Many web
site owners are getting their Google Adsense account
terminated when they have done nothing wrong to deserve the
punishment. Considering the money that they are getting from
Adsense, they would certainly want to get back into it.
Considering the money to be made with Adsense, it is no
wonder that they would want to get back into it. It is that
same consideration why the Google Adsense click fraud is
thought of and why many people are getting into it.
Click fraud is the act of clicking on ads for the purpose of
costing the advertiser money. It is simply the same as
paying out cash for false leads. Many people website owners
are aware of this fraud and are sharing the same sentiment
that this is the one big problem that Adsense is facing.
How do you prevent being involved in this fraud?
Majority of web hosts are offering access logs. Once this is
offered to you, it is necessary that you hand it over to
Google as well. This allows them to look for any suspicious
activity on your site. Problems like this are very serious
and giving it to them is saying that you would want to help
them in any way you can in solving the problem.
It can also help if you have a click monitoring software. If
you do not have one yet, you should try and get one. There
is absolutely no major factor preventing you from having one
because most of this software is free.
As usual, all the information you have received should be
turned over to Google. This is showing Google that you too
are fighting against click frauds and is in no way a part of
it. Study your server logs and watch for any activity that
seems suspicious. Report anything that you may find odd, may
it big or small thing.
You may want to consider disabling ads for your own IP
address and local geographic area. This will certainly
prevent accidents and will not make Google mistake another
user as you. You can do through a htaccess file. This will
avoid Google mistaking as clicking on your own ads and be
kicked out because of it.
Keep your Adsense off on pop ups and pop unders. Your ads
should not be displayed on content sites that promote
illegal activity or tampering of the legal rights of other
people or business. Included in this are the content that is
considered adult and gambling ones. If you think that you
may be breaking this rule, immediately remove your content
or Adsense from the web page.
Be truthful and confess up to Google about times when you
might have clicked on your own as, whether accidentally or
intentionally. Or the times when you have done something
that is against the Terms of Service that they are
implementing. Be honest about anything that you may have
done that is wrong. Confessing is way better than Google
learning about it eventually. It would mean eventual
termination and no getting back what you have worked so hard
for.
Do not tell your family or friends about Adsense on your
website. Chances are they may start clicking on them to help
you make money without you knowing it. They may be doing
more harm to you than help by trying it in the first place.
If ever someone you know chanced upon your Adsense, make
sure they understand that they cannot click on your ads
under any circumstances. It would be wise to brief them on
important things about Adsense and what not to do with them.
Most pay per click networks have different measures in hand
to protect website owners against click frauds. Other search
engines can track more than 50 data points, IP address,
browser's information, user's session info and pattern
recognition. They also have "systems" available that detects
fraud. Not to mention the specialized teams monitoring how
things are going and helping advertisers stop click frauds.
Google offers suggestion on how to avoid click fraud. Using
"negative keywords" can be used to keep your Adsense showing
on products and services that are in no way related to
yours. Adding tracking ur links so you can track the traffic
coming from Google.