All Totals Still at Zero

I've been running COOP successfully (I thought) for about a week now. The ads display on my site just fine (8008135.org) and validation seems fine.

However, all my totals, base, weight, etc are at zero. Also, the stats for my ads are all blank.

Something tells me I've missed a step, or I'm just impatient

 

Just register an Google API and fill this in under "Edit Account Settings". Than you will be able to manually "Validate/Calculate Weight Now"

Alternatively you can check how many pages are cached according to the google api, http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/keywords/ and "Track Back Links"

 

Just checked your URL and the google api says no pages are cached. Therefore no weight is given to your site.

Try to point some good links to home + inner pages to have your pages cached, then you will receive weight.

 

Got it, thanks. I've got the API in there already, I've linked the site from others but will continue to do so.

Thanks again!

 

Nearly two weeks later, still nothing. Someone needs to teach me patience, I guess...

 

I'm gettng a bit concerned. My weights are still at zero. I validate just fine. I've been serving coop ads for weeks now. I'm indexed at Google. How come my ads won't serve out?

 

Anyone? Shawn? HELP!

 

Well, in the Ad-Network your weight depends on the number of indexed pages, as well the PR of your website.

You currently have a PR0. And since all the DP tools (almoust) use the Google API, you have ONE index page.

If you want to see how Google sees your website, trough the API, use this Google API web search. Just search for :

With one indexed page, and PR0, i think this is your problem actually

The above are just my 2 cents

 

Thanks, Cristian. Interestingly, a search of site:8008135.org brings up 5 pages of indexed sites.

So what is the point of noobs signing up for this tool. Assuming their site is a PR0 or 1, they'll be serving ads for others for months before they get one of their own ads served. That's the boat I'm in.

I actually tried putting these ads on a PR5 site of mine, but I had gallery running, and it wanted the ads on EVERY single page of my site, which I didn't want to do (in Gallery).

I guess it's just not worth the time any more. Oh, that, and giving lots of people lots of backlinks with nothing in return...

 

Please note that lots of PR0 and insignificant IBL's doesn't help much others too

And you should HAVE some weight there. I just showed you some pointers.

I think a more reasonable explanation could be given to you by Shawn.

No. Actually the ads must be placed on every INDEXED page in Google. Not on Every single page of your website

 

Even a PR0 site should have some weight, according to an old post by Shawn.

 

Still nothing. This bites. Perhaps I've done something wrong. If so, I'd sure like to know. Shawn, oh Shawn, can you help?

 

Some people manage to get started fine and everything works. Others never get it to work. I have one site I added months ago which has had PR vary from 3 to 5 during that period (according to the digital point tool using the api) and has between 10 and 50 pages in index. Never had any weight. Asked a few times and noone seems to know. The good news is I am showing ads for the rest of the DP community... Think of your efforts as community service and don't worry too much about it.