What is Click flipping?

Can anybody explain what click flipping is? I've heard mention of it but nobody explains what it is. Its not something I want to try personally because from what I can gather its a bit of an underhand technique?

 

Using Google Adwords to get visitors at a low cost, and hoping they click on adverts on your site at a much higher per click value.

For example, you bid on the phrase 'blue widget insurance' at 10c and on your landing page you have more general 'insurance' keywords which means that Adsense displays the high paying ads. You hope that your visitor clicks one of these ads and you earn $1. As long as your CTR is >10% you win.

It is very easy to lose money unless you are right on the button.

 

In other words, its adsense arbitrage.

 

Yeah thats just arbitrage, can be done with adsense, cpa, yahoo ads, etc etc.

 

That's the 1st time I heard of the term "Click Flipping". Do people still make much money from AdSense Arbitrage? I would imaging that it would be quite a difficult process of getting AdSense Arbitrage to work effectively.

 

1000 users, each one clicks on 1000 different ad daily, they can make a living lol, but so soon they will get banned ...

 

honestly why would they get banned for using adwords to get traffic to their mfa site? what part of this is illegal? using adsense and adwords for the same site isn't illegal..... And as long as the words you are using for adwords have to do with your site that's legal.

It is a tactic that seems pretty tough to come out on top. But if google gets paid 2 times per user for that site I doubt they are going to ban them. As long as the clicks aren't fraudulent what's the problem?

 

They won't if it's done correctly. The above post you were referring to is just some bad information and advice.

Just because someone has an account on the forums doesn't mean they are knowledgable.

Hexed

 

I agree that they won't, I just don't see a real reason either on why they would ban them.

 

me too there is no real reason why they should be banned.

 

Scott Boulch, controversial author of "Life After AdSense", etc., has recently popularized this term. Basically, you buy traffic from PPC (pay per click) networks such as Google AdWords, and then monetize this traffic using CPA (cost per action) networks such as Azoogle Ads.

It sounds interesting and potentially profitable, but if you are not careful you might lose a lot of money. Doing it correctly requires a lot of testing and investment to find what Scott calls profit pathways.

I think click flipping is for business people only interested in the revenue. If on the contrary we mantain content sites, with a passion for a topic, etc., then AdSense is easier and in fact more suitable for us.

 

But don't forget that your good sites are good places to host those click-flipping landing pages.

 

doesnt click flipping works with CPA affiliate programs? I have been reading up with adsenseisdead.com, where you pay for a cheap banner they click on it and sign up via that site - similar to a landing page via adwords - if I take it that is what it means

 

so your saying if you pay adwords or overture to get visitors to your site thats arbitrage because it displays adsense? hmmm so the fact my site has guide and info and adsense im in a vulnerable position hmm I think not very true hexed many people use the tactic and make money believe me it works

 

Yup, it works to make easy cash. But it's not a good long term strategy, and it reduces the quality of search for everyone. For long term, solid revenue stream, publishers are better off producing the best possible content for the public.

It's like the difference between Warren Buffet's way of investing, and the day trader's way.

Of course, G will do nothing about it, because they make mountains of loot from it.

As always, IMO.

 

how does it reduce quality?
maybe for mfa sites, but not informative sites with additional adsense to enhance the users experience with relative links for example mustang car page advertising mustang insurance.

 

Niches dry up. I know, I raked in good from one, but now it's time to find another.

 

If you have an informative site that's providing quality/useful content, then it's monetizing content, and not click flipping.

 

ahhh oki doki , thanks

 

Google have taken some steps to prevent adsense arbitage by raising the price for adwords advertisers via cross-checking quality of landing page with reference to the keyword.