Hello... I was lurking around the internet doing some searches and checking out a few Black Hat forums when i ran across this article that basically has all the info needed for those of you who cry foul when your account gets banned, so i figured id share this with those of you whom think your smart and wont get caught but more then likely will as your not the first to think of it nor the last.. (all rights go to Fernando Hal the creator of this content) How to Get Banned from Google Adsense - by Fernando Hal With so many people ranting and screaming and crying that Google has disabled their adsense account, it’s really an interesting topic worthy to write about. You might be another one who just got the dreaded “invalid click†account closure email from Adsense team, and furious over it. Relax, mate. Not the end of the world, but it is definitely good to know the reason why you are banned. If you still have your account intact, read this, but as our Uncle Ferdy says: “Don’t try this at home.†Keep in mind that these are HOW TO GET BANNED. In other words, this is a “DO NOT†List if you don’t want your adsense account to be disabled . 1. Ignore Adsense Program Policies & TOS 2. Click on your own ads, specially those you are “genuinely interested†in. Ask people to click on your ads: your friends, your family members, your relatives, your visitors, or even your dogs or your cats. Use proxies to avoid detection. 3. Participate in some form of click-ring. Click-rings are groups of people who gather with consensus to click each others’ ads. Most commonly used methods are Yahoo Groups, instant messenger, mail list, web forum, or specially written software. 4. Buy, write, or use click-bot software. Click-bot software will go around your site and click on your ads. Most of the times, these click-bots are using proxies to avoid detection. 5. Pay the Indian-clickers. These are the people whose main jobs are clicking on PPC advertisements and paid by the malicious publishers. Most of them are from developing countries like India or China. 6. “Invest†with websites that promises to deliver “adsense clicks†for your site. Whatever methods they are using, most likely it falls under one of the aboves. 7. Extra words to make your visitors to notice your ads. Write “Click here†or “Please support us†or “Visit our sponsorsâ€. Anything other than Google-approved “sponsored links†or “advertisementsâ€. 8. Put in as many ads as possible in every page. Put more than three units of the normal ads block, more than one unit of ads links, or more than one referral buttons for each adsense, adwords, and firefox; all in one page. 9. Use spyware to get traffics to your site. Spyware, adware, malware, or whatever it is called can force computer users to open your website everytime they start the computer. Or even better, use some kind of specially written software, toolbar, etc to display or click on your ads. 10. Use pop-ups on your website. Everytime your user open a page, pop-up another one, ideally with the smiley or the IQ Test advertisements. 11. Get as much un-targetted traffic as possible, for instance using the auto-surfing programmes to rotate the members around your site and other sites. 12. Put the adsense code in non-content pages: registration forms, term and condition, login page. 13. Have a competitor contextual ad on same page with adsense ads, for example Yahoo Publisher Network. Please note though that non-contextual ads, e.g. affiliate links or keyword-based ads are acceptable by google and won’t get you banned. 14. Get more than one adsense account. Maybe one for your dog-site, one for your cat-site, one for the v1agra pills, one for mp3 download, etc. 15. Tell everyone what is your CTR, your page impressions, etc. Telling people about your total earning, unfortunately, is allowed. 16. Put Google logo where you shouldn’t, and don’t put the logo where you should. In other word, ignore Google trademark. 17. Modify Adsense code as you see fit. Modify the layout, color, URL, will be well. Just anything other than copy-and-paste the code from Google. 18. And, this is important: if and when Google Adsense Team sends you email, ignore it. 19. Put adsense codes in the banned contents Do Not Place adsense ads on websites that contain the following: * Excessive profanity * Violence, racial intolerance, or advocate against any individual, group, or organization * Hacking/cracking content * Illicit drugs and drug paraphernalia * Pornography, adult, or mature content * Gambling or casino-related content * Excessive advertising * Any other content that promotes illegal activity or infringes on the legal rights of others * Pop-ups, pop-unders or exit windows that interfere with site navigation, obscure Google ads, change user preferences, or are for downloads. Other types of pop-ups, pop-unders, or exit windows may be allowed, provided that they do not exceed a combined total of 5 per user session * Excessive, repetitive, or irrelevant keywords in the content or code of web pages * Deceptive or manipulative content or construction to improve your site’s search engine ranking, e.g., your site’s PageRank * Incentives (monetary or point-based) to users or third-party beneficiaries for online activity including, but not limited to, clicking on ads or links, performing searches, surfing websites, reading emails, or completing surveys * Sales or promotion of certain weapons, such as firearms, ammunition, balisongs, butterfly knives, and brass knuckles * Sales or promotion of beer or hard alcohol * Sales or promotion of tobacco or tobacco-related products * Sales or promotion of prescription drugs * Sales or promotion of products that are replicas or imitations of designer goods ******************************************************** I have been viewing so many people claiming to be banned for no reason that i felt compelled to share this info with you so that i and others dont have to here you moan and groan when you finally get caught.. (You Cant Say you where not warned) Thx M1
thanks for the post. I finally received a new account, 3 hours after being accepted it got banned for no reasons as I wasn't even using my account yet (and all my websites contain legal content)... I'm done with adsense, adbrite it is!
There are still many people using manual traffic exchanges when they have Adsense in the website. Easyhits4u has issued warning, yet they still use want to try their luck.
Thank you. Really funny to read those rules This article will help to learn how to avoid getting banned...
for a minute, I thought it was a "how to get someone banned" "5. Pay the Indian-clickers. These are the people whose main jobs are clicking on PPC advertisements and paid by the malicious publishers. Most of them are from developing countries like India or China." what is meant by that? Indians are not allowed to click?
They left out one: 20. Use Tamper Data to submit false information with your Adsense account information. Alternatively, if Google keeps rejecting your application, purchase an Adsense account from a reseller and assume it's all totally legit.
Thank you for pointing that out... (the rules have changed since the article was written) I have removed that one from the list You are correct Nonny (but my time since article was published in this thread has run out) thx M1
Stop this nonsense! You can't generalize. India is a country with 1200000000 population.Naturally we may have all varieties of people than in a tiny country with ageing population .You can target the wrong doers not a country that is atrocious and objectionable. I am reporting.
Read above the article ... (I did NOT write the article) I do understand your point and im sure its alot more then just those 2 countries involved but again i cannot edit the article as time to edit has run out... Thx M1
I disagree. A very high percentage of people who get their accounts disabled either didn't read the rules or thought that they could get away with cheating (just read all the "I got disabled for no reason" posts from people whose sites clearly are breaking the rules). Why should people who don't bother to learn or follow the rules get another chance?