Years ago (pre-2000) I added an alert message to a javascript sample site that said "Thanks for visiting my site. All resources are free. Please take a look at the ads on the left." This was a javascript alert message (a grey box with an OK button) and it pushed the ad click through from 5% to 25%. The ad company, ClickTrade didn't have a problem with it. I am now thinking about adding a similar alert message to point to some free offers on my site, not to my Adsense ads. It will say check out the free books, magazines or whaterver and make no reference to Adsense. I looked over the policies and didn't see anything against pointing out things on a site. Thoughts?
https://www.google.com/adsense/policies Incentives Web pages may not include incentives of any kind for users to click on ads. This includes encouraging users to click on the ads or to visit the advertisers' sites as well as drawing any undue attention to the ads. For example, your site cannot contain phrases such as "click here," "support us," "visit these links," or other similar language that could apply to any ad, regardless of content. In addition, publishers may not bring unnatural attention to sites displaying ads through unsolicited mass emails or unwanted advertisements on third-party websites. These activities are strictly prohibited in order to avoid potential inflation of advertiser costs. ---------------------------------------------------- that what they say.. but I still would not try it
That refers to undue attention given to Adsense ads. It doesn't speak to undue attention to site features, special offers, newsletter sign ups, site memberships, or other offerings of the site. I will probably mock up a page and run it by Google before implementing any code changes.
I guess that is good idea but, you should email google first about this issue and let us know what their response.
Well It not directly violates TOS, but questions may arise. I advice not to take a chance and ask google. Why dont you place a bold header, which may benefit you in the term of SEO too.