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It's really frustrating because this has become an almost daily occurrence.
I'm on Eastern Time, so between me and Google there is a three hour difference right there. But I think there is at least a 1-2 hour lag apart from the time zone difference.
As to the time zone difference, that's not a delay.
Damn Google really really needs to improve the stats! It's almost every 2-3 days that they have problems with it.
Every 20 minutes is good enough for me!
Silver_Surfer
Relax and as the GoogleGods commanded.... go create content. :)
Just curious, how many of you folks deal with or have used other advertising networks / affiliate programs?
I do, and AdSense performs far better on my site than any other ad network has done (primarily because the other ad networks aren't able to deliver targeted advertising, IMHO).
On the other hand, I still earn twice as much from affiliate programs as I do from AdSense, but that's probably because I'm in a category (travel) where readers are researching ways to spend their money.
My issue is with these daily gripes and real times whines about stats not updating for a couple of hours. Have dealt with about a couple of dozen advertising / affiliate networks since 1998, I perhaps have a different perspective on "real time revenue updates".
My issue is with these daily gripes and real times whines about stats not updating for a couple of hours. Have dealt with about a couple of dozen advertising / affiliate networks since 1998, I perhaps have a different perspective on "real time revenue updates".
Yes, I know what you mean. And in the case of affiliate programs, it isn't just whether the stats come in quickly--it's also whether bookings are cancelled, whether monies are collected, and how long it takes commissions to be received. (Or whether commissions are ever received at all. I'm still owed a considerable amount of money by a well-known hostel network that has never paid me a dime.)
Don't get me wrong--affiliate programs can be great sources of revenue--but there's a lot to be said for a network like AdSense where the numbers that you see in your stats are likely to be the numbers you see a few weeks later on a check!
I have to admit i like peeking in every so often if i have a free 10 secs, but its not teaching me anything after 2 months that ii didnt know already (range of click through costs etc), and i realise now that more than once every 24 hours, or even once evvery 7 days if i havent made any changes (new pages, new colors, new positioning, new formats blah blah) is probaly enough.
I guess im just one of those who went for skyscapers at the top from the start, never touched colors (more important things to do), and the stats just gradually just get better every week..
