Google Adsense Auto Ads Vs Manual Ads- Which is Better

Manual placements

In manual placement, you have to choose the format and size of the ad you want in your size. After that, you can put the script (code) at the exact position you want it to be seen.

How to SetUp

1. Login to your AdSense account
2. Go to ads
3. Click on By ads units
4. Then, choose any of the ads (display, In-article, in-feed or multiplex)
5. Name it and leave it at responsive so that it can automatically change its size on mobile, tablet or desktop.
6. Scroll Down and click on save.
7. Finally, copy the code and paste it at your preferred position.

For WordPress users, this can easily be done very fast by using a plugin. There are many plugins used for adding Adsense code on pages or posts. I look out for 3 features when selecting a plugin:

1. Must be able to show ads on all pages with just only one code.
2. Must be able to disable ad placement on a selected page or pages.
3. Must be able to show multi ads on a post by using commands (paragraphs or words). For example, ads will be shown after every 4 paragraphs or 200 words.

The best plugin that met all the aforementioned is Advanced ads but the only problem is, ads cannot be added on or after N number of paragraphs for their free plan.

Another plugin is ad inserter but it can’t be used to disable ads on a particular post. On this site,  l use only ad inserter and on my other sites where these features are highly needed, I use both plugins

Advantages

1. Full control over where ads can be placed.
2. You decide the number of ads to be displayed on a page,

Disadvantages

1. It requires knowledge of ad placement and optimization.
2. It can be time-consuming if you don’t know how and what to set it up.

Which One is Better: Auto Vs Manual Ads

Both are ok, it depends on the type of site you run. It is very possible to take advantage of auto and manual ads. For example, I only use vignette ads for auto ads. Then, I create the other ads manually.