at my site http://www.banra.com i have 4 pictures above a 728x90 banner. sometimes 3 ads will come up and make it look messed up. anything i can do to align them better or make 3 images come up if 3 ads come up. thanks
I would suggest in being very careful with how close those images are - Google will probably ask you to wrap a border either round the images or the ads thats if they dont fire you a warning. There are lots of threads on here about it.
i know there is, but that wasnt my question my question was "sometimes 3 ads will come up and make it look messed up. anything i can do to align them better or make 3 images come up if 3 ads come up"
Google has begun placing images in their 782x90 banner ads. I would think if Google had a problem with how close the images were they wouldn't be doing it themselves.
The only thing you can do is write better keywords to serve more relevant ads. 3 ads show up because there aren't enough relevant ads to serve. Even with relevant keywords, you can't ensure that 4 ads will always show up.
There's not much you can do when it comes to that, sometimes I wish AS was more flexible in that regard (i.e. a # of ads range variable would be great!). However, you may find it works to your benefit since it causes a bit of clashing when there're 4 pictures above 3 ads, you'll draw more attention to the ads.
Just trying to advise him in moving the ads before a warning or a ban is given. Just because Google has them it doesnt mean we can. Many of us have tried it and have been told to make borders - read this.
Google is the one that decides how many ads appear in an ad unit, there is nothing you can do to influence this. There is a bit more about it here from AdSenseAdvisor.
man shut up google isnt going to ban me. i have been using adsense since it started... .... how can i get more keywords in the index of a forum?
With that attitude, I'm a bit reluctant to help you - they are just trying to help you with good advice (and yes they're correct, your images are probably too close - leave them that way at your own risk). Google's preference on the matter is clear at this point, and they could easily begin cracking down on accounts that aren't observing their guidelines. Though anyhow go read every post in this thread: The solution you need, offered by Critters as a followup to their original implementation, is in there. http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=17104
yes sir you are right its all upon google that how many ads will appear in ad unit even some on my site I will see 2 ads in ad unit this is nothing we can do its all upon google as ads goes on rotating