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It is obvious to you and me that a 6% CTR is supernaturally high, at least in my experience. If Google's algorithms are so great as to detect AdSense "cheaters
by epoxyhockey 16y ago
It is obvious to you and me that a 6% CTR is supernaturally high, at least in my experience.
If Google's algorithms are so great as to detect AdSense "cheaters," why don't they just throttle down the CPC for "cheaters" down to 1 cent (or less)?
I think we're basically discovering that Google is defending their immature AdSense algorithms by banning users rather than adapting to different behaviors.
- il 16y agoThey actually have been doing this for some time with Smart Pricing. It wasn't working too well.
- nikster 16y agoIt's not that simple. Real cheaters will react, and devise counter strategies to whatever you are tying to do. I can understand that Google is strict about this, that's their core business, CPC and conversion rate are what makes them the best advertising platform in the world. They have to protect that fiercely, even if some unfortunate users are thrown under the bus along the way. Is it possible in the AdSense scheme to set up multiple accounts? It seems if he'd had an account for the YouTube site, and another one for his sailing stuff, he'd at least have kept his money maker.
- vacri 16y agoheh, "immature algorithms" These are the algorithms that every man and his dog want the key to, the holy grail of net commerce. I was going to write something more sarcastic but instead I'll ask: Who has better algorithms and how are they doing with them?