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Why Click Fraud Hurts More Than Just Your Budget — It Damages Reputation Too

Why Click Fraud Hurts More Than Just Your Budget — It Damages Reputation Too

30.05.2025 6

Most advertisers see click fraud as just a financial loss. But it goes deeper — it harms your brand, skews your data, and misleads your partners.

How click fraud damages your reputation:

  • Fake clicks = fake results. You report “performance” that isn’t real.
  • High traffic with low conversion. Partners may lose trust in your offer.
  • Lower ad quality score. Platforms rank you as a poor performer.
  • Management loses confidence. Metrics say “yes,” but results say “no.”

How to prevent reputation damage:

  1. Filter out fraud before it hits your reports.
  2. Share only clean, verified metrics.
  3. Audit traffic quality with AntiClick regularly.
  4. Avoid letting bots generate false “success.”