We have a reason to suspect that one of our clients is using AdWords without letting us know and thus the statistics for his site aren't accurate (organic traffic is mixed with paid traffic).
Is there any way to verify if a site is using AdWords?
Thanks!
GA shows organic and PPC separated.
Use Google AdWords Ad Preview Tool and search for suspected keywords. Remember to set the appropriate geo location, language, and Google domain.
We have a reason to suspect that one of our clients is using AdWords without letting us know and thus the statistics for his site aren't accurate (organic traffic is mixed with paid traffic).Is there any way to verify if a site is using AdWords?
As I read this, I will admit to wondering if you have for some reason rejected the idea of simply asking the client and/or explaining your concerns to them?
AWA
Small company - what exactly should I look for in the logs?
AdWordsAdvison - LOL! :) True, very true...
Everyone - GA shows organic and PPC separated only if this has been properly set up. I thought about the idea of manually going through the landing pages and see if anything suspicious turns up (such as &medium=x....).
I've also continued my research and found this tool:
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Does anybody have any experience with it?
[edited by: buckworks at 5:18 pm (utc) on Nov. 15, 2009]
[edit reason] No URL drops please; see TOS [/edit]
We have a reason to suspect that one of our clients is using AdWords without letting us know and thus the statistics for his site aren't accurate (organic traffic is mixed with paid traffic).Is there any way to verify if a site is using AdWords?
Why not just use the Google AdWords ad preview tool - [adwords.google.com...] - and check the keywords & countries where he would logically be advertising.
The tool should show you his ads if he is in fact running a program.
More questions come to mind than answers.
