Will Google ban me from adwords

9 years ago

Hi algarve,

Let me see if I understand what you are asking... you want to know if Google will ban you for violating AdSense policies by publishing pages that are purely spam content, correct? And while it wasn't clear, you seem to infer that you might also be violating trademark laws, if the domain names are trademarked by a well known brand.

The answer should be rather obvious, Google takes their own policies very seriously and yes, they generally do enforce their policies, especially in regard to AdSense policies. Sounds like your plan involves violating at least 2 or 3 policies, I think it is safe to say that your websites will get suspended at the very least, and yes, the possibility of Google banning you for life from the AdSense program is a possibility.

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algarve

9 years ago

Originally Posted by dburk

Hi algarve,

Let me see if I understand what you are asking... you want to know if Google will ban you for violating AdSense policies by publishing pages that are purely spam content, correct? And while it wasn't clear, you seem to infer that you might also be violating trademark laws, if the domain names are trademarked by a well known brand.

The answer should be rather obvious, Google takes their own policies very seriously and yes, they generally do enforce their policies, especially in regard to AdSense policies. Sounds like your plan involves violating at least 2 or 3 policies, I think it is safe to say that your websites will get suspended at the very least, and yes, the possibility of Google banning you for life from the AdSense program is a possibility.

Many thanks for the quick reply! I originally registered the domain for a hobby I am known for. It just so happens that when I checked the dot com website to see what it was all about I released that it was a website for business links. No I am not in any trademark violation as the domains I registered had the availability to be registered. many well known companies start off by securing all domain types and most common would be the dot co.uk and the dot eu.
My question that I posted was a genuine one; as just because I also come up with the same name does not give them the right to a trademark unless they have it as a registered brand. I myself have other websites that I have the TM logo on, so there is nothing stopping me doing the same with the ones I am talking about. With regards to your other answer I thank you as I now know to at least put some content and structure on the website before placing any adsence ads. which could get me a life ban for placing advert that you say would be classed as spam. I still have the intention of keeping the domains as I registered them in good faith of what I was going to do with them, it is only when I came across the dot com did I realize that it may have some potential.

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dburk

9 years ago

Originally Posted by algarve

Many thanks for the quick reply! I originally registered the domain for a hobby I am known for. It just so happens that when I checked the dot com website to see what it was all about I released that it was a website for business links.

Hi algarve,

I think you might be referring to a parked domain. An undeveloped domain can be pointed at a parked domain service provider that will place ads on the website for you and share revenue. That is likely what you saw when you checked the dot com website.

AdSense used to offer a similar service call Adsense for Domains, they have since retired the program, so you would need to seek a different provider. Be aware that there are very strict rules regarding traffic sources if you wish to participate in a parked domain service. Generally speaking they only want type-in traffic from high value domains that get a lot of natural type-in traffic. Promoting traffic is usually a violation of most parked domain program policies.

Originally Posted by algarve

No I am not in any trademark violation as the domains I registered had the availability to be registered. many well known companies start off by securing all domain types and most common would be the dot co.uk and the dot eu.
My question that I posted was a genuine one; as just because I also come up with the same name does not give them the right to a trademark unless they have it as a registered brand. I myself have other websites that I have the TM logo on, so there is nothing stopping me doing the same with the ones I am talking about. With regards to your other answer I thank you as I now know to at least put some content and structure on the website before placing any adsence ads. which could get me a life ban for placing advert that you say would be classed as spam. I still have the intention of keeping the domains as I registered them in good faith of what I was going to do with them, it is only when I came across the dot com did I realize that it may have some potential.

Having the availability to be registered has nothing to do with whether a domain name is trademarked, or not. You can register domains all day long that violate trademark laws, nothing prevents you from doing that. You just can't actually use them in any way that shows bad faith without risking a lawsuit and potentially losing the domain in a dispute settlement.

Typically, placing ads on a domain that uses a name that is similar to a trademarked term is considered evidence of a bad faith violation. It is up to the trademark owner to enforce his own trademark, so you typically find yourself in a civil law dispute anytime you violate trademarks and may be held financially liable. Not to mention, it violates AdSense policy as well.

You should endeavor to learn if a domain might infringe on a trademark term before registering, as availability is not a reliable indicator.

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algarve

9 years ago

Originally Posted by dburk

Hi algarve,

I think you might be referring to a parked domain. An undeveloped domain can be pointed at a parked domain service provider that will place ads on the website for you and share revenue. That is likely what you saw when you checked the dot com website.

AdSense used to offer a similar service call Adsense for Domains, they have since retired the program, so you would need to seek a different provider. Be aware that there are very strict rules regarding traffic sources if you wish to participate in a parked domain service. Generally speaking they only want type-in traffic from high value domains that get a lot of natural type-in traffic. Promoting traffic is usually a violation of most parked domain program policies.

Having the availability to be registered has nothing to do with whether a domain name is trademarked, or not. You can register domains all day long that violate trademark laws, nothing prevents you from doing that. You just can't actually use them in any way that shows bad faith without risking a lawsuit and potentially losing the domain in a dispute settlement.

Typically, placing ads on a domain that uses a name that is similar to a trademarked term is considered evidence of a bad faith violation. It is up to the trademark owner to enforce his own trademark, so you typically find yourself in a civil law dispute anytime you violate trademarks and may be held financially liable. Not to mention, it violates AdSense policy as well.

You should endeavor to learn if a domain might infringe on a trademark term before registering, as availability is not a reliable indicator.

Many thanks for your reply it makes a lot of sense perhaps it might be better not to renew the domain names, I did look and can not see that it is a registered trade mark. I did contact them a couple of time regarding the domains that I registered the dot com was registered in 2010 both mine were registered in 2013. So it is not as if they did not have time to take them. so a I don't think they would win on any legal ground as it is not as if I just pipped them to the post, they had 3 years in which to register them. if I own them and set up my website it would be difficult for them to trademark, as I would already be using a common name that they would be forcing me to use. I do see that the websites founder of the dot com was a lawyer in the US.

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linux7802

9 years ago

If you have genuine content than no issues with Google Adsense but if you are using spam or copied content , than only Google Adsense will suspend your account

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algarve

9 years ago

Originally Posted by linux7802

If you have genuine content than no issues with Google Adsense but if you are using spam or copied content , than only Google Adsense will suspend your account

Many thanks, your reply was helpful; I have no intention of copying any other websites content. I would not dream of doing such an unspeakable thing. I just really wanted to know if the website should have content before I place the ads. It seems I would be better off making a website with some content then placing the ads. Do you know if there is a limit to the amount of google adsence ads that I can place on any one website without it seen as spam??

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adammichael 9 years ago

Algarve,

I don't really see the point in loading up your page w/ adsense ads anyways...

Think about it from the user's perspective:

If they land on your site and it looks super spammy, they're just going to bounce right away and not click anything.

If there is only ONE ad, but it is well placed and there is good content, the user is much more likely to click the 1 relevant ad.

Even if you got them to an ad-filled page and they decided to click, they can still only click once... you're not going to be making any more money than you would otherwise.

I recommend thinking about business from a human perspective. Think of what your customers want. Genuinely try to help them. You will make much more money that way.
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aallendewett

9 years ago

I think if you did not put any content on your website and just place the adsense ads it violates the adsense guidelines.

Read adsnse guidelines here:
https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/48182?hl=en

It says you should not create website to earn money from adsense & that is what you are doing.
You need to put some content on it and later placed the adsense ads.

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algarve

9 years ago

I did not know that Adsense for Domains has finished so thanks for the info

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JyotiG

9 years ago

Using only adsense on the page will give a spammy feeling to the visitor of your site and they might leave with a bad user experience. So I would suggest you not to go down that road. You can develop that domain into something which doesn't infringe the trademark of the company and then place the google ads

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