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Busting the Top 3 Google AdWords Myths

Hubspot

If you were in a room full of inbound marketers a couple of years ago, advertising on Google wasn't a strategy you heard too much about. So, why has it taken so long for most inbound marketers to adopt Google AdWords? Myth #2: My Competitors Can Just Click On My Ads All Day, Costing Me Money.

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What is Negative SEO?

SmartBug Media

Click Fraud: A specially programmed CTR bot looks for the site’s main keywords and branded terms, then clicks on the listing, only to quickly bounce back to the search engine request page. Installing security plugins (If you're a HubSpot user, read about the tools built-in security here ).

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Hackers Are Draining Your Ad Budget: What You Need to Know About Digital Ad Fraud

Hubspot

Fou focused on fraud associated with display ads (which can be affected by "impression fraud") and search-based ads (which can be affected by "click fraud") because they represent the largest portion of total ad spend. Those are the basics of impression fraud. Now, let''s move on to the basics of click fraud.