Added Equativ as an open bidding source in AdMob on 9/30. First 2 days: ~7,700 bid requests, ~0.3% match rate, 25 impressions, $0.00.
Losing bids cost nothing, so it stays on for 2 weeks before I decide. #indiedev#AdMob
@Strangeees Nice. One thing that tripped us up with the AdMob API: it only takes OAuth user credentials, service accounts aren't supported, so for cron or CI you end up keeping a refresh token around. Might be worth a line in the README.
@pcshipp First cents are the hardest. On a low-traffic app, revenue follows time spent in the app per user more than installs. On our apps a native unit earned many times what a banner did per 1,000 impressions, so a native ad on the screen people stay on longest is worth a try.
A week ago I switched two of my apps to AdMob's higher minimum eCPM floor to push eCPM up. By that evening ads had basically stopped showing on both. On a low-eCPM app the floor just rejects most bids. Rolled it back the same night. Change one ad unit at a time, if at all. #AdMob
@eglitisX Congrats on the record day. For #2, AdMob shows the exact rejection reason on that app's settings page, and you can request another review there once it's fixed. Most common one: the app isn't linked to its live store listing yet.
@McfcNaijaKing@PubConnections That's frustrating, sorry. If the community post got no answer, I honestly don't know a faster official route than waiting out the review. Keep the app live on Play with the ad units in place so it's ready the moment the account is approved.
@gzonelee@treadmillmm 그래서 개발할 땐 실제 광고 단위 말고 구글이 주는 테스트 광고 ID를 쓰고, 내 폰은 AdMob 설정에서 테스트 기기로 등록해 두는 게 안전하더라고요. 출시 빌드를 내 폰에 깔아서 광고 누르는 건 한 번도 안 하는 게 원칙이고요.
@upbeat_dev It can. If that message is the consent form (GDPR / US states), more users actually consent, so more requests get personalized ads, which usually pay a higher eCPM. Same request count, more per impression. Compare eCPM by country before/after to confirm.
Learned this the slow way on Google Play: upload a new AAB while an update is still in review and the review starts over. Play Console's help assistant confirmed it.
Now I only re-upload mid-review for real crash fixes. Everything else waits.