Adsense - how can I get clicks yet earn $0.00? - GoFuckYourself.com

rowan · 02-11-2009, 01:09 AM

I set up adsense on one of my sites a couple of hours ago. So far the adsense stats are showing 1713 impressions, 18 clicks, $0.00 earnings.

I have it set to NOT display public service announcements if there are no suitable ads, instead just showing a blank space.

How can people be clicking on ads yet I'm not being paid for them? Am I missing something?

seeandsee · 02-11-2009, 01:10 AM

who will know, do you see ads on your site?

born2blog · 02-11-2009, 01:11 AM

that's odd, I've never seen that before!

420 · 02-11-2009, 01:14 AM

Have you been approved yet?

rowan · 02-11-2009, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seeandsee

who will know, do you see ads on your site?

Yep. I did notice that on a couple of pages the ads showed in a different language at first (eg "Annonces Google" instead of "Ads by Google"), then on a reload they showed in English. WTF is google up to?

rowan · 02-11-2009, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 420

Have you been approved yet?

I used an existing adsense account, from 2006 or 2005. Do new sites need to be approved? Didn't see anything in the adsense setup wizard about approval.

420 · 02-11-2009, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rowan

I used an existing adsense account, from 2006 or 2005. Do new sites need to be approved? Didn't see anything in the adsense setup wizard about approval.

Its only new adsense accounts that require approval.

fuzzylogic · 02-11-2009, 01:28 AM

never heard of such a thing. check for this problem on a popular webmaster mainstream forum or contact adsense directly.

rowan · 02-11-2009, 01:31 AM

Does it make any difference that I'm using link units? Could the click count be clicks on the first link unit link, with no clicks on the full page set of ads?

rowan · 02-11-2009, 01:38 AM

FOLLOWUP:

I had the "allowed sites" feature activated and hadn't added this site to the list. It's been a while since I added a new site so I forgot all about that. The impressions and clicks so far have been counted as an "unauthorised site."

qxm · 02-11-2009, 01:42 AM

mmm my take is that you haven't done a complete keyword/niche research and the keywords you might be optimizing for are paying a misery .... cause I am making a lil more than $0.00.... per click ;)

If you have done ur research then..... weird shit mon... weird shit...

mynameisjim · 02-11-2009, 01:45 AM

Sounds like you figured it out.

But when the stats roll over for the day it's not unusual to have a couple clicks for $0.00.

rowan · 02-11-2009, 02:07 AM

My stats over a short period went from 32 clicks $0.18 to 27 clicks $0.00 (BACKWARDS) to 35 clicks $0.57. Dodgy.

02-11-2009, 01:09 AM	#1
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Adsense - how can I get clicks yet earn $0.00? I set up adsense on one of my sites a couple of hours ago. So far the adsense stats are showing 1713 impressions, 18 clicks, $0.00 earnings. I have it set to NOT display public service announcements if there are no suitable ads, instead just showing a blank space. How can people be clicking on ads yet I'm not being paid for them? Am I missing something?

02-11-2009, 01:10 AM	#2
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02-11-2009, 01:42 AM	#11
qxm Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NoHo Posts: 5,970	mmm my take is that you haven't done a complete keyword/niche research and the keywords you might be optimizing for are paying a misery .... cause I am making a lil more than $0.00.... per click ;) If you have done ur research then..... weird shit mon... weird shit... __________________ ICQ: 266990876

02-11-2009, 01:45 AM	#12
mynameisjim Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,985	Sounds like you figured it out. But when the stats roll over for the day it's not unusual to have a couple clicks for $0.00. __________________ jim (at) amateursconvert . com Amateurs Convert

02-11-2009, 01:14 AM	#4
420 cuck Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 11,571	Have you been approved yet?

02-11-2009, 01:28 AM	#8
fuzzylogic Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: buffalo, las vegas. icq: 285808879 Posts: 4,796	never heard of such a thing. check for this problem on a popular webmaster mainstream forum or contact adsense directly.

02-11-2009, 01:31 AM	#9
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Does it make any difference that I'm using link units? Could the click count be clicks on the first link unit link, with no clicks on the full page set of ads?

02-11-2009, 01:38 AM	#10
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	FOLLOWUP: I had the "allowed sites" feature activated and hadn't added this site to the list. It's been a while since I added a new site so I forgot all about that. The impressions and clicks so far have been counted as an "unauthorised site."

02-11-2009, 02:07 AM	#13
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	My stats over a short period went from 32 clicks $0.18 to 27 clicks $0.00 (BACKWARDS) to 35 clicks $0.57. Dodgy.