Quick Q re: adsense positioning

[MoreMoneyYesterday]

Ill try & explain this - i have a drop-down article category box above an ad block & a facebook recommend button underneath, the idea being that a visitor misclicks they hit the ad. Do you think id be better off moving the article category to underneath so visitors travel over the ad to get to the article category box?

Sorry, if you have some time to see what im banging on about, website is more money yesterday . com (no spaces)

[paulgl]

If you have a drop down menu that covers an adsense ad,
that is against TOS.

And any instance where casual/error clicks are ripe, also is against TOS.

The first one is a no-brainer. Use your best judgement on the second one.

Paul

[yukon]

Like Paul said, don't cover the Adsense block in any way, it's against the TOS

[MoreMoneyYesterday]

Thanks, ill have to re-read the TOS. I remember the use of images to promotes clicks is a no no!

[paulgl]

Google ads, search boxes or search results may not be:

Obscured by elements on a page.

However, in some instances we've found that publishers have placed their ad units so close to interactive (clickable) content that users accidentally click on the ads instead of the site content. While this type of ad placement may not inherently violate our program policies, it could increase the risk of invalid clicks being generated on the ads, which would be in violation of our policies.

You can understand that increasing the possibility of accidental clicks on your sites is not in the best interest of users or advertisers, and we wanted to make you aware of this risk. This is why we ask that you maintain sufficient distance between your ads and any elements of your page on which users may often click. Because every site is different, we can't provide you with the exact amount of space to put between these page elements. However, we hope you understand our reasoning, and we ask you to use your best judgment so as to avoid possible accidental clicks in the future.

It is an arguable point as to whether a drop-down menu violates any of these.
BUT....you are walking a fine line. One that I always say don't walk it.

Paul

[MoreMoneyYesterday]

Yeah, agree its not worth it. Ive re-arranged it all. My nav bar dropped over an adsense image too...