First off I was also mixing monetization types by putting Adsense (CPC) with Amazon (CPS) on my niche site. As per Vic, I should choose one or the other, not both. In my opinion cost-per-sale (not cost-per-click) makes sense given the type of site it is (see below).

Second, I’ve got the change my writing style so CPS results in sales. Without revealing too much, the niche site in question provides book reviews for a certain fiction genre. Let’s say the genre is historical fiction. Under the CPC scenario if I write a review on War and Peace and someone searches for War and Peace and visits my site as a result, to get them clicking on Adsense ads I should write a fairly lengthy and convoluted review of the book so they’ll get frustrated and click out via an ad.

To make this work with CPS I think I’ve found the source of my problem: I’m telling readers too much about the books. As a result I’m giving out too much information (i.e., solving the problem). I need to write more teaser articles that get them interested in the story but leaves them wanting more (i.e., buy the book to find out more about the fascinating storyline). Then again I could be wrong but I’m going to test this theory.

I’ve started rewriting some of the reviews I have lined up for this week.

Thanks again for the advice; it’s greatly appreciated.

I’ll try out Comment Hut too, thanks for the advice on it.

So far, I have had good luck with Comment Kahuna also, probably similar to Comment Hut.

As for the niche thing, I agree with Emma, even without looking at your niche site. In general, if you are building a niche site, one issue I have faced with a couple of my first niche sites is that I was actually solving peoples problems with my posts. I have since corrected my style and found that if you write a generic post that explains the problem without really addressing the solution, Adsense will usually display the solution for you, and people will click out.

keep up the great work, and let me know if I can help ya out!

I wish I could find an example of a site (similar in subject matter to my niche site) that’s written for Adsense clicks.

I’ll shoot you an email. Perhaps we can compare notes.