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Why do People do This?

Posted by kpfingaz • 10/26/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: adsense, blogcatalog

I get an email from a user (who's BC account is pending approval) and here's what they want.

"I visited your site.It's very nice. I had clicked on your ads. I hope you do the same. zzzzzzzzz.blogspot.com/ please keep in touch."

This is not cool at all. I don't need the clicks if they're for that purpose. You could get your account banned if you ask the wrong person to do that and they report you.

Besides, I don't click on ads because the people creating those ads spend their money to get legitimate users who are interested in what the ad has to offer. I'm not gonna just go around clicking on people's ads just to help someone earn money.

Y'all be cool and thanks for listening.

User Comments

10/26/09

Friday13

Known problem
Just click on spam
Refrigerator

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10/26/09

sjay

yep best option is click on spam link and if you really see wired clicks on your AdSense account report Google as well to make sure that your account wont get banned.

Cannot stop this kind of action.

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10/26/09

HollytheHousewife

I just ignore it

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10/26/09

drjay1966

Here's the message I left in my shoutbox:

Note to all visitors: Thanks for stopping by. However, if you leave a "i viztd ur blog & clikked ads plz vizt & clik mine" shout here, not only won't I visit your blog or click your ads, I'll report your shout as spam (which, by the way, is what it is)...

Haven't got any since, but it's only been a day or two...

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1. 10/26/09
  
  kpfingaz
  
  Smart thinking. I think I'll try that.
2. 10/26/09
  
  aspotofblog
  
  Tried it. It doesn't work. Spammers don't read.
3. 10/26/09
  
  kpfingaz
  
  I figured so too.
10/26/09

fazrul

Agree with you, kpfingaz!

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10/26/09

wasaweb

You're absolutely right, and it's best to ignore such people and block them. I had a similar experience recently: the interesting thing was that he never visited my site (only my profile at Blogcatalog).

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1. 10/26/09
  
  kpfingaz
  
  Yeah they always do that. I hardly use Adsense on my sites too.
10/26/09

alexpc86

Yes I highly recommend reporting it to Google also, especially if they clicked on a high number of ads and made a significant change in your daily adsense revenue as Google will catch on to this very fast and you know what happens after that ;-)

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10/26/09

Pasquella

I kept getting harassed by some member on here continually asking me to click on his ads. I thought it was unethical and worse off -----there is not much money to be made with Adsense to begin with. So his efforts will surely get him reported.

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10/27/09

Livinginthepast

I got that message too.
They also must have wasted their time if they clicked on my ads. My ads are pay per day not pay per click, Nothing bad can happen to me if I get lots of clicks! Also nothing good! It's only views of the whole site that does anything.

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10/27/09

crazyTsu

say click some more.. and then more.. and then more.. tell them u wanna make a hundred bucks

That way they will know you are under no pressure to return their favor

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