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Also what are the recommendations wrt placement within the site? Currently I have placed them in a banner at the top of each page. Would I do better if I placed them inside the pages?
(Apologies if this has been asked a million times before.)
I clicked on some of my own ads on the first day that I signed up. After reading these boards I realized that I was being a moron and was skating on thin ice, so I wrote Google, told them that I'd clicked on a few ads, that I didn't know any better but now I do, and asked them to please have mercy on me. They wrote back right away and reminded me that yes, it was most definitely forbidden to click on my own ads. They also had mercy on me and didn't kick me out. ;)
I don't know what you should do, but I know that it certainly did not hurt me to fess up and tell them that I'd been an idiot. I've never clicked on an ad since, and so far, so good.
As far as the placement of your ads goes—I don't want to pretend I know much about that. I really think it depends on the page, the layout, etc. You might experiment a little and see what placement works best for you. I started out with all small ads, unobtrusively at the bottom, and then I started making them larger ads (Leaderboards), a little higher up (right under the content or article text). My earnings improved dramatically, but I'm not discounting the possibility of moving the ads somewhere else later on.
Sooner or later I will find myself clicking on them without thinking...... do I have to do this repeatedly before it gets flagged?
If you don't have the self-control to not click on your ads, I suggest you edit your site so that the AdSense code is not displayed when accessed from your IP address.
Otherwise, you will get booted out of the program eventually.
If you're interested in an Ad, just note the URL and go type it in your browswer.
TJ
If you're interested in an Ad, just note the URL and go type it in your browswer.
Fine - but not intuitive.
Fine - but not intuitive.
It becomes intuitive pretty quick :)
As for position - the best answer to that question is to try variation. It will differ from site to site.
Bang in the middle of content seems to be the best "generic" answer.
But then, I've had great success on certain pages having AdSense at the bottom of the page, or below the fold. I could never work out why, but it works.
I would suggest you run with each variation for a month before drawing conclusions though.
TJ
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I have just signed up for an Adsense account and I am looking for some advice. The problem I have is that when I am on my own site the ads that are being served are of interest to me as well as my site visitors. Sooner or later I will find myself clicking on them without thinking.
Get in the habit of never clicking on any AdSense ads, and you won't have to worry about clicking on your own.
Sooner or later I will find myself clicking on them without thinking.
It has already been said, but let me reinforce it. Never click on any Adsense ad on your own site. It is the quickest way to get band from Adsense.
"Confession is good for the soul." (and for your relationship with G as well it seems) I think if you're straightforward with them, you'll fine they are willing to understand.
Good luck!
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