Tips for Avoiding Your AdSense Account Getting Banned by Google

I have seen quite a lot of AdSense publishers posted in different forums stating that their AdSense accounts were banned by Google due to fraudulent clicks. Most of these people claim that they are innocent and have never clicked on their on AdSense ads. So they have no idea why click fraud can occur on their AdSense accounts. The truth is click fraud can happen in several ways and not necessarily caused by the AdSense publisher himself/herself who accidentally clicked on his/her own AdSense.

Below are some of the tips to protect your AdSense account:

1) Do not use autosurf programs to promote your websites that contain AdSense. Autosurf programs can substantially increase your website traffic or hits, AdSense page view and ecpm but people who surf your site only to earn advertising credit or other type of incentives. So the traffic generated from autosurf programs aren't counted as real and thus against AdSense policies.

2) If possible, do not involve in any traffic exchange networks and programs. If you have join one or more programs or networks that can make you a steady AdSense commission, you should start worry about your AdSense account as this could mean that members of the program(s) were clicking each other AdSense ads all the while whether intentionally or unintentionally. As soon as Google detected a group of people were clicking each other AdSense, many of the members AdSense account in the program will be suspended. Also traffic exchange can be another mean to artificially generate tons of unreal website traffic or hits and boost up AdSense page view & ecpm and it is strictly prohibited by Google .

3) Do not join AdSense exchange networks. They are similar to traffic exchange programs except members are participate just for clicking each other AdSense. This should be a guaranteed way to be banned by Google.

4) Read all the Google AdSense policies at http://www.google.com/adsense to see whether you have against any policies and make the necessary modification.

Making Money With Google Adsense Is Easy!

That’s right, making money with google adsense is pretty easy. Several people make a living online from adsense alone, and several more make most of their money by promoting adsense ads on their websites.

Some say that you will make more money by promoting affiliate products or CPA offers on your site instead of putting google adsense ads.

Is it true?

Well, it depends on several factors such as:

• The niche
• The keywords
• The traffic

Let’s take keywords for example. How much money are people spending on the keywords in your niche?

If they’re paying $.50, $1, $2 or more, then you’ll probably be better off if you use adsense to monetize your site.

Probably, NOT surely!

You can find affiliate products that yeild better profits than that, but they could be hard to find.

So while you search for high converting affiliate products, you could place adsense ads on your site to cash in without any “good product hunting” & “conversion” hassles.

Here you’ll learn how to get the upmost revenue from google adsense…

Step 1

Choose profitable keywords that people are paying a lot of money for. You can set up an adwords account and look at the bids. Or you can simply go to google’s keyword tool and check out the search volume of particular keywords. If the number of search traffic for a keyword is high, then people will most likely pay a lot of money for it.

Step 2

Once you choose a keyword, make sure that you include it in your text multiple times. That way, google will show ads that are related to “that” keyword. Don’t go overboard though. Personally I recommend that you keep your keyword density in between 5%-10%. You can check out the keyword density with a software like dupefree.

Step 3

Place your ads in the most visible spots on your site. This is pretty obvious, you need the ads to stand out in front of people so that they will click on them. If you’re unsure about ad placement, then you can check out the google adsense heatmap.

That’s pretty much it. Now all you have to do is drive traffic to your site. The more traffic you get, the better.

As always, for free traffic I recommend SEO. It’s a lengthy process but it’ll pay off big time if you do it right.

Does Your Affiliate Site Beg for Money?

Most people don’t intentionally create websites to beg, unfortunately many of them do.

Unless you have a shopping site, most visitors come to your site because they are looking for information. (Especially if they found you through a search engine.)

Of course there are exceptions to this, but for the majority of the time this is true. (Searching for information is still one of the most common tasks performed online.)

Pretend You are a First-Timer Visitor

Take a look at your homepage from the perspective of someone who just found it through Google.

What is the first thing they see?

Are they blasted with Google ads?

Do they have to scroll down half a page before they get to your content because you have advertisements yelling at them to click or buy something?

Does the first paragraph of your site have a benefit-rich statement that will quickly tell people how your site will help them, or are you promoting a product?

Instead of asking for money, how about giving away something valuable like a free report, e-book, or good old fashioned help.

It’s little things like this that make all the difference. As the old saying goes, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” This holds true online too.

On all of my sites, I try to make the first few paragraphs rich with audience benefits and/or give something away. I want people to realize that they will experience something different than my competition.

I realize I only have a few seconds to grab their attention so, I’m OK with forging an AdSense click or two in exchange for a lifetime visitor.

I am looking at the net effect.

It’s easy to believe that it’s best to get the ad click before a person leaves your site, but what if they never come back? Why would they? You haven’t given them anything to chew on except ads or a sales pitch.

Wouldn’t you rather sell them on your brand and information, hoping this will encourage them to come back again and again? This could ultimately result in multiple AdSense clicks down the road and even more earnings from products you might sell or from affiliate commissions.

Trust and credibility are two factors you must have if you want long-term success online. And you can’t gain either through an AdSense ad or a flashing banner. But you can gain them by helping or giving away something of value.

I have nothing against ads, of course. But I do have something against sites where ads seem to overshadow the content.

Remember, some of the highest earning affiliate sites, initially appear as if they don’t have much to sell at all.

Ponder that one for a minute.

Earn More With Google AdSense

On August 25th, Google announced there will be more revenue earning opportunities for AdSense publishers.

In the coming months, you’ll be able to display ads from additional networks.

Google ensures this will give you, the publisher, the chance to maximize profits from AdWords and ads sponsored by 3rd parties.

Some AdSense publishers often complain of poorly targeted ads on certain pages. Many times it’s because there aren’t many relevant ads to show for certain content.

This new development may alleviate some of those issues and offer more relevant ad possibilities.

Not interested in this option? No problem. If you don’t want to show ads from 3rd party networks, you can continue to show AdWords ads only. You’ll be able to configure your settings in the My Account tab.

This is one of several changes/updates in Google’s ad program this year. In March, Google introduced interest-based advertising. This is where your visitors may see ads based on websites they frequent instead of ads related to your page content.

So if your site is about tennis, a visitor may see a Google ad about video games based on their browsing history. And just like the 3rd party networks, you may opt out of this by going to the Account Settings section under the My Account tab.

One of my favorite new features of 2009 is the ability to block certain ad categories. In case you didn’t know, you can go to the Ad Review Center (under Adsense Settings) and choose up to 5 categories to filter.

Google will even tell you which categories earn you the most (by percentage) to help you determine which categories to block.

Lots of changes for Google’s ad program this year. Overall, I think it’s a good thing for the publishers and advertisers.

What are your thoughts on the new changes? Do you ever make changes to the default ad settings in your AdSense account? If so, how has it helped you?

How To Know Your Adsense Channel Code

Some websites that allow rotating adsense pub-ids might ask you for a channel code. A channel code is a series of numbers used to identify an AdSense Channel you have created. Here's how to know your AdSense channel code:

1. Login to your Google AdSense account then go straight to Adsense Setup. Go to Products tab then click on Adsense for content.
2. You may select either Ad unit or Link unit. It doesn't matter anyway for both ad types may use an ad channel.
3. In the Choose Ad Format and Colors page, just click on Continue. Again, this doesnt matter if you're just up to getting the channel code.
4. Create a new channel by clicking on "Add new channel". Enter the a short text that best describes where the adsense ads will appear. If you have previously created a channel and wanted to use it, just click on the add link beside the channel name.
5. You'll be presented with the Adsense code. Look for the value of google_ad_channel for that is your Adsense channel code.

If you have other ways of getting the channel code, post it in the comments.

6 Steps To Increase Your Google AdSense Profits

There are a great many people who are making real money with Google AdSense. However, there are even more people who are making very low amounts of money, or no money at all with Google AdSense. Here are six ways you can increase your Google AdSense profits.

1. Test your AdSense placement. Most people prefer to place their ads on the right hand side of their webpages, using the skyscraper layout. Many have found this type of ad and ad placement earn the very best results. But you won't know you test it. Some prefer to insert an AdSense block at the beginning of the first paragraph on the page. This is certainly a high exposure area.

Not all webpages are the same so you will have to try different locations and check your AdSense account for the results to see what works for you.

2. Test your look of your AdSense creative units. Use the palette controls in the Google AdSense administration area to match your Google ads to the look and feel of your site. Try making the border the same color as the background of your page, which removes your border. Try making the color of the links the same color as the other links on your site. Making the ads blend in with the content on your pages will increase AdSense profits. People avoid ads. But when the ads look like part of the content, they will click on the Google links, even though they realize it is an ad.

Note: Only use the palette controls to change your AdSense creative. Do NOT make direct changes to the code as that is a violation of Google's Term's and Conditions.

3. Stick closely to your topic on each page. If your site is about skateboarding, one page may be about different types of boards, another page may be about different types of safety equipment. Don't put information about boards on the safety equipment page and vice versa. Keep each page's topics tight, in order to receive more relevant ads. This will increase your AdSense profits because the ads will fit right in with what the information or products that the visitor is looking for.

4. Keep a close eye on your Google AdSense reports. You want relevant ads on your pages to improve your click through rates. By monitoring your AdSense reports, you can detect which pages are underperforming. Put that information to use and make needed changes to your content to get highly relevant ads appearing on the pages. For example, you could add a relevant keyword phrase to your page's title and headlines.

5. Increase traffic. More visitors equals more clicks on your AdSense listings. Send a newsletter to your email list. Buy and ad on a site which shares your audience. Add a link to your signature in your emails and forum posts. Some even use Google AdWords and other Pay Per Click

An internet advertising payment model whereby an advertiser pays a determined amount for qualified click-throughs.'); return false">Pay Per Click (PPC) sites to increase their Google AdSense revenue

6. Add new content frequently. The more pages you have, the more chances for surfers to click on your AdSense listings.

Operate more than one site and continue to add new content to each site as often as possible. Make each site unique so it stands on it's own. Operating more than one site will not only increase your AdSense profits, it will diversify your online portfolio as well. If one site is underperforming, chances are your other site(s) can pick up the difference. Depending on your time availability and inclination, you can repeat this process as often as you like to compound earnings substantially.

The Internet changes, and Google's rules change as well. Keep up with the latest news on Google AdSense, constantly learning new things. Profiting from Google AdSense doesn't require hard work, but it does require time - you can't just build the sites, then forget about them. Stay on top of it!

How To Avoid Getting Your Adsense Account Terminated

Google, being the undisputable leader in search engines, is placing a high importance on the quality and relevancy of its search results.

Most especially now that the company is public property. In order to keep the shareholders and users of its engine happy, the quality of the returned results are given extreme importance.

For this same reason, doing the wrong things in the Adsense and other forms of advertisements, whether intentionally or unintentionally, will result in a severe penalty, may get you banned and even have your account terminated. Here are some you must avoid:

Hidden texts. Filling your advertisement page with texts too small to read, has the same color as the background and using css for the sole purpose of loading them with rich keywords content and copy will earn you a penalty.

Page cloaking. There is a common practice of using browser or bot sniffers to serve the bots a different page other than the page your visitors will see. Loading a page with a bot that a human user will never see is a definite no-no. This is tricking them to click on something that you want but they may not want to go to.

Multiple submissions. Submitting multiple copies of your domain and pages is another thing to stay away from. For example, trying to submit a site under two separate URL’s is the same as inviting trouble and even termination.

Likewise, this is a reason to avoid auto submitters for those who are receiving submissions. Better check first if your domain is submitted already. If you see it there, then move on. No point contemplating whether to try and submit there again.

Link farms. The search engines know that you cannot control your links in. But you can certainly control what you link to. Link farming has always been a rotten apple in the eyes of search engines, especially Google. That is reason enough to try and avoid them. Having a link higher than 100 on a single page will classify you as a link farm so limit your outgoing links.

Page rank for sale. If you have been online for quite some time, you will notice that there are some sites selling their PR links or trading them with other sites. If you are doing this, expect a ban anytime in the future. It is okay to sell ads or gain the link. But doing it on direct

advertisement of your page rank is a way to get on all of the search engines' bad sides.

Doorways. This is similar to cloaking pages. The common practice of a page loaded with choice keyword ads aimed at redirecting visitors to another “user-friendly” page is a big issue among search engines. There are many seo firms offering this kind of services. Now that you know what they actually are, avoid them at all costs.

Multiple domains having the same content. In case you are not aware of it, search engines look at domains IP’s, registry dates and other data. Having multiple domains with the same exact content is not something you can hide from them. The same goes with content multiplied many times on separate pages, sub domains and forwarding multiple domains to the same content.

Many of the above techniques apply to most search engines and is not entirely for Google only. Simply put, you should only build your site for the human users and not for bots.

Improve Your Adsense Earnings Six Reasons

The ones who have been there and done it have some useful tips to help those who would want to venture into Adsense. Some of these tips have boosted quite a lot of earnings in the past

Here are 5 proven ways on how best to improve your earnings.

1.Concentrating on one format of Adsense ad. The one format that worked well for the majority is the Large Rectangle (336X280). This same format has the tendency to result in higher CTR, or the click‑

through rates. Why choose this format out of the many you can use? Basically because the ads will look like normal web links, and people, being used to clicking on them, click these types of links. They may or may not know they are clicking on your Adsense but as long as there are clicks, then it will all be to your advantage.

2.Create a custom palette for your ads. Choose a color that will go well with the background of your site. If your site has a white background, try to use white as the color of your ad border and background. The idea to patterning the colors is to make the Adsense look like it is part of the web pages. Again, This will result to more clicks from people visiting your site.

3.Remove the Adsense from the bottom pages of your site and put them at the top. Do not try to hide your Adsense. Put them in the place where people can see them quickly. You will be amazed how the difference between Adsense locations can make when you see your earnings.

4.Maintain links to relevant websites. If you think some sites are better off than the others, put your ads there and try to maintaining and managing them. If there is already lots of Adsense put into that certain site, put yours on top of all of them. That way visitor will see your ads first upon browsing into that site.

5.Try to automate the insertion of your Adsense code into the webpages using SSI (or server side included). Ask your web administrator if your server supports SSI or not. How do you do it? Just save your Adsense code in a text file, save it as “adsense text”, and upload it to the root directory of the web server. Then using SSI, call the code on other pages. This tip is a time saver especially for those who are using automatic page generators to generate pages on their website.

These are some of the tips that have worked well for some. It is important to know though that ads are displayed because it fits the interest of the people viewing them. So focusing on a specific topic should be your primary purpose because the displays will be especially targeted on a topic that person will be viewing already.

Note also that there are many other Adsense Ads sharing the same topic as you. It is best to think of making a good ad that will be somewhat different and unique.

Why Adsense Should Be Used On Content Sites

To know why Adsense is essential for your content sites is to know first how this works.

The concept is really simple, if you think about it. The publisher or the webmaster inserts a java script into a certain website. Each time the page is accessed, the java script will pull advertisements from the Adsense program.

The ads that are targeted should therefore be related to the content that is contained on the web page serving the ad. If a visitor clicks on an advertisement, the web master serving the ad earns a portion of the money that the advertiser is paying the search engine for the click.

The search engine is the one handling all the tracking and payments, providing an easy way for webmasters to display content-sensitive and targeted ads without having the hassle to solicit advertisers, collect funds, monitor the clicks and statistics which could be a time consuming task in itself.

It seems that there is never a shortage of advertisers in the program from which the search engine pulls the Adsense ads. Also webmasters are less concerned by the lack of information search engines are providing and are more focused in making cash from these search engines.

The first reason why Adsense should be used on content sites is because it understands the needs of publishers and webmasters, and their visitors. Fulfilling these needs ensures continued success.

The second reason is the ability of the Adsense publishers to track not only how their sites are progressing but also the earnings based on the webmaster-defined channels. The recent improvements in the search engines gives webmasters the capability to monitor how their ads are performing using customizable reports that has the capacity to detail page impressions, clicks and click-through rates.

The last and final reason is that the advertisers have realized the benefits associated having their ads served on targeted websites.

This targeting of traffic increases the possibility that a prospective web surfer will have an interest in their product and services.

Adsense is all about targeted content, the more targeted your content is, the more targeted the search engines’ ads will be. There are some web masters and publishers who are focused more on their site content and how best to maintain the content rather than the cash that the ads will generate for them. This is the part where the effectiveness is working its best.

There was a time when people were not yet aware of the money to be achieved from advertisements. The cash generated only came into existence when the webmasters and publishers realized how they can make Adsense be that generator. In those days, the content was the most important factor. It still is. With the allure of money, of course.

How to Make Money with Adsense

The process is simple

After making blog or website You sign up for AdSense(Click Here http://www.google.com/adsense To Get Adsense Account) and if your site is accepted, Google gives you some code to paste into your web pages. It's JavaScript stuff that you can simply add into the HTML of your page. When someone views your page this JavaScript fetches ads from Google. If they then CLICK on your ad, Google charges the advertiser a click through fee and shares it with you.

This is entirely AUTOMATIC so if you have a content rich site with lots of traffic that is not currently making you any money, AdSense is something you should seriously consider.

Now maximising this process is much harder and it raises what I call the content dilemma which we'll explore later too: Is your site designed to earn AdSense revenue or is its main objective something else?

The reason you need to think this one through is that when someone clicks on an AdSense ad on your website they go away because AdSense ad clicks never open up a new window.
So that's the background to AdSense.

Rejected by Google?

If you can't get into the AdSense program, don't despair! There are things you can probably do to improve your chances and you can re-submit your site. Look carefully at the criteria for acceptance again on Google own site. Make sure you have relatively clean content, with lots of text (Google can't "read" the content of a picture and it doesn't deal well with Flash animations) and focus your copy on the theme of the web page.

You will also need to ensure that your site is big enough so that it isn't regarded as too trivial. Some people say you should go for at least 20 pages but in my experience you don't need that much - you just need good content.

How to Put Adsense code in your website after getting approval from Google?

Getting Started Demo
covers topics such as signing in, copying and pasting your code, setting up alternate ads, and using your Competitive Ad Filter.

http://services.google.com/adsense/breeze/gettingstarted/1835578/index.html

Help with Ad Code Demo
Learn how to troubleshoot basic problems you may run across when implementing your code. Also covers how to implement your code using two different types of WYSIWYG software.
http://services.google.com/adsense/breeze/troubleshooting/2059761/index.html

Payment Demo
Learn about the AdSense payment cycle, from a click on your ads to money in the bank! http://services.google.com/adsense/breeze/payment/1078635/index.html

Optimization Demo
Learn how to use ad size and placement to maximize your AdSense revenue. We also discuss channels, and examine three successful AdSense publishers and their methods.
http://services.google.com/adsense/breeze/optimization/385480/index.html

AdSense Help Center
http://www.google.com/support/adsense
How to promote your website?
You can promote your website with or without investment.
1) Without Investment
- Posting your website address in free classifieds websites, Discussion forums, Message boards, Yahoo groups etc..
- Sending your website address by Email to your friends, relatives and others.
- Posting your website address in Chat rooms like Yahoo chat, Rediff chat, Msn chat etc.
2) With Investment
- Posting your website address in Paid classified websites such as Sulekha .com,

AdsforIndians.com, Baratclassifieds.com etc. Posting on
paid classifieds gives more response. Sending your website address to Double -opt in Email list,
and also you can advertise your website through Google adwords

What Is AdSense & How can I Make Money From It

Before looking at AdSense, I feel that it is necessary to give a brief description of pay per click advertising. The biggest and most powerful ppc system is called Google Ad Words.

Ad Words

You will have seen Ad Words in action before. They are those little text ads that appear down the right hand side of Google’s search results. They are an amazingly powerful method of advertising. The ads you see are 100% related to the keywords that you type into a search. This means, that as an AdWords advertiser you are capable of displaying your ads in front of an audience that is already interested in your products or services. Never before have businesses been able to conduct their advertising in such a highly targeted manner.
If your internet company rented holiday properties in Spain for example, you could set up your AdWords ads to appear ONLY when someone typed in keywords like “Spanish, Spain, holiday, rental, villas, apartments, properties etc.”
Of course, this all comes at a price. As an advertiser, you have to pay Google every time somebody clicks on one of your ads. Not knowing how to cost their system, the geniuses at Google came up with the idea of letting their advertisers bid against each other for the value of their chosen keywords.
This means, that if I wanted my ad to be displayed the most often when someone types the key phrase “Spanish holidays” into Google, I would have to out bid the advertiser who currently comes top of the list for this key phrase.
The Internet has matured as a result of ppc advertising. The embarrassing days of the Dot Coms are well and truly behind us. The value of online businesses can now be measured because ppc advertising is a dynamic system that reflects real- world supply and demand.
With ppc advertising, Google has enabled small online businesses to flourish, whilst making tens of billions for themselves.


AdSense

With their follow up program AdSense, Google created an opportunity for everybody to get a share in this lucrative market.
AdSense is an extension of the AdWords program that allows any website owner to place Ad Words ads on their site. However, the difference in this system lies in the fact that the ads displayed come not from search phrases, but from the content of your site.
As an AdSense user, Google gives you a piece of JavaScript that has your unique id embedded within it. This enables them to track the performance of the ads on your site. You simply paste this code into the html of your website.
Then, when someone views your site, the JavaScript automatically fetches ads from the Google server and places them on your page. Google does this with its advanced content recognition technology. This technology is so clever, that it knows which country you are viewing a site from. It then places country specific ads accordingly. For example, if you had a site about fly-fishing, people viewing your site in Australia would see ads for Australian fishing tackle retailers, and in the USA people would see ads for American retailers.
When someone clicks on one of your ads, Google charges the advertiser. Google then takes a cut of the money and gives the rest to you. Although Google won’t disclose any details about their payout ratio, it is rumored that they take 32% and you get 68%.

Before you start thinking: why don’t I just click on my ads all day long and make loads of money? Google has thought of this and takes click fraud very seriously. They want their advertising system to work. They can tell if you have been committing click fraud and will bar you from AdSense FOR EVER!