# What do you know? People click on Google ads. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 23, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-know-people-click-on-google-ads/482706 "2009-01-23T20:40:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-know-people-click-on-google-ads/482706/1 "2009-01-23T20:40:49Z")
Well of course they do, or the business would have gone out of business. But it’s always puzzled me that anyone would click on a google ad. I hardly even see them, much less think to even read them much less click on them. I recently signed up, though, to have an ad of mine be put up on google ads. I set it to a very small amount of money per month, such that I’m averaging about a dollar a day. And wouldn’t you know it, people actually click on the thing. 22 times in three days, to be exact. I don’t get it, but more power to them. Now if they would only actually stick around and buy what I’m selling! I thought that would be mundane and pointless enough for me to share. -FrL- ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-know-people-click-on-google-ads/482706/2 "2009-01-23T21:08:11Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > I don’t get it, but more power to them. Now if they would only actually stick around and buy what I’m selling! > > -FrL- I’m not sure I would be needing anything you’re selling. I have to go wash up now. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-know-people-click-on-google-ads/482706/3 "2009-01-23T21:37:40Z")
> [@Omegaman](#): > > I’m not sure I would be needing anything you’re selling. I have to go wash up now. :eek: eh? -FrL- ---
**Author:** ![rbroome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-know-people-click-on-google-ads/482706/4 "2009-01-24T14:39:47Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > Well of course they do, or the business would have gone out of business. But it’s always puzzled me that anyone would click on a google ad. I hardly even see them, much less think to even read them much less click on them. > > I recently signed up, though, to have an ad of mine be put up on google ads. I set it to a very small amount of money per month, such that I’m averaging about a dollar a day. > > And wouldn’t you know it, people actually click on the thing. 22 times in three days, to be exact. > > I don’t get it, but more power to them. Now if they would only actually stick around and buy what I’m selling! > > I thought that would be mundane and pointless enough for me to share. > > -FrL- I click on them when they mention a product I am looking for. Unlike any emails I get, I trust they are safe to click on. That is their advantage. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-know-people-click-on-google-ads/482706/5 "2009-01-24T16:25:14Z")
Why wouldn’t people click on them? I don’t click on ads only because I don’t have any money to buy things with. If I did and I needed/wanted something, and then saw an ad for it, I probably would. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-know-people-click-on-google-ads/482706/6 "2009-01-24T16:40:11Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > Why wouldn’t people click on them? I don’t click on ads only because I don’t have any money to buy things with. If I did and I needed/wanted something, and then saw an ad for it, I probably would. Like I said, I myself hardly even see the ads. My brain filters them out. Because this is so natural to me, it’s hard for me to imagine people being otherwise–even though I know they _are_ otherwise, of course. -FrL-