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Don't Get Caught With
Google AdSense Click Fraud
By James Williams
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 URLs to your links so you
can track the traffic coming from
Google.
Do not be caught in
the Google click fraud. Be aware and
be wary.
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