Looking into PPC click protection.
The display network has so many spammy websites that are so blatantly just setup to farm clicks, and yet Google does nothing about it in regarding to even attempting to refund these clicks or remove these sites from the network.
The reps just turn a blind eye and make something up when asked.
Does anyone have some massive exclusion list?
Yes/No, and why?
Guys this a warning about scam posts pretending to be someone super happy with their tshirt or merch they just bought but really it's a scam where they post a malicious link in the comments.
Typically the post will be someone saying how happy they are with their recent purchase of a tshirt or other merch associated with the subreddit.
They target subs with loyal fanbases such as celebrities, TV shows, movie franchises, even meme subs like r birdsarentreal.
Genuine fans of that sub will ask for a link to where they can buy the merch in the comments. Sometimes the scammers use another account pretending to be a genuine fan asking for a link in the comments.
Then they post a link in the comments or replies and if you click it you're screwed.
Things to look out for:
- OP is a new account
- OP has very low karma and very few posts
- The post is OP's first post in a long time
- Other commentors will ask for a link
- OP will happily post link in comments or replies
- If another commentor posts the link their account will also be either new or one of the first 3 points above
- If anyone posts a warning about it being a possible scam their comment will get downvoted
So if you see a post like that, don't click any links!! Downvote and report the post as spam.
I hope this post helps prevent any fellow ye stans from clicking any malicious links or giving credit card details to a fraudulent website. If you like a tshirt or merch you see someone post in the sub, just google it, you will find genuine sellers that way. Or Google "reddit merch scams" if you don't believe me.
Much love everyone.
Are they equally good or one is better than another?
I am getting the same comment over and over on my ads from a bunch of different accounts. My conversion rate has also been cut in half practically the last few days. Is there anything I can do to combat this? Any and all advice is greatly appreciated 🙏
I'm struggling to get a handle on if I should be investing in any online tools that claim to eliminate fraudulent clicks. I know both FB and Google have their own baked in systems but has anyone seen great results by implementing a system?
Appreciate the advice. I'm running only local campaigns (us/canada)
The app that I am close to releasing has a few admob ads and I am paranoid about my ad account being banned due to random users spam clicking them. Is this a valid concern and is there something I need to do to not allow this?
I tried doing some research about this but I mostly found stuff like "What Google does to prevent click fraud" or websites that are companies saying they will help you prevent click fraud on ads that you are paying to advertise. So is this something the developer doesn't really need to handle? I am kind of paranoid about it because I have read stories about someone's ad account being suspended or banned because of this.
Does anyone know how rampant click fraud is? Are people really paying automated bots that traget competitors keywords they’re bidding on by clicking ads?
I’m just curious if there’s something out there like click guard that can stop it
I’m thinking of using Click Guard for my clients to prevent click fraud from bots.
The only problem.
It might also block IPs of customers that are real, and not bots.
Are the people here who had positive experiences with clickfraud blocking software?
Like I mean, come on. If you online advertisers out there see this post, if you pay for ads, be prepared to spend some extra credit. It's your fault for making it so big.
So let's say you make a random website, sign up with some company for paid ads and then make a click bot to earn you clicks. Would it still be possible nowadays or have all the companies that offer ad revenue put on a defence against bots? Basically I am asking are there any ways this could work? And if yes then what companies don't have very advanced precautions against bots? Thank you.
