Tony_77
05-24-2006, 02:44 PM
Can somebody please explain to me what they consider an Invalid click?
 | View Full Version : Google ads? dollar 05-24-2006, 02:49 PM I think it's pretty self explanatory in google's TOS ;) If you ask somebody to click on your ads, that's invalid. If you click your own ads, that's invalid. If you force users to click your ads, that's invalid. Tony_77 05-24-2006, 02:57 PM Shows how much I know :( JayC 05-24-2006, 07:38 PM I think it's pretty self explanatory in google's TOS ;) If you ask somebody to click on your ads, that's invalid. If you click your own ads, that's invalid. If you force users to click your ads, that's invalid. It goes further than that: if you have ads on a signup or "thank you" page, or any error page (404, for example), any clicks on those pages are invalid. If you refer on a page to the Google ads as being "sponsors," any clicks are invalid. If you ask your visitors to help your site by clicking ads or visiting advertisers' sites, any clicks are invalid. If you make any changes to the AdSense code that affect how the ads are displayed, any clicks are invalid. There's a perception that people who get tossed from AdSense for "invalid clicks" are in essence being accused of having clicked ads on their own site, but I'd be willing to bet that those represent only a small percentage of the cases in which "invalid clicks" have resulted in an account being terminated. haitiphotography 05-25-2006, 02:15 AM you can't cheat by clicking ads over and over as you would refresh a webpage to generate more hits... visitormm 05-28-2006, 02:53 PM In other words, any click not generated by visitor who realy wants to click on that ad might be considered invalid Amdac 05-28-2006, 03:16 PM If you refer on a page to the Google ads as being "sponsors," any clicks are invalid. Actually, about 2 years ago Google was unhappy with the choice of words used on www.slashtalk.com and they actually told me to use the term "Sponsored Links". JayC 05-30-2006, 07:09 PM Actually, about 2 years ago Google was unhappy with the choice of words used on www.slashtalk.com and they actually told me to use the term "Sponsored Links". Exactly. There are only two permissible terms with which ad blocks can be labeled: "sponsored links" and "advertisers." That's specified in the Program Policies (https://www.google.com/adsense/policies) document -- so, Tony_77, that's what you should read. ;) |