What Is Click Fraud???

Click Fraud
What is it?? Click fraud is when people or automated software programs click on advertisers’ pay-per-click links with no intention of purchasing the advertisers’ products or services.
How much does it cost advertisers? It is estimated that about $10,000,000 USD is spent each year on fraudulent clicks. This is money spent on consumers that simply do not exist.
Who are the offenders? The major offenders of click fraud are most often 1) traffic affiliate partners and 2) your competitors.
1. Traffic affiliate partners of search engines make a commission on paid clicks generated by their website visitors. The fraudulent clicks may be generated by an army of human clickers or using an automated software tool.
2. Competitors may click on your ads to deplete your pay-per-click budget or reduce your "click through rate" to force you to place higher bids for the same terms.
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