Google Adsense rule!!

[Onedollaridea]

Something like that:

"Generally, we ask that you not place your ads near features of your site that your users may interact with by clicking. If your site contains elements that increase the number of ad clicks without increasing business results for the advertiser, we may consider these clicks to be invalid."

Check the blog here


This means you need to put it away from nav as I would think.

 

[pfgannon]

*COUGH*grey area*COUGH*

 

[jened]

this is no gray area: Near site navigation controls on your pages, such as drop-downs or menu links

there's an updated post with picture examples

 

[skylark]

*COUGH*grey area*COUGH*

LOL, nice!

 

[Squirrelinabox]

It all comes down to the "ethics" behind your clicks. If you are basically "tricking" your visitors into clicking an ad, then there's a good chance that what you're doing violates Google's TOS. If it doesn't, it probably will someday or in the very least, it'll probably hurt your quality score. Of course, there's exceptions to every rule and I'm sure some people still find loopholes and workarounds.

 

[ffblueocean]

*COUGH*grey area*COUGH*

Cute and yep...effective! :rasta:

 

[Deliguy]

So they're saying that if i have a drop down options menu that goes over the adsense ad, then i put in an onmouseover on the lower options to hide the options box once the mouse goes over them. That's bad clicks?

 

[strat1x]

You gotta love/hate Google.

 

[smash]

*COUGH*grey area*COUGH*

Subject to interpretation.

So they're saying that if i have a drop down options menu that goes over the adsense ad, then i put in an onmouseover on the lower options to hide the options box once the mouse goes over them. That's bad clicks?

Nope those are good. The harder you work for them the better they are.

It all comes down to the "ethics" behind your clicks. If you are basically "tricking" your visitors into clicking an ad, then there's a good chance that what you're doing violates Google's TOS. If it doesn't, it probably will someday or in the very least, it'll probably hurt your quality score. Of course, there's exceptions to every rule and I'm sure some people still find loopholes and workarounds.

Ethics and marketing shouldn't be mentioned in the same paragraph. Marketing is all about tricking people into believing they need that product. When's the last time you saw an ad that said "Want a Car, We sell them".

 

[LazyHippy]

Ethics and marketing shouldn't be mentioned in the same paragraph. Marketing is all about tricking people into believing they need that product. When's the last time you saw an ad that said "Want a Car, We sell them".

Bullshit! You don't have to mislead people to sell to them! (I bet you've making more money than me though!)

 

[SleepyStarling]

Bullshit! You don't have to mislead people to sell to them! (I bet you've making more money than me though!)

Uhhhh...and what planet are you living on? :rasta: With the possible exception of toilet paper, what is on the internet that you NEED, not want?

And you don't really need those double-padded Charmin rolls, either.

While we're at it, does Charmin have an affiliate program? (Just kidding)

 

[chatmasta]

So they're saying that if i have a drop down options menu that goes over the adsense ad, then i put in an onmouseover on the lower options to hide the options box once the mouse goes over them. That's bad clicks?

evil bastard

 

[kingrage]

In their optimization tips they say to put ads near interactive parts of the site where users will be looking. (Or something along those lines)