Click Fraud - Is It Happening to You?

paresh · Joined: 16 Oct 2004 Posts: 58

Click fraud has been increased due to some websites paying the users to just click the ads & earn money for cliking.This causes a loss to the advertiser.This should be stopped quickly else PPC advertising will decrease & many websites which are alive due to PPC will soon get closed.

plastic surgeon · Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Posts: 106

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TexSurance.US · Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Posts: 71 Location: Texas

I saw some software a while back that was basically
a domain ping but was made to crawl your affiliate
links on your site to boost click thru's.

I don't use affiliate links, other than adsence, but
if I did, I'd be pretty pissed off to find others were
making money by cheating whereas I'm hardly making
anything by not cheating.

Twisted Evil

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vistadivine · Joined: 27 May 2006 Posts: 1209 Location: India

So isn't there any precautions or the things which can save people from click frauds because it can be really destructive for your business if one of your rivals fully aims to destroy your business.

There are lots major companies in there, who are bidding $10 - $20 per click and if any of their rivals aim to fully destroy them then it can be really destructive for their business!

I will want to know your opinions on this topic.

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TravelandHoliday · Joined: 13 Nov 2006 Posts: 123 Location: USA

Not yet...I use adwords to promote some affiliate program and it works...I am happy about the result.
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webfinity · Joined: 27 Oct 2006 Posts: 31

This is why I stopped advertising on the PPC model.
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eclickz · Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 9 Location: Chatsworth, CA USA

Google's Chief Financial Officer, George Reyes stated, “Click fraud is the biggest threat to the Internet economy.” He went further, “We are exposed to the risk of fraudulent clicks on our ads. We have regularly paid refunds related to fraudulent clicks and expect to do so in the future.” Overtures Senior Manager of Loss Prevention and Analytics affirmed, “We try to be very liberal in our refunds because a big part of what we do is instill trust in our model.”

So what is click fraud?

Overture defines it as clicks not conducted in “good faith”. Google on the other hand terms it as “malicious” or “artificial” clicks. Another definition could be: The systematic act of stealing money from PPC (Pay Per Click) Internet search engine/marketing campaigns via human or automated means by synthesizing clicks.

It is generally accepted that click fraud claims 30% of PPC advertising expenditure - a figure that is estimated to balloon to more than US$4 billion in 2006. Fraud Bots and well organized teams, amateurs and competitors are more than likely plundering your precious PPC marketing budget right now!

Article from http://www.clicksentinel.com/pages/what-is-click-fraud.php
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eclickz · Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 9 Location: Chatsworth, CA USA

I found this great script you can install on your site and deter click fraud - lots of extensive features!

Here's the link: http://www.clicksentinel.com/

Check it out and tell me what you think
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herbalcures · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 20

anxietyguide · Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 48

Google adword is good programs for any site owners who suffered from click fraud. google adword team have a nice tools and methods to detect click frauds. They doing it well so far.
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web67 · Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 123

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shoppingwizzard.com · Joined: 10 Sep 2008 Posts: 10 Location: DALLAS, TX

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webhostingreview · Joined: 01 May 2009 Posts: 2

it happens all the time. thanks for sharing
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Tsid · Joined: 14 May 2009 Posts: 10

whoah, if some people bid 10-20$ per click, that may come REALLY destructive, especially for an internet-based business!

Google seems to have strict rules to control click fraud, but i've heard of massive frauds with adsense too.

I think, there have to be even special agencies or groups of people that may do that as a business.. The only solution is, imo, not to rely on that AD type only. And have full control of your budget..
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stepen · Joined: 05 Aug 2009 Posts: 12

I haven't tried that. . . actually I'm afraid to do that.
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