For many years, Google has been a dominant force on the web and for a lot of reasons. The reason Google has been able to reach such heights is because of the high quality results they offer and due to their commitment to accuracy and relevancy. Google asks people who partner with them to adhere to the Google TOS for whatever program in question. Google’s Adsense program has been a standout for almost ten years as a reliable and profitable means for site monetization. But in order to get the most out of it, there are a few mistakes that need to be avoided. So this article is all about how to completely side-step some of these nasty errors in Adsense.
Do not declare your Google Ads to be alternate ads. There are a few programs out there (Chitika is one) that give you permission to choose and place alternative URLs when your targeted ads are not shown. Here you simply create an HTML page and place that ad that you want to be displayed instead. In one way AdSense is similar because it allows you to choose alternative URLS when you don’t want your site to display its public service ads. The mistake that you need to avoid is using the AdSense ads as your alternative URLs. The Google TOS says that this is not allowed.
You are also forbidden from doing anything that directs your readers to click on your ads. There are only special labels provided to you from Google that you can use. There are many sites that tend to label their ads with various titles which makes them a target. Doing this can put your site at risk, which is why it’s always better to follow the easy rules and stay in Google’s good books.
It is very important that you track all of the content you create. This is important because Google’s rules forbid placing ads on non-content-laden pages as well as on pages that have content that violates the TOS of the Adsense program. The TOS forbid ads to be placed on pages that contain content about violence, that is related to pornography or that references illegal activities. Google doesn’t tolerate such kind of content and is very strict when it comes to banning accounts that don’t follow this rule.
To sum up: the article above shows you just how easy it can be for a publisher to have success with Google AdSense. You might do everything right but if you don’t avoid simple mistakes then you will have lots of problems later on. There are plenty of publishers who lose their AdSense accounts because they make dumb mistakes; don’t be one of them. Google Adsense can be a great moneymaker for you if you make the most out of it.
