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I can't judge if you broke the rules or not but not showing up on Google's SERPs is terrifying and a stark reminder on how dependent we've become on Google traf

I can't judge if you broke the rules or not but not showing up on Google's SERPs is terrifying and a stark reminder on how dependent we've become on Google traffic.

kbrower 15y ago
I included an image of my adwords account. The ad had been running for years(albeit infrequently due to very low budget), and I had not touched it since creating it. I checked after this all happened, and there were several warnings from adwords, but nothing from webmaster tools. I simply ignored the adwords warnings as I was not actively using the account and figured they were just disabling ads. If I had know these were the consequences, I would have just deleted my adwords account.
- kposehn 15y ago
  Unfortunately, deleting an AdWords account won't remove the violation; it may actually make it worse. Google will look back several years and disable ads that haven't run for a very long time. Sometimes they even ban accounts that are inactive or deleted! It is very important to remember: when dealing with Google AdWords, the definition of a violation changes with time. If you violated the current policies in the past, you may still be banned. You take a great risk running there and any and all warnings you get should be dealt with immediately. That said, seeing an exclusion from organic based on an AdWords suspension is extremely alarming. That may be exactly what the DoJ is looking for in terms of violations by Google.
  - thematt 15y ago
    That said, seeing an exclusion from organic based on an AdWords suspension is extremely alarming. That may be exactly what the DoJ is looking for in terms of violations by Google. According to Matt Cutts, it was the exact opposite: he got the organic suspension then the AdWords suspension.
    - kposehn 15y ago
      I saw, much less alarming now.
itswindy 15y ago
Panda, too, did screw a lot of small businesses as well while promotion the likes of Walmart, Youtube and Bestbuy. Google's coffers are full though http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/technology/google-earnings-for-the-second-quarter-top-wall-street-expectations.html http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/technology/google-earnings...

I can't judge if you broke the rules or not but not showing up on Google's SERPs is terrifying and a stark reminder on how dependent we've become on Google traffic.

kbrower 15y ago

I included an image of my adwords account. The ad had been running for years(albeit infrequently due to very low budget), and I had not touched it since creating it. I checked after this all happened, and there were several warnings from adwords, but nothing from webmaster tools. I simply ignored the adwords warnings as I was not actively using the account and figured they were just disabling ads. If I had know these were the consequences, I would have just deleted my adwords account.

kposehn 15y ago
Unfortunately, deleting an AdWords account won't remove the violation; it may actually make it worse. Google will look back several years and disable ads that haven't run for a very long time. Sometimes they even ban accounts that are inactive or deleted! It is very important to remember: when dealing with Google AdWords, the definition of a violation changes with time. If you violated the current policies in the past, you may still be banned. You take a great risk running there and any and all warnings you get should be dealt with immediately. That said, seeing an exclusion from organic based on an AdWords suspension is extremely alarming. That may be exactly what the DoJ is looking for in terms of violations by Google.
- thematt 15y ago
  That said, seeing an exclusion from organic based on an AdWords suspension is extremely alarming. That may be exactly what the DoJ is looking for in terms of violations by Google. According to Matt Cutts, it was the exact opposite: he got the organic suspension then the AdWords suspension.
  - kposehn 15y ago
    I saw, much less alarming now.

itswindy 15y ago

Panda, too, did screw a lot of small businesses as well while promotion the likes of Walmart, Youtube and Bestbuy. Google's coffers are full though http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/technology/google-earnings-for-the-second-quarter-top-wall-street-expectations.html http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/technology/google-earnings...