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Discussion in 'Reporting & Stats' started by pg20706, Mar 10, 2005.

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    My CTR and CPM are 5x of my average today. Impressions is about 2x of average. I am thinking about to pull the ads or notify G about it. What is the right call? Thanks in advance.
     
    pg20706, Mar 10, 2005 IP
  2. T0PS3O

    T0PS3O Feel Good PLC

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    No, don't worry about it. If you haven't done anything malicious then you should be happy. If someone else has done something malicious then you'll find out and Google will deal with it accordingly.
     
    T0PS3O, Mar 10, 2005 IP
  3. Liminal

    Liminal Peon

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    if i were you, i would write a quick email to google. if nothing else, you will have a record of being concerned with the spike in case google at any point has a problem with it
     
    Liminal, Mar 10, 2005 IP
  4. pg20706

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    Just emailed G. Better play safe. Do they response to this kind of email?
     
    pg20706, Mar 10, 2005 IP
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    Infiniterb Well-Known Member

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    Could be a multitude of things. Advertisers may have placed more ads in the last day or so with different copy that people are starting click. I wouldn't worry. It also sounds like you've gained some in the SERPs if your impressions are up as well.
     
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  6. Liminal

    Liminal Peon

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    you never know. but it should not bother you. as long as you expressed your concern, your acct is safe
     
    Liminal, Mar 10, 2005 IP
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    More impressions, high ctr...perfect formula. I would like to be in that situation.
     
    seo1, Mar 10, 2005 IP
  8. Homer

    Homer Spirit Walker

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    I too would like to be in your situation. If the traffic is honest you have nothing to worry about. Keep doin what yer doin :)
     
    Homer, Mar 10, 2005 IP
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    #9
    why don't you have a quick look at your logs to see if there's anything weird in the traffic pattern...
     
    daboss, Mar 11, 2005 IP
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    #10
    I had several situations like that (major CPM/CTR changes) in the past.
    I've always emailed google about it and they always replied.
    And I'm sure I've saved my ass at least once - Google found "fraud clicks" there, but due to the fact I've informed them about it, they did not take an action and even said thanks to me for helping them to protect advertisers...
     
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    I emailed them yesterday. Got no reply so far. How soon did you get response from G?
     
    pg20706, Mar 11, 2005 IP
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    Sometimes they don't reply. My experience is that if they recieve your email action is always taken...but your are not always notified of this action
     
    Homer, Mar 11, 2005 IP
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    I was getting replies in 4-48 hours timeframe...
     
    Bezel, Mar 11, 2005 IP
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    For any easy to deal with requests I agree they are very good with customer response. However if you ever get into a sticky situation that involves the possibility of violation od TOS you may not recieve a written response but corrective action is always taken. Hopefully to your satisfaction :)
     
    Homer, Mar 11, 2005 IP