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MarcelG
Retired Support Moderator
Netherlands
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 Posted - 08 January 2005 : 08:38:30
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| I had one click of nine bucks about 7 months ago...I'm also VERY curious which program that ad was for...) |
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MarkJH
Senior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 January 2005 : 11:30:01
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| Don't forget though, that the clicks and earnings don't always update at the same time. The $9 could have been from many more clicks than that but the click counter wasn't as up to date as the earnings counter. |
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Da_Stimulator
DEV Team Forum Moderator
USA
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Posted - 08 January 2005 : 14:22:11
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| I doubt it, the one click I was talking about was for like 10.43 or something, and that was about two weeks ago, and I've had clicks since. It remains the same under one click, because it was the only click I had for that day. |
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MarcelG
Retired Support Moderator
Netherlands
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Posted - 08 January 2005 : 14:22:42
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| Well, it sais in the report ; 1 click, $9.13...but your explaination is plausible. |
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MarkJH
Senior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 January 2005 : 14:31:45
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Originally posted by Da_Stimulator
I doubt it, the one click I was talking about was for like 10.43 or something, and that was about two weeks ago, and I've had clicks since. It remains the same under one click, because it was the only click I had for that day.
Well yeah, if that was the only click of the day, it must be! $10 eh? Shame (although, on a bigger scale, probably not a shame) there's no way of finding out what that click was for. |
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laser
Advanced Member
Australia
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Posted - 08 January 2005 : 17:17:49
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there's no way of finding out what that click was for.
I wonder why they do it that way ?  
Anyway, you have to see the other side of the coin - AdWords.
AdWords is for businesses that want to appear in your ad's. They create different campaigns, prices, ad wording, budget limits, etc....
They can say an ad click pays 10c, they can say an ad click pays $50, depends on how often, and how high up the list they will appear.
I have a mate who runs AdWords ... it has really helped his business in the last 6 months, but he still tweaks his campaigns, prices etc every 2-3 days. |
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seahorse
Senior Member
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Posted - 10 January 2005 : 02:55:12
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| Well, I've seen the one click $5.00 scenario, but I've also seen the one click $0.00 scenario. Why exactly that happen I have no idea, but it's in my December click report. |
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MarcelG
Retired Support Moderator
Netherlands
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Posted - 10 January 2005 : 03:26:10
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seahorse ; i've got the same situation ; 1 click $0,01, 5 clicks $0,02, 11 clicks $0,53, 1 click $ 2,23....
Strange pricing... |
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Da_Stimulator
DEV Team Forum Moderator
USA
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Posted - 10 January 2005 : 11:42:33
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I think the payment varies on participation.
IE If I click something, then close it or go back without doing anything then it will count as 0.
Whereas if I click something, then sign up for a service, or purchase something, or even browse the website a little bit, it will generate a revenue.
This is just theory, but it makes sense to me. |
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Podge
Support Moderator
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laser
Advanced Member
Australia
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Posted - 10 January 2005 : 14:46:03
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Originally posted by Da_Stimulator
I think the payment varies on participation.
IE If I click something, then close it or go back without doing anything then it will count as 0.
Whereas if I click something, then sign up for a service, or purchase something, or even browse the website a little bit, it will generate a revenue.
This is just theory, but it makes sense to me.
That's not right at all ... you paid as soon as the site loads, you don't have to do anything apart from waiting to be redirected.
BUT ... if you try to generate revenue from you own site it probably won't count at all - you need to read the Google terms better.
I also think that some of you are flying pretty close to breaking the agreement in talking about click revenue. |
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MarkJH
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Da_Stimulator
DEV Team Forum Moderator
USA
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Posted - 10 January 2005 : 14:58:59
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keywords "its just a theory..."
And I read the Google Adsense Program Policies and the Webmaster Guidlines, which wherin nowhere stated that I couldnt click on an ad on my own website. I dont very often, but sometimes I see stuff in there that I want to investigate... what am I supposed to do? not click it? I got signed up for a very good service through an ad on my own site.
And from the TOS, it roughly touches that but nowhere specifically states that I cannot click on my own ad. I cant click on my own ads all the time just to generate revenue, but I can for legitamate reasons.
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Prohibited Uses. You shall not, and shall not authorize or encourage any third party to: (i) directly or indirectly generate queries, impressions of or clicks on any Search Results and/or Ad(s) through any automated, deceptive, disingenuous or fraudulent means, including but not limited to through repeated manual clicks, the use of robots or other automated query tools and/or computer generated search requests, and/or the fraudulent use of other search engine optimization services and/or software;
Also, discussing click-through statistics... technically nowhere did I state an exact dollar amount, therefore its not a "statistic". Also, these click through rates have obviously been discussed elsewhere, thus covering the part where it says "It does not include information that has become publicly known through no breach by You or Google"
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Confidentiality. You agree not to disclose Google Confidential Information without Google's prior written consent. "Google Confidential Information" includes without limitation: ....
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(b) click-through rates or other statistics relating to Site performance in the Program provided to You by Google; and (c) any other information designated in writing by Google as "Confidential" or an equivalent designation. It does not include information that has become publicly known through no breach by You or Google, or information that has been (i) independently developed without access to Google Confidential Information, as evidenced in writing; (ii) rightfully received by You from a third party; or (iii) required to be disclosed by law or by a governmental authority.
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Podge
Support Moderator
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Da_Stimulator
DEV Team Forum Moderator
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Posted - 10 January 2005 : 16:00:07
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What if I consider myself as a user of my own website?
I'm a webmaster for multiple websites, that dosnt mean I'm a web-user for all of them too. But on my website I'm both...
Besides that, I dont think the company I clicked on the ad for minds, because they're making money off of me, far more than the cost of them to display it on my website. |
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