my advice is this my friends: even if you're not banned from google, try to experiment with other ad networks/affiliates. for example, if you blog about cars, why not try joining an autotrader program. there is lots of life (in fact more life) after google!
Well.. Google is a nice thing to earn a bit 'extra' but indeed.. affiliate programs are doing very well too these days... Greetz
True. You'll probably have better results with some CPA banners or direct advertisers. Although, with AdSense, all that's required is just a click.
yeh, true, true, adsense is great for set and forget, but more and more affiliate networks are now turning away from CPA and going to CPC. for example, the sites in my sig earn me double now than before.