about the adsence competition rules

[rob1123]

I'm a bit confused about which ads I can display along side my adsence ones. I have text only ads ATM, so would it be ok with google if I included a banner add to say an amazon product or a CPA offer?

[paulgl]

The ads can be whatever you want. With a few rules.

The ads cannot look like exactly like and be mistaken for adsense ads.

The ads must be family-friendly and offer legal things. Both of
those at the same time. Legal is not always family-friendly.
Guns and beer are legal, but against adsense TOS. Many people
forget to read all the rules. Many other things are also banned.
People just don't read the list. Anything like a PTC or surfing
reward program is also not allowed as well. People don't read,
put up some blog posts or ads on that, and BINGO. Their
number comes up and they swear they did nothing wrong.

Sites with Google ads may not include or link to:

* Pornography, adult or mature content
* Violent content
* Content related to racial intolerance or advocacy against any individual, group or organisation
* Excessive profanity
* Hacking/cracking content
* Gambling or casino-related content
* Illicit drugs and drug paraphernalia content
* Sales of beer or hard alcohol
* Sales of tobacco or tobacco-related products
* Sales of prescription drugs
* Sales of weapons or ammunition (e.g. firearms, firearm components, fighting knives, stun guns)
* Sales of products that are replicas or imitations of designer goods
* Sales or distribution of coursework or student essays
* Content regarding programmes which compensate users for clicking ads or offers, performing searches, surfing websites or reading emails
* Any other content that is illegal, promotes illegal activity or infringes on the legal rights of others

Paul