Accidentally I have Clicked my own add

May I inform to google?

[dr_rizwan]

Hi
Today accidentally I click AdSens add from my own computer. This mistake was done because that adds was my own add (alternate add) and there were no mark that it is a google add. I know that it was an alternate add like public service add and will not pay me for this click.
Now please give me suggestion may I inform google about this mistake or leave it now?

[beggers]

Send email to Google telling them that you accidentally clicked on one of your ads. If possible, tell them which one. The important thing is to ensure them that it was an accident and that you'll be very careful not to do it again.

I've done it a couple of times, and frankly, it's almost impossible not to if you publish a bunch of sites and frequently have several windows open. Clicks happen. I'm sure Google will understand.

[Swebbie]

I'll 2nd that. I've done it 4 times this year, and I promptly emailed them each time. Each time they responded very courteously and advised me to be very careful. Admitting it immediately is the key, I think. They track IP's, so they can easily match up your confession with the event.

[dutch_dude]

I would not worry at all about a single click. When I started out with adsense I accidently clicked my own ads quite a few times. The clicks didn't make any money though. I also never reported this to google. Now I am more experienced with working on my sites and luckily I didn't click a single time on my own ads in half a year or so.

[Fugazi]

Aslong its ur not the same ip as the server how are they to know its you?

[breezeman]

Perhaps they register your ip when you log in to adsense and/or give you a cookie.

[spaceylacie]

I think they would be more bothered by you taking up their time over one click than they would about the click.

The guys who check those emails get paid, probably by the hour, how much of their time do you get for 10 or 20 cents? Not enough to look into your email, I'm sure.

I've accidently clicked on mine before, I can think of one specific time when my browser locked up and I was angrily clicking on the page.

Here's what I did: I said "oops."

[incrediBILL]

I've done it 4 times this year, and I promptly emailed them each time.

No wonder I can't get real answers to AdSense questions.

They're too busy chasing lost nickles to save your soul from AdSense damnation.

REPENT!