Adsense Hacked?

Discussion in 'AdSense' started by soldit2, Aug 9, 2008.

  1. #1
    I have a site that the adsense revenue is consistently low on. When I check my analytics account it show that I am getting clicks but my adsesn stats remain at 0 or at best, about 30% of the clicks the analytics stats are showing.

    I've used other tools to check that my publisher ID is showing on the site and it is for all my adsense blocks.

    Not sure how I can check to see if someone else is profiting from the clicks or if google is really discounting 70 - 95% of the adsense clicks I get....
     
    soldit2, Aug 9, 2008 IP
  2. scubita

    scubita Peon

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    #2
    Maybe it's a low paying niche, or your traffic is somehow not so good?

    btw, you dont have the logo i've made for you! :confused:
     
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  3. soldit2

    soldit2 Banned

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    #3
    I've used it elsewhere on other sites and banner exchanges

    My Traffic is about 50% from search engines. Even if it is a low paying niche, google will still pay you won't they?

    My clicks are totally discounted whoch is what is baffling me and because 70 - 95% of them are discounted i'm wondering if i've been hacked by someone elses adsense ID
     
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    cia Banned

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    i dont think, if any one hackes they will take the whole , and not 75-90%
     
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  5. soldit2

    soldit2 Banned

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    Why not?

    If you hack the whole then there is more likely the victem will investigate sooner.

    If you just take a portion, for a while they will think it is the usual adsense variation. It will take longer from them to spot
     
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  6. Niche

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    For some reason you may be attracting invalid clicks. Or you have CPM ads.
    Try replacing your adsense blocks with new blocks and see what happens
     
    Niche, Aug 9, 2008 IP
  7. soldit2

    soldit2 Banned

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    That's what I did yesterday (replace the adsense blocks) and the analytics and adsense stats matched up for the first time.

    Today however it's back to normal. Analytics is showing 7 clicks. Adsense is showing 0
     
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  8. scubita

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    Analytics is showing 7 clicks where? In Adsense ads? How do you know that?
     
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  9. soldit2

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    All my sites are wordpress based and I use a plug-in called

    'google analytics for wordpress'

    it allows you to track all outgoing clicks including adsense
     
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    Go to some of your pages, then View Source, and make sure that it's your publisher ID that's in your AdSense code.
     
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    never heard of this happening before. the only thing i can think of is that it's low paying niche
     
    lightlysalted, Aug 10, 2008 IP