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Google Adsense click
fraud - avoiding account termination
Many web site owners are getting their Google Adsense account terminated
when they have done nothing wrong to deserve the punishment. Considering the
money that they are making from Adsense, they certainly wish to avoid this
scenario.
With large amounts of money to be made with Adsense, you really need to know
what reasons could result in your account being terminated.
Looks have a look at Google Adsense click fraud and consider what it
actually is..
Click fraud is the act of clicking on ads for the purpose of costing the
advertiser money. It is simply the same as paying out cash for false leads.
Many people website owners are aware of this fraud and are sharing the same
sentiment that this is the one big problem that Adsense is facing.
How do you prevent being involved in Google Adsense click fraud?
Majority of web hosts are offering access logs. Once this is offered to you,
it is necessary that you hand it over to Google as well. This allows them to
look for any suspicious activity on your site. Problems like this are very
serious and giving it to them is saying that you would want to help them in
any way you can in solving the problem.
It can also help if you have a click monitoring software. If you do not have
one yet, you should try and get one. There is absolutely no major factor
preventing you from having one because most of this software is free.
As usual, all the information you have received should be turned over to
Google. This is showing Google that you too are fighting against click
frauds and is in no way a part of it.
Study your server logs and watch for any activity that seems suspicious.
Report anything that you may find odd, may it big or small thing.
You may want to consider disabling ads for your own IP address and local
geographic area. This will certainly prevent accidents and will not make
Google mistake another user as you. You can do through a htaccess file. This
will avoid Google mistaking as clicking on your own ads and be kicked out
because of it.
Keep your Adsense off pop ups and pop unders. Your ads should not be
displayed on content sites that promote illegal activity, pornography, or tampering of the
legal rights of other people or business. Included in this are the content
that is considered adult and gambling ones. If you think that you may be
breaking this rule, immediately remove your content or Adsense from the web
page.
Be truthful and confess up to Google about times when you might have clicked
on your own as, whether accidentally or intentionally. Or the times when you
have done something that is against the Terms of Service that they are
implementing. Be honest about anything that you may have done that is wrong.
Confessing is way better than Google learning about it eventually. It would
mean eventual termination and no getting back what you have worked so hard
for.
Do not tell your family or friends about Adsense on your website. Chances
are they may start clicking on them to help you make money without you
knowing it. They may be doing more harm to you than help by trying it in the
first place.
If ever someone you know chanced upon your Adsense, make sure they
understand that they cannot click on your ads under any circumstances. It
would be wise to brief them on important things about Adsense and what not
to do with them.
Most pay per click networks have different measures in hand to protect
website owners against click frauds. Other search engines can track more
than 50 data points, IP address, browser’s information, user’s session info
and pattern recognition. They also have “systems” available that detects
fraud. Not to mention the specialized teams monitoring how things are going
and helping advertisers stop click frauds.
Google offers suggestion on how to avoid click fraud. Using “negative
keywords” can be used to keep your Adsense showing on products and services
that are in no way related to yours. Adding tracking URLs to your links so
you can track the traffic coming from Google.
Do not be caught in the Google Adsense click fraud. Be aware and be wary.
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