbers wise, it's certainly been better these past few weeks- although still down compared to last year. I'm not complaining- it's all part of the game. I just hope it continues building through Christmas without anymore luls.
 
Crown said:
I've just realised I miscalculated my drop in RPM in my previous post (I said I was experiencing a 30% drop but I was incorrectly comparing Jan-September from 2015 to the whole of 2014) - In fact, when I compare like for like Jan-September 2015 v Jan-September 2014, the drop is actually 21% - Not as bad as I originally thought.

For me since the 14th September, it has had a big boost but I'm guessing there'll be another dip when October starts. Personally, I'm trying to fill my boots until the end of the year and put some under the mattress before January strikes lol. :)
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How big of a drop usually for Jan from the past previous years? Trying to figure out how much to put under the mattress lol
 
Ryan ToysReview said:
How big of a drop usually for Jan from the past previous years? Trying to figure out how much to put under the mattress lol
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The first two weeks of January is typically the lowest of the year...which appears even worse since December is the highest.

Historically, from my experience, if I were to average out my yearly RPM, December would be at nearly 200%, while January suffers at 66%... and takes until March before it's recovered to 100% (if it ever does -on the whole, this year is far worse than last).
 
Ryan ToysReview said:
How big of a drop usually for Jan from the past previous years? Trying to figure out how much to put under the mattress lol
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Shakycow said:
The first two weeks of January is typically the lowest of the year...which appears even worse since December is the highest.

Historically, from my experience, if I were to average out my yearly RPM, December would be at nearly 200%, while January suffers at 66%... and takes until March before it's recovered to 100% (if it ever does -on the whole, this year is far worse than last).
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@Shakycow sums it up very well. December is above the annual average earnings and January is below the annual average, so when December ends and January starts, it's quite a brutal drop. The "good" news is that since you don't receive the big payment for December until the end of January, you'll already have an idea of how bad January is - So that will encourage you to put some of it under that mattress :D
 
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