How to Know Who is Committing Click Fraud?

Discussion in 'Pay Per Click Advertising' started by Eric007, Jan 7, 2007.

  1. #1
    If there is someone that clicks on ads on your site, is there a way to know who? I use Google Analytics, is there a way?

    Thanks for your help.
     
    Eric007, Jan 7, 2007 IP
  2. frankcow

    frankcow Well-Known Member

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    not that I'm aware of. If you suspect someone is clicking on your ads on purpose, contact google and let them know, lest you get a suspense!
     
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    You'll know when adsense eliminates your account, and ignores you forever :]
     
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    frankcow Well-Known Member

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    he didn't ask 'when', he asked 'who'
     
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    I think that AdLogger collects this kind of statistics. You should check it out at adlogger.org.
     
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    A good start would be to track IPs and to cookie your users!
     
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    I don't think so. Referrers would be no good. I suppose you could track by IP, but then proxy servers would look like fraud.

    Google has ways of tracking internally. They are probably better than what we can do on our own.
     
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    Why exactly do you want to track them?
     
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    Hi,

    You can try adsense tracker.

    I've used it before and it does provide some interesting data that may help you.

    Regards,
     
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    Include fraud into your cost... There is no way to avoid fraud...

    TV, Print media, and radio and others also use fraud by saying they have x millions readers, watchers... This is the world of advertising...
     
    web2074, Jan 8, 2007 IP