Safe number of sites to add to my Adsense Account

Dont get hit by the Atom Ban Bomb effect

[newborn]

Ok so i call it the Atom Ban Bomb effect..why?, specifically because if I have 70 sites with adsense codes from one adsense account, if one site gets in trouble from some competitor wanting to spite you with under handed tactics all 70 get BLOWN AWAY. Its too risky. I will tell you why. I have heard people say that when they get banned for reasons they know nothing about, they cant get an ear in from Google.

This has become even more obvious for me here. I have a website that brings great click value but low traffic so far. Two days ago I got 24 imp. 15 clicks - $1.02. Then today I say 6 imp 11 clicks $2.67 then a while ago 19 imp 16 clicks $5.49. Well I can tell you I am scared out of my wits because I dont know what is happening. If this seems weird to me then the Google Adsense Algo must say weird too and if they Atom Ban Bomb this site all my other 8 (which I worked hard on) sites get BLOWN AWAY too.

That being said how many sites should publishers really attach to one adsense account?

[BaseVinyl]

Shhhh...listen closely...that is the sound of an incoming bomb...take cover my friend!

[newborn]

Ok Seriously Vinyl. I know top publishers must have thought of this and are in fact doing it. I am not asking for admission of more than one adsense account but really just a, I dont think it wise to have more than x sites attached to one account.

[leadegroot]

I can understand worrying about losing your Adsense account, but, really, these EPC figures are completely normal variation.
Click amounts just vary stupidly.
I have one site whose traffic is far lower than I like (note to self: will you *please* find some time to work on it! ;)), and its a techie site so the CTR is appalling (oh, theres why I don't work on it! <g>) but this lets me get a good look at each individual click.
Sometimes they are 2 - 5 c
A lot of the time they are 10-30c
Occassionally they are $2.50 (yes, per click)
Yes, I spend a lot of time going #*$!?
But it doesn't scare me - its just the adsense random number generator in action!
Don't let it worry you, just diversify your income base so that should the worst happen you are annoyed, not devastated :)

HIH
Lea

[MThiessen]

Google should not be your one and only income source anyway. Look into affiliates, sell a product or service yourself, sell advertising yourself. Unless all 70 are MFAs you should have nothing to worry about.