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The M word is now up to $140. per click. Next two bids are $139.99 and $75.01. Last week it was up to $160.
I wouldn't go near that word on my site. I'm sure as soon as you upload it with the AdSense code, alarms start sounding at Google HQ, and my site has nothing to do with it.
Nonehteless, it is fun to watch.
Those keywords are priced that high for a reason, it is impossible to get into the top 100 in the serps for any word like that if you have not been in the business for awhile.
Making a couple pages about M's on your site if it is relevent and the content is good never hurt though..............
Though I took down the website, because my current website, is brining in enough dosh, well starting to now, I guess its a case of bringing in lots of traffic to your webpages and expirementing with ads to find what works for your website.
I've been advertising at AdWords since the current program began and believe me, the top price for the M word has never been ever close to $100. And none of the top advertisers on Google.com have ads that show up on AdSense. They've all opted out because of the fraud.
And I make it a point to report at least one (and often more) mesothelioma AdSense site per week to AdSense for violating the rules. I often ask AdSense to "kick the site's publisher and every site he or she is associated with out of AdSense forever". Unfortunately, they are much too lenient on you guys.
Geez, you make it a point? Why don't you stick to working on stuff relevant to your business and not worry about others?
Also, I am not sure but I think posts like that belong in the "Holier Than Thou" forum.
Also, I am not sure but I think posts like that belong in the "Holier Than Thou" forum.
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I have done the same thing. I do both adwords for clients and adsense. Just seems tacky.
On a funny note, take a look at Drudge Report. They run AdSense once in a while and right below the ads, it says "Support The Drudge Report: Visit Our Advertisers". LOL, quick someone report him ;)
Geez, you make it a point? Why don't you stick to working on stuff relevant to your business and not worry about others?Also, I am not sure but I think posts like that belong in the "Holier Than Thou" forum.
So crooks are ok, as long as they're stealing from someone else?
(also agree with TOS statement, posted while I was typing)
Sounds like the only ones who would be pissed would be the people who spent years on a site that the spammy site is beating in rankings. So the argument then is that the spammy site is stealing users from the other "legitimate" site.
No, the problem is that the advertiser may be getting expensive but worthless clicks from users who were searching for information, found themselves on m-word-spam-site.com, didn't find what they were looking for, and clicked on what they may have thought was a navigation link but was actually a borderless ad in the left-hand column of the page.
5 min ago I used to think that the problem with adsense was fradulent clicks from publishers. Now I think that an important part of it is also adword advertisers that dont really understand what they are doing.
If you are scared of adsense for content, then just run your adword on the google serps and leave the publishers alone
A sizeable portion of the world's population lives on less than $140 a year...
Like it or not, law firms are businesses, and they advertise to get clients. Obviously, they will spend more to get more lucrative cases. So what's the point of your hyperbole?
I'm 33 years old. I don't have a car and have never had a car. I have used public transport all my life. As well as not being able to afford a car because petrol (or gas as the Americans call it) is four times more expensive in the UK than the USA, I believe we should all play our part in preserving the environment for future generations. Cars are huge pollutants.
What money I have, I donate to organisations trying to make the world a better place.
So before you make accusations check your facts. Not everyone is a materialist. Not everybody puts their own comfort before the needs of the planet.
Your argument that "law firms are businesses" is true. And, in a capitalist environment, I can see why they bid the amounts they do. Their aim is to generate a profit, and I'm sure they are even if they have to pay $140 a click. So I agree with you. I was only questioning the ethics of the whole business, but, hey, who cares about ethics nowadays?
No, the problem is that the advertiser may be getting expensive but worthless clicks from users who were searching for information, found themselves on m-word-spam-site.com, didn't find what they were looking for, and clicked on what they may have thought was a navigation link but was actually a borderless ad in the left-hand column of the page.
...and the link saying:
"Claim for Asbestos Injury
We'll help you Claim for your
Injury - No Win No Fee!"
So, the user being redirected to what he really wanted.
Did this way made the user a "worthless clicker" and a bad lead?
In any case, the AdSense TOS explicitly prohibit "made for AdSense" sites, so those publishers will have only themselves to blame if Google becomes more aggressive in purging such sites and their owners' accounts.
It's up to the advertiser to decide whether the lead is worthless, but if you visit the AdWords forum, you'll find any number of complaints by advertisers whose budgets have been drained by non-converting traffic from junk sites.
Yes, but I think it is much more related to fraudulent clicks which, I agree, must be fought by all means.
Fraudulent click is not only suicidal, but extremely stupid all-win-system killing.
So back on the subject of high CPC words, check out the recently pulled meds from Merck and Pfizer.
