Kanoodle Problems (was: Pay-Per-Click-Question)
W. JEFFREY BROWN <jbrown_at_bridalclicks.com> WROTE:
>I can't recommend Kanoodle either based upon my
>experience testing them.
> 1: Kanoodle claims to have sent us 2404 visitors
> within a given time period. We were only able to
> confirm seven (7) of them. yes only seven.
I also cannot recommend Kanoodle. I just got hit
with a blatant and obvious case of clickfraud, which
drained my account of over $40.00 right after I added
more money to it. What is particularly interesting
about this case is that it was so blatant and obvious
that even the most cursory anti-fraud detection on the
part of Kanoodle should have caught it, so clearly they
don't have any such thing installed. The fraud was on
a keyword where I had a 1 cent bid and was in a low
position!
A deeply troubling event, compounded by the fact that
Kanoodle did not respond to my request for clarification.
Here are my latest (pre-Kanoodle clickfraud)
PayPerClick value statistics:
Accts = % of visitors that create accounts on the site
Pays = % of visitors that end up sending me money
Value = value of an average click, in cents
Site Accts Pays Value (cents)
Goto.com 11.36% 0.89% 16.85
FindWhat 8.66% 0.61% 10.68
Kanoodle 4.25% 0.20% 4.05
Sprinks 8.71% 0.24% 3.92
Bay9 2.18% 0.06% 0.63
I'd be interested in W Jeffery's comparable stats for
the engines he likes such as Mamma and TheInfoDepot,
and relative traffic levels vs. Goto for them.
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Received on Fri Apr 20 2001 - 11:48:32 CDT
