Thanks for reaching out! Though ad rates are down right now due to lower ad spending by advertising companies, you can still make money with Ezoic. The whole process can be automated, though we recommend adjusting your site to work in the way that you want it to.
First off, mediation is a fantastic tool to run on the site. This allows both Adsense and Ezoic to run side by side. Whoever brings in the highest-paying ad, takes over the placeholder.
Learn more about it here.
We also highly recommend adding placeholders to the site wherever you think the most attention will land. The highest-grossing placeholder locations are typically, vignette ads, anchor ads, floating sidebar ads, and top of the page ads.
Learn how to use our Chrome Extension here.
Ezoic will automatically start to learn where the highest-paying ad locations on your site are and prioritize them in inventory. The process can take around 18 weeks for Ezoic to fully optimize itself on your site.