The Locksmith Journal Jul-Aug 2015 - Issue 39 | Page 17

industrynews • 17 Layar App [LS] - HLF.pdf 1 05/06/2015 08:20:39 PROUD SPONSORS OF THIS PAGE Introducing... Interactive Print 5. Click Fraud is a subject that pops up time and time again and for locksmiths can be a real worry. Click fraud is when someone, whether it be a competitor, person or automated both clicks on your ad in an attempt to exhaust your daily budget. The clicker would typically have no intention of enquiring and is purely out to waste your money. Not only does click fraud waste your budget but it skews your statistics and makes decision-making difficult when trying to optimise your campaigns. You would think Google would be on top of this and to a certain degree they do have systems in place to detect invalid clicks. But, if you want peace of mind and want to take a proactive approach, then companies such as Click Guardian offer automated click fraud blocking systems. Essentially, you can decide how many times someone is allowed to click on your ad within a day and block them if they click excessively. Combined with their advanced detection system and real time blocking you can rest assured that your budget is not being wasted. I have managed many locksmith campaigns, and it won’t surprise you to learn that the cost per click can be very high, typically between £5 and £25 per click. Using an anti-click fraud service such as Click Guardian is highly effective at weeding out these unscrupulous visitors, saving your campaigns from becoming time-consuming, expensive disasters. C M Y CM MY CY CMY K ‘cost per click can be very high’ SIMPLEPPC & CLICK GUARDIAN Having been managing Google Ads since the inception of AdWords, Roy runs a pay per click agency called SimplePPC whose goal is to maintain and maximise the productivity of his client’s pay per click accounts. In 2014, Roy realised a major issue was going undetected in the form of excessive clicks on his client’s ads. He then joined forces with Dan, a seasoned software and app developer, to produce Click Guardian, an anti-click fraud service that saves Google AdWords client’s from budget busting click fraudsters. Steve Sidebottom - Director, Clearview Group Limited Use the Layar app to see what Steve has to say... Simply download the app using the QR code below then scan this advert to let Steve introduce you to the new interactive experience available in Clearview print editions. Alternatively, you can download the Layar app from get.layar.com Download the app for FREE Tel: 01226 321450 locksmithjournal.co.uk INTERACTIVE PRINT Download the free Layar App locksmithjournal.co.uk | jUL/AUG 2015 Scan this page Discover interactive content