I think someone is messing with me.

Discussion in 'AdSense' started by Waffleguy, Nov 19, 2007.

  1. #1
    I just checked my adsense account and one of my sites has a 25% CTR all of a sudden. I normally get about 1-2% CTR.

    The number of hits is the same, but I have 10 times the normal number of clicks. I think this might be a competitor messing with me somehow. What should I do? Contact google or not?
     
    Waffleguy, Nov 19, 2007 IP
  2. Deusdies

    Deusdies Banned

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    There's no need to contact them, really. It happens to me sometimes. I contacted Google once when I had 248% (two hundred forty eight per cent) CTR. They said everything is gonna be ok :)
     
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  3. Waffleguy

    Waffleguy Well-Known Member

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    Put it this way: My Daily earnings are usually under $3.

    Today I earned about $25. It seems to good to be true.
     
    Waffleguy, Nov 19, 2007 IP
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    timallard Well-Known Member

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    #4
    If you are concerned that much, tell them :)
     
    timallard, Nov 19, 2007 IP
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    astup1didiot Notable Member

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    I would contact them and ask a review of your activity for today.
     
    astup1didiot, Nov 19, 2007 IP
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    Waffleguy Well-Known Member

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    I think I am going to contact them... I am worried about my account. I'll keep you guys updated.
     
    Waffleguy, Nov 19, 2007 IP
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    astup1didiot Notable Member

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    baumann93 Peon

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    It is better be safe than sorry... but an occasional 25% CTR is not something out of the ordinary... some ppl manage to get >30% CTR consistently.
     
    baumann93, Nov 19, 2007 IP
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    kodut Well-Known Member

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    #9
    dont mail them around too much with invalid click activity , you should just ignore it google will clean it up itself
     
    kodut, Nov 19, 2007 IP
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    sussane Active Member

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    #10
    the CTR is too much
     
    sussane, Nov 19, 2007 IP
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    aspire Well-Known Member

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    Do they really take it for cleaning or just jump upon to ban the publisher without seeing into it.
     
    aspire, Nov 19, 2007 IP
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    That CTR does sound a bit high but you're probably okay. Personally, I would bounce it off of Google just to be safe.
     
    tek_1975, Nov 19, 2007 IP
  13. Waffleguy

    Waffleguy Well-Known Member

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    Well, I contacted google and have rec'd no reply.

    My CTR for today is over 30%. This has me really worried and I am thinking about taking down my ads. I am convinced that someone is messing with me.
     
    Waffleguy, Nov 20, 2007 IP
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    if nobody is messing with you then let me be the first to say.....CONGRATS!
     
    ramendays, Nov 20, 2007 IP
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    I suggest to you that you please report about it to Google. They will investigate about this click mishap.
     
    JoeHardy, Nov 20, 2007 IP
  16. vlad230

    vlad230 Active Member

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    #16
    I don't think this is "Click Bombing" or whatever the pros call it :p
    I would be worried if you had like 13.000% CTR which has happened to some unlucky guys here...
     
    vlad230, Nov 20, 2007 IP
  17. Waffleguy

    Waffleguy Well-Known Member

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    Google sent me this in an email:

    "
    While going through our records recently, we found that your AdSense
    account has posed a significant risk to our AdWords advertisers. Since
    keeping your account in our publisher network may financially damage
    our advertisers in the future, we've decided to disable your account.

    Please understand that we consider this a necessary step to protect the
    interests of both our advertisers and our other AdSense publishers. We
    realize the inconvenience this may cause you, and we thank you in
    advance for your understanding and cooperation."


    It sucks because I told them to look into it.
     
    Waffleguy, Nov 21, 2007 IP
  18. baumann93

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    Wow, did this happen in response to your email where you asked to look into the issue? This really sucks then... Email them back explaining the situation and asking to reinstate the account.
     
    baumann93, Nov 21, 2007 IP
  19. Waffleguy

    Waffleguy Well-Known Member

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    I guess it is worth a try. It sucks for me because I was at 92 dollars... just under the 100 dollar payout.

    Steve
     
    Waffleguy, Nov 21, 2007 IP
  20. movidalatina

    movidalatina Well-Known Member

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    #20
    that sux...but if you like to get an adsense
    acct and are in the states...PM me
     
    movidalatina, Nov 21, 2007 IP