AdSense Disabling Arbitrage Accounts by June 1st

[Freddy81]

They told me my account will be disabled at 1st June, and also added that I'll receive payment for all outstanding earnings in accordance with the standard AdSense payment schedule.

For this day (17 May), does it mean that they will pay for April 1-30 earnings, or for May (1-18) also?

[shadeofgray]

Hmm, very interesting. Did they give you any reason? I've never heard of such a friendly account disablement... Usually they just terminate you and left you without your money.

[bts111]

Sounds very dodgy to me!

[Freddy81]

I don't care how it sounds and don't want to argue, I've just asked a question. There *are* reasons for disabling, and I concur with them. I difinitely know some guys here got the same type of banishment (and they know the reason, it's always the same - unfit business model) - so just want them to share their experience (here or over PM).

According to TOS I can't quote the message I've got from Google.

[koan]

unfit business model

Aaaaahhhh... MFA or arbitrage sites. Google is finally doing something about those...

[jetteroheller]

There *are* reasons for disabling, and I concur with them

And why do You not simple make websites within TOS?

[joelgreen]

I believe you should receive payment up to and including May (otherwise why would they say 1st June).

[heyday]

I know of two associates who were doing arbitrage and yes they got the same email on the 15th.....their accounts will be disabled June 1st. These guys were sending adwords traffic to their landing pages. From what I saw their landing pages had good content but were a MFA site with two blocks of adsense code at the top and one at the bottom. No other external links on the page.

I think there must be some type of automation involved because several people last month got the axe as well all on the same day....but those accounts were canceld within 24 hours from what I understand.....not given a two week notice.

Perhaps they are finally looking at conversion rates for advertisers and kicking out sites based on data they collect..... or perhaps they are just looking at landing pages and saying "This page stinks" Two adsense blocks on top of each other ......

or perhaps if your CTR rate is very high.....above 30% you get canceled......

It does indeed look like they are doing something about arbitrage....

heyday

[ann]

The MFA pages without a supporting site is what some call the one page wonders.

Good luck on your other endeavors.

Ann

[sailorjwd]

I don't know about your payment but thank G I recently removed adsense from 2 of 3 landing pages. I hope I slip by.

It would be nice if they'd give you the option of not using advertising to send visitors to the site