If I someone were to pay me to add something like ‘This page sponsored by www.abc.com’ to a page running AdSense would that constitute a completive ad? I’ve read through the Adsense Help section and didn’t find anything. Thanks.
Sweet Cognac
4:52 pm on Dec 23, 2004 (gmt 0)
I wouldn't do it. It doesn't make sense. I have that on pages where I don't run Adsense.
keywordguru
5:04 pm on Dec 23, 2004 (gmt 0)
exactly how much do they want to pay is the question:)?
Never_again
5:21 pm on Dec 23, 2004 (gmt 0)
We have a home page sponsor ($400/month is what we charge). We do not run AdSense on the page, but that isn't because we think it would be an issue with Google (it isn’t a text ad, but more graphical in nature). No AdSense adds exclusivity for our sponsor and doesn't overwhelm the page with ads (an important consideration for us).
itisgene
5:48 pm on Dec 23, 2004 (gmt 0)
I believe only contextual ads are considered competitors to Google. Most of the text ads/affiliate ads are allowed if they are not matched automatically based on the context.
The best way to find out is to send an email to Adsense team and ask with details if it is OK. I am pretty sure they will say "go ahead". So try it and please report it back here.
jchampliaud
6:11 pm on Dec 23, 2004 (gmt 0)
Thanks everyone, I'm going to ask Goolge and see what they say. PS keywordguru not enough to make it worth losing my AdSense account ;).
