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I'm curious, did you expect to be terminated from Adsense when you made your YPN application three weeks ago [webmasterworld.com]?
Suggestion: Write politely to Adsense requesting a reinclusion and explaining what measures you've put in place to prevent a recurrance. If that doesn't work ... move on, find something else.
TJ
i have in some way violated the TOS.
They are correct - you drew attention to the adverts, which is against the TOS. Your original forum thread about it is what started the click-fraud and is the root of the problem.
It's a problem you need to resolve first, before re-applying to AdSense or applying for any other contextual advertising program.
TJ
[edited by: krod at 1:04 pm (utc) on Oct. 7, 2005]
[webmasterworld.com...]
... in relation to posting of email extracts.
If you have removed the root of the problem and emailed google and they have refused to reinstate you, then it's time to move on.
Once a site is banned, it's my understanding that the domain is blacklisted against AdSense permanently, in which case even a different AdSense account holder would not be able to place AdSense ads on that domain.
TJ
Throw in a PayPal contribution button there if you want folks to donate to help subsidize the site. At least that can't be gamed as it's real money going in.
If I were you I would start a new secondary site that can be monetized, and keep the original community running.
But I am sure they will reject if you re-apply with same site.
I have resolved this, i have deleted my post and explained to the users in a email what has happened and not to do it again.
That's only a resolution till the next person makes a click-the-ads post.
Most ad companies require you to have a well moderated forum in order to show ads on it. That means you have to vigilantly watch it or have delayed posts that you ok before they go "live". Better yet, have some full time mods on the job.
Good luck,
Ann
You could try adbrite, never used them but I have heard they pay fairly well.
Ann
Do you use or have considered using popunders? I have them and they pay much higher that all the banner ads put together.
Just a thought.
Ann
Once a site is banned, it's my understanding that the domain is blacklisted against AdSense permanently, in which case even a different AdSense account holder would not be able to place AdSense ads on that domain.
I have seen one instance of a site that was banned, tried all avenues to get reinstated, failed, and then suddenly a year later had the ads running again. Though I'm not sure how he got back in. This case was a little different than the Suzy Virtual case because it was over a year from the original ban to the reinstatement.
I received an invalid clicks email on one of my 12 web sites in january and they withdrew adsense from all 12 sites. It took me 4 months of politely written emails with full stat and traffic details to get them to change their minds and reinstate me but at no point did they offer to tell me which site was causing the problem.
We arenīt allowed to open more than one account but be aware, if you use adsense across multiple sites, they will strike them all down if they decide you have invalid clicks and they are registered in your name..unfortunately we have no choice but to put all our eggs in the same basket but the result can be devastating....i calculate i lost $ 20,000 in earnings which brings us to the second point raised here....other sources.
Whether it be adbrite, briteads, #*$!, kanoodle, fast click, clicksor or whoever, they are all basically crap when compared with adsense in terms of revenue potential....i speak from bitter experience ;)
The world of Google Adsense is changing, inevitably, a year ago was the golden period when ads were placed on good quality sites.
A quick look at most of the new posts in this forum is evidence that the system is now plagued by unscrupulous people whose only concern is to open a cheap site and squeeze it for all the adsense money they can...this inevitably is decimating the quality of the average publisher and the advertisers are taking note more and more each month.
I fear the goose that laid the golden egg is beginning to croak...all good things have to end and it stands to reason...at this rate the world and his wife will have a website with adsense on it by the end of the year and this is one industry where quantity does not equal quality.
I fear the goose that laid the golden egg is beginning to croak
Not if you have a quality site.
A quick look at most of the new posts in this forum is evidence that the system is now plagued by unscrupulous people whose only concern is to open a cheap site and squeeze it for all the adsense money they can...this inevitably is decimating the quality of the average publisher and the advertisers are taking note more and more each month.
Google's revenues from the content network have been growing steadily, so there's no reason to believe that advertisers are fleeing in droves.
I fear the goose that laid the golden egg is beginning to croak...all good things have to end and it stands to reason...at this rate the world and his wife will have a website with adsense on it by the end of the year and this is one industry where quantity does not equal quality.
That's obviously the main reason why Google has introduced blocking by domain and site-targeted CPM ads. It's reasonable to assume that we'll see even more advertiser controls and/or AdSense product extensions as time goes by, with the existing one-size-fits-all, lowest-common-denominator content network offering the equivalent of cheap run-of-network ads.
Ann
