very low payout on Google AdSense...

[768768]

One of my sites recently had 7 clicks for the day and a payout of $0.02.
2 cents! for 7 clicks?!?

Just wondering how this is possible? Isn't every click worth something? At least a penny?

33 7 21.2% $0.64 $0.02

 

[dcristo]

They must have been invalid clicks.

 

[denny007]

Isn't every click worth something? At least a penny?

Not if it served the ads where advertisers pay CPM. Advertisers can now pay CPM as low as $0.25

 

[paulc]

In fact if you choose the content search you can have your bid at a penny!! therefore they may only be 0.3 of a pence/cent to you which works out at roughly 2pence/cents...

 

[OgieOgalthorpe]

It could be a combo of invalid clicks and cpm ads. Either way, you are looking at a very small sample size; get more traffic and the earnings will follow.

 

[Rarethings]

^ Probably invalid clicks...

 

[DogFaceBoy]

Actually if you use adwords, when you signup, you can pick your bid ammount. It says the lowest bid you can make is $0.001. So in other words, that payout is very possible. But 7 clicks is pretty low.

 

[768768]

They must have been invalid clicks.

Well I have never clicked on my own ads.

Not if it served the ads where advertisers pay CPM. Advertisers can now pay CPM as low as $0.25

This doesn't show up as clicks though, does it?

It could be a combo of invalid clicks and cpm ads. Either way, you are looking at a very small sample size; get more traffic and the earnings will follow.

I understand the traffic isn't much. This is a new, small, two-page "AdSense" site which I just put up to test against PPC. I'm not bitchin about the earnings but rather I'm curious about the earnings per click.

Thank you everyone.

 

[dcristo]

I wasn't suggesting you clicked on your own ads. Invalid clicks can be clicks coming from sources of traffic Google feels will not result in a sale for the advertiser.

 

[QuantumBeam]

something does'nt seem right ?

 

[GeorgeK]

Denny is right, CPM ads might have been served. Google still reports the clicks, but you are paid per impression on those ones. You can remove image ads to reduce that issue.