Any big changes???

[Papadoc]

Anyone notice any changes in payrates in the last few days?

I started a new AdSense client the first of April and the numbers were great. But without a single change to the site and exactly 1 month later, the rates dropped over nite by about 40%.

They had been very steady with every day within 5% on the payrate of any other date and then BAM, down 40%. The same ads seem to be showing, the impressions are up as are the clicks, but the rate is far lower.

Does G have an intro plan where they pay you better the first month? Or do they hit the end of the month and then adjust your ratio if they think you are making too much?

[SiteGlobe]

The income for AdSense clicks is changing permanently - if some one bids $1 for 1 click with a budget of $ 100 then you might get $1 for one click and the other day, when the highest bid for the keyword is $0.6 then you will only get 60% of the first click.
The price for the keywords is going up and down all the time, so do not wonder if the income is not constant.

[Bernard]

It's probably related to the Smart Pricing they introduced a month ago or so:

http://www.ihelpyouservices.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14245

[Quadrille]

Checking adsense stats frequently really does not help; users come and go, as well as the prices upping and downing.

I was away for most of April, so made no changes to my adsense sites, and had to view the whole month on my return - and both clicks and income were virtually the same as for March.

But I do agree that major changes need investigation, though I've had no cause for concern yet.