Email from Google AdSense: "violating AdSense policies"

I just received email from AdSense in which is stated that I "encouraging users to visit" my site xyz.zzzz.com/?gclid=CJ-9v-_464YCFSYISQod6VYwAg "in a manner that violates AdSense policies."


"Publishers may not draw attention to a website displaying Google ads through unsolicited mass emails, unwanted advertisements on third-party websites, or excessive referrer requests (commonly known as referrer spam). Please also be aware that publishers may not encourage users to click on their Google ads for any reason.

To ensure that your account remains in compliance with our guidelines, please review our program policies ( https://google.com/adsense/policies ). If you are found in violation of AdSense policies in the future, we may disable your account.

Sincerely,

The Google AdSense Team"


I must say, first, that link they provide is AdWords link. I use AdWords to promote one of my sites. What is bad there?

Idea / Content of that site is partly from email I received a month ago. About one weight loss product. But, as I know, weight loss is allowed in AdSense and AdWords. Also, I encourage users to visit my site ONLY via AdWords. Rest of visitors are from MSN and Yahoo and fiew other search engines.


What should I do?

 

What is the text of your AdWords ad? It sounds like they are saying they are seeing it as an incitement to click

For Instance:

Lose Weight Today
Visit our site and browse our useful sites for losing weight
www.test.com


Then on your site you had blended your AdSense to look like sites rather then ads.

Just guessing

 

I have thes words in my AdWord ad:

ZZZ Diet
reduce compulsive eating
weight loss supplements

On page I have info about that product and my view on that product with recommended alternative products and links for them.

I think problem is in high CTR and ECPM regarding my earnings before this. I am no1 in MSN for that and I was on 1st page in Yahoo for a weeks. It is spike, but I think it is natural.

Also, link that AdSense provided is AdWords link. I have about 15% ctr in that AdWord campaign.

 

Is it possible they are seeing it as an MFA and that is why they are giving the warning? I have heard of many instances where ads in AdWords for sites with very little info but lots of blended AdSense were deleted.

 

And, to add, my earnings are doubled thanks to this campaign. But, isnt it why we all working all of this? I just found good keyword, I provide some information on that product, I use ONLY major search engines and AdWords for traffic.

 

It is all possible. But I think my site is better than many other MFA sites that run via AdWords for years. On site I provide link to real seller of that product (I do not have any deal with him, pure link) and to fiew product I sell via shareasale as a affiliate.

Iam still confused with link AdSense send to me. It is pure adwords landing link as I see in raw access logs as a referer. And they said
"Publishers may not draw attention to a website displaying Google ads through unsolicited mass emails, unwanted advertisements on third-party websites, or excessive referrer requests (commonly known as referrer spam). Please also be aware that publishers may not encourage users to click on their Google ads for any reason."

I do not use any of it? Is AdWord threaten by AdSense as a referrer spam? Iam AdSense user for year and half and AdWords user for about a year.

 

Can't help you there...I don't do AdWords - AdSense in that way. I only sell physical product which I ship myself when it comes to AdWords

Cheers

 

You could reply stating that the link the sent was your Google Adwords referral and as such, are they suggesting that you or any other advertiser shouldn't use Google Adwords if their site contains any adsense?

If that is the case, then Google should clearly state in the Adsense terms of service that no adsense publisher is permitted to use any advertising and should rely soley on natural referrals from search engines to drive traffic to their sites.

 

Arbitrage complies with both the AdSense and AdWords TOS so that is not the issue really. It seems to be how you operate it.

 

Yes yfs is right buying Advertising on Google and selling Ads with Google is allowed and simple smart business.

How the OP chooses to define things or quantify issues is irregardless. If the site is an MFA site then Google will halt ad serving.

If you are using any of the practices noted Google will halt ad serving.

I would look to add original content to your site and be thankful you got just a warning to improve or stop whatever it was you were doing wrong, if you can think of anything....

 

This is intriguing. So you're sure you didn't spam, didn't pimp your site on any forums, and didn't send out any referrer spam? If you're telling us the whole truth I see three possibilities:

1. Google is mistaken.

2. You are mistaken, and you did one of the above but just forgot about it.

3. Someone else was spamming in your name, probably just to get you in trouble.

 

The way I interpret it, is that whoever allowed the advert to run on adwords was not doing their job - or failed to to their job if it results in an adwords advert flagging something as against Adsense TOS.

If it simply triggered the algorithm to automatically email the 'violation' then simply emailing and being reviewed by a human should then resolve it... otherwise they will have to spell out what the violation is that is causing the adwords advert to be seen as 'inviting people to click' the adsense on the landing page.

My thoughts are that an adwords advert would not be approved in the first instance if it was breaking Adsense TOS

 

To make it easy on you ...

copy - past what you just asked , and forward to Mr. G

They are the only people who can help you in the best way ...

tell them what you are doing and ask them ...

They will answer with a lot better answers

 

Actually, it's hard to do any kind of assessment without seeing the actual page.

 

Wrong thread ...way too little coffee it seems.

 

Huh

Where did he say someone hacked his account?

 

Over on the other thread

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=139488

 

Now I am even more confused...Why are you linking to your gMail account

 

seems to be a confused dude!

I don't even want to visit that link

 

I fixed it

yfs can you pull my link from your response....there was no need to repost it.

Thanks