Apr 25 2008
Displaying Adsense reports as graphs using Graphsense
One of the things missing in Google Adsense’s reporting is a graphical representation of your reports. Unlike Google Analytics that uses AJAX to display in-depth reports in the form of charts and graphs, with Adsense we make do with text reports.
One way to generate graphs is to export your data in CSV and generate graphs in Excel.
Or your could use this nifty Firefox plugin that generates graphs on the fly. It has a very befitting name - GraphSense!
You can either upload your stats on their website or use the Firefox plugin. Once you install the plugin, when you view your reports, you have an option to generate graphs. The plugin will generate graphs according to the report data you are presently viewing. You can thus generate line, bar and pie graphs for clicks, earnings, impressions, CTR, CPC & eCPM. Note that graphs can also track channel performance.
Using graphs gives you a visual representation of where your website is heading. You can spot trends (if any) in your report data. This is extremely useful when you are running a campaign or are trying out something new with your ad inventory.
You can visit the Graphsense website by clicking here.
Regarding Adsense Terms: Adsense program policies prohibits sharing of your data with any third party. Graphsense creates graphs on-the-fly when you are viewing your reports. But at the same time they use their servers to cache your data. This data is deleted when your session on Adsense ends. You can also delete all data by clicking on Kill Session in the plugin interface. Also note that Graphsense has no way to intercept your Adsense login credentials. For more info check out their faq.