How to Get Back in AdSense
A number of web site owners are getting kicked out of the
AdSense program when they have done nothing wrong to deserve
such a punishment. Many are left wondering what they have done
wrong and what can they do to get back in Adsense. Below is a
few steps that you can use to attempt getting back in AdSense
and also shows you how to minimize the chances of this problem
becoming one of your own.
Click fraud is the most common reason people get kicked out of
the AdSense program. It's also the first one we'll take a look
at. Majority of web hosts offer access logs, if your web host
offers access to logs make sure you hand this over to Google as
well. This will allow Google to look for any suspicious activity
on your site and shows Google that you take this problem
seriously enough that you'll help them in anyway you can.
It also helps if you have click monitoring software, you should
turn over all the information you receive from your click
monitoring software to Google. You may want to go so far as
disabling ads for your own IP address and local geographic area.
This prevents accidents and makes sure Google doesn't mistake an
other user as you. Do not ask visitors to click on your ads,
Google's TOS (Terms Of Service) makes it clear that this is not
allowed.
Keep AdSense off of popup or popunders. The ads should not be
displayed on content that promotes illegal activity or infringes
on the legal rights of others. The ads also can't be displayed
on content that's considered adult or on gambling content. If
you are breaking any of those rules you should Immediately
remove the content or AdSense from the web page.
Confess to Google about any times where you might have clicked
on your own ads or otherwise where you did something that's
against the TOS (Terms Of Service). Be honest and up front about
anything you may have done that was wrong. If you lie they'll
eventually learn or already know about it and you'll never get
back in if that's the case. So be HONEST, nice and up front
about everything!
Contact Google, don't just send off a random email to them. Be
polite and honest. Provide anything that may be a help to them.
Tell Google you are sorry and why this situation will not happen
again in the future. It's important to point out the steps you
have taken to prevent this from happening again later on, such
as click monitoring software or blocking certain IP addresses.
How to minimize the chances of you getting kicked out.
The first step you should take is disable ads for your own IP
address, this makes sure that the ads won't be displayed to you,
which insures no accidents can happen. You can do this via a
.htaccess file. You may also want to do the same thing for IP
numbers coming from the same geographic area as yours. Google
may mistake this as you clicking on your own ads and kick you
out because of it.
If you don't already have click monitoring software you really
should get one. There's no reason why you can't get one because
most of them are free. Remember to report any activity that's
odd. This shows Google you too are fighting against click fraud
and are not part of it. Study your server logs and watch for any
activity that's suspicious. As you should do with the click
monitoring software, you should also report anything that's odd
to them.
Don't tell your family or friends about AdSense on your web
site. They may click on your ads to help you make more money
without knowing that they could be doing more harm to you then
good. And if you happen to tell a family member or friend or
they somehow find out about it, make sure they understand that
they can't click on your ads under any circumstance what so
ever.