Did anyone notice a decline

Discussion in 'Reporting & Stats' started by joeychgo, Mar 20, 2005.

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    Did anyone notice a decline in CPM and clickthrough rate on the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th?

    Those 4 days for me were about half the rest of the days in the month.
     
    joeychgo, Mar 20, 2005 IP
  2. nevetS

    nevetS Evolving Dragon

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    Mine was fine. Could be a temporary drop in search engine rankings. Do you use the keyword tool?
     
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  3. john_loch

    john_loch Rodent Slayer

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    #3
    Nope. I recently had one of those 50% days, but they happen from time to time.
    Maybe G is withholding suspicious clickthrus (which you'll see credited back at the end of the month) ?

    I've had that on occasion. :)

    Cheers,

    JL
     
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  4. joeychgo

    joeychgo Notable Member

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    #4

    Yup - no significant changes in any of the major search engines.

    Might have just been temporary. Who knows.
     
    joeychgo, Mar 21, 2005 IP
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    Homer Spirit Walker

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    That last 2 days have been about 50% EPC. I am hoping the above statement is true, in my case. You have to believe that this happens frequently. If Google's software flags suspicious activity, then you will be investigated. This may take some time, hence a delay in earnings. Makes sense to me.
     
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    mcfox Wind Maker

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    #6
    I noticed some changes along the lines you describe during that period on my Adwords account. Couldn't tell you about Adsense.
     
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  7. joeychgo

    joeychgo Notable Member

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    Maybe there is a drop in advertisers - this is the end of the quarter, and maybe some ad budgets are running out.
     
    joeychgo, Mar 21, 2005 IP
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    #8
    I don't make anything, so I wouldn't notice :(
     
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  9. Homer

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    #9
    I can feel your pain :eek: ...was once my story. Keep at it, build traffic and bls.
     
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    nevetS Evolving Dragon

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    Wow. I got hit yesterday and today. Traffic down by 50%, EPC Up and CTR Up enough to make up for it though.
     
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    #11
    I'm glad I came here and found out that it's not just me. Yes, I noticed a significant decline for those same days, too.


    Patty
     
    pattygale, Mar 24, 2005 IP
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    #12
    Mine was fine those days.
     
    keglius, Mar 24, 2005 IP
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    However, I have noticed that these days my CPM went down... Cost per click is kinda low.
     
    keglius, Mar 24, 2005 IP
  14. Homer

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    #14
    Since Sunday my impressions are the same, clicks are the same. CPM 50% less than it has been in the past, effecting overall earnings significantly. I am also noticing that Google is shuffling SERPs bigtime. On Sunday my rankings dropped many positions.

    I am now convinced that Shawn's post about Serps and AS earnings having relationship is true.
     
    Homer, Mar 24, 2005 IP
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    sji2671 Self Made Mind

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    No change for me, since Monday every day has been a record without any sudden increase in traffic, just better CPC & CPM.
    Have you got a link to that thread you mentioned re: adsense/serps relationship, I had a look and couldn't find it.
     
    sji2671, Mar 24, 2005 IP
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    Infiniterb Well-Known Member

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    #16
    Me too. I was a nay-sayer at first. But I've come to notice something similar.

    Once the next PR/BL update takes place, I hope to have better earnings.
     
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  17. joeychgo

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    Im still seeing volitility. One day its normal, the next it's off by half, yet my traffic is about the same. All I can guess is that the bigger advertisers are conserving cash for the end of the quarter, which ends in a week. If this is true it should be back to normal in 2 weeks after the new quarter begins.
     
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    #18
    the amount i am earning per click has totally PLUMETTED big time... not sure if it is related to me writing postings that are lower payout keywords or if it is end of quarter related.

    or if they are only clicking on the very low paying ads...

    this sucks
     
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  19. Homer

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  20. Infiniterb

    Infiniterb Well-Known Member

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    #20
    The end of the quarter can vary by company, so I don't think it's that.
     
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