Plugrush - 99% bots/fakes?

[Redjohn]

Note: My website is a simple tubesite BUT I only offer HD videos which I uploaded on a stream hoster. As you may know, streamhoster pay $X.XX/1000 Downloads/Streams. I also added my own Popunder to my website too because I thought that the hoster where I uploaded my stuff would shave traffic


So, I made 2 campaigns this week:

One for Popunder Traffic and one for Plug Traffic. Popunder didn´t perform well. Let´s not talk about Popunder traffic because that´s the shitties because ppl close it mostly instantly.

Well in my second Plug Traffic-Campaign I made 5 Ads with thumbnails, which I think are pretty good with pretty known pornstars. So I set my CPV to 0.001 and it started sending traffic.

NOW! Plugrush says I got ~4416 hits what I can confirm with G Analytics but when I check my Publisher Account at Popcash, Exoclick and my streamhoster I have around 10 Impressions...

Either all 3 of my networks are shaving or plugrush is simply scamming or I am shit. I even made a little script to check if ppl have their adblocker enabled.. i put it on my site after 3.5k traffic went down the yard @plugrush and now I know that from 800 ppl, 795ppl had their adblocker disabled.

I even checked Analytics live visitors to know if they click on the site and then leave but now they stay... so what the fuck is going on?

[RachelBlackG]

Exoclick and Analytics shows absolutely different stats for some of my sites. Why? I don't really know.

[Redjohn]

Originally Posted by RachelBlackG

Exoclick and Analytics shows absolutely different stats for some of my sites. Why? I don't really know.

same. i really dont know what´s on with these networks but they are probably shaving traffic... anyone else got a opinion on this?

Note 2: My traffic was only US yesterday.. and I still don´t know why I only got like 10 Impressions when there need to be like 1000+

[iori82]

I think investing in traffic these days, I was thinking plugrush

[ravo]

Have you asked Plugrush? I would trust GA numbers over any networks numbers.

[RachelBlackG]

I have contacted Exoclick about this issue and they told me that everything is okay. Surprisingly.

I have one blog that has like ~500 visits per day. Site has 2,2 pageviews per user. Most traffic comes from Pakistan, India, Kenya and Netherlands.

Pakistan seems to be tracked okay. India has like 70 visits per day - Exoclick shows me 10 impressions (I have 2 banners per page). Kenya is not tracked at all while on my other sites I can see impressions from this country. Netherlands has 50 visits and 10 impressions as well.

I have tried to add affiliate banners from 247mg.com which shows me 50-200 unique clicks per day and most traffic coming from Europe!!!

This is total mystery for me.

EDIT: To not be totally offtopic, I have once bought 18k popups from Plugrush and sent it to Bongacams. Result was 0 free registrations.

[nextri]

Originally Posted by Redjohn

Note: My website is a simple tubesite BUT I only offer HD videos which I uploaded on a stream hoster. As you may know, streamhoster pay $X.XX/1000 Downloads/Streams. I also added my own Popunder to my website too because I thought that the hoster where I uploaded my stuff would shave traffic


So, I made 2 campaigns this week:

One for Popunder Traffic and one for Plug Traffic. Popunder didn´t perform well. Let´s not talk about Popunder traffic because that´s the shitties because ppl close it mostly instantly.

Well in my second Plug Traffic-Campaign I made 5 Ads with thumbnails, which I think are pretty good with pretty known pornstars. So I set my CPV to 0.001 and it started sending traffic.

NOW! Plugrush says I got ~4416 hits what I can confirm with G Analytics but when I check my Publisher Account at Popcash, Exoclick and my streamhoster I have around 10 Impressions...

Either all 3 of my networks are shaving or plugrush is simply scamming or I am shit. I even made a little script to check if ppl have their adblocker enabled.. i put it on my site after 3.5k traffic went down the yard @plugrush and now I know that from 800 ppl, 795ppl had their adblocker disabled.

I even checked Analytics live visitors to know if they click on the site and then leave but now they stay... so what the fuck is going on?

Hi RedJohn.

We have probably one of the best system in the industry now for detecting bots and fake traffic, it was implemented during the last couple of months, so our traffic should be legit.
I you wouldn't mind submitting a ticket explaining your issue, I'll make sure you get help to figure out why it's not performing for you.

[247mg]

Originally Posted by RachelBlackG

I have contacted Exoclick about this issue and they told me that everything is okay. Surprisingly.

I have one blog that has like ~500 visits per day. Site has 2,2 pageviews per user. Most traffic comes from Pakistan, India, Kenya and Netherlands.

Pakistan seems to be tracked okay. India has like 70 visits per day - Exoclick shows me 10 impressions (I have 2 banners per page). Kenya is not tracked at all while on my other sites I can see impressions from this country. Netherlands has 50 visits and 10 impressions as well.

I have tried to add affiliate banners from 247mg.com which shows me 50-200 unique clicks per day and most traffic coming from Europe!!!

This is total mystery for me.

EDIT: To not be totally offtopic, I have once bought 18k popups from Plugrush and sent it to Bongacams. Result was 0 free registrations.

As far as our tracking concern .... We are using NATS 4 and so far NATS is the top system to track affiliate hits and stats are also live! I hope you dont have issue with us....

[j3rkules]

Any place where people can sell their traffic is going to have a % of fake traffic. its a given. personally i think buying traffic is a waste of money no matter who its from. plugrush and the like a great for those selling. people tend to sell their most shitty traffic as its much more profitable to keep the good traffic for yourself rather than sell it for pennies.