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googleads.g.doubleclick.net referral yet no AdWords account?

by Sweersz
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I run Adsense and see a referral of "googleads.g.doubleclick.net" in Analytics. The referral path is /pagead/ads. Apparently AdWords customers see this through their PPC campaigns, however, I don't participate in AdWords.

Why is this showing up? :confused:
#account #adwords #googleadsgdoubleclicknet #referral
  • Profile picture of the author holder21
    I am confused why you are seeing that do you run affiliate program so that someone might be using adword to drive traffic to your site.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sweersz
    No, I haven't spent a penny on advertising and don't run any affiliate programs. Thanks.
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    • Profile picture of the author holder21
      Originally Posted by Sweersz View Post

      No, I haven't spent a penny on advertising and don't run any affiliate programs. Thanks.
      Oh then it can be adword bot sometime google runs adword bots which show such stats.
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  • Profile picture of the author Intrepreneur
    Let's call upon a conspiracy theory.

    Google are sending you a sign that you must use the Google Adwords platform if you want to succeed. And if you don't comply soon you will fail miserably.
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    • Profile picture of the author babbu54321
      One of your affiliates is likely paying for a Google AdWords campaign using their referral link to drive traffic to your site (and boost their sales). That's the simplest explanation, and therefore probably the most likely cause of the AdSense referrals you're seeing. I've had affiliates take out ads to boost their sales before; a welcome side effect of running an affiliate program is that other people sometimes pay for advertising for you. As long as the ads they run aren't misleading, it's usually good for business.
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