I accidentally clicked one of the ads

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  1. borge_009 profile image71
    borge_009posted 14 years ago

    What would I do? I accidentally clicked one of the ads when I was editing something.  I did not clicked in intentionally.

    1. waynet profile image70
      waynetposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Start praying....nah only joking it happens especially when screens freeze and all that jazz!

    2. Origin profile image60
      Originposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I remember when the Adsense program first came out years ago, I added it to my website and accidentally clicked on it, I almost had a heart attack. I was like... "NOOOoOOooOOooo!!!" *echo* *echo*

      Then I asked around and they said it's ok just don't do it again. Accidents happen.

    3. Super Chef profile image60
      Super Chefposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Adsense take this into account when checking your stats i read in one of the forums to send them an email explaining this and everything will be fine.

    4. Greek One profile image63
      Greek Oneposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Get ready for..

      http://www.stoelrivesworldofemployment.com/cuffs.jpg

  2. habee profile image93
    habeeposted 14 years ago

    I've read here that if you accidentally click one of your own ads that google will understand. Just be careful and don't do it again.

  3. myownworld profile image74
    myownworldposted 14 years ago

    Relax.. smile this should help:
    http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/37080

  4. Ohma profile image59
    Ohmaposted 14 years ago

    No worries Just do not do it again! LOL I think this happens to a lot of people. There have been other threads on the topic and the general opinion seems to be that adsense can tell a mistake from click fraud I guess because a mistake happens once and fraud, well hmmm.........

  5. borge_009 profile image71
    borge_009posted 14 years ago

    Thanks for all your replies I feel relieved now.......This is the first time I accidentally clicked one of them....

  6. Sparhawke profile image60
    Sparhawkeposted 14 years ago

    If you click maybe once in 6 months as a genuine mistake they will understand, when you click 1000 times in 6 minutes then they may have a hissy fit, they really should make it more clear as to what click fraud actually is...

  7. profile image61
    logic,commonsenseposted 14 years ago

    Wished I had a buck for every ad that was accidentally clicked! I could take that trip to Northern Queensland!

  8. BILLYZEKE profile image57
    BILLYZEKEposted 13 years ago

    I just had my adsense deleted for some supicious activity and i have no idea why ?  I never had clicks by known users that is telling others to clcik ads for pay or any thing to get more clicks ! The E mails after account disabled notice saidf two differnt pages had to be changed ???  Like yeah ok tell me after the fact !  I was jsut starting to earn good money broke past the $50  range  getting lots of traffic for the 100 blogs i had wrote !  All i have to say about adsense now is phooey !

    KONTERA is better YOU can actually tell visitors to muse over linked text for more information the advertuisers encourage it !

    Adsense blows in my opinion had to ad that long privacy policy for nothing saw many others had no privacy policy on websites still up and running for months !

  9. Buffoon profile image76
    Buffoonposted 13 years ago

    I'm so glad to read the info in this thread!  Accidental click just happened to me in my profile page. Boy, did I have a heart attack or what!

    So, do I need to go to Adsense and explain it was accidental, or will they just ignore this one click?

  10. habee profile image93
    habeeposted 13 years ago

    When I first joined HP, I accidentally clicked one of my ads. I didn't send an email, but I've been careful not to do it again.

    1. Buffoon profile image76
      Buffoonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you, habee. I guess I just need to pay attention that the screen fully updates before moving my mouse. AGH. I'll be on the brink of a nervous breakdown all day now!

  11. profile image61
    logic,commonsenseposted 13 years ago

    If it were me, I'd put my head between my legs and kiss my ass goodbye! smile

    1. Buffoon profile image76
      Buffoonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Why, thanks for the cheers, logic,commonsense! big_smile

 
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