I recently noticed how much I go to a website using the URL on the adsense listening instead of clicking the link, so in turn I am creating problems for publishers and making advertisers life easier. Does anyone else do this?
always Shouldn't, I guess, but always do. Force of habit - don't want to accidentally click on my own ads /miko67
Did you mean 'listing' rather than 'listening'? Well, actually, you are not alone in this. I think some 30% of the people type in the address rather than click on the link. Its not just adsense but all types of online advertising cmbined including affiliate links. I read this a while back in the New York Times. They are actually trying ways to reduce this.
On the computer that I am surfing with I have the Adsense ads blocked, as this is also the computer with which I work on my sites. This way I never risk clicking on any of them. The computer next to my main one has Google ads so that I can check my sites, and if I see some interesting ads on this 2nd computer I don't have problem clicking on them, but it happens rarely.
I only do this on my own site. On other sites I click the ad if I find it interesting and want to check it out.
Wow, so you intentionally are an inappreciative jerk. Since ive been using adsense I actually pay attention to ads on others sites and do click them Actually ad placement is the first thing I look for in a site
On my own site, I will type the address out. But on other sites, it depends. Sometimes I'll type it out too, but mostly click on it so that the publisher will be happy.
I actually started visiting more Adsense links after becoming a publisher (and an advertiser) . Specially affiliate links , I have a personal preference of subscribing/joining/buying through affiliates and not directly - It doesn't cost me a penny , and makes someone much happier . I hate automated MFAs though, and usually avoid clicking ads on such sites.