Everyone wants to maximize the amount of ad clicks they recieve. One of the best ways to do this is by placing the ads in a good place.

Having experimented with ad placement, I have learned about a few hotspots that will boost the amount of clicks you recieve.

Ad Hot Spots

• Near your Header - People look at the top of there screen often. When experimenting with ad placement, I have found that these ads recieve the most activity. While this location does recieve a large amount of activity, it can sometimes hurt your website design, and thus your users experience.
• At the top of an Article - When a person reads or is looking to read an article, the first thing they put their focus on is the title of the article. By placing an ad directly under the title of an article the ads are seen very often.
• Near Images - Placing ads near images greatly increases the amount of clicks an ad receives, it is a natural draw. An example and guide on how to set this up can be found on here. Google has declared that this is against their terms of service.
• On the Sidebar - While this is not the best place for ads, they recieve a fair amount of activity when they are intermingled with other links.

The following image can be found on Adsense optimization tips page.

Equally Important as putting ads in good places is, picking the right size for your ads