In this article we are first going to take a look at how to get banned from AdSense (and of course that means how to not get banned from AdSense as well) and also what are your options if such an unfortunate incident happens with you. There are actually a lot of people out there who make tons of money through AdSense everyday and yet there are people who would always complain about getting banned from AdSense and blame it completely on Google itself; now, you need to understand something – the very purpose of AdSense is to help people make money and advertise their products online and that also means that Google itself can make some money out of it. So, for obvious reasons Google would never want to terminate a AdSense account; there are actually valid reasons behind every terminations.
Google is one of the first companies to introduce the concept of pay per click service and through the AdSense program you just need to simply create a free account with them as a publisher and stop displaying advertisements on your website or blog. Every time one of those advertisements on your website gets clicked by real users, you make some money and when you have $100 in your account, Google sends you a check. Now, this might not be as simple as snow; everyday a handful of Internet publishers lose their AdSense accounts for seemingly “no reason at all” and all the hard work done by them goes in vain. If Google suspects some unscrupulous activity in your AdSense account, you would be sent a notice by them and your account will be terminated forever. The following are a couple of possible reasons for AdSense account termination:
- Clicking on your own advertisements: In the eyes of Google this is nothing more than click fraud. It happens sometimes by mistake, but this cannot be at way of life for a AdSense publisher! So, if you have accidentally clicked on your advertisements, it is a good idea to let Google know about it and also make sure that such things don’t happen in the future. However, you should never ever try to fool Google by clicking on your advertisements from different IP addresses or hire people to do so.
- Not following the AdSense terms and conditions: Yes, just like any other service on the Internet, AdSense also has a “terms of service” and you need to follow it completely if you don’t want your AdSense account getting tossed.
- Not complying with Google AdSense program policies: There is a separate page on Google that talks elaborately about the kind of websites that are acceptable for AdSense programs and also what steps you need to take from your site to keep your account live and going; it is a good idea to read this page completely and act accordingly.
- Having multiple AdSense accounts: This might actually sound sumptuous, but it is not really a very good idea. Google has very advanced algorithms and these are capable of identifying all the tricks that he might have up your sleeves to fool them – so, never ever think of trying to fool Google.
- You shouldn’t ignore the warnings from Google: If the big “G” wants to know something from you, it is a good idea to be responsive and not let the questions or notice escalate to the heights of an account termination.
- By selling advertising space: This is one of the easiest methods of making money online through a high-traffic website or blog. You just need to let advertisers bid for an advertising space on your blog and you can choose the offer that suits you the best. However, this is going to work well only if your website or blog has a high amount of traffic and if you don’t have that you need to channel your efforts towards increasing traffic.
- Adbrite – This is a very popular advertising network and allows you to become a publisher for the different kinds of advertisements that they have. They have a wide variety of different advertisements such as text advertisements, in-line advertisements and full-page advertisements.
- Chitika- This is actually pretty similar to AdSense, but this is only restricted to the United States and if you are not a resident of the US, you might not be granted a membership.
- Kontera – This has become very popular over the last couple of years and they offer in-line advertisements that remain highlighted and display a small message when hovered over. These are especially useful for “hubbers”.
- Bidvertiser – if you have not been able to sell off some advertising space on your website or blog, this might be a good option for you; through Bidvertiser, you can display advertisements from the highest bidder and vice versa. The payout level however is a bit low at just $10.
- CBprosense – This is actually a different ballgame altogether. This is a bit similar to AdSense but allows you to earn some real big money through affiliate marketing. CBprosense would actually have your Clickbank code embedded inside it and would display advertisements related to the content on a page (and those are not mere CPC advertisements but affiliate advertisements that can earn you huge commissions).
There are a lot of other options that can be considered as a substitute for AdSense, but there was one thing that you need to keep in mind if you want to make money online is that the search engines are not looking for you – they are looking for the most relevant content and you need to make sure that you outrun your competitors as far as search engine listings are concerned.
