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[edited by: martinibuster at 3:41 am (utc) on Aug. 12, 2007]
[edit reason] Violation of WebmasterWorld TOS [webmasterworld.com] . [/edit]
...it asked for an email but has no box to place one.
There's a place to input your publisher ID.
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.
[edited by: martinibuster at 4:02 am (utc) on Aug. 12, 2007]
What can I do? Any advice?
If getting banned from AdSense is this big an issue maybe the Internet Cafe business isn't for you.
Be persistent like others have said. If you are innocent the chances of being reinstated are good.
That said, the problem with the one ip clicking all the ads is that it is obviously open to abuse so I can see why Google might decline to reinstate you. They simply have no way of knowing which (if any) clicks are genuine if they all come from the one ip.
An alternative would be to sell ad space directly to local businesses in Las Vegas - I'm sure there are many who would love to be in front of your captive audience, particularly tourists. I would go downn that road personally.
The guy has 60 odd sites and deserves more than a patronising response like that
Who was being patronizing?
If I had a bustling internet cafe, unless it's a mesothelioma cafe, the last thing I'd be worried about would be the few dollars a day I could earn from AdSense as good customer service could easily eclipse AdSense in a couple of tips alone.
I really think google is taking the worng approach. I understand that 99% of people they disable are probably fraud cases. However, there is the one percent that is innocent. That one percent is treated like a criminal. Google doesnt care how much work you put into something, they suspect something and right away without warning disable you. Not to mention the one percent that made their earning legit have their money confiscated. Thats not right. There are better soltutions. Wouldnt it make more sense to first warn somone? Then if the action continued, then ban them? Google is suppossed to be this great green company. I've done business with many people over the years. Nobody has ever treated me this bad and ripped me off like this before.
Anyway, setting your own AdSense-powered website as the default homepage for a bunch of kiosks and internet cafe PCs sounds only borderline legit. The traffic is not going to be targeted to the content of that website, and people don't usually use those venues to engage in ecommerce transactions anyway. Thus even if there is no explicit violation of the stated rules, you may have set up a situation where the majority of ad clicks are useless.
Good luck getting reinstated, but if you DO get back in, I'd spend some time thinking about how to ensure that AdWords advertisers are getting their money's worth.
2) I emailed google and asked if this menthod of promotion was OK. They replied, YES, its OK.
3) When customers come to internet cafes they are there looking to book a hotel, flights and purchase event tickets. I've been in the business for seven years. So infact the clicks were highley effective ads for the sponsors. I'm sure the advertisers had a much better success rate from me than someone sitting at home clicking the ads.
4) No its not a criminal, however, when you follow the read and follow ALL the rules, put hard work into something, and then get thrown off with no warning, no explanation. Its quite disheartning. Its not the persona that they portray. I know I'm just a number to them, but I would think a compnay that has all their technology and money could do a little better in treating people.
I really think google is taking the worng approach. I understand that 99% of people they disable are probably fraud cases. However, there is the one percent that is innocent. That one percent is treated like a criminal. Google doesnt care how much work you put into something, they suspect something and right away without warning disable you. Not to mention the one percent that made their earning legit have their money confiscated. Thats not right. There are better soltutions. Wouldnt it make more sense to first warn somone? Then if the action continued, then ban them? Google is suppossed to be this great green company. I've done business with many people over the years. Nobody has ever treated me this bad and ripped me off like this before.
If you are truly innocent, you'll probably be reinstated and get your money. You're still right to be angry. No one can fault someone if they are unjustly accused but you do have to consider the advertisers. If Google is right 99% of the time that's not too shabby.
I would think a compnay that has all their technology and money could do a little better in treating people.
Yes, its called parked domains - way to go google.
Poster - sorry for your situation. But by the grace of G go I.
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[edited by: jatar_k at 2:48 pm (utc) on Aug. 13, 2007]
[edit reason] fixed link [/edit]
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But I gotta tell you, I don't think you have a very good business model with putting ads on the portal pages for these internet cafes. Even if it has been thus far as pure as the driven snow, it's simply going to seem too open to abuse. And, as a person in charge of a monthly five figure AdWords budgets across several clients, I'd probably block my ads from appearing on your sites, if I found them there.
asks for an email, but there is no box to put an email
That page states
"If you're an AdSense publisher, please use your AdSense Login so that we can better assist you."
That page knows who you are probably via your cookie
If it was me, I'd probably edit the source so the hidden field contained my email address, then submit it.
It wont submit unless you enter an email. I tried to look at the source, but its crazy source code, cant figure it out. Have a look!
Regardless of the source code, did you fill out the form and click submit? If so, what error message did you receive? If not, then give it a try.
I have no idea how you found that form.
I love the internet!
It wont submit unless you enter an email. I tried to look at the source, but its crazy source code, cant figure it out. Have a look!
I did have a look. I wouldn't have told you to try it, and mentioned that it was "hidden" if I hadn't. All it took was searching on "Email".
But I guessz that it doesn't matter since you now have a working form.
