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I was displaying Adsense on a few search engines I run. They approved the sites 5 months ago and even a couple of months ago the asked me to add ‘Sponsored Listings’ above the Adsense ads so they approved what I was doing twice if you like.
The ads are still showing fine on all the URLs they said they had disabled and my earnings are still adding up.
I have two questions.
1. I thought it was ok to display Google Adsense on search engines? (Have they changed their policy on that).
2. What should I do? I was part of the FedEx club (10K +) so it’s quite a blow for me. Should I just ignore the email and hope everything keeps working?
Any help or idea’s would be much appreciated.
Thanks
What should I do?
How about the most obvious, contact Google directly. I would think with your revenue they would be more than happy to work with you to ensure that your site conforms to the TOS. I'd sure like to hear what they say and what type of website they are talking about.
I was displaying Adsense on a few search engines I run.
Do you happen to be archiving some of your searches? And are those archives indexed by other search engines?
No, I haven't archived any pages. I think there are a few results pages in some of the search engines but not for any terms that would show adsense ads so I don't think it's that.
The ads are still showing fine on all the URLs they said they had disabled
Give it a few days...
I've changed nothing on the site since I was approved
type of website that we don't currently support in our program
My guess: You got spam reported, ratted out by a competitor, or just an unlucky periodic review.
The Ads from Content and Websearch are on the same page. I believe this is not allowed.
It is allowed. (Unless I misunderstood your statement).
From Google AdSense FAQ:
8. Can I display AdSense for search and Google ads on the same web page?
Yes. You can place an AdSense for search box on any page that meets our program policies, even if you're already showing Google ads on that page. Searches from the AdSense for search box will lead to a Google-hosted results page that is also monetized with Google ads, allowing you to monetize all aspects of your site.
From Google AdSense FAQ:
8. Can I display AdSense for search and Google ads on the same web page?
Yes. You can place an AdSense for search box on any page that meets our program policies, even if you're already showing Google ads on that page. Searches from the AdSense for search box will lead to a Google-hosted results page that is also monetized with Google ads, allowing you to monetize all aspects of your site.
This doesn't allow the display of Ads from Content and Websearch are on the same page. It allows you to place a "search box" on a page that has Google ads.
From Google AdSense FAQ:
8. Can I display AdSense for search and Google ads on the same web page?
Yes. You can place an AdSense for search box on any page that meets our program policies, even if you're already showing Google ads on that page. Searches from the AdSense for search box will lead to a Google-hosted results page that is also monetized with Google ads, allowing you to monetize all aspects of your site.
This doesn't allow the display of Ads from Content and Websearch are on the same page. It allows you to place a "search box" on a page that has Google ads.
Yes it does allow both on the same page! Read both the "FAQ" page and the "what's new" page. Google changed the name of 'Websearch':
New name for WebSearch
We're dropping the 'WebSearch' from 'WebSearch plus AdSense for search.' This monetized search feature will now be referred to simply as AdSense for search - but all of the same great features remain. For more information on providing customized Google internet and site search to your users and earning money from clicks on targeted ads, please read our FAQ.
Besides, I think invisible was referring to a different sort of search engine. One that is not on Google's servers.
It is allowed. (Unless I misunderstood your statement).
Refer to my post (msg#16) for my position on this.
They have now stopped showing the Adsense ads so I'm completely out.
I just don't understand it. Nothing has chage since the day they first approved me and I'm not using any underhand tactics?
Refer to my post (msg#16) for my position on this.[webmasterworld.com...]
FromRocky, the post you refer to makes perfect sense. How it was being used wasn't clear before. I agree that using Adsense for Search in that manner is definitely against TOS.
It still doesn't explain invisible's particular situation in that the search being used wasn't one of Google's.
If you are making more than 10000$ a month, you might also have enough banner displays to qualify for a premium account.?
I agree that the name is now "You can place an AdSense For Search," but every word in a statement is important. The FAQ quoted sepcifically states "You can place an AdSense for search box on any page that meets our program policies" (note the word "box"). It is clearly talking about placing the search box on a page with other AS ads therefore this FAQ statement doesn't confirm that you can place BOTH Ads from Content and Websearch are on the same page.
That being said, it does appear that invisible was referring to a different sort of search engine which wasn't clear at the time to me.
