The correct explanation why your adsense clicks are less than exit links in statcounter

Now I found the correct explanation why my total Adsense clicks are less than total exit links in statcounter!

The main culprit is : Link Ads.

When someone click any link in link ads, he or she will be redirected to a page where ads are displayed. If he or she click links in the page, only then you will get paid. If he or she hit back, close the window or type new url address in the browser, no earning for you.

I found this explanation after I clicked link ads for the first time two days ago at this one website. (I did not know how exactly link ads work before, I just publish. Lolz).

You are able to know whether someone click link ads or not by 'reading' the exit links. If you found something like output=html in the exit links, this means he or she clicked link ads.

Although I am Adsense publisher for around 3 years now, I rarely click Adsense. I still remember, until today, I only click Adsense 2 times (1 text ads and 1 link ads). Lolz.

That's all. Case closed.

Regarding Statcounter Exit Links and Adsense earning difference

Regarding my theory on sudden decrease of adsense earnings, I postulated that "Google will repay you back in few days and you will see sudden increase in adsense earnings".

I made theory based on last month earnings graph. Besides the 'exit links' (mean someone clicks the ads) which appears a lot of time make me believe that adsense is not accurate and thus, make mistakes all the time.

But it is not true after all. I found this here at Google Adsense forum (link) and that explains the exit links issue.

Hi, one Possible reason is that if the same people are clicking on your ads on days 2 and 3 as they were for day 1 then these would be classed by Googles program as INVALID clicks as it looks quite suspicious that the same person would do that. (this is only an example I'm making no claims of any kind ... there are lots of reasons for invalid clicks which we are not meant to go into details about so I'll just leave you with that one example.)

5 days is a very short timeframe to be worried about the odd click here and there, wait a few months and see how the stats pan out over time, in the short term it is more than likely that the visitors are those you know or people who have been told of your site rather than surfers or referrals. Dont' be in such a rush to achieve things, all things come to those who wait (c) Guinness 2006

Don't get it?
1. Some click an ad on the first day. You get the money.
2. Some click on the same ad on the second and third day. Invalid clicks. You don't get the money.

Thus, if you earnings suddenly drop : There is no relevent ads appearing
And if there are many adsense exit links but you don't earn anything : some click the same ad(s)

$1000 in my Adsense

I've restrained myself from cashing out my Adsense earnings for 4 months and I've finally hit $1000 today. :)


Actually, my bank is not near to my place and I don't use the road where the bank is situated often. Thus, it is kinda hard for me to cash out. To make things worst, I don't have time during office hour.

There are other banks that provide Western Union service near to my place but I usually bank in my money once I withdraw my earnings. So no paper money transaction takes place. Safe and secure.

Regarding the theory mentioned on previous post, please give some time (around early next month) because I need time to observe and make a conclusion.

Till next time.

Investigation On Sudden Decrease of Clicks and Earnings

Today's weird. Earnings suddenly drop and so as earnings, but visitors number is roughly the same.

I bet you guys have experienced the same things too right?

But I got a new theory why this is happening and this probably will explain why my previous month's earning sucks at the beginning.

If my theory I think make sense, then I will tell you. :)

Adios!

September 2009 Post-Mortem

Here's my earnings for September 2009... quite low compared to previous months.


This is the earnings graph for last month...


Why earnings for September 2009 decreased? I did promotion from April 2009 to August 2009. September no more promotion => visitor visits drop => page loads drop => earnings drop. But it's time to test my theory right? Can the 'wheel' rotates by itself? Let's see. Hope it works. Wish me luck.


*Sorry cant reveal the number of visits and page loads. If I show them to you, you will be able to calculate the ecpm etc... which I don't want because I don't want to violate google Adsense TOS accidentally. lolz.