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**draggar** · 10-14-2008, 07:22 PM

I've been wondering - is it against any ToS (Adsense or other) to ask people to click on ads?

Such as "check out our ads" or "click on our ads to help pay our bills" and so on?

**anatoly** · 10-14-2008, 07:26 PM

definitely not ok, i believe you can get banned that way

**theinvestor** · 10-14-2008, 07:27 PM

That's a nice way to get banned ASAP.

**Carter** · 10-14-2008, 07:31 PM

Some days ago a guy here ask me to click on his banners...

**theinvestor** · 10-14-2008, 07:32 PM

he might as well ask you to click on his parked sites.... it's all the same.

**Carter** · 10-14-2008, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theinvestor

he might as well ask you to click on his parked sites.... it's all the same.

He tell me in pm "I sent you this pm with the stats (I request). Can you click on my adsense please?" (5 sites lol)

This is the new era of spam

**Admin** · 10-14-2008, 07:52 PM

Yeah don't do it, when you get caught, they will terminate your account.

**Hurley4540** · 10-14-2008, 07:54 PM

Nope! Can't do it unless you want banned

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**stewie** · 10-14-2008, 07:54 PM

being banned is only a click away...

**Carter** · 10-14-2008, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by admin

Yeah don't do it, when you get caught, they will terminate your account.

Np I don't click on a banner from 2 years...but it's full of this type of spammers...they sent you a message and ask you to click on ads.
Be careful guys.

**Raider** · 10-14-2008, 08:00 PM

I posted a article about this long while back, A rep from Google said it was a big NO NO. Anything that goes against natural traffic and clicks, they usually dont like.

**south** · 10-14-2008, 10:58 PM

Not only is it unethical, but it's in the TOS if I remember right. Don't do it!

**tetrapak** · 10-15-2008, 02:49 AM

Useless thread, read the ToS.

**loscocco** · 10-15-2008, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stewie

being banned is only a click away...

lol

**tldrental** · 10-15-2008, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by draggar

I've been wondering - is it against any ToS (Adsense or other) to ask people to click on ads?

Such as "check out our ads" or "click on our ads to help pay our bills" and so on?

Dragger, I thought someone like you would already know the answer to your own question, you are a moderator, should moderators be knowledgeable? No biggie though, better to ask if you don't know.

What ever you do, ..... do not click on your own ads, especially from the same computer or location that you check your AdSense stats. No matter how interested you might be in the ad.

Google will put the Kibosh on you quicker then any Parking company.

Have you just started using AdSense? How you you liking it. Your click through may decrease as compared to a parking site, but your rev per click is more, which will more then compensate. Especially for niches that pay over $1.50 a click on average.

Good Luck!!

**draggar** · 10-15-2008, 07:13 AM

Hmm, 14 responses and all day no. I think I'll wait for a 15th opinion.

Thank you for the input.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tldrental

Dragger, I thought someone like you would already know the answer to your own question, you are a moderator, should moderators be knowledgeable? No biggie though, better to ask if you don't know.

I wasn't 100% sure and I thought it was against the TOS but I think I've seen it once or twice.

Quote:

What ever you do, ..... do not click on your own ads, especially from the same computer or location that you check your AdSense stats. No matter how interested you might be in the ad.

Definitely! Generally, I'm not interested in any ads on adsense anyway, especially in my niche.

Quote:

Have you just started using AdSense? How you you liking it. Your click through may decrease as compared to a parking site, but your rev per click is more, which will more then compensate. Especially for niches that pay over $1.50 a click on average.

No, I've been using them for a while just never sat down to read the TOS word for word but I do agree, revenue per click is higher (and the developed sites that were parked weren't getting any clicks while parked anyway).

**DomainMagnate** · 10-15-2008, 07:21 AM

here is the 15th opinion!

YES you can do it!!

jk, but seriously, they close accounts for much less than that, so probably a good thing you asked now

**tekz999** · 10-15-2008, 07:34 AM

**GUA** · 10-15-2008, 07:39 AM

No!! Just to follow suit

**Varchar** · 10-15-2008, 08:20 AM

Actually I have been wondering one thing. When you do development on sites with adsense and accidentally click on the ad, what do you do?

Also sometimes development will result in increase of impressions (no clicks, of course). Will google ban account for that reason?

KW

10-14-2008, 07:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
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theinvestor Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Today 12:54 AM iTrader: (34) Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,293 DNF$: 0 Location: Toronto, Canada Country:	he might as well ask you to click on his parked sites.... it's all the same.

10-14-2008, 07:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
Admin Administrator Name: Chuck Last Online: Yesterday 11:45 PM iTrader: (3) Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,201 DNF$: 18,488 Location: Chicago Country:	Yeah don't do it, when you get caught, they will terminate your account.

10-14-2008, 07:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
stewie DNF Member Last Online: Yesterday 06:50 PM iTrader: (46) Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,112 DNF$: 17 Location: Canada Country:	being banned is only a click away...

10-15-2008, 02:49 AM	#13 (permalink)
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