14 Simple Mistakes that Will Get You banned from Adsense!

"To err is human, to forgive is devine"
But when it comes to these mistakes, Google seems not to be divine!
Are you doing any of these by mistake? Google won't spare you either!

Google wants all adsense publishers to follow their program policies and they are pretty strict at that. Once a publisher is banned means he is banned for life!

Did you know that you get banned from adsense by doing any / all of these? Are you doing any of these by mistake?

1. Clicking your own ads
Most of the publishers who start off new do this. It’s like killing the goose that lays golden eggs. It’s simply not worth the risk!

2. Using tools that artificially increase clicks / impressions
There are tools and browsers that can do this. Keep away from them.

3. Asking friends to click
Again, one of the most common mistakes. I have seen it posted at many forums, ‘Click mine, I will click yours’. Friends, you have got a long way to go. Think long term. You can earn huge with Adsense.

4. Joining click exchange sites
As you may be aware, there are a number of such places on the Internet. While they can give you some instant money, they are not advisable for long term. Stay away from them; they are against the TOS.

5. Giving incentives for users to click on ads
There are some sites that say, ‘you can download the stuff we have, but do us a favour by clicking our ads’ It takes just minutes before you get banned if someone from Google sees this. How does someone from Google see this, you thought, right? Imagine you are an advertiser with Adwords, will you report such a site to Google if you happen to see one?

6. Support us by clicking
Asking users to support a site by visiting their sponsors is yet another way to get you banned.

7. Placing ads under confusing heading
Placing ads under a heading? Are you using a different heading than the ones that are allowed? Sponsors and Advertisements are the ones that are allowed. One of the mistakes is to place it under a heading like ‘Suggest resources’

8. Inviting unwanted attention towards ads
Using gimmicks to invite attention to your ads is against the TOS. You may use a different colour for your ads to make it stand out!



9. Displaying ads in sites that do not comply with TOS
Do not place your ads on site pages that has any / all of the below content!

10. Displaying ads on pages that have look alike ads
Users should not confuse other ads that look alike Google ads.

11. Placing ads next to images
While this would have worked wonders some time back, you should not do this as it's against the TOS now. Users could confuse the ads as the description of the images and click on them. A click should arise from genuine user interest.

12. Making ads look the same as your own links
While you need to take care to blend your ads with the site, be careful that it shouldn't be confusing for the users. They should be able to distinguish your own links from ads.


13. Placing ads close to navigation where they can be accidentally clicked.
Keep ads away from points in your site where the user interact with clicks. This can include a point that is very close to a navigation menu, near a java script menu that passes over the ads and anything similar.



14. Editting the Adsense code!
Editting the adsense code that you have copied from the Adsense account can also get you banned!

While this list is not exhaustive, these are the easiest ways to get banned from adsense. Stay tuned for that article that shows how you may get banned without even knowing about it.