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To click or Not to click - AdLink units

Discussion in 'Guidelines / Compliance' started by pixads, Apr 18, 2006.

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    After a few threads about this and a good discussion in a thread i lost somewhere, here is the final result:

    ***
    Hello XXXX,

    Thank you for your response.

    AdSense publishers are permitted to click on the link unit topics on
    their
    web pages, provided that they do not click on any Google ads on the
    resulting page. Clicking on the ads themselves is prohibited, as it has
    the potential to inflate advertiser costs.

    However, you may still prefer not to click on the link unit topics that
    appear on your site, as clicking on these links has the potential to
    inaccurately inflate impressions and affect your reporting metrics.

    ***


    Happy clicking guys.

    pixads
     
    pixads, Apr 18, 2006 IP
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  2. Jean-Luc

    Jean-Luc Peon

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    #2
    You like to play with fire ?:D

    Jean-Luc
     
    Jean-Luc, Apr 18, 2006 IP
  3. Mong

    Mong ↓↘→ horsePower

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    #3
    You are at right result :)
     
    Mong, Apr 19, 2006 IP
  4. Jarodboy

    Jarodboy Prominent Member

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    #4
    Nice official answer ;)
     
    Jarodboy, Apr 19, 2006 IP
  5. tonyinabox

    tonyinabox Peon

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    LOL let's click then
     
    tonyinabox, Apr 19, 2006 IP
  6. pixads

    pixads Well-Known Member

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    #6

    Maybe it will be better not to :)

     
    pixads, Apr 19, 2006 IP
  7. maldives

    maldives Prominent Member

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    Better not to click on Adsense ads, whether it is ad units or link units. I can not call it taking risks :D, It is called "Suicide" :D:D:D
     
    maldives, Apr 19, 2006 IP
  8. Roman

    Roman Buffalo Tamer™

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    Link units require 2 click before you get paid. The first click takes you to a page of paid ads, so clicking the link unit on your own site is fine as long as you don't click any ads on the page you are taken to.

    I don't see why anyone would want the link units though, as a visitor has to click through twice for you to get paid.
     
    Roman, Apr 19, 2006 IP
  9. livenomadic

    livenomadic Guest

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    Even with that email I have trained myself too well to click on an google ad, even when I am not on my site.
     
    livenomadic, Apr 19, 2006 IP
  10. Sara

    Sara Guest

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    I used to think the same thing until I gave them a good go and created channels to check how they did against banner and tower ads - the link units outperform everything else in terms of clicks and money earned by 300%. CTR on the link ads is phenomenal.
     
    Sara, May 18, 2006 IP