Adsense is Nonsense

Discussion in 'Pay Per Click Advertising' started by xeit, May 21, 2007.

  1. #1
    Google has been ripping me off for months...

    I've purchased adwords for other sites and couldn't buy a keyword for less than 3 cents...

    I run a site that uses those same keywords.... So I know what they cost..

    This is what google is paying me....
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    yep.. your reading that right... 8 clicks and google is paying me 1 cent...

    Thanks google for waisting my time.
     
    xeit, May 21, 2007 IP
  2. sachin410

    sachin410 Illustrious Member

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    #2
    Unusually low..how long has it been like this?

    You may not be getting paid as it may be same user clicking / invalid clicks.
     
    sachin410, May 21, 2007 IP
  3. xeit

    xeit Peon

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    This is on a daily basis... I track all users... I've never click my own ads, nor asked anyone to.. It's not a parking page, it's content.

    I am vary aware of google's TOS and follow it like gospel for over a year...

    Obviously this is not the only site I own, but for this particular site, I get jacked.
     
    xeit, May 21, 2007 IP
  4. sachin410

    sachin410 Illustrious Member

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    Maybe the answer lies in your site's theme..or source of traffic.. or visitors' geographical location.

    There must be some factor that has made Google "smart price" you so harshly.

    If you have been getting 1 cent or lower clicks for months, there isn't much you can do about it except look for other sources of revenues for that particular site.
     
    sachin410, May 21, 2007 IP
  5. xeit

    xeit Peon

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    First off sachin410 I'd like to thank you for taking the time to answer me..

    I've been with adsense for just over 1 year now. Although this little problem does upset me, it's not the only problem I've had with adsense.

    I completely agree with you that it could be the sites theme, although I own 2 other sites with similar domains and themes. One of which does really well with adsense, one that makes a few bucks a month, and this one that makes a few cents cents per month.
    I am well aware there are a lot of factors that come into play when dealing with ad clicks. I can accept that.. But having 12-20 clicks per day on a site and only getting a Penny... something really sounds wrong with that...
    Like I stated, I track the users, the site only has ONE page anyway, so it's not like they are getting lost down the line.

    I can honestly say that I never had a problem until google started out bidding advertisers so they could advertise their own goods..

    I use other ad-revenue sources for my other sites, and probably will be replacing adsense on that site too.

    Sadly it seems google has killed their own revenue stream.
     
    xeit, May 21, 2007 IP
  6. Kawish

    Kawish Active Member

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    that's very sad. you should try to add some more valuable and paying words to your site. change contents of your site.
     
    Kawish, May 21, 2007 IP
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    am I reading right... does that say 89 impressions?
     
    abarnes, May 22, 2007 IP
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    Mrmedia Active Member

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    How is that possible some odd times on my site I get over 75 cents per click here and there and somtimes only 2 cents per click.

    but you got 8 clicks and only 1 cent? wtf something is not right maybe invalid clicks? or something google did not register those clicks if its that low.
     
    Mrmedia, May 22, 2007 IP
  9. Torans

    Torans Active Member

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    thats exactly same what i get from exoclick, very very disappointing :(
     
    Torans, May 22, 2007 IP
  10. theMediamage

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    Only 1 page on the site? This might be causing smart pricing to kick in.
     
    theMediamage, May 22, 2007 IP
  11. Mr Moo-Lah

    Mr Moo-Lah Peon

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    Adesense is not nonsense. But you should not build your business model around it. :)
     
    Mr Moo-Lah, May 22, 2007 IP
  12. totalmasala

    totalmasala Banned

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    #12
    i don't agree with you it has got Sense of showing ads i have never seen any advertising company that has better sense of showing ads......Adsense is best for me of all Companies that i have use........if it does not go well for you, you should change the company!
     
    totalmasala, May 23, 2007 IP
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    lol , this is one of the reasons why adsense sux .. big time
     
    CristianR, May 23, 2007 IP
  14. theMediamage

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    So why are you using it on your sites?
     
    theMediamage, May 23, 2007 IP
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    ...Well you only get 89 impressions, I'm surprised you even got into adsense, Your sites are far too cluttered to even make me want to stay on them. Work on an actual site with good content and maybe you will make more money...

    5,687  	 18  	 0.32%  	 $0.52  	 $2.97
    Code (markup):
     
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  16. MasterG

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    You have to track your google adsense shown on you page. But i never see 8 click = 1 cent I used to see 4 click = 1 cent.

    More factor to get this point.
    1. Click Fraud
    2. GEO of click
    3. You got MFA
    4. Smart Price.
    5. You content not high pay out.

    I think Adsense is nonsense.
     
    MasterG, May 24, 2007 IP
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    With one of my sites I was getting $10 per click for the first 2 weeks - then it dropped to $0.20 for the very same adverts - weird!!!
     
    stuart42mac, May 25, 2007 IP
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    #18
    Even I had issues with Adsense at times . Its because of Smart pricing
     
    silas2, May 25, 2007 IP
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    Sorry for the ignorance, what is "Smart Pricing"
     
    aceeca, May 25, 2007 IP
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    #20
    Adsense really works and its not Nonsense
     
    toufique ahmed, May 26, 2007 IP