0 impression with 4 clicks? o_o;

Discussion in 'Reporting & Stats' started by Rey, Apr 29, 2006.

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    I just checked my Adsense account to find out that one of my channel generates 4 clicks with 0 impression... there is a revenue out of those clicks too, is this even possible? Has it happened to any of you before? o_o;
     
    Rey, Apr 29, 2006 IP
  2. puzzlebox

    puzzlebox Guest

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    it might be that your adsense is not updated yet. errrr, that's one scenario I think..
     
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  3. Rey

    Rey Well-Known Member

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    But why is the clicks updated... and not the impressions?
     
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    It seems like a lot of times the clicks show up before the impressions. Give it a few hours, it'll return to normal.
     
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    Yes, I have seen this type of things in my account too. I believe that it is related to the different processes used to count clicks and impressions.

    Impressions rarely need sophisticated checks, but all clicks need some checks (automated or with human intervention). One can expect that impressions are (almost) shown in real time, but clicks are shown after a variable delay depending on the type of checks that needed to be performed.

    This can explain that Google reports clicks today for impressions of yesterday.

    Jean-Luc
     
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    Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what the delay is between someone actually clicking an on your site, to it showing up in your adsense account?
     
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    The delay is 15 minutes, but google says it can take up to blah blah 48 hours or whatever to update.
     
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    You really can't know for sure until the end of the day. Google's stats are a little wacky sometimes. It's only at the end of the day that everything comes together and makes sense. Wait until then, and if it doesn't resolve itself, post again.
     
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