Banned, no idea why

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Banned, no idea why

95% sure I didn't do anything wrong

PulpingFiction

3:29 am on Sep 26, 2006 (gmt 0)

I have been running Google Adsense for about a month now, and was up to $60 (it's a brand new blogging site, not a ton of traffic). Well today I get an email saying that my account has been banned. I email them telling them that I have not been running automated programs, nor clicking my own ads, etc. I get a reply later today saying that they reviewed my data and they still found me to have invalid clicks. I have no idea how this could have happened. The ONLY thing that I can think of is that many of my referrers were from Myspace, which I used to advertise my site every time something new had been added. Also on that last day, I had almost as many clicks as page views (about 20). Would that do anything to ban me? Thanks for everyone's help and I hope to have this resolved soon.

martinibuster

4:12 am on Sep 26, 2006 (gmt 0)

Here are a couple threads that may be helpful:

Before anything, it's a good idea to read Google's AdSense Policies [google.com] and their Terms and Conditions [google.com].

I've been Reinstated - Adsense has let me Back in
A member recounts their experience at being removed from the AdSense program, but subesequently reinstated when she proved that she was not responsible for false clicks.
[webmasterworld.com...]

What to Do When You are Kicked Out of Adsense
A long step-by-action-step tutorial on your recourse when booted from AdSense
[webmasterworld.com...]

There's not much we can do here to diagnose why you were banned. If you read the above posts you should get a good idea of how to proceed in getting reinstated if you feel you did not break any rules. And make sure you know the rules. ;)

Good luck.