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Slevi wrote:
Isn't blogrush technically a form of traffic exchange? ;-).
Has Google said anything about blogrush yet for that matter? Or is their main focus still the automated types of traffic exchange?
Has Google said anything about blogrush yet for that matter? Or is their main focus still the automated types of traffic exchange?
08/10 16:31:51
caymanhost wrote:
Hi Slevi
As far as I know the verdict is still out on Blogrush as far as that goes. I've seen it mentioned by some people but I don't have a definitive answer. Does anyone yet?
I'm not sure they would see the widget in the same light as a service like BlogExplosion for example, which is a direct "you view mine, I'll view yours" exchange for blogs.
The real problems are manual traffic exchanges and autosurfers where users gain traffic by viewing the sites of others. These are the places where Google's terms will kick in. I think it will catch a huge number of Adsense publishers out.
As far as I know the verdict is still out on Blogrush as far as that goes. I've seen it mentioned by some people but I don't have a definitive answer. Does anyone yet?
I'm not sure they would see the widget in the same light as a service like BlogExplosion for example, which is a direct "you view mine, I'll view yours" exchange for blogs.
The real problems are manual traffic exchanges and autosurfers where users gain traffic by viewing the sites of others. These are the places where Google's terms will kick in. I think it will catch a huge number of Adsense publishers out.
08/10 18:19:02
caymanhost wrote:
I suppose the definition of a traffic exchange could encompass many social networking sites. I THINK however, that Google are talking about "hit exchanges" in the sense already mentioned- places where users surf other sites in exchange for displays of their own sites on the exchange.
06/11 19:30:59
Joe Williams wrote:
Just got banned by AdSense for making too much money on Feb 19, 2008. All websites that we had were generic business websites and everything was legal. Google Adsense's email indicated a 'bad business model'. Our translation is 'We are paying you too much money'. Go figure. We had been up and running for over a year until our websites were getting noticed by Alexa.com and Google AdSense's mysterious partners.
19/02 18:40:57
caymanhost wrote:
Hi Joe,
Sorry to hear of your ban. Although I'm not familiar with this standpoint and am guessing here, were the sites in question built primarily to generate Adsense revenue?
I think a great deal of MFA type sites have fallen under the hammer in this way, but whether it was justified in your case I obviously cannot comment. Google have cracked down on such sites in the face of quality control complaints from advertisers, just as they have come down hard on arbitrage operators.
You say you were banned for "making too much money" but as there are some huge Adsense earners out there that presumably isn't Google's reasoning - they didn't like your websites for some other reason - thus my previous thought.
If you intend to appeal against their decision I wish you luck because it is very hard to make any headway once they have taken the step of banning an account. There have been successful appeals in the past, just not very many, and usually on cases where a publisher has been accused of click fraud and offered up solid evidence to refute the accusations.
Be interested to know how you get on or in any more details you're willing to share.
I see you have Adbrite running on the site you link to - you might want to consider someone like Bidvertiser or perhaps the Yahoo Publisher Network going forward if you cannot get your ban lifted.
Sorry to hear of your ban. Although I'm not familiar with this standpoint and am guessing here, were the sites in question built primarily to generate Adsense revenue?
I think a great deal of MFA type sites have fallen under the hammer in this way, but whether it was justified in your case I obviously cannot comment. Google have cracked down on such sites in the face of quality control complaints from advertisers, just as they have come down hard on arbitrage operators.
You say you were banned for "making too much money" but as there are some huge Adsense earners out there that presumably isn't Google's reasoning - they didn't like your websites for some other reason - thus my previous thought.
If you intend to appeal against their decision I wish you luck because it is very hard to make any headway once they have taken the step of banning an account. There have been successful appeals in the past, just not very many, and usually on cases where a publisher has been accused of click fraud and offered up solid evidence to refute the accusations.
Be interested to know how you get on or in any more details you're willing to share.
I see you have Adbrite running on the site you link to - you might want to consider someone like Bidvertiser or perhaps the Yahoo Publisher Network going forward if you cannot get your ban lifted.
19/02 22:04:02
08/10: Google Adsense - Thousands Still Breaking The Rules
I am prompted to write this very quick post in the hope that it will save a lot of people a lot of disappointment. Most of my regular readers probably won't be interested in this as they are a knowledgeable crowd :-). However, based on what I have been seeing lately, it's an educational need for thousands of Adsense hopefuls, working their way towards their first $100 payment threshold.
Think of this as a public service announcement. I did write about it a while back but it obviously warrants a repeat posting.
If you are using any sort of traffic exchange, you are violating Google Adsense terms and you will never get paid. Yes, I do still visit the odd traffic exhange and it is astounding how many people are ignoring or are unaware that Google explicitly prohibits this method of traffic generation for any site displaying Adsense.
So, this is an educational post. If you are still relying on traffic exhanges of any kind, remove the Adsense code from those pages immediately, or, stop using the exchange. There is virtually a zero chance of you not being caught. They know exactly where your hits are coming from and although they may well let it slide, the likelihood is you will receive a warning just prior to reaching payday - then you will be banned shortly thereafter for invalid click activity or similar. This is not from personal experience, but those of others who are often to be found complaining in forums and the like following their expulsion. Not only will Google know of your infractions through their own clever tracking but they do actively encourage reporting of such violations and plenty of "snitches" exist online. Keep your Adsense earnings safe and play by the rules - read them if you haven't done so already. This change was announced earlier this year, but if you missed it, this will hopefully save you some trouble.
UPDATE
What also interests me a great deal lately is this - when Google ban an Adsense publisher, I believe they state that revenue will be returned to Adwords advertisers. My question is this; as an Adwords user, have you ever received a refund on the grounds of invalid clicks? With thousands of small publishers on the books, those that are banned for invalid click activity have little recourse and the ban is rarely overturned. Do their earnings really get returned to advertisers? If they don't, just what does happen to all that money?
Is that just paranoia or a valid concern?
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