One beef many bloggers seem to have with Google Adsense is that the CTR (Click Through Rate) is pretty low. The lower it is the less you make since Google Adsense only pays per click. So how does one increase their Click Through Rate and make more money from Google Adsense?
There are a few ways to increase your CTR. The first is to simply experiment with Ad sizes and placements. With this method you need to dedicate quite a bit of time to finding out what is the best fit. But there is a better way! Instead of experimenting with the size and placement of your Google Ads why not just have a theme to do that for you. These ‘Ready for Adsense’ themes are optimized to give you the best Click Through Rate possible for your blog. Thus increasing how much you earn from Google Adsense (also, check The 50 Best WordPress Plugins list).
If you are a new blogger who doesn’t know how to place Ads on different parts of your website or simply want to be able to place ads easily by having a pre-fit Adsense ready WordPress theme then continue reading. In this article, I will list 7 great, premium WordPress Adsense ready themes that will help you increase your Click Through Rate. All of these themes are SEO optimized and come with a ton of extra features.
#1. SteadyIncome
Appropriately titled, Steady Income by MyThemeShop is a feature rich and Adsense optimized WordPress theme. In addition to being able to display your ads in the sidebar and header, with MyThemeShop themes (most of them anyway) you can display ads below your post’s titles, below post content and can even set how long you want those ads to run for. One reason why I use MyThemeShop (this website uses their “Frontpage” theme) is because, unlike the majority of theme outlets, MyThemeShop allows you to use their theme on any amount of websites. So there is no need to re-buy a theme like with ThemeForest (also, check our WordPress Countdown plugin).
Notable Features:
- Mobile and SEO optimized
- Several different ad placements including after title and after post
- Newsletter subscription box
- Related posts widget
- Tabbed widget
- WP Subscriber Pro plugin included
- Parallax scrolling
- MyThemeShop themes also come with amazing theme customization panels, see below
- MyThemeShop Control Panel
#2. MagXP
MagXP is another MyThemeShop theme. With 4 different homepage layouts and loads of customization options, MagXP is great for blogs. Like with the previous theme, MagXP lets you ad your Google Ads after your article title and/or after your article content. It comes with 15 widgets, is SEO optimized and comes equipped with four pagination options (also, check our WordPress Image Gallery plugin).
Notable Features:
- Drag and Drop homepage builder
- Built-in review system
- AJAX tabs
- Over 350 icons included
- Related posts widget
- Several Ad placements
#3. DizzyMag
DizzyMag is possibly the best Adsense optimized theme in this list. With it you have over a dozen “Ad Hotspots” where you can place ads. Best of all, you can designate where you want your ads to display depending on what page your visitors are viewing. There are separate Ad Hotspots for your homepage, post page and category pages. Also all ads will be displayed responsively on mobile devices (also, you can check the best WordPress Pricing table plugin).
Notable Features:
- Over a dozen Ad Hotspots
- Review system
- Two different frontpage templates to choose from
- Mobile and Ad responsive
- Several unique widgets
#4. Socially Viral
This is the last MyThemeShop theme on this list and it is also one of the best. With SociallyViral you get all of the same features as the previous MyThemeShop themes, the only difference is that this theme focuses on getting you more social shares from your visitors. With the theme you get a nice looking share bar at the bottom and/or top (your choice) of your posts, as well as a nifty next and previous article button, which may help your bounce rate (also, you can check our WordPress Coming Soon plugin).
Notable Features:
- Related posts widget
- Several Ad placements
- Mega-Menu plugin
- Review system
- Several different loading effects
- Subscription box
- Parallax scrolling
- SEO optimized
#5. Grimag
Grimag is another great Google Adsense theme. This one comes with 7 areas to place your Ads in, including above your main menu and in your sidebar. Ads are responsive and you can even use a shortcode to display Ads in various areas on your blog posts.
Notable Features:
- SEO optimized
- Mobile responsive
- 7 Ad placements
- Ad shortcodes
- BuddyPress ready
#6. Goliath
Goliath is a mobile responsive and Ad optimized WordPress theme by ThemeForest. It has a built-in review system which is great for websites that review products and services, these reviews are also displayed in the Google results page, bettering your odds of getting people to click on your page. It also comes with two additional plugins, the very popular Visual Composer and the almost equally popular Revolution Slider. The theme comes with 6 areas where you can easily display ads, including in the header (we recommend to check the Best WordPress Job Board Plugins and Themes as well).
Notable Features:
- 6 Ad placement areas
- Mobile responsive
- Built-in review system
- Drag and Drop page builder
- Mega-Menu
- Trending articles feature
- Also comes with Visual Composer and Revolution Slider plugins
#7. TrueMag
This theme is from the same author behind the ‘Grimag’ theme. It also has many of the same features including shortcode support and the option to include your Ads on 7 different areas on your website including in the header area (also, we recommend to check the Best WordPress Question & Answer Plugins and Themes as well).
Notable Features:
- 7 Ad Hotspots
- Review system
- Shortcode support
- Several slider styles
- Mobile and Ad responsive
- Video view count
- Also comes with Visual Composer and Revolution Slider plugins
These are just a few of many ‘Adsense Ready’ WordPress themes available. If you want to see a more complete list then head over to ThemeForest or MyThemeShop and check out the rest of their themes.