Making money online with Google’s Adsense program has been made by many to look a walk in the park task but there are loop holes in it that could leave you regretting later.
Adsense Gold Rush Presents: Top Ten Critical Adsense Mistakes. This 12 paged free report really captures the most important mistakes that website/blog owners commit when implementing adsense on their sites.
This free report makes the perfect companion to Joel Comm’s Adsense Secrets 4.
Simply right click on the image below and choose save as to download this report.
Other mistakes to avoid include
- Making your ads blend so much with your site content that your readers mistaken it for your content and click on it. Google Adsense requires that all ads should be easily distinguishable from surrounding content. Other than this you’re violating their rules. Read More about this @ Inside Adsense: Another Look At Optimizations.
- Lack of a Privacy Policy on your adsense displaying site/blog. Google Adsense requires that your readers know that cookies are being stored on their computers to monitor their EVERY actions. Keep your readers in the dark and risk getting banned by Adsense.
- Do not check your Google Adsense earnings from just any computer. Try as much as possible to only check your earnings from a particular computer and IP. For example, if you check your earnings @ a cybercafé, Google Adsense automatically records amongst other things, the IP on that connection. If by any chance too many people browse your site @ that particular cafe and in turn click on many ads you might get flagged as it smells as though you’re promoting clicking of your ads.
- Stay away from Traffic Exchanges: Though most folks will tell you that they are a good way of getting traffic to your site, Google Adsense doesn’t like them at all cos according to them they can incite too many unwanted clicks on ads.
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Your post contains good information. As you have mentioned never use public computer to check the adsense account. Is it Google keep an track of all the IP’s that from which IP which ad is clicked on which site. It’s ok in the case of account checking But If any unique visitor who is a daily visitor of a particular site and blog clicks on ads many times. Is it also be considered to a subject. As suppose I am visitor of your blog. I am not saying it intentionally but one of my client is daily updating share market reports in his site and have many unique visitors.
@Shruti: The thing is, regular visitors to a site/blog rarely click on ads. So if one of your readers is consistently doing this, the chances of getting banned from the Adsense program is HIGH.
I activated AdSense on my site couple of days ago. I know we have no control over the ads that are placed there. My question: Will Google get this; short in a twist if I put some disclaimer copy on my site, i.e.: This site is supported by advertising, however the site owner has control over the content of the ads and their presence does not indicate an endorsement of their content…??
@ Udegbunam Chukwudi: Thanks. Well I thought you have picked the correct point that the regular visitor rarely click on the ads.
Adsense is like aBread butter for many bloggers and to get the maximum out of adsense ..I will highly recommend reading all the TOS related to adsense and ofcourse Adsense Tweaks….
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actually i was intended to use Traffic exchanges, because my friends suggest it to me..man.. I’m new to adsense and I’m lucky to find this blog..will take note of the common mistakes above..thanks
A common mistake I see many folks doing is not labeling the ads as either ’sponsered links’ or ‘advertisements’. This is clearly spelled out in the TOS.
Intead they would use words to entice the visitor to click.
@Larry: As you rightly stated labelling ads sponsored links’ or ‘advertisements is a must BUT I don’t think it’s quite necessary when using the skyscrapers cos @ the top of the ad box, it’s clearly stated; Ads by Google.
Nice list. But you forgot to warn that it is foolish to be greedy and impatient. That is what leads to some of those pitfalls you mentioned above.
Too many un-informed Google Adsense Publisher assume that Google is stupid. I once had a mentoree who wanted to make money from Google Adsense. While trying to groom him with things that I learnt from Grizzly Bear and Court, the guy felt I was too slow. Some showed him a faster way.
He was asked to enroll in a private network where each member help to click on Adsense being displayed on other members website. You can guess the rest of the story.
Big G caught them red handed and close their accout pronto. That was the end of the dream of them becoming Google Adsense millionaire overnight.
Adsense takes time and persistent effort to build. But it is worth the effort. I love that ugly looking Google cheque when it comes into my postal box.
I can’t boast about the figure yet because it is still 3digit. But I’m glad I’m earning passive income from my online effort. Cheers
@NaijaEcash: I’ve also heard of those “click my adsense” groups but never thought much about them. How I wish they had thousands of dollars waiting to be checked out when Google pounced on them. LMAO.
I dey jealous your 3 figure checks. LOL. I guess my site traffic ain’t that huge enough to generate 3 figures yet though it’s gradually coming up. Ain’t nothing like passive income for work done months/year ago.
Dear Admin, I was able to get to this page because I click from somewhere else on your blog but I was directed to a page that contain a dot html at the end and which made this page not to been seen but produced a page 404 error, I just want you to look at some of your linking and see that they lead to the right page, thanks
Which of the links are you referring to? All the links above are still working.
Since i discovered the IP issue,I have stopped logging into my account on public networks,the Big G has been stuffing some cash to my pocket.
Click networks some said they exist,but sooner or later,It will lead to regret,a serious publisher will not involve in such mess.Imagine Joel comm or Shoe money joining click networks,NO.
The privacy issue is true,Some people got whacked for not following this.
Personally I now restrict logging into my account on my laptop and cellphone using my own internet connection. Earnings are still fluctuating though
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