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[edited by: jatar_k at 11:52 am (utc) on Sep. 6, 2007]
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I am curious why are so many new members suddenly being so very negative about Google AdSense etc. All very suspicious to me. It is almost as if there is a campaign out to discredit AS, which does not really make any sense as the ads would only be replaced by other probably and most likely less targetted or less interesting ads.
[edited by: Visit_Thailand at 7:43 am (utc) on Sep. 6, 2007]
if they violate by tiny measure..that webmaster still gets punished, sometimes its not very fair.
I've been in AdSense since almost since its inception and it is extremely rare that an experienced webmaster falls foul of the T&C's since ALL will have read them thoroughly.
They're very simple and very fair, it's only those trying to game the system who fall out with the programme and the "occasional" one who genuinely did make a technical error.
Sure I've had reason to complain about my falling EPC earlier this year however since 1st June clampdown I have seen a dramatically pleasing improvement.
One thing webmasters should remember since many seem to come here for dubious AdSense advice, the AdSense team are there to help and advise. Whenever I have had an ad implementation doubt I have clarified with AdSense prior to going sitewide, after all, it's easy enought to link them to a demo page page of one's intentions and if one has not the pateince to wait 24~48 hours for a response then maybe the vagaries of AdSense are not for them?
Good luck!
It would be neat if Google had an algorithm for estimating how much above the fold real estate was taken up by AdSense (or do manual reviews), and warn the publisher if the percentage is too high.
If you reading this are a publisher who uses AdSense in this way, please reconsider.
What's "too cluttered?" Like beauty, it's in the eye of the beholder.
You could argue that AdSense is the nearly perfect expression of the free market concept. Ultimate power rests with the consumer, who the choice of whether to linger at a particular site, whether to sign up for newslettrs, buy products or services or click on any of the ads.
It's not up to Google to make this choice for consumers. Webmasters must, therefore, compete vigorously to provide the best experience they can for as many readers as possible.
It's not up to Google to make this choice for consumers.
Actually, Google does have the right to make whatever rules it thinks are necessary to protect its advertisers (who are paying by the click) and to ensure that consumers don't become blind, indifferent, or skeptical toward AdSense ads.
It's possible to stay within Google's guidelines and still have a junky site.
Google does have the right to make whatever rules it thinks are necessary to protect its advertisers (who are paying by the click) and to ensure that consumers don't become blind, indifferent, or skeptical toward AdSense ads.
Too late, people are already becoming that way with all these parked domains. I don't know ONE person who hasn't told me to my face they hate that junk. It's already building. People are tired of their time being wasted by having to run around those parked pages and endless ads slapped in every crack. A LOT of sites are really difficult to move around anymore. They aren't becoming "blind" to them, they are becoming skeptical from what I see. This is what scares me the most and will hurt us all in the end.
Ultimately the discredit goes to Google, as they allow this to propogate and continue.
[edited by: Edge at 8:53 pm (utc) on Sep. 6, 2007]
No doubt! To quote just use: [ quote ]stuff quoted here[ / quote]
but, make sure it is all together though, I broke it to show.
Here is a link as well: [webmasterworld.com...]
[edited by: WiseWebDude at 9:02 pm (utc) on Sep. 6, 2007]
No doubt!
Thank you for the link to the codes. THis goodie i saved as my favourite now. :O)
They aren't becoming "blind" to them, they are becoming skeptical from what I see. This is what scares me the most and will hurt us all in the end.
I'm concerned, too--at least intinctively--but I also know that Google does research, and Google may have found that the average Tom, Dick, and Harry isn't as sensitive or skeptical as some of us are. It does seem unlikely that Google would let a billion-dollar-per-quarter advertising product erode in value if research showed that consumers were unhappy.
For what it's worth, my own site's average clickthrough rate was slightly higher in August, 2007 than in August of 2005 or 2006, so if there's been any general decline in the willingness of readers to click on relevant ads, I haven't seen it.
Sometimes i get puzzled when i come accross some website that sells EBOOK for example and they have ADSENSE! Here is my question: Do you want to sell your ebook or do you want to redirect people and earn one penny when they click on that ad and go somewhere else?
That seems to assume the publisher only earns one penny, as opposed to 25 pennies, 50 pennies, 100 pennies or more.
I personally have 3 sites where I sell an eBook and I have AdSense on the page. I have the benefit of several years of various testing and tweaking.
I've found that my overall income is higher with certain AdSense displays in a certain location on the page.
Further, I've found that in some situations, having AdSense on the page actually increases the sales of the eBook. I can't say why - maybe it has something to do with that theory of the presence of "Google's endorsement" adding credibility to the site.
FarmBoy
It does seem unlikely that Google would let a billion-dollar-per-quarter advertising product erode in value if research showed that consumers were unhappy.
Good point, that is true. While I have the utmost faith in Google, I also see some spam sites that do get through and Google never does anything. I have been watching one for over a month. A few of us are testing Google's response...so far not a peep. That scares me a little now. Remember Enron? I just worry with all I am seeing to be sure. I pray there is really someone alive up there at the Googleplex, LOL.
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Remember Enron? I just worry with all I am seeing to be sure. I pray there is really someone alive up there at the Googleplex, LOL
NEWS FLASH everyone: haha: Google is already starting to crack down on "MIDDLEMAN", you know , those Darn Spammers! Pages filled with nothing more then Google ads with almost no content or even if its relivant , GOOGLES NEW RULE" we dont care if your website relivent or not, if your goal is to profit from your ads, will ban you" NOT THE EXACT wording, but sounds just right ;)
Anyway. People will continue to abuse the system.
Future is very uncertain.
For all of us!
