Google Adsense clarifies accidental clicks
A few days ago I had blogged about adsense getting more rules. The post was about Adsense getting stricter on allowing ads near menus and navigations. Today Google Adsense team’s blog clarified their take on accidental clicks. If you are a adsense publisher then I recommend you take this seriously or else it leaves you with a high risk of getting banned from adsense.
The Google Adsense Team did this post to clear the confusion that was in the air about their announcement since their stand was confusing as to how ads can be displayed or not.
The image below is acceptable as per Adsense policies.
The image below is unacceptable as it can create “accidental clicks”
If you are new to publishing adsense ads, then i highly recommend you to read the adsense program policies and follow it very religiously. It is very painful to lose the money you earned because of a ban.
Few tips from my side.
- DO NOT click on your own ads.
- DO NOT ask anyone to click on your own ads.
- DO NOT use sites that push traffic to your sites that generate unwarranted views for your pages. Google guys watch each and every site mind you.
- DO NOT place images next to your adsense. It is against google adsense policies, for more information check out the post on google adsense.
- You can ONLY add three Ad units and one link unit for adsense and two referals for each product. Adding anything more than this will not show ads or referals on your page, so do not try adding 10 adsense or referals on your page it won’t work.
- Always follow all guidelines set up Adsense.
The guys at adsense are very smart and they detect all the DO NOT’s. So please be aware that you would be banned from your account if you violate any program policies of Adsense.
Google Adsense is a very good way to make money and I highly recommend it. If you do not have a Adsense account then I recommend that you
Image src: Google Adsense Blog
Garry Conn
May 10th, 2007 at 7:44 pm #
Great article! Everyone needs a reminder about Google Adsense daily! I would hate to lose my account. I like doing business with Google.
Also… your site is now featured on mine.. this is your week to shine because you are now on the spotlight!
Best Regards,
Garry Conn
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keith
May 10th, 2007 at 7:49 pm #
Hey Garry,
Yes i definitely would not I came quite close to it when someone put me up on a 10 second a view website, Google sent me a alert that i could be banned, Thank God i did not get banned.
BTW thanks a lot for featuring me on your site, you are also on my blogroll now.
I am also coming up with a plugin which you might like, just wait till this weekend till i release it.
Keith
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Pallab
May 10th, 2007 at 10:36 pm #
Its good that you brought this up.
There is a plugin called Adsense Beautifier, that adds images next to your adsense ads to increase CTR. However, the images are not related to the ads and are random.
In your opinion is Adsense Beautifier in violation of the TOS, if there is a divider placed between the images and the ads?
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keith
May 10th, 2007 at 10:48 pm #
Hi Pallab,
No it does not comply with adsense regulations, you can check the link Ad image placement for adsense. If you are using such ads please remove it to comply with the program policies of adsense.
If you are in any doubt about google policies, you can directly contact the adsense support they are very prompt to reply and you can expect your answers within 24-48 hours.
Keith
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Shankar Ganesh
May 11th, 2007 at 8:06 pm #
Thanks for the info, Keith. BTW, is it okay to place images above adsense ads?
I found a DP forums thread earlier: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=17104
And BTW, glad to see my tip being implemented: that sticky note under your post
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keith
May 12th, 2007 at 6:32 am #
Hey Shankar,
I am not sure if iamges are allowed on top of adsense, haven’t seen this in their progran policies.
Yea I liked the way you got ur readers
. But i need to redo the image to make it transperant
Keith
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Sumesh
May 15th, 2007 at 6:33 am #
Thanks for the info – most often, people do it in the wrong way(”people” include me too)
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keith
May 15th, 2007 at 6:46 am #
Hi Sumesh,
I am glad I could help you
Keith
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Sumesh
May 15th, 2007 at 7:23 am #
Such a prompt, quick reply!
One more thing – I know this is quite early to ask, but I am looking for guest blogging spots, and have got one at rishiraj.info
I liked your blog very much(no, its not a formal complement), but the same cannot be said of design.
So, can I be a guest blogger? I don’t know what your procedures are, but let me know. For sample posts, check out my blog http://www.techzilo.com
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