I've been trying to draw the line between a MFA (made for adsense) site vs. Non-MFAs. The reason is I'm fairly new to the concept and haven't been able to find a clear characterization of either. I'm more focused on outlining and MFA- so from what I understand, basic characteristics of an MFA: 1. PPC Arbitrage 2. Lack of original content 3. Blatant placement of ads all over the place Questions/Comments: 1. Is PPC arbitrage a requirement to be considered an MFA? In other words, if a a site meets qualifications 2 and 3, but gets its traffic without PPC- does it still count as MFA (I'm leaning toward yes.) 2. Where is the line drawn for lack of original content? Say someone has 2-3 paragraphs of their own words written about a subject- would the site be considered MFA if there were ads plastered everywhere? 3. I know that Google actively seeks/bans MFA sites using arbitrage for obvious reasons. On the flip side, does Google ban sites that don't do arbitrage but still have little content (please define little content) and blatant ads everywhere? If anyone can answer some of these questions that will be awesome
On An MFA Site - Focus is only and only on ADs. 1.Yes, Arbitrage = MFA. But Arbitrage is not the only way to have a MFA site. 2.Some people might consider a site MFA , some may not. 3.Google wont ban for little content and lots of ads. Other than that Just follow google tos.
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Just my humble opinion. The term MFA is grossly misunderstood and misquoted. It simply means made for AdSense, and if you read these forums, almost everybody on here has an MFA site. It just means that when you made the site, you had earning money from AdSense in mind. There is nothing wrong with building a site with the sole intention of earning money, providing the site is a good site. Although most people use the term MFA to refer to crap sites that carry AdSense ads, MFA sites can also be very good (although these are much rarer). I run several sites (not blogs), five of them have AdSense. Four of those were made long before I ever thought of getting into AdSense (so they are not MFA) and one was made specifically for AdSense. The four normal sites make about $20 a day between them but the one MFA site earns about $80 a day on it's own. Incidentally, the MFA site is still a good quality site. It just means that when I made it, I made it with the sole intention of earning money from AdSense. Alright, I can't live on $100 a day but it sure makes a nice addition to my day job.