Simple Way to track AdWords conversions - but strange results...

Discussion in 'Google AdWords' started by KVeil, Dec 23, 2007.

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    I have tried a very simple AdWords tracking mechanism:

    - In my AdWords ads, I set up a special landing page address:
    www.mydomain.com/LandingPage.htm#AW001

    So when someone clicks on the ads served by Google, they go to www.mydomain.com/LandingPage.htm but my web server stats log the real URL www.mydomain.com/LandingPage.htm#AW001.

    Other ads/key words I set up with www.mydomain.com/LandingPage.htm#AW002, www.mydomain.com/LandingPage.htm#AW003, etc.

    When I click on my served ads, this works beautifully - my server stats show my IP address and the full URL (eg www.mydomain.com/LandingPage.htm#AW001 or www.mydomain.com/LandingPage.htm#AW002 etc).

    But, the clicks of other visitors are not logged :confused:

    As my site gets a fair bit of organic traffic, I cannot determine if I am getting any paid clicks at all... But AdWords and AdWords Conversion Monitoring are happily recording conversions ...

    What is going on?

    K

    PS: I logged only 2 other clicks - from Google staff in Mountain View and New York, when they reviewed one of my new ads...
     
    KVeil, Dec 23, 2007 IP
  2. Cypherus

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    Can you see in your adwords panel how many clicks you've goten?
     
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  3. KVeil

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    yes, many ... but I don't see those clicks logged in my server stats...

    K
     
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    have you tried sending them a mail about it?
     
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  5. KVeil

    KVeil Member

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    No, previous e-mails did not bring much enlightenment :confused:
     
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    oh, and still no click-throughs logged on my server :confused::confused:
     
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    Install google analytics for keyword tracking.
     
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