AdSense earnings aren't always updated in real time
Just a quick note: Some AdSense publishers panic when they open up the AdSense management console and see no clicks or earnings for that day. While it's true that the AdSense earnings reports are updated almost on a real time (i.e. immediate) basis throughout the day, there are times when there are “hiccups” in the system and the updating slows down or stops entirely. This often happens near the end of the month, for example, when Google's computers are busy generating payments for the last month's earnings. There's no reason to panic, in a few hours things will usually be back to normal. And remember that the reporting is done separately from the tracking, so ads will still be showing on your site and clicks will still be counted as they happen. Don't forget that Google itself won't get paid if there are no clicks!
Also, sometimes the information in different reports is updated at different times. You may have noticed the occasional difference between the earnings you see on the overview page when compared to what's reported in the monthly report. Again, these are normal discrepencies that happen because Google's computers (there are several involved) update their information at different times. The differences get ironed out as time goes by and all the computers are in sync with each other.
Eric Giguere is the author of Make Easy Money with Google, a real (printed!) introductory AdSense book for non-technical people, available at all fine bookstores. Be sure to download the free sample chapter for more information about the book. Or add it directly to your Amazon shopping cart!
 |
Enjoyed this post? Get free updates by mail or by RSS! |
Socialize This Post (Please!)
Tags
If you found this page useful, consider linking to it! Simply copy and paste the code below to your website. The link will look like this: AdSense earnings aren't always updated in real time