Google cleared today why some people get banned

[geekology]

Refer this post... http://adsense.blogspot.com/2008/04/...-properly.html

2nd part simply means that google does not allow "adsense arbitrage" meaning you can't do advertising for a page which already has Google or other referral products in it.

So be careful guys... I think many people on this forum have got banned because of this reason.

[sultanofseo]

google wasn't liking arbitrage for a while but looks like they made it official now.

[pipes]

It makes sense too for them to be against it.

[elvirs]

what about arbitrage between different company products, lets say driving adcenter traffic to adsense pages. sure visitor loyalty will be very low but does google catch that too?

[coollokesh]

People, here at DP were too sure about this one -
I thought that this is a part of their TOS now !

[dairyman]

This point has already been discussed here but google's assertion has made it official.

[geekology]

Originally Posted by elvirs

what about arbitrage between different company products, lets say driving adcenter traffic to adsense pages. sure visitor loyalty will be very low but does google catch that too?

Yes I think they have mentioned that any sort of advertising to get to a page loaded with Google referral products is not permittted. If at all you want to do that, you need to take prior permission from the advertiser.

[Cbrooker]

Interesting read, but I still think that the adsense TOS is like hitting a moving target.

"G" can change it's mind on a whim and then send the whole publisher network into a frenzy.

[coollokesh]

Originally Posted by Cbrooker

Interesting read, but I still think that the adsense TOS is like hitting a moving target.

"G" can change it's mind on a whim and then send the whole publisher network into a frenzy.

You are absolutely right dude !

[jitendraag]

That means google should provide a 'one button' interface to say.. Okay for next two months I am advertising my site, stop all adsense . After two months.. fine.. my advertising campaign is over restart adsense

[Jalpari]

what about global interactive and adbrite ads with adsense ads

[crazygirl]

Well they better tell the firefox + google toolbar people they do not mention that at all on their page under the FAQ's here is what they say :

What´s not allowed?
You are not allowed to promote your target URL address via popups or spam.
If done, your pub-ID will be blocked and your traffic redirected to another publisher randomly.
So do NOT spam or popup , simple as this

Nothing about being banned from adsense etc. Nothing about online advertising they pretty much tell you not to spam and that is it.

[digitalspace]

we'd better take care of such thing, do not put both ads together.

[lightstarm2k]

Originally Posted by geekology

you can't do advertising for a page which already has Google or other referral products in it.

What if our site start getting huge traffic we didn't do any advertising??

[pipes]

Originally Posted by lightstarm2k

What if our site start getting huge traffic we didn't do any advertising??

Thats ok, they mean not using adwords to directly send traffic to a page with adsense placed on it.

[lightstarm2k]

Originally Posted by pipes

Thats ok, they mean not using adwords to directly send traffic to a page with adsense placed on it.

As is true for all sites displaying AdSense ad units, referral units, or search boxes, your site must comply with Google's Landing Page Quality Guidelines (LPQ) if you'd like to use online advertising of any kind as a traffic source. The term 'online advertising' refers to a range of methods, from advertising programs such as AdWords to posting your site within a link exchange or in a forum. However, if the primary purpose of your site is to generate conversions from referral ads, you'll need to go one step further before advertising your site. You'll need to first receive permission from the advertisers whose products you're referring before advertising your site or their products. Please note that Google has made the decision to not allow publishers to use online advertising for any of the Google products or those of our Google Pack partners.

Can someone make me clear about text in bold? They mean can't do link exchange also??

[pipes]

Originally Posted by lightstarm2k

Can someone make me clear about text in bold? They mean can't do link exchange also??

I would say that they mean that its ok to do a link exchange its just that they expect your landing page to follow the rules as in say if someone was maybe dropping a link on a forum and when they reach the landing page the page is setup in a way that it serves no other purpose but to serve the referal ads (basically theres not much else there on the page) then i think thats what they are talking about.

I think they are concerned with the quality of pages and sites in general where the referrals or search or other google ads may be.

It appears they are not against some natural link exchange or dropping a link in your signature, i think they (in that text) are just showing what they see as advertsing a website, the various methods.

If a site is of quality and content, you are going to be fine.

[angilina]

I don't have to worry about it as I don't use adsense referrals in my site

[tamaras]

Is it clear that 'online advertising' means adwords, yahoo search marketing and msn adcenter??

[busman3000]

However, if the primary purpose of your site is to generate conversions from referral ads, you'll need to go one step further before advertising your site.

This has nothing to do with adsense for content, so people are just saying you can't use adwords to promote sites using adsense at all.

From what I can see it means that if you made a site to generate conversions, which I think is a minority, you have to get permission. Any regular site can use refferal ads.

Please state if you think I am wrong.