Forum Moderators: martinibuster
These sites allow users to blog on one main site along with adsense ads tied to their account. The front page of the site I am referring to shows how much money is being made in real time (if the counter is real) and makes me want to get invovled.
I just have to wonder how safe this is for ones adsense account.
I wouldn't recommend placing your AdSense code on any site which is not within your direct control. If the hosting website does something to contravene the TOS, you stand to lose your account.
TJ
Placing your adsense code on a site of someone else is also against the TOS
That's interesting - hadn't noticed it (added: can't find it either - which clause in the TOS?).
When did that change?
Either way, I am not going to place my adsense ads on a page I dont have control over, but I have to wonder if the people who are doing it are actually making some money.
It seems very shady to me, but interesting none the less.
There are a few relatively new sites that are gaining some press as they will share their ad revenue with contributors but that's under one (i.e. - their) account, and it is likely to include ad networks other than Google.
You'd have to be nuts to have your ad code up on a site with several others. All it takes is one bad seed in the lot and all of the accounts could get banned through association.
It's an interesting concept if I'm interpreting it correctly. But, as mentioned before it only takes one bad apple to spoil the lot.
You are solely responsible for the Site(s), (...) thereof, the proper implementation of Google's specifications, and adherence to the terms of this Agreement, including compliance with the Program Policies.
First: how many ads are on the page?
That is controlled by the site owner. They just show a certain percentage of the pages with your account number. Most of them are set up so they never show you ads with your own account number.
You are solely responsible for the Site(s), (...)
Yup. There has to be a certain amount of trust in both directions. You have to trust the site where you are putting your ads, and the site owner needs to be able to trust you, or have some control over what you post.
Personally, I am considering using it on a couple of sites for moderators and major contributors such as article writers. In other words, trusted users.
I would never participate, on either side of the equation with revenue sharing on a forum or comment basis. The odds of people making "you click mine, and I'll click your's" deals is too great.
What if anyone associated in such a scheme gets banned?
We've read lots of threads here were people have been banned by putting AdSense on domains that were banned and even moving into an apt. where someone had previously been banned as it was associated with a known abuser.
Bottom line: BAD IDEA!
