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Can someone explain to me how people who post to a site share 50-50 with the webmaster? I mean...you have 10 posts to one site, there are only so many google ads. I don't understand how you can share 50-50 something that is divided 10 ways!

 

ok, thanks. it makes more sense now

 

Hi,

I hope that I am incorrect, but reading this thread I tried to see if my AdSense id was loading. The fact is that after about 20-25 attempts, I have not been able to load it even once.

Reading the page, I realized that I would never see my own ads if logged in. So, I logged out and tried. Then I cleared cookies, restarted my computer and tried. But in 20-25 attempts (at the Godaddy thread that I started recently) of viewing in thread mode, I always got the same AdSense id, not mine.

Frankly, this is not a big deal financially. But, I thought I would share my observations, just in case something needs to be looked at. I hope some other readers will jump in with a "I just checked and all is well."

Thanks
Ajeet

 

You only have a 50-50 chance that your thread will be credited to your account. Perhaps this one isn't.

 

Ajeet - Just create a channel and you can track impressions and everything.

I have made around .50 in 6 months with a LOT of impressions. Its a fun little thing but you can't retire from it obviously.

 

well it wouldn't show for this thread for you because you didn't start it. 50/50 chance for those who start the thread, and then some other percentage based on if someone is viewing your post.

as suggested, use a channel id, i get lots of impressions from it.

 

Any clicks yet Wendy?

 

a few, but i haven't been able to retire yet

 

I agree, which is why, as I mentioned in my earlier post, I checked the GoDaddy post that I had started, and I did access it by thread, not post.

But, if I check 20-25 times, then the likelihood that I will not run into my own ads even once should be infinitesimally small.

Thanks yfs1. I have been using a channel, and the page views that adsense displays are 1, 2, or 3 a day. I have no way of verifying it, but often I get more responses to my thread than the views. I know that is possible depending on the way people are accessing the post/thread to begin with.

But, based on all your responses, I get the feeling that you are all confident that things are working fine. Then my work (in providing feedback) is done. In any case, I do not think I will make even 5 dollars a year, so that is not the objective.

Thanks All
Ajeet

 

The FAQ doesn't explain this!

 

So you can click on an ad when logged in without fear

But don't click when logged off

 

Yup, sounds right.

 

Agreed. Dont worry about it.