Jan 29, 2020
Invalid Traffic On Payments
For reference, last month about 45% of my payment got deducted because of this.
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Hello Lucas
Bad ad placement can also cause invalid activity.
For example, if you place banners very close to places on the interface where the user interacts a lot, the user may accidentally click.
Make sure to place enough margin for the banners.
Showing an interstitial at an unexpected time can also cause accidental clicks.
Clicks that did not happen due to a genuine user desire will result in invalid activity.
For example, if you place banners very close to places on the interface where the user interacts a lot, the user may accidentally click.
Make sure to place enough margin for the banners.
Showing an interstitial at an unexpected time can also cause accidental clicks.
Clicks that did not happen due to a genuine user desire will result in invalid activity.
Follow the examples and implementation tips in the Help Center, and you'll be fine
Product Expert Alumni Rodrigo F recommended this
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Hello Lucas
Bad ad placement can also cause invalid activity.
For example, if you place banners very close to places on the interface where the user interacts a lot, the user may accidentally click.
Make sure to place enough margin for the banners.
Showing an interstitial at an unexpected time can also cause accidental clicks.
Clicks that did not happen due to a genuine user desire will result in invalid activity.
For example, if you place banners very close to places on the interface where the user interacts a lot, the user may accidentally click.
Make sure to place enough margin for the banners.
Showing an interstitial at an unexpected time can also cause accidental clicks.
Clicks that did not happen due to a genuine user desire will result in invalid activity.
Follow the examples and implementation tips in the Help Center, and you'll be fine
Product Expert Alumni Rodrigo F recommended this
Jul 3, 2020
My ending balance dropped to zero from 3.12$
This is only our income source for indie developer
We don't expect like these from google
I think they are taking our money and become richer nd richer......
Aug 1, 2020
Aug 4, 2020
Aug 14, 2020
Sep 1, 2020
I have the same issue .. 20% of invalid traffic for the last two months !!
Google must do something .. or we will have to change the platform.
Sep 2, 2020
Having the same issue. First ECPM dropped to floor, now invalid activities came out of nowhere.
Sep 2, 2020
I've added banners to each screen in our Android and iOS apps.
Sep 2, 2020
Last edited Sep 2, 2020
Sep 6, 2020
Sep 8, 2020
Mine got slashed by 40%. In my case the eCPM is out of wack. It has gone way up. This is most likely on Google's part as they are probably adjusting their algorithms. The stats don't match up as the impressions are lower than the clicks i received. I see some people experienced this from the beginning of the year while I only noticed this the past month or so.
It is possible that our apps didn't earn as much as Admob stats shows or as much as we would like them to earn. After looking at the reports impressions, eCPM and clicks i see there is a mismatch and i've been using Admob for over 3 years and never seen such high % of invalid traffic. I have never ever seen a eCPM of over 3150 Eur.
Hopefully it will get sorted out. We live in strange times right now and everything seems upside down. Let's have a little faith and patience that things will go back to normal.
Oct 4, 2020
I've been using admob for over 3 years and I only use banner ads. Moreover, the ad placement hasn't changed since the app's launch.
This is getting worse overtime.