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lovskogen
on May 27, 2013
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The declining profitability of Google Adwords
Maybe the shift towards web apps has turned potential users away from desktop apps like the one mentioned.
tonyedgecombe
on May 27, 2013
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I don't think he said his sales were flagging, just that Adwords was becoming less profitable.
jefftk
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He said "conversions" were falling, which means sales:
http://successfulsoftware.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/adword...
But he doesn't say whether conversions-per-incoming-click are declining.
hermitcrab
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CTR and conversation rates have remained pretty constant throughout.
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