Removing AdSense from your "thank you" pages!

[androidtech]

The "Prohibited Uses" section (#6) of the new terms of service specifically prohibits AdSense ads on "thank you" pages. For example, thank you for buying, thank you for registering, etc.

You'll see it in the new agreement that comes up and requires your assent before allowing you to enter the AdSense account site.

I personally don't understand this. What difference does it make where a valid click comes from? However we are complying immediately of course. Just an FYI.

thx

[Visi]

I think it is because normally thank you pages ony have limited exits....close...or the ads.

[Jenstar]

That isn't a new change. That part has been in the terms since the very beginning (from the one dated June 16, 2003). AdSense on thank you pages has never been permitted.

[Jobarr]

This sorta thing is really hard to do with forums that don't allow scripting in the templates! :(

[mmarlor]

I modified the forum code to display one of two different headers depending on whether the page was a normal page or a "Register", "Search", or "Thank you" type page.

Little bit complicated, but it was the easiest way to ensure I complied without having to learn too much PHP :-)

[robho]

I personally don't understand this. What difference does it make where a valid click comes from?

It's because the robot wouldn't be able to get there (without buying, registering etc). So no way to serve targetted ads.

[creative craig]

I have seen numerous forums with adsense running on the thankyou for logging in page with on target ads!

[robho]

There are often ads for the general theme of a site that appear before the page has been crawled (or for ever, if that page is unreachable by the spider).

[FunnyGirl]

I must admit some of these kinds of issues could slip by... (even though our thank you pages have full menus so not to force a click)

We use Dreamweaver templates to add statewide Google code. The statewide updates puts the code on a few 'outlawed' pages. We are going to have to create seperate page templates for sites based solely on Google TOS.

[Yidaki]

I'm surprised that you all are surprised. (:

This part of the tos is ancient - nothing new - and also makes perfect sense imo. AdSense is CONTENT CONTEXT adverstising. Thank-You-Pages are - normally - neither content nor do they offer any valuable context.

It's the same like discussing if 404 pages are really error pages and therefor against the tos. If you have that much 404 or Thank-You-Pages that it'd be a significant traffic, i'd find it at least strange ... and it's also simply against the tos. Period.

Instead of packing content onto the Thank-You or error-pages, i'd put the content onto a seperate new page. No!?