My new site has a 100% click through rate. Could SEO programs accidentally click on AdSense ads???

[Bulldozer]

The click-through rate on my freshly started site is 100%.
I have like 4 visits per day and they always result in 4 clicks.

While you may think that this is a great thing, I personally see it as a major problem.
I suspect that those 4 visits are just visits from the SEO tools that I am using (MarketSamurai & IBP) because I do 4 checks per day.

Could the 100% click-through rate be caused by the SEO programs that I am using to track my site's performance?
Is it possible that SEO programs follow the links in the AdSense ads and in this way cause fake clicks?

Or maybe a competitor is trying to click-bomb me?
Should I report my own site to AdSense as having way too high CTR and in this way avoid a possible ban of my account?

[JamesGw]

I can really never tell if your posts are serious or not.

[Bulldozer]

^ Just because I have no experience and post stupid questions doesn't mean I am not serious.

What is so strange about my question anyway?
I get 4 visits every day and they always result in 4 clicks.
You don't find this to be strange?
I do.
And I hear it's a good practice to report your own account in case you spot weird activity.

[JamesGw]

I find in strange in the same way I'd find someone telling me they saw a bear driving a car strange.

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It might have happened, but it's still unusual enough for me to question it. Given the content of your previous threads, I question this even more, hence my query.

[Bulldozer]

Originally Posted by JamesGw

I find in strange in the same way I'd find someone telling me they saw a bear driving a car strange.

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It might have happened, but it's still unusual enough for me to question it. Given the content of your previous threads, I question this even more, hence my query.

What exactly is the thing that you are questioning here?

• The fact that I am getting only 4 visits per day?
• The fact that I am getting 4 AdSense clicks per day?
• Or the fact that I am getting only 4 visits per day and they always result in 4 AdSense clicks?

Because all of these three are true...

[JamesGw]

Originally Posted by Bulldozer

What exactly is the thing that you are questioning here?

• The fact that I am getting only 4 visits per day?
• The fact that I am getting 4 AdSense clicks per day?
• Or the fact that I am getting only 4 visits per day and they always result in 4 AdSense clicks?

Because all of these three are true...

#3. The fact that you get 4 visits every single day that always result in 4 Adsense clicks is beyond strange.

If that's really happening, then you should find a way to stop it ASAP because you're going to get flagged and your account will be suspended. You could alert Google of it. I'm not sure how they'd respond.

[Bulldozer]

Originally Posted by JamesGw

#3. The fact that you get 4 visits every single day that always result in 4 Adsense clicks is beyond strange.

If that's really happening, then you should find a way to stop it ASAP because you're going to get flagged and your account will be suspended. You could alert Google of it. I'm not sure how they'd respond.

That's exactly what I was wondering about, thanks.
So, I will have to report own account to AdSense, after all.

Any chance that the 4 daily visits and the 4 clicks are caused by my SEO software?
I mean, if a SEO software like MarketSamurai tries to crawl my site, it may also decide to follow AdSense ad link and cause a fake click, no?

[digitalguru]

Let me ask you something. If you are not the one clicking on your own ads, then what is so strange about getting clicks. If someone was really trying to screw you up then you would get more then 4 clicks a day "Trust me". As long as its not you then don't worry but if it is you will be caught because Google using some serious tech to determine self clicks. Someone trying to click bomb you with 4 clicks is not really bombing, worry if you see 150 clicks.

[packerfan]

Originally Posted by Bulldozer

That's exactly what I was wondering about, thanks.
So, I will have to report own account to AdSense, after all.

Any chance that the 4 daily visits and the 4 clicks are caused by my SEO software?
I mean, if a SEO software like MarketSamurai tries to crawl my site, it may also decide to follow AdSense ad link and cause a fake click, no?

Do you have analytics installed or anything so you can see where the traffic is coming from? I would remove the adsense ads until you can figure this out.

[Bulldozer]

Originally Posted by packerfan

Do you have analytics installed or anything so you can see where the traffic is coming from? I would remove the adsense ads until you can figure this out.

My hosting provider GoDaddy asks for more money to supply me with stats. Can you guess whether I am willing to pay them for every little thing that comes for free with other providers.

At the same time I don't have Analytics installed because my experience with Analytics for WordPress shows that the data is not accurate at all. If anything, it may only confuse you.

I had a case with Analitycs for WordPress here the total all time visits to my site decreased with time, lol.
So, yesterday you have 300 total all time visits, but today they suddenly drop down to 200 total all time visits. What a mystery, huh?
So, I abandoned the idea.

At present, I am using WordPress stas but they only show visits and keywords and don't show demographics data.

[packerfan]

Originally Posted by Bulldozer

My hosting provider GoDaddy asks for more money to supply me with stats. Guess if I am willing to pay them for every little thing that comes for free with other providers.

At the same time I don't have Analytics installed because my experience with Analytics for WordPress shows that the data is not accurate at all. If anything, it may only confuse you.

I had a case with Analitycs for WordPress here the total all time visits to my site decreased with time, lol.
So, yesterday you have 300 total all time visits, but today they suddenly drop down to 200 total all time visits. What a mystery, huh?
So, I abandoned the idea.

At present, I am using WordPress stas but they only show visits and keywords and don't show demographics data.

Install either Google Analytics or Get Clicky asap. They are as accurate as anything. I personally use Google Analytics, but I have Get Clicky on 2 sites just to try it out.

They will tell you where your traffic is coming from, which is what you need to figure out. Don't make this harder than it needs to be.

[Bulldozer]

Originally Posted by packerfan

Install either Google Analytics or Get Clicky asap. They are as accurate as anything. I personally use Google Analytics, but I have Get Clicky on 2 sites just to try it out.

They will tell you where your traffic is coming from, which is what you need to figure out. Don't make this harder than it needs to be.

I told you, Google Analytics for WordPress is inaccurate.
Will check this "Get Clicky" thing out and see if I can install it in WordPress. Maybe it can do the job.

[yukon]

Originally Posted by Bulldozer

^ Just because I have no experience and post stupid questions doesn't mean I am not serious.

What is so strange about my question anyway?
I get 4 visits every day and they always result in 4 clicks.
You don't find this to be strange?
I do.
And I hear it's a good practice to report your own account in case you spot weird activity.

OMG!

Who told you that Matt Cutts?

Your begging for Adsense trouble...

[packerfan]

Originally Posted by Bulldozer

I told you, Google Analytics for WordPress is inaccurate.
Will check this "Get Clicky" thing out and see if I can install it in WordPress. Maybe it can do the job.

Who told you Analytics for wordpress is not accurate? I use it on over 25 wordpress sites right now. What exactly are you comparing it to?

[MrWonton]

Originally Posted by Bulldozer

I told you, Google Analytics for WordPress is inaccurate.

Google Analytics is used by millions of successful webmasters with no problems.

If it was inaccurate, you were most likely using it wrong.

[Bulldozer]

Originally Posted by packerfan

Who told you Analytics for wordpress is not accurate? I use it on over 25 wordpress sites right now. What exactly are you comparing it to?

My own experience.
I am comparing Analytics For WordPress that I use on one of my WorDpress-based web sites with the actual, real Google Analytics that I use on my Blogger.com blog.
Analytics For WordPress reports weird stuff. Read my previous post about it reporting progressively decreasing total all-time visits to my website.
Makes no sense your all-time totals to be decreasing, right?

[ichl13]

Originally Posted by Bulldozer

My own experience.
I am comparing Analytics For WordPress that I use on one of my WorDpress-based web sites with the actual, real Google Analytics that I use on my Blogger.com blog.
Analytics For WordPress reports weird stuff. Read my previous post about it reporting progressively decreasing total all-time visits to my website.
Makes no sense your all-time totals to be decreasing, right?

Haha this might be a silly answer but did u check that you wernt looking at the "past 14 days settings" I think that's what it is by default?

[Bulldozer]

Originally Posted by ichl13

Haha this might be a silly answer but did u check that you wernt looking at the "past 14 days settings" I think that's what it is by default?

It's not this.
AFWP reported the total visits to my site since it was launched differently every day.
That plugin is flawed.

I registered a Get Clicky account and I am testing their thing now, using a WordPress plugin.
The funny part is that the author of that Get Clicky plugin for WordPress is the same Dutch guy that coded the flawed Analytics For WordPress plugin.

[ichl13]

Ah sorry, I thought you were using analytics the normal way

[LeeLee]

If I was concerned about Google flagging my Adsense activity, I would disable Adsense on that site temporarily. At least until I could get it sorted out.

[theverysmartguy]

Originally Posted by ichl13

Haha this might be a silly answer but did u check that you wernt looking at the "past 14 days settings" I think that's what it is by default?

By default Google Analytics shows the last 30 days of stats.

If your traffic decreases inside of that time from it will show the numbers going down.

Just like inside of adsense in shows the last 7 days of stats by default.

As for the OP; I wouldn't worry about what you are seeing. This is something that I have personally seen that is pretty common. Within the first few days of a new site, and I am only getting about 5 - 10 visitors a day I will see a CTR from 50% - 100% depending on the amount of visitors. Each time I checked the traffic source it was always from organic traffic.

Don't sweat it; concentrate your efforts on getting more traffic. It is very very hard, to almost impossible to gauge anything with so few visitors. Once you get more traffic you will see your CTR drop down to more "normal" levels.

-- Jeff

[theverysmartguy]

Originally Posted by Bulldozer

It's not this.
AFWP reported the total visits to my site since it was launched differently every day.
That plugin is flawed.

I registered a Get Clicky account and I am testing their thing now, using a WordPress plugin.
The funny part is that the author of that Get Clicky plugin for WordPress is the same Dutch guy that coded the flawed Analytics For WordPress plugin.

Are you using : Google Analytics for Wordpress by Joost Da Valk?

If you are, dont use the in wordpress stats, just go to your google analytics account inside your...well..google account and use the stats there. They are very accurate.

-- Jeff

[MrWonton]

Originally Posted by Bulldozer

It's not this.
AFWP reported the total visits to my site since it was launched differently every day.
That plugin is flawed.

I registered a Get Clicky account and I am testing their thing now, using a WordPress plugin.
The funny part is that the author of that Get Clicky plugin for WordPress is the same Dutch guy that coded the flawed Analytics For WordPress plugin.

Stop relying on third party plugins. Install the GA code as per Google's instructions and I'm positive you won't have any problems. You can't run a plugin that has nothing to do with Google and then blame Google when it doesn't work properly...