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Unfortunately, this is a reality of using AdSense. I have never encountered anyone at Google that is malicious and/or gleeful about this happening. The lack of
by kposehn 15y ago
Unfortunately, this is a reality of using AdSense.
I have never encountered anyone at Google that is malicious and/or gleeful about this happening. The lack of response comes down to the fact that Google would rather make sure they get all bad actors and throw out some good than be more lenient and let some bad actors stay.
There are tens of thousands of AdSense spammers that try to take advantage of the system. 30-40% of impressions on Google Content Network ads (which run on AdSense) are complete junk. These impressions are via sites that take advantage of how easy it is to get in to make a quick buck before Google catches them.
The ecosystem perpetuates itself because Google's priority is to maximize overall reach in the market: the more people using AdSense, the more impressions they get and the more people cookie'd for behavioral data. There is little concern with banning people unjustifiably as they have a different priority.
Hatchlings did the right thing by diversifying and if you rely on AdSense, then you should to. Make sure you work with several networks (many pay better anyway) and look for other sources of revenue. This is what separates the sad stories from successes.
- feralchimp 15y ago> The lack of response comes down to the fact that Google would rather make sure they get all bad actors and throw out some good than be more lenient and let some bad actors stay. If that's indeed their attitude, then they deserve to burn long and hot over this shit. And nothing excuses a shutdown in communication, period. The lesson (to me) is "don't rely on AdSense for any make/break percentage of your revenue."
- darksaga 15y agoAgreed. I've had several bad experiences with Google's AdSense and it was a real pain in the ass to deal with them. They suspected one of my accounts of click fraud and it took almost 2 years of back and forth to finally get my money back. Even after all of that, they never reinstated my account. My general attitude is the same, "Don't rely on Google for anything in which some kind of monetary relationship is involved." It's just not worth it - ever.
- stfu 15y agoThe problem is, that Google's behavior creates a culture of cheating. When things become so obviously unfair, people are increasingly forced to solve the problems in "other" ways. While their actions may make sense in the short run (i.e. its just a few annoying web"masters"), the long term effects of being perceived as an unfair institution that is okay to trick seems to be more severe.
- angryasian 15y agomakes absolutely no sense, play by the rules. And theres no needs to solve problems in other ways.
- unimpressive 15y agoIf playing by "the rules" gets you banned then people will stop playing by them.
- angryasian 15y agountil you hear both sides of the story, you can't assume they are playing by the rules. You can only assume there was something they were doing that google felt violated their terms. Really you think google would screw someone over 40k. Its chump change.
- unimpressive 15y agoI didn't make any statement as to the legitimacy of the OP. For all I know they were breaking the rules flagrantly and obscenely. Being perceived as an unfair institution hurts you weather it's true or not. (And NO, I'm not saying that I think Google is an unfair institution. Ugh.)