i have some weird things going on with Google adsense referrals: On my site (in sig) i made banners for the Google referral ads for the "google pack". I was implementing this yesterday on my site and it worked for some time. (I am talking about the big images, the graphical banners belonging to the google-pack referral ads) I noticed tho that the banners (without logical explanation) showed on some pages of mine..on others they did not. I also CHECKED the setting in adsense so it always shows the chosen ad (and does not rotate the ads) After a few hours those particulur banner-images ("Get free software, download the google-pack") etc. didnt show AT ALL anymore. As of right now they're still not showing. I go into my adsense account and select the code and check the settings (no rotating ads etc..)..copy the code for the banner in my site...NOTHING. --> Only the text-links work ! The banner-images right off google for this particular product (google pack) just wont show ! Anyone an idea ?
Yep, I tried with VistaPrint refferals 2.0 and put it on non-relevant page, but in a minute or so that ad disappeared and I got confused since it was showing other more relevant refferal ads but I don't need them. I had to write a post that was relevant to vistaprint and then it did show up and stay that way. I'm really pissed on that since I want to choose my refferal ads not G to choose them for me! WTF! I guess that's what happened with you 2.. Cheers, Venetsian
Looks like they changed something and have gone to all conceptual CPA referral ads. You can't pick and choose anymore. Make sure to try the preview link when setting up the code. If it doesn't work there, it won't work on your site.
I suspect that Google is running low on green and thus slowing down its own product refferal program ... I don't have the "get firefox" thing any more .. it simply disappeared ... Cheers, Venetsian
for me the google adsense & Fifox referrals dont show up from yesterday .. and today clicks on referrals are : 0
i have the same issue - on my new blog - sometimes it will show and sometimes it will not - not too sure if I should continue with referrals - looks like back to adsense
no..they cant ban a mass- of members .. my freind has just been accepted ..today ..and he is facing the same problem .. so how can they ban him even if he didnt used it before
I'm just curious why they have to have the impression thing when in fact only the actual clicks and conversions are important. Why they don't give us the rights to have our own image or atleast have the image loaded from some other location than the freakin JavaScript ... Its a way of affiliate marketing right? So why use JS ? Cheers, Venetsian
This the response I got today from AdSense support: Not sure if this is the real reason cause everyone I know using referrals 2.0 (myself included with over 10 sites) are having the same problems with ads not showing.
how can this happen with Gooogle adsense referral and Firefox referrals ...????????????????????????????????????? seems illogic
so,are you going to let them know? if something is broke,they should at least type up an automated response saying that they're fixing the problem and looking for the guy who caused it.
Definitely a problem on Google's part. I had a referral banner - not Google product - that was Ok for a week or so but just disappeared. Changed it to a CJ banner already and will see when they will fix it.
Even for products with appearing in google referrals for selection (that means they are still on budget) referral ads dont work.