Google Adwords -- Charges for False Clicks?
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Because I am an attorney, I have to say:  I am not your attorney.  I do not represent you.  If you feel you have a valid claim, you should immediately consult an attorney in person.  I am not advising you one way or another to do anything.\n\nBelow is what I would do assuming that this happened to me in the state where I live (so I am familiar with the law and the court rules).  However, I am an attorney, so I am comfortable with doing this kind of thing.  Since you are not, you should probably put the "consult an attorney" part first.\n\nFirst, I would be very cautious proceeding against Google.  They can afford a lot of attorneys.\n\nSecond, I would be very cautious about the facts.  Computers are complex and either side may be miscounting, or counting something different, or counting for a different period of time.  (For example, does their 24-hour day differ from mine because we are in different time zones?)\n\nSo, as a first step, I think I would raise the issue with their help desk.  I would take a deep breath before I call and remain calm throughout.  I would not show them my cards -- I would act like I am concerned, but not angry.  The point of the call is to get more information from them, not to blast them.  I would remember that they may be recording it, and I don't want to look like an idiot to the judge.\n\nI would make sure to write down the name of the person I talk to and try to get a phone number or email address I can use to contact them directly.  In any case, I would make sure that I get whatever internal ticket number they use to track my call.\n\nI would then explain the situation to them -- they there is a discrepancy between my numbers and theirs, and that I would like to try to track down the source of the discrepancy.  (I would avoid saying, "So I can sue your butt.")  I would be listening and taking careful notes on the technical description that they give me.  I would not argue with them, especially if I know that they are dead wrong.  I am trying to get evidence, not start a fight.\n\nAfter the call is the time to think about and critique what they told me.  I would read whatever agreement I entered as part of the Adwords deal.  I would talk it over with some of my friends from a technical perspective.  Is there any problem, even slight, with my numbers, or with the technology I am using to count, or with the way I set it up?  If so, I would correct the problems and re-evaluate.\n\nAfter all of that, if I still felt like I am getting ripped off, I would write a letter of complaint to Google.  In the letter, I would provide all of the data I can provide them, in detail.  If I can send them a file on disk of all of my page views, that would be ideal.  I would tell them that I am very concerned that I am being falsely charged.  I would ask them to respond, in detail and within 30 days.  I would not threaten and would be very polite -- it will get a better response (and looks better if I get no response).\n\nIf they blow me off or give me a response I don't believe, then I would talk to a lawyer.  Yes, I am a lawyer, but I don't do litigation for a living, so I would be out of my depth.  I will tell you that I would not trust a lawyer who would advise me to sue for such a small amount of money.  However, I might get a free evaluation of my case.  I would take the contract any my communications with Google with me to make sure the lawyer looks at them.\n\nYou may find a lawyer who is willing to try a class action against Google.  I won't comment on that further.  I don't like those kinds of lawyers.  Given your views on Google's motivation -- which I have to say you seem to have zero evidence for -- you may find that you do like them.  There are lots of them in California, if that is where you live\n\nIn any case, if no lawyer takes the case, I can always file a small claims court case on my own.  (You probably can, too.  You don't have the be a lawyer and
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If ClickMogul is your website, I doubt if any will approve your site for contextual advertising. A website that creates a community of people who will click on each other's ads to earn more money will NOT get favorable consideration from companies you are trying to cheat. \n\nI doubt if Yahoo Publishers Network will accept you but you can always try\nhttp://publisher.yahoo.com/
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what about clicking cost per click ads.\nyou click on my ads-(so google-adsence pays me)\ni cliick on your ads-(so google-adsence pays you)\n\nwhat do you think.\ncontact me. (For more instructions and much much more)\ncompletegem@yahoo.com\n\nTHIS IS AN OPEN CHANCE (& invitation). ANY ONE CAN JOIN WITH US.
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If the clicks comes from you -- your IP address -- then it is considered invalid click and your account can get closed. I suggest you refrain from clicking on your own ads, if you do.\n\nIf it is another person and they click and click on your Adsense ads, it depends on the pattern of the click. It may be a click of your friend or someone trying to help you -- and then you used their computer to login to your Adsense account -- then your account can be terminated\n\nYou have to remember that the first responsibility of Google is to satisfy their advertisers, where the money comes from; and not the publishers. They need to protect the interests of advertisers at all cost. As a result, any clicks perceived to be less than above-board are investigated oftentimes leading to the cancellation of the account of the advertiser.\n\nThere have been many cases of publishers whose account was initially disabled but reinstated from the program. Here are some threads from Webmasterworld.com of such cases:\n\nhttp://www.webmasterworld.com/forum89/5960.htm\nhttp://www.webmasterworld.com/forum89/9886.htm
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what about clicking cost per click ads. \nyou click on my ads-(so google-adsence pays me)\ni cliick on your ads-(so google-adsence pays you)\n\nwhat do you think.\ncontact me. (For more instructions and much much more)\ncompletegem@yahoo.com\n\nTHIS IS AN OPEN CHANCE ANY ONE CAN JOIN WITH US.
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There are basically two products by Google. One is Adwords and the other is Adsense. \n\nAdwords is a technology that helps the advertiser place his advertisements on webpages that allow Google Ads to be placed. The advertiser sets a minimum cost per click that he is ready to pay when someone clicks on his ad. Now, the ads are ranked according to the relevancy and the cost per click. There's another way of placing the ad. It is called cost per 1000 impressions. \n\nYou can read more on Adwords at :\nhttp://adwords.google.com \n\nAdsense :\nAdsense is a technology by Google that allows a website owner to place Ads on his webpages. You can even have Adsense on your blogs. The idea is, allow Google Ads on your website and when someone clicks on the ad, you get revenue. \n\nYou can find more on Adsense at:\nhttp://adsense.google.com
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blogspot allows you to get ads from adwords .. please check ur  blog settings
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Google Adsesnse.\n\nGoogle Adsense - It works well and on a few of my sites I make $500 to $600 per month!\nAdSense is an advertising program run by Google. Website owners can enroll in this program to enable text and image advertisements on their sites. These ads are administered by Google and generate revenue on either a per-click or per-thousand-ads-displayed basis. Google utilizes its search technology to serve ads based on website content, the user's geographical location, and other factors. Those wanting to advertise with Google's targeted ad system may sign up through AdWords. AdSense has become a popular method of placing advertising on a website because the ads are less intrusive than most banners, and the content of the ads is often relevant to the website.\nIt currently uses JavaScript code to incorporate the advertisements into a participating site. If it is included on a site which has not yet been crawled by the Mediabot, it will temporarily display advertisements for charitable causes known as public service announcements (PSAs). (Note that the Mediabot is a separate crawler from the Googlebot that maintains Google's search index.)\nMany sites use AdSense to monetize their content and some webmasters work hard to maximize their own AdSense income. They do this in three ways:\n1.They use a wide range of traffic generating techniques including but not limited to online advertising. \n2.They build valuable content on their sites; content which attracts AdSense ads and which pay out the most when they get clicked. \n3.They use copy on their websites that encourage clicks on Ads. Note that Google prohibits people from using phrases like "Click on my AdSense ads" to increase click rates. Phrases accepted are "Sponsored Links" and "Advertisements". \nTo get some ‘insider’ secrets on how to boost your AdSense & Yahoo earnings with a unique software Ad tracking program, visit:\nhttp://www.websitetrafficbuilders.com/adsense.htm\nhttp://www.web-site-award-winning.com/adsense-video-course.htm
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http://www.google.com/ads
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You have 2 companies to choose from, Yahoo Search Marketing and Google AdWords.  Both operate on the basis of whoever pays the most per click, gets to the top of the paid listings.  However, you'll find that position 2 - 3 is the sweet spot that converts, so try and avoid being number 1.\n\nAnother option is to use the Site Targeting feature in Google AdWords.  This feature allows you to pick a site running Google AdSense and have an ad run on that site.  This could be extremely powerful for you and your business as you are on a site specifically about your topic.
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Google AdSense puts ads on your site and when people click on them you get paid if that is what you want.\n(To recieve money you must be 18 or older)
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Some companies pay for view some advertising.\nLike paid to click.\nCheck this.\nhttp://polaris.alientrust.com/?ref=22659
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You are forgetting something in your formula = smart pricing. \n\nSmart pricing is the big unknown that can significantly reward or discount your clicks. In the email sent in 2004  by Google when it introduced smart pricing https://adwords.google.com/select/news/sa_mar04.html they explain smart pricing as \n\n"if our data shows that a click is less likely to turn into business results (e.g. online sale, registration, phone call, newsletter sign-up), we may reduce the price you pay for that click ... We take into account many factors such as what keywords or concepts triggered the ad, as well as the type of site on which the ad was served. For example, a click on an ad for digital cameras on a web page about photography tips may be worth less than a click on the same ad appearing next to a review of digital cameras."\n\nSo it is not a straightforward estimate - an advertiser paying $0.10 cents for a click from content network (Adsense publishers) does not give you assurance that you get 70 cents (assuming a 70-30 split with Google and publisher). It could be more, or it could be less depending on how smart pricing looks at your site. Webmasters continue to dissect what it is, how it actually works, how often it is applied -- and WebmasterWorld alone has hundreds of threads on this topic.\n\nThe other factors are something you can control: ad impressions you can work to increase your traffic; CTR with your ad placement and layout. My site, an information site, is a perfect vehicle for Adsense and we get very good results (double digit CTR, and 5-digit monthly income). [Sorry can't reveal much lest I be in violation of Adsense TOS]\n\nBut not all websites fit well with the program, as we wrote in the article "Contextual Advertising: Why Are You Earning Only Pennies?" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/022006/adsense.htm -- but it is how you experiment and play around the variables that you can control that can result to your earnings. Markus Finch's PlentyofFish.com website earned millions because he has gargantuan traffic, even though his CPM and EPC are paltry. Fos us, we continue to experiment with the colors of the Adlinks, how to space the large rectangles, etc.\n\nOne excellent resource I suggest if you want more to understand Adsense is the Jensense blog http://www.jensense.com/ - this is written by the moderator of the Adsense forum at WebmasterWorld (Jenstar). You can learn a lot from reading her blog as she is very knowledgeable of the topic.\n\nPS. Thank you for the invite to answer your question :o)
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Yes, you get charged a listing fee. It's like putting a car ad in the paper and not selling your car. You paid for the exposure and audience base.
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I would recommend purchasing the google adwords book from Perry MArshall (http://www.perrymarshall.com ). he has a lot of good tips in terms of google adwords. \n\nBasically the premise is that your adwords need to attract the RIGHT audience. If you have a lot of rubbish viewers to your website, your monthly bill is going to turn into the thousands of dollars.
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there's google adsense
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I would try Google AdWords and I would try whatever Yahoos answer is to AdWords.  Make sure that you put in a refering code so that you can determine which ads create conversions (sales) for you.