Poor AdXpansion Results (as advertiser) - GoFuckYourself.com

ageric · 08-20-2012, 03:34 PM

First post, hope this is proper place for this...

I ran a test campaign with adXpansion, and I received some obscene results compared to other ad networks I am testing. For example, AdXpansion is reporting 1,076 clicks but Google Analytics is only reporting 528 visits with a 90.34% bounce rate (avg duration of :02).

No other ad network I am testing comes close to these numbers. Is this common with AdXpansion? Something I am overlooking? Thanks for any input...

jigg · 08-21-2012, 06:57 PM

what does your tracking script say? I find Google always undercounting

I have the opposite experience, my numbers either match very close to what AdXpansion reports or I see less clicks in Adx than what my script shows.

Do you pass your traffic trough a redirect?

ageric · 08-23-2012, 08:26 AM

My first post includes stats from my Google Analytics. Are you asking for something else? Excuse my ignorance.

No redirects, just a normal URL with UTM variables.

Axel_Crak · 08-27-2012, 05:01 PM

We are doing great business using adxpansion, didnt notice a hits problem, i will look more carefully

You should ask answer and explanation to them directly, mail me or give me yours and ill find someone to help you on that

keysync · 08-27-2012, 05:03 PM

have you tried plugrush. I find the bounce rate pretty good there.

ageric · 08-28-2012, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Axel_Crak

We are doing great business using adxpansion, didnt notice a hits problem, i will look more carefully

You should ask answer and explanation to them directly, mail me or give me yours and ill find someone to help you on that

I checked their FAQ and there is a write-up about comparing their reports against Google Analytics. In short, they acknowledge the major difference but go on to say they will do nothing about it. After reading that I figured contacting them would be a waste of time. I will try anyways. Thanks for the feedback.

Quote:

Originally Posted by keysync

have you tried plugrush. I find the bounce rate pretty good there.

Yes, they are on the list to check out. Thanks

halfpint · 08-30-2012, 03:47 AM

If this is for mainstream try out CLICKSOR as well

NoWhErE · 09-10-2012, 09:01 PM

It may also be 2 things :

1 - You could be getting repeat visitors and analytics by default only shows you uniques while Adxpansion is showing you strictly hits.

2 - If your google anal code is at the bottom of your page, maybe a script, slow loading image or whatever is causing your script to load too slowly or not at all which means GA isn't capturing all the info correctly. Try putting at the top of your page just after the <body> tag to see if you notice a difference.

08-20-2012, 03:34 PM	#1
ageric Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 3	Poor AdXpansion Results (as advertiser) First post, hope this is proper place for this... I ran a test campaign with adXpansion, and I received some obscene results compared to other ad networks I am testing. For example, AdXpansion is reporting 1,076 clicks but Google Analytics is only reporting 528 visits with a 90.34% bounce rate (avg duration of :02). No other ad network I am testing comes close to these numbers. Is this common with AdXpansion? Something I am overlooking? Thanks for any input...

08-27-2012, 05:01 PM	#4
Axel_Crak Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Quebec Posts: 662	We are doing great business using adxpansion, didnt notice a hits problem, i will look more carefully You should ask answer and explanation to them directly, mail me or give me yours and ill find someone to help you on that __________________

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keysync Living the Dream Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Murica Posts: 2,376	have you tried plugrush. I find the bounce rate pretty good there. __________________

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09-10-2012, 09:01 PM	#8
NoWhErE Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 9,791	It may also be 2 things : 1 - You could be getting repeat visitors and analytics by default only shows you uniques while Adxpansion is showing you strictly hits. 2 - If your google anal code is at the bottom of your page, maybe a script, slow loading image or whatever is causing your script to load too slowly or not at all which means GA isn't capturing all the info correctly. Try putting at the top of your page just after the <body> tag to see if you notice a difference. __________________ skype: lordofthecameltoe

08-21-2012, 06:57 PM	#2
jigg Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,527	what does your tracking script say? I find Google always undercounting I have the opposite experience, my numbers either match very close to what AdXpansion reports or I see less clicks in Adx than what my script shows. Do you pass your traffic trough a redirect?

08-23-2012, 08:26 AM	#3
ageric Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 3	My first post includes stats from my Google Analytics. Are you asking for something else? Excuse my ignorance. No redirects, just a normal URL with UTM variables.