Is google trying to rip me off?

I recently set up a google keywords account to advertise my website in thier sponsored listing section. My google account says i have had 4217 visitors today but my web counter and webstats on my server account say I have had a little over 3000 visitors today of which just over 2000 come from google. Google are billing me £347.10 for 4217 clicks. Has only had a similar experaince or can anyone explain why there should be such a differance between what google say and what my server says?

Is google trying to rip me off?
i never click any adds on google and since it came to light that google own you tube a lot a people have dropped google
Reply:Don't use it!! Google keywords or adwords takes your listing out of main listings so you have to keep on paying - will take a long time for your site to climb the ratings again! (and, lets be honest - how many people actually take notice of the sponsered listings to the right?)
Reply:Yes I have experienced this before. Are you sure you have the scripts that are logging the transactions on your server side in the right place? For example if someone hits your site and leaves immediately, is it recorded?





It's the obvious route to a discrepancy I can think of.
Reply:stick to yahoo and you wont be sorry. better news, sports and all you need for good business. go to the uk gov sites and turn public your whoas...





As far a webs and popups and your server vs. google. It is like trying to count apples and oranges. your server is correct as to the reality of hits. Google is on the 'phone company of ethics' when the page is hit anywhere, it counts not only for you, but every other sucker who uses it on the page. everyone gets charged....it sucks!





bottom line, cut your losses and get out and go somewhere else...and tell everyone you know and get the word out.





good luck and be the best!

nanny