Is this aceptable for adsense

Im fairly new to adwords and im wondering if the folowing are fine by the terms:

Having just the title of a page and ads shown unless you scroll down to see the content. I have seen some pages with the title then 3 of the big adsense blocks and then the article. is that fine to do?

What about this
http://www.thinkbling.com/tools.php.

As a user I really dont like either, but as a webmaster I kinda feel I would be cheating the system.

 

i like "Online Tools" that look like "Ads by Goooooogle".

freaking brilliant! muhuhahahaha

 

How would you be cheating, because it is integrated into your site well? psh..

 

I would consider it slightly misleading, but not against Google's TOS.

You actually don't have to scroll to see the content, only the first line is google ads, the rest are links from the site.

 

Yeah but I have seen other sites that you actually have to scroll to se the content, I don't have a link now thou

 

It's totally acceptable with Google Terms and a nice idea I am also integrated the Google Banners into my design using the appropriate colors.

 

If I was an adsense rep. I wouldn't allow it, doesn't seem to have any real content.

 

(Off topic). What is correct: "If I was an adsense rep." or "if I were an adsense rep."?

 

It looks like it doesn't, but it's there. If you look pretty hard enough, as someone said previously, "brilliant!"

 

All I can see is the adsence banner and then a bunch of links. Where is the content?

 

The links to his tools would be considered content...

 

Though it's not against G's TOS (disclaimer: I'm no lawyer), would this be contrued as "tricking" your visitors to click on the ads? Even though your site says "Tools for online usage or download" you will not be completely sure what adsense ads are all about.

I would say, don't dupe your visitors...

 

There are a lot of useful links on the page. It's no more lacking content then a link or resource page you would find on sites.

Although when I first saw it, i scrolled through them all because I thought they were all google ads.

 

great idea but very misleading. I wouldn't want to risk my account for a higher CTR on 1 page.

 

He isn't doing anything wrong, so it isn't risking his account at all. Just because the links are well integrated into his design, you are making the assumption he changed his layout to match the ads.

 

Yes, and i think it's a safe assumption Still don't think there is anything wrong with it though

 

I think all those are not AdSense ads... pls check out again... only first row seems AdSense ads...

 

while we are on it ... what about this?

http://www.fretburners.com/

 

I wouldn't say it violates any TOS.

In fact, to increase CTR, you might switch the 1st and the 2nd row positions.

That way when people look in the middle of the screen, like is most people's habit to do so, they'll look right at the ads instead of your links.

Your layout is pure genius. Truly a Fantastic job.



LC