adsense in header___TOS?

lovboa · 10-05-2011, 09:27 PM

I have a question about putting the adsense link ads across your header.

It seems a lot of people were getting banned from adsense and receiving the explanation...that it was because they were getting the viewers to mistakenly click their ads.

However, I got rid of my navigation bar at the top of my site. Everything is in the sidebar now.

I was wondering if putting a link ad across the top of that header will be considered as breaking TOS because it is deceptively placing the ads so that viewers will click on them thinking they are the navigation links.

akasheg · 10-05-2011, 09:34 PM

No its okay to use the ads in your header, the basic idea of showing ads is that people click them, and most CTR you can get is in the header.

Those people might have been banned because they would have been using unethical ways to increase their revenue.

Ash R · 10-05-2011, 11:54 PM

Header ads are ok, I'm successfully running them on one site.

As long as they're not misleading, you should be ok. People use a lot of dodgy tactics to get viewers to click ads, as long as you're not doing those a header ad is not in violation of TOS.

tonyalves · 10-06-2011, 08:45 PM

I would be careful about putting a link unit across your header without having a navigation bar also in the header.

Visitors might click on the ads mistaking them for your navigation links and this can get you into trouble with Google.

paulgl · 10-06-2011, 09:17 PM

Actually, it's the other way around. You don't want a menu under it,
as you may get accidental clicks. Don't put a navigational bar
near an adsense ad like that. People go for a link and click an ad
by mistake.

Putting a 728 block at the very top, or below header image is
quite common, and quite practical.

Paul

10-05-2011, 09:27 PM	#1
lovboa Advanced Warrior Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 741 Thanks: 119 Thanked 80 Times in 71 Posts	adsense in header___TOS? I have a question about putting the adsense link ads across your header. It seems a lot of people were getting banned from adsense and receiving the explanation...that it was because they were getting the viewers to mistakenly click their ads. However, I got rid of my navigation bar at the top of my site. Everything is in the sidebar now. I was wondering if putting a link ad across the top of that header will be considered as breaking TOS because it is deceptively placing the ads so that viewers will click on them thinking they are the navigation links.

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akasheg Active Warrior Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Pune, India Posts: 56 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Social Networking	Re: adsense in header___TOS? No its okay to use the ads in your header, the basic idea of showing ads is that people click them, and most CTR you can get is in the header. Those people might have been banned because they would have been using unethical ways to increase their revenue.
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Ash R HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 471 Thanks: 141 Thanked 64 Times in 55 Posts Contact Info	Re: adsense in header___TOS? Header ads are ok, I'm successfully running them on one site. As long as they're not misleading, you should be ok. People use a lot of dodgy tactics to get viewers to click ads, as long as you're not doing those a header ad is not in violation of TOS.
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tonyalves HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 173 Thanks: 14 Thanked 23 Times in 20 Posts	Re: adsense in header___TOS? I would be careful about putting a link unit across your header without having a navigation bar also in the header. Visitors might click on the ads mistaking them for your navigation links and this can get you into trouble with Google.
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paulgl Plundering the Web War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 4,851 Thanks: 804 Thanked 1,200 Times in 887 Posts	Re: adsense in header___TOS? Actually, it's the other way around. You don't want a menu under it, as you may get accidental clicks. Don't put a navigational bar near an adsense ad like that. People go for a link and click an ad by mistake. Putting a 728 block at the very top, or below header image is quite common, and quite practical. Paul
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