Comments on: How to Prevent and Monitor Invalid Clicks, and keep an AdSense Account in Good Standing [a Statement from AdSense]

By: Fakhrul Alam

Fakhrul Alam — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:53:58 +0000

You are 100% true about Google Adsense and it’s great that Google are helping publisher and telling them What to Avoid for Google Adsense Business.

Very Useful Article, Thanks Darren.

Alam

By: wholesale designer handbags

wholesale designer handbags — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:20:11 +0000

I had a spike in traffic the other after a year of nothing (thanks to something of mine getting posted on fark. Google got suspecious and suspended my account immediately.

My big break resulted into me losing everything :(

By: Shelly

Shelly — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:53:59 +0000

I wish I had read this about a week ago when fraudulent clicks started on my account. I am definitely a relatively new blogger with a quickly growing blog. Now I have been disabled, and I was just ready to receive my first payout. I agree that Google should give one warning or more information about what to do about fraudulent clicks. I simply did not realize there was a report to fill out. A mistake that cost me at least $120, and my only revenue on my blog.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:10:20 +0000

I had a spike in traffic the other after a year of nothing (thanks to something of mine getting posted on fark. Google got suspecious and suspended my account immediately.

My big break resulted into me losing everything :(

By: Ed Hardy bags

Ed Hardy bags — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:12:58 +0000

As far as I know, URLs are not altered and developers say that they use Javascript to track clicks. Will have to think!

By: UK traveller

UK traveller — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:29:10 +0000

I was recently ‘clicked bombed’ by some bot so I reported it to Adsense and took off my Ads (for the time being). I guess I have done it the best way possible.

By: Dean Saliba

Dean Saliba — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:47:40 +0000

I check my stats daily so contact Google if I see any weird click activity.

By: Write a Writing

Write a Writing — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:25:48 +0000

Geeee! That was a good one.Would save a lot here, from unwanted trouble.

By: Branko Zecevic

Branko Zecevic — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:05:10 +0000

Thank you Darren! Great post! I always endeavour to get
more and more FREE traffic, and to consider and evaluate tactics for doing that!

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lingerie wholesale — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:14:52 +0000

Good luck Darren, I think you will make these projects into a success also!

By: marl

marl — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:35:27 +0000

i’m really disappointed with my google earnings, only penny’s. i know i’m not the only one.

Thanks for the information and tips that you have provided in this post.

By: David Stillwagon

David Stillwagon — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:17:55 +0000

good post but I’m still not sure how I can protect my site from unwanted clicks

By: fas

fas — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:59:17 +0000

If some reader goes on a clicking spree you really cant do much!

By: ITrush

ITrush — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:29:15 +0000

Very interesting and helpful post .. thanks for the links Darren.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:27:46 +0000

I totally agree – do not buy traffic for sites where you are running AdSense.

It is just NOT worth the risk, and there are just way too many fun ways to get natural traffic.

By: TheBlogISMine

TheBlogISMine — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:27:35 +0000

Hi, Darren!
Awesome post! Thanks.
If I had known your blog 3-4 months ago then I would have learn’t everthing about adsense

Best Regards, Joe!

By: Mary (MPJ)

Mary (MPJ) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:39:59 +0000

As a small publisher who was banned by Google for (in my opinion) just not being tech savvy, I’m with Erik. I did not buy traffic nor did I ever click on my ads, but I was new to blogging, didn’t have Google Analytics set up at the time and couldn’t make much of a case for myself. I would love it if Google would have provided with a warning and some guidance like this before cutting me off for life with no explanation.

By: Imitation Watch

Imitation Watch — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:30:04 +0000

Hi, good post. I have been wondering about this issue,so thanks for posting. I’ll definitely be coming back to your site.

By: Online Surveys

Online Surveys — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:58:02 +0000

Darren,

It is very clear that you not supposed to click on ads posted on your blog,
and it is easy to follow that. But how about invalid ads impressions ?
If you are active blogger – posting daily, reviewing comments and writing
answers – it will be generated a lot of ads impressions daily from the
same IP address.
I am sure you had talked or disscussed with AdSense team about such situation.
would be interesting to hear their point of view about it as I
couldn’t find clear answer at adsense help site.
Thanks

By: DrOTN

DrOTN — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:52:11 +0000

Thanks Darren.

It’s give me a truly information about invalid clicks, since some references said that banned by google adsense is just alike waiting our destination, since we can’t put in order clicks in our site.

In my point of view, I made a simple summary (please correct me if I am wrong), that We shall read and understand the adsense’s TOS, and whenever We got some “strange in our account”, i.e clicks… we shall contact adsense’s support to make some investigation. Hopefully, Adsense team won’t ban our account because of the such strange clicks (invalid clicks).

Regards.