Hi, I was previously banned from adsense. I have learned from my mistakes and reread and studied the TOS and I have been lurking these forums for the past 6 months. I have been working on a website for the past 4 months and I am about to publish it on the internet[Bought the domain name and now I am just looking for hosting and finishing up on the website] This is not going to be a made for adsense site, this site is about a topic very close to me and a hobby of mine. A little background info, I was banned from adsense when I returned from my vacation in september 2006. I had signed up with adsense in august 2006 and did not read the TOS, And I had about 2 post on another forum that told people if they wanted to help me to click on my ads. I then joined this site and found out this was against the rules so i edited the text before i thought harm could be done. I did not email google to tell them I did a mistake. On one of the forums my text could not be edited because the forum does not allow members to edit or delete their post so that post still stands till today. When i first got banned from google i was confused[I had just come from vacation like i said] and thought i was innocent. Google took the 70$ away from my account and banned me for life. I have learned my lesson and was guilty of being a idiot and a moron for not reading the TOS[I assumed it was like the previous ads i had on my very old sites that allowed you to say "click on our sponsors"] I have not emailed them back since i got banned and took the punishment. But now that i am making websites again[Finished school for the summer ] I would like to get a second chance. While i did innocently break the "click on my ads" rule, I am truly sorry and would like to return to this nice program. P.S. I know many will flame me for breaking the rules in the first place and maybe i deserve it but please try to help me. Not saying this is anything close to this situation but even convicts who commit murder get a second chance at life or making a honest living. ****EDIT**** - Also, I really don't want to go with yahoo or any other program. I have been using google since 1999 and i don't really like yahoo as a company[I just dont like them, I never like using any of their services for some reason although I do respect them] Also can someone kindly type the google adsense email address for these types of cases[I will email them and explain the story like i just did to you guys]
Says it all really - by signing up to AdSense you were agreeing to the TOS. If you apply with the same details as your previous application you will be rejected. They figure that if you've been dishonest once you could just as easily do it again. You'll not get any sympathy from them if you tell them the reason you were banned last time was because you didn't bother reading the rules. I'm afraid you'd just be wasting your time and effort to try it.
Thanks for the advice, quick question though. If I tell someone to click on my ads on the first day I am on adsense. Then a couple of hours later i edit my post when i realize what i have done. Will I be given a second chance when I know I did wrong and went out of my way to fix the problem. Luckly the 1 post I did say still exist because I cannot edit my post is about a website I deleted so the website no longer exist. I have a feeling I won't be let back in, but I at least want to try.
No, you'll not get any second chances - not unless there's been a mistake at their end, which there obviously hasn't been in this case. A lot of publishers realise the error of their ways after the event. The damage was already done, advertisers out of pocket, as soon as you posted that click request - you can't undo that.
Ok, so I shouldn't even bother. Now, I have 2 partners in this website I am creating. One is just a financial partner and the other has the same duties as me[Joint idea basically]. I really wanted to have adsense under my name as I know the most about it out of the 3 of us. As I stated, I know alot about it now because I have read the TOS truly and been reading many post on these forums for the past 6 months. I even bought Joel Comms E-book LOL. Like I said its not a made for adsense site but adsense will provide help with hosting and various other cost that comes with a website[Like the laptop i built for our website to be updated in each partner's house if need be, and buying adobe CS3 master edition and etc]. Getting a little off the point, sorry. So what I am now asking is if I am a partner in this website[The lead partner] Can my other assoiciates apply for adsense using our website even though my name will be credited on the site along with their names? And can they give the adsense profit to me for I can pay for hosting and services and products needed to maintain the website? Would really hate to get them banned just for associating themselves with a moron.
Yes, that's no problem at all. If it's a completely new site with a completely new set of publisher details (your partner's) then they'll accept it no problem if it meets the TOS and webmaster guidelines. The fact that your name might appear on the site is neither here nor there - they'll not be able to recognise the connection.
Thanks for the quick replies BTW. This is good news to me because this clears up 1 question I had about our site. The fact that this time around I actually bought a domain name and I am looking for a web host means I am trying my best to do it as good as it can be. I guess for now and probaly forever we will use my partner's Adsense account. But in the future I have plans on making my own websites as well. This is one reason why I need to clear my name with google. The other reason is because sometimes you know you messed up bad, and you want to apologize and clear your name for in the future people will not think you are a deliquent[Even though you have changed your ways] BTW, do you recommend godaddy? See it in your signiture. My website is going to be small at first, but I am very good at advertising for my websites. Even some of my worst websites have had decent traffic. And this is without a domain name to call their own. So i am wondering which hosting should i choose. I cannot afford dedicated so that is out of the picture. Just wondering for a site that will be getting around 5 thousand uniques a day. Which web host is good for me? Shared or VPS? I am thinking about getting shared at first[pay monthly only incase i have to leave to VPS] Maybe i should post that part in the proper forum.
I would go with lunarpages.com. I have used and am still using their hosting services. I am pleased with it.
BrotherZ, Which plan do you currently use? Is it shared hosting or VPS or Dedicated? I might end up going with them depending on your review.
I used Lunar pages for a while, but my 1 site tore their server a new one. They booted me for slamming the servers resources. Lunar pages is good for small sites, but I know they cram alot of sites on each server. If your site's big, or you plan to be big, It's a pain changing in the long run.