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Don't Get Caught With Google Adsense Click Fraud

Discussion in 'Placement / Reviews / Examples' started by feiyie, Mar 4, 2008.

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    Many web site owners are getting their Google Adsense account terminated when they have done nothing wrong to deserve the punishment. Considering the money that they are getting from Adsense, they would certainly want to get back into it.

    Considering the money to be made with Adsense, it is no wonder that they would want to get back into it.

    It is that same consideration why the Google Adsense click fraud is thought of and why many people are getting into it.

    Click fraud is the act of clicking on ads for the purpose of costing the advertiser money. It is simply the same as paying out cash for false leads. Many people website owners are aware of this fraud and are sharing the same sentiment that this is the one big problem that Adsense is facing.

    How do you prevent being involved in this fraud?

    Majority of web hosts are offering access logs. Once this is offered to you, it is necessary that you hand it over to Google as well. This allows them to look for any suspicious activity on your site. Problems like this are very serious and giving it to them is saying that you would want to help them in any way you can in solving the problem.

    It can also help if you have a click monitoring software. If you do not have one yet, you should try and get one. There is absolutely no major factor preventing you from having one because most of this software is free.

    As usual, all the information you have received should be turned over to Google. This is showing Google that you too are fighting against click frauds and is in no way a part of it.

    Study your server logs and watch for any activity that seems suspicious. Report anything that you may find odd, may it big or small thing.

    You may want to consider disabling ads for your own IP address and local geographic area. This will certainly prevent accidents and will not make Google mistake another user as you. You can do through a htaccess file. This will avoid Google mistaking as clicking on your own ads and be kicked out because of it.

    Keep your Adsense off on pop ups and pop unders. Your ads should not be displayed on content sites that promote illegal activity or tampering of the legal rights of other people or business. Included in this are the content that is considered adult and gambling ones. If you think that you may be breaking this rule, immediately remove your content or Adsense from the web page.

    Be truthful and confess up to Google about times when you might have clicked on your own as, whether accidentally or intentionally. Or the times when you have done something that is against the Terms of Service that they are implementing. Be honest about anything that you may have done that is wrong. Confessing is way better than Google learning about it eventually. It would mean eventual termination and no getting back what you have worked so hard for.

    Do not tell your family or friends about Adsense on your website. Chances are they may start clicking on them to help you make money without you knowing it. They may be doing more harm to you than help by trying it in the first place.

    If ever someone you know chanced upon your Adsense, make sure they understand that they cannot click on your ads under any circumstances. It would be wise to brief them on important things about Adsense and what not to do with them.

    Most pay per click networks have different measures in hand to protect website owners against click frauds. Other search engines can track more than 50 data points, IP address, browser’s information, user’s session info and pattern recognition. They also have “systems” available that detects fraud. Not to mention the specialized teams monitoring how things are going and helping advertisers stop click frauds.

    Google offers suggestion on how to avoid click fraud. Using “negative keywords” can be used to keep your Adsense showing on products and services that are in no way related to yours. Adding tracking URLs to your links so you can track the traffic coming from Google.

    Do not be caught in the Google click fraud. Be aware and be wary.
     
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    anarmyofme Well-Known Member

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    So, is this your article?
     
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    goldgold1114 Guest

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    good article, thanks for sharing your experiences but can you recommend some adsense tracing software? I can find none, confusing... Thanks.
     
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    t2000q Prominent Member

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    whats the good software to get?
     
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    subzero27 Peon

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    No matter what you do ,click fraud does exist.
     
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  6. feiyie

    feiyie Peon

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    I have come across Matt Callen's AdSpy Tracker: http://www.adspytracker.com. It sells for $67. The software tracks almost anything and everything for your AdSense ads. It'll show you what keywords generate the most clicks, which ads are being clicked the most, where those users are coming from, and more.
     
    feiyie, Mar 5, 2008 IP
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    imzeeconsulting Peon

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    care on updating
     
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    google dont allow you to use softwares about this..

    but they explained that they calculate fraud clicks and dont count them on your account ...

    :cool:
     
    gdi, Mar 6, 2008 IP
  9. wisdomtool

    wisdomtool Moderator Staff

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    Copyscape is your friend

    He copied word for word from http://www.content4reprint.com/internet-marketing/ are-you-guilty-of-google-adsense-click-fraud.htm

    This page has 712 words matching your text, as highlighted below by Copyscape.

     
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  10. feiyie

    feiyie Peon

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    ^ Haha. Yah, this aint my article. :p Can't I post it here?
     
    feiyie, Mar 9, 2008 IP
  11. wisdomtool

    wisdomtool Moderator Staff

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    I can't answer that, 1st do you have copyright permission to post in the first place? Secondly it is nothing funny, plagiarizing others work and not given them the due credit is wrong

     
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    pcmasterz.com Banned

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    Thanks,Very Good Article
    I Also Created A Google Forum In My Site And Pasted There:D
    Hope You Dont Mind
     
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  13. feiyie

    feiyie Peon

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    It's a PLR article. Who will I give credit to if it's from a PLR anyway?
     
    feiyie, Mar 16, 2008 IP
  14. wisdomtool

    wisdomtool Moderator Staff

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    It is from http://www.content4reprint.com/ you can definitely give credit to where it is due.

    If you are using it, they have their publisher TOS, amongst others

    1. You must not remove "Article Source: http://www.content4reprint.com" from each article you choose to publish.
    2. You must respect the copyright of each author whose articles you wish to publish. This includes but is not limited to:

    1. resource box,
    2. any links provided by the author.

    etc

     
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    you should have referenced it...when you posted it...

    or had an introduction saying sumthing...:p
     
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    feiyie Peon

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    Oh sorry. Just so you know, I didn't get it from the site you're talking about. So how will I know anyways? But well.. Ok. My bad.:(
     
    feiyie, Mar 18, 2008 IP
  17. wisdomtool

    wisdomtool Moderator Staff

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    No worries, everyone makes mistakes, so long as you learn from it. Cheers!


     
    wisdomtool, Mar 18, 2008 IP