How Click Fraud Crushes PPC ROI: Reading the Metrics

· 6 min read · Updated: August 14, 2026

Clicks up, conversions down? It may be traffic quality, not creative. Read the metrics correctly.

Which metrics break?

Wrong diagnosis trap

Many advertisers change creatives or bids first. If the real issue is invalid traffic, creative tests lie. Stabilize traffic quality, then optimize.

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