Does it violate Google AdSense policy if I promote my blog or site through the emails sent through Yahoo Mailing List (yahoo groups)? I don't ask the mail recipients to click on the link taking them to my site nor asking them to click on the Google Ads AT ALL, I just put it as a 'source' of the article or news I put in the emails or as signature or reference. At first I thought it was a good idea to bring traffic, but I was worried that this could violate AdSense policy due to one of AdSense's rules as follow: "To ensure a positive experience for Internet users and Google advertisers, sites displaying Google ads may not: * Use third-party services that generate clicks or impressions such as paid-to-click, paid-to-surf, autosurf and click-exchange programs. * Be promoted through unsolicited mass emails or unwanted advertisements on third-party websites" Do you think the second statement includes emails sent through yahoo mailing groups? Thank you for your valuable answers
Do it and there is a fair chance of being banned from Adsense. But, many marketers do that for sure. I suppose using short url service would do good. But, choose wisely.