April 2021 AdSense Earnings and Observations

"Relax, we only have a few hours in this new month..."

[capulkit]

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4.5% clawback for March.

[Lisa01]

Yes I do use another ad network but I've been using it for years. Why would the problem happen now? I also noticed the RPM going down ever since I started using the other ad network. I don't quite understand it.
How much difference do you see in your Adsense account?

[Runfun]

When I only use Adsense the CPM if it is higher than when I'm using Adsense as fill for my setup in Ad Manager. Probably because header bidding takes a lot of impressions and I'm serving affiliate ads before Adsense. So I'm not really worried about that part but the fluctuations in Adsense is more concerning like huge drops sometimes in CTR. With about 1.5 million impressions a month I expected a more stable number.

[deriklogov]

Stat delay again, anyone ?

[allhearts]

It’s been stuck for me for a few hours as well.

[Lisa01]

Just started moving

[unendoro]

been stuck for the past 4 hours

[Lisa01]

It's stuck again.

[Niresh12495]

Yes Stuck

[unendoro]

moved once again

[ember]

Just got a $155 click. Some advertiser must be kicking himself. I hope I get to keep it.

[allhearts]

Lol, wow, good for you, hope the same.

[NickMNS]

@ember I had a similar click in December, somewhere around $90, I couldn't believe it, I was sure it would be clawedback, but the day ended and it was still in my account, then the month ended and no clawback. I hope you are just as lucky.

[ember]

@allhearts, @NickMNS

:)

[Runfun]

Let me guess, reporting is very slow again?

[Jori]

Clics at very high prices seems completely unnatural. I would think of a bug, or they weren't really well tracked.

I prefer to think that yes, I earn X dollars, but it's not 1 clic, but 3 or 4 or more, not tracked or not displayed on the adsense interface.

No because 155$... it's a bit too much ^^ but it could be true, we never know

[allhearts]

@Jori

It has happened to others as well, guess it's a once in a adsense lifetime thing, if you're lucky, multiple times. :)

[Lisa01]

Stats stuck again?

[allhearts]

Looks like @Lisa01,

but either way I'm having one of the worst days in years.

[Mentat]

April is not picking up, is barely dragging.
The payment has big swings from day to day...

[Runfun]

I guess Alphabet/Google has to earn first and after that the publishers can get few pennies ;-)

[allhearts]

Yeah @RunFun,

Having the worst month in a few years, guess it’s gonna happen once in a while.

[Niresh12495]

Im on the same boat @allhearts

[allhearts]

Sorry to hear that @Niresh12495.

[nova88]

the worst month of april in a few years for me too so my traffic hasn't changed

[azlinda]

Out of the clear blue sky, my matched content (5 x 2) at the bottom of the page has been replaced by a single 250x250 ad at the left side where the matched content should be. The code placed there is for matched content, and it has been for some time now. What's up, Google?

[allhearts]

@azlinda,

Would this have anything to do with auto ads being on or do you have it off?

[azlinda]

@allhearts - no, auto ads are turned off. I'm completely stymied.

[allhearts]

@azlinda,

I totally understand and don’t blame you, I would be too.

[allhearts]

@azlinda

Is it possible you’re using an older matched content code? Have you tried replacing it with a fresh responsive code?

[Runfun]

I even reduced Adsense more at my website with these pennies they earn me. More impressions for affiliates now and too bad other big tech companies start something like Adsense.