Fraud or not

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    An Adsense site sent over 500 visitors to my site, didn't produce any signups or sales. I suspect most of the clicks were fraud and emailed Google for refund. The average signups/sales rate for my campaign was about 2-5%. What you guys think?
     
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  2. T0PS3O

    T0PS3O Feel Good PLC

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    #2
    Did you check out the site? Could have been genuine.
     
    T0PS3O, Mar 8, 2005 IP
  3. ResaleBroker

    ResaleBroker Active Member

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    #3
    Besides the low conversion, what prompts you to consider it click fraud?
     
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  4. Crazy_Rob

    Crazy_Rob I seen't it!

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    #4
    Opt out of "content matching". Even if it's not fraud...those referrals are not good.

    In my experience, "content matching" is complete crap for advertisers.
     
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  5. pg20706

    pg20706 Peon

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    If I turn off "content matching", I will lose over 50% of traffic. Cann't afford that. Is that allowed by Adwords to block traffic from a specific site?
     
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  6. pg20706

    pg20706 Peon

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    TOPS,
    The site is nothing abnormal.

    ResaleBroker,
    The reason is the rest of the "contents" sites generated 2-5% signups/sales.
     
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  7. T0PS3O

    T0PS3O Feel Good PLC

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    #7
    You can filter URLs.
     
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    Hiredguns Guest

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    I'm a newb at this point. how do you do that? with 3rd party software or can you do that through google?
     
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  9. T0PS3O

    T0PS3O Feel Good PLC

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    #9
    Log in AdSense. Click Ad Settings. Click URL Filter.

    Use search and their exhaustive help and guidelines!
     
    T0PS3O, Mar 9, 2005 IP
  10. debunked

    debunked Prominent Member

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    He is an adwords advertiser not adsense publisher.

    I don't know of any way except turning off content matching.
     
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  11. T0PS3O

    T0PS3O Feel Good PLC

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    Crap I see now...

    In that case, forget what I said. With AdWords and the content network, you're either in or out. Nothing in between.
     
    T0PS3O, Mar 9, 2005 IP