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Fear of Getting Banned

its getting worse day by day

         

ferhanz

7:52 pm on Sep 20, 2005 (gmt 0)

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1. Website banned because of DDos Attacks
2. Website banned because of sudden high traffic
3. Website banned because one of the competitor make invalid clicks
4. Website banned because a collegue in office make invalid cliks
5. Website banned because someone use my adsense code on other website and make invalid clicks
6. Website banned because.............................

is their any endddddddddddddd to it :(

Why should be one banned if its not his/her fault

If you have just started the adsense biz then such statements demoralize you a lot \...what should one do? there should be some tutorials for newbies on how to handle such situtations..

ken_b

7:58 pm on Sep 20, 2005 (gmt 0)

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what should one do

Play by the rules, sleep well. It's pretty much as simple as that.

david_uk

7:58 pm on Sep 20, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Quit panicing is my advice! Google actually DO try and work with publishers to resolve problems in the first instance.

I know this as I reported a bunch of sites for saying "Click on the ads". All but 1 of them complied are still serving ads. The one that didn't clearly ignored the Google email requesting changes, but it did find it's way onto his website to protest that Google had banned him!

Not all the tales here are exactly as they seem. Work within the TOS and Google will work with you.

hunderdown

8:02 pm on Sep 20, 2005 (gmt 0)



ferhanz, that's six out of how many thousands of publishers working in AdSense?

Do you lose sleep over the possibility of being struck by lightning? No? Would you be concerned if I told you it's actually much more likely than being attacked by a shark? Still no?

Then why lose sleep from a fear of getting banned? It's no more likely and the consequences are not as severe....

ferhanz

8:06 pm on Sep 20, 2005 (gmt 0)

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playing by the rules yourself is one thing that is in your reach but how could you make others to do the same? this is the actual question

mm1220

8:10 pm on Sep 20, 2005 (gmt 0)

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ferhanz, if the fear of getting banned from adsense is that bad I wonder what you feel like upon boarding a plane or even crossing the street?

The fact is that the items you listed are uncontrollable. The main purpose of the human emotion of fear is to prod you into action but since there's no (reasonable) action you can take to prevent such things happening your worry is pointless.

Take a deep breath, log out and go catch a movie. Preferably a light-hearted comedy. Maybe call Tracey from the office and see if she'd like to go?

Sweet Cognac

8:12 pm on Sep 20, 2005 (gmt 0)

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We're all in the same boat. There's not much you can do except...

1. Keep your website clean
2. Don't tell anybody about your website
3. Stop worrying - busy yourself building content
4. Watch your stats - but not obsessively
5. Don't click your own ads
6. Get rid of the fear

Job said, "What I have greatly feared, has come upon me."

ferhanz

8:13 pm on Sep 20, 2005 (gmt 0)

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hunderdown

i will lose sleep if people in my community are attacked by a SHARK as WebmasterWorld/Adsense is such a community in which i live with others

i hope it makes sense

ferhanz

8:16 pm on Sep 20, 2005 (gmt 0)

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mm1220

"Take a deep breath, log out and go catch a movie. Preferably a light-hearted comedy. Maybe call Tracey from the office and see if she'd like to go? "

I guess this is wht i really need at the moment....Thanks

hunderdown

8:52 pm on Sep 20, 2005 (gmt 0)



ferhanz, I guess it depends on how large you think your community is. Someone is struck by lightning every day, somewhere in the world. But I don't worry about it. Someone is banned by AdSense (maybe?) every day, assuming we don't even hear about all of them. I don't worry about that either. You do.

But as others are saying: that worry or that fear does you no good. The only way to be sure you will never get a click attack on AdSense ads is not to have AdSense ads.

So leave AdSense, or stop worrying about it. If you're playing it clean, you have little to worry about.

Eltiti

9:45 pm on Sep 20, 2005 (gmt 0)

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2. Don't tell anybody about your website

Not sure if that's such a great idea... ;-)

(Yeah, I know what he meant.)

Sobriquet

3:01 am on Sep 21, 2005 (gmt 0)

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One of the tips that i guess can help is to keep a good communication with google on each issue you notice in ur reports and logs.

aeiouy

3:20 am on Sep 21, 2005 (gmt 0)

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1. Website banned because of DDos Attacks
2. Website banned because of sudden high traffic
3. Website banned because one of the competitor make invalid clicks
4. Website banned because a collegue in office make invalid cliks
5. Website banned because someone use my adsense code on other website and make invalid clicks
6. Website banned because.............................

No real evidence that most of those events ever happened.

Just because someone said it on the internet doesn't make it true. And cheaters are not always the most honest people.

ann

3:22 am on Sep 21, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Stay whitehat and cooperative with Google. If worse comes to worse have a fall back position-plan.

It only takes a little find and replace to implement it. And there is little or no fear with such a position.

I love Google adsense but it makes no sense to take unnecessary chances.

Ann

Hope you can read this, can;t proof it tonight....seeing out of one eye after a visit to the optometrist.

Ann

KimmoA

3:24 am on Sep 21, 2005 (gmt 0)



Play by the rules, sleep well. It's pretty much as simple as that.

Did you read his original post?

ann

3:33 am on Sep 21, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Yep, Just added my 2 cents.

Fear makes no sense.

Ann

edd1

3:55 am on Sep 21, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Deal with it if it happens. Otherwise get on with your life. The answers of what to do are in this thread. Otherwise what do you actually want people to say.

Don't worry it will be fine.

Noone can actually do that although you almost certainly will be fine if you play clean.

jomaxx

3:58 am on Sep 21, 2005 (gmt 0)

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My gut feeling is that most of these explanations are from people who have other problems with their site that caused them to get kicked out. They're either blowing smoke or are genuinely unaware of the terms of the TOS and the consequences for not following it.

As a publisher, all you can do is remain aware that is some possibility of getting dropped from AdSense, just as you might get dropped from Google's index, or your niche might be invaded by hungry new competitors, or you might get blackholed and lose your web hosting if someone sends spam in your name, or you might be sued by someone with deep pockets over a dubious trademark or copyright violation.

I'm not saying don't quit your day job, but this is inherently a business of huge ups and downs. If you really need that AdSense check to arrive so that the rent/mortgage check clears, this is not the business for you.

Jane_Doe

4:15 am on Sep 21, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Do you lose sleep over the possibility of being struck by lightning?

I actually have been hit by lightning. So I do worry about that. I think I'm entitled.

(I also worry about getting my account cancelled for some reason outside of my control.)

joeduck

4:22 am on Sep 21, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Some homeopathic doctors believe that Google WILL ABSOLUTELY ban your website if you get struck by lightning, but only Jane needs to worry about this little known Google item.

Sobriquet

5:51 am on Sep 21, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Isnt fearing GOD very natural? ;)