http://www.webmasterbrain.com/seo-news/google-news/google-testing-ad-placement-below-results/ <p>Whilst trawling results for the search [<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=seo">SEO</a>] in Google, I noticed Google are now testing ads below results.</p> <p>Rather stupidly, I hit refresh to test if the new ads were persistent, unfortunately (as I didn't think to take a screenshot first) they were not. One thing I did think to do was count the ad units: 3 above, 11 side, plus the 2 units below results = 16 ad units for a single result page, which is fairly difficult number to pull off and still maintain their essential clean looking interface.</p> <p><strong>Update:</strong> Finally managed to get a screenshot:</p> <p><img src="http://www.webmasterbrain.com/res/img/article/google-footer-ads.gif" /></p> en Copyright 2005 WebmasterBrain.com webmaster@webmasterbrain.com Thu, 07 Sep 2006 14:31:16 GMT Thu, 07 Sep 2006 14:31:16 GMT http://www.webmasterbrain.com/img/logo.gif http://www.webmasterbrain.com/seo-news/google-news/google-testing-ad-placement-below-results/ http://www.webmasterbrain.com/seo-news/google-news/google-testing-ad-placement-below-results/ad-placement-below-results-rocks/ &lt;p&gt;For about 7 months last year I used to have only ads under my gmail e-mail, and none beside as the default is now. One day I logged in and I only had the side ones -- now I ignore the ads more or less; where as when they were under I liked using them. I found them much more relevant to my e-mail session, read some thing about a topic, and then as I am finishing thinking about that e-mail I have relevants ads for me to influence my thinking... I loved them like that&lt;/p&gt; http://www.webmasterbrain.com/seo-news/google-news/google-testing-ad-placement-below-results/ad-placement-below-results-rocks/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2005 16:32:08 GMT Updated: Google Testing Ad Placement Below Results