Hey everyone,
I'm writing this post on behalf of my partner, who works tirelessly as a news writer and relies on ad revenue for income. It seems that whenever one of her articles starts trending, Google Adsense freezes the revenue counter for the remaining 6 hours, and this has happened to her for the third time now.
In the past year alone, she has had the fortune of going viral or trending four times. The first time, she experienced a DDOS attack, which resulted in her competitor taking her place on the search engine (yes, it happened exactly as you might imagine, she completely vanished from Google after that happened). The second, third, and fourth times, Adsense froze the revenue counter.
Naturally, my partner is extremely disappointed because she has missed out on a significant amount of money each time, ranging from $400 to $600. I completely understand her frustration.
This issue pertains to organic traffic primarily from the United States, and her articles are both original and professional. It's disheartening to see her hard work go unrewarded when it should be the opposite.
I decided to post here in the hope of finding some solace or potential solutions. Has anyone else experienced similar problems with Google Adsense freezing revenue during viral or trending periods? If so, how did you handle it or find a resolution?
Any advice, insights, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all in advance for your help.