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Clickbomb Advice (Adsense)

by Mercusio
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Hey guys, just wondering if anyone has experience with the following and has an idea on what I should do...

One of my Adsense sites averages 10-15 clicks a day. Today, I have 31 clicks. 16 of those clicks is from Malaysia. I almost never get any clicks from Malaysia. All from the same platform, all from a tablet, etc. I can only think this is someone goofing off with my ads. Now, the payoff of these clicks is next to nothing compared to my usual payoff. All 15 clicks has net me roughly ~$3.00 which is super low, thus I think they've been "devalued".

I've never dealt with this though, is this worth bugging Google over or is this something they can sort out themselves? I don't want to lose my Adsense account but this isn't anywhere near the normal "clickbombing" that goes on.

Thanks in advance
#adsense #advice #clickbomb
  • Profile picture of the author tristatemedia
    i just got banned and lost some good sites, they said illegal clicks but they would not explain. google sucks.....do not waste your time with adsense. i am building a list and making alot more money. build your list and no one will have control over you.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mercusio
    I'm sorry you got banned However, that's not quite what I asked. I have various things going on however Adsense is currently doing me the best. I imagine this happens a lot and thus I'm not tooooo concerned, but still...
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    • Profile picture of the author supaH
      The only defense you have from Clickbombers is disabling your ads for a few days. Sure it sucks but its better to lose a few bucks then to lose the account.
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  • Profile picture of the author GMT
    I'm about to release a product that protects against clickbombs, is 100% compliant with adsense tos(unlike most/all other products i've seen) i've been developing it awhile, and it also keeps stats etc...look for it in my sig next week.
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    • Profile picture of the author keithneal
      Originally Posted by GMT View Post

      I'm about to release a product that protects against clickbombs, is 100% compliant with adsense tos(unlike most/all other products i've seen) i've been developing it awhile, and it also keeps stats etc...look for it in my sig next week.
      You do realize Google already has the best product to combat clickbombs right? It's built right into their system.

      Google no longer bans because someone spamed your ads, unless they spammed them from an IP that is incredibly close to your own. I lost ~$40 in revenue for invalid clicks, no ban, you just don't get paid, and Google refunds the advertiser.
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      • Profile picture of the author GMT
        Originally Posted by keithneal View Post

        You do realize Google already has the best product to combat clickbombs right? It's built right into their system.

        Google no longer bans because someone spamed your ads, unless they spammed them from an IP that is incredibly close to your own. I lost ~$40 in revenue for invalid clicks, no ban, you just don't get paid, and Google refunds the advertiser.
        People have their Adsense accounts banned every-single-day from clickbombs. And no the attacking IP(s) don't not have to be anywhere near your own. I know we all want to believe Google is looking out for our best interest but they're really not and i'd imagine most people on this forum know how unreliable and dangerous Adsense is in itself, not even adding to the clickbomb factor. You're only a Warriorforum or Google search away from what's really going on
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  • Profile picture of the author JasonGiorgini
    Whenever I get click bombed, I was send an email to Google letting them know the day and approximate times I think the invalid clicks came, that way if I ever have to appeal, I will have record that I informed them. They never reply, but my account is safe, and I protect myself.
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