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This is kind of the opposite of that. Placing the images against the text ads was to get skimmers(non-readers) to think the link was about something other than what it read. It also served to draw attention to the ad and combat text link blindness.

These are display ads, another beast entirely and the big G may not have issue with this.

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paulgl

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Headfirst

These are display ads, another beast entirely and the big G may not have issue with this.

There is no different TOS for images and text. Their TOS is the same.

Mimicking your content with adsense ads is indeed against TOS.

Reminds me of the people who see that google says not to put more
resources or other text above the ads. But since google does not
list each and every way to put text above ads, people think if
it's not spelled out, they can get way with just different words.

This also falls again under the all-encompassing heading: Trickery.

But, you people will soon be the ones back here, "So I got my adsense banned..."

There are many formatting rules. People just don't read, ignore them, think
they are lying, etc.

Paul

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espe

15 years ago

Originally Posted by paulgl

There is no different TOS for images and text. Their TOS is the same.

Mimicking your content with adsense ads is indeed against TOS.

Reminds me of the people who see that google says not to put more
resources or other text above the ads. But since google does not
list each and every way to put text above ads, people think if
it's not spelled out, they can get way with just different words.

This also falls again under the all-encompassing heading: Trickery.

But, you people will soon be the ones back here, "So I got my adsense banned..."

There are many formatting rules. People just don't read, ignore them, think
they are lying, etc.

Paul

Ok i get your point but there is a part where it says "leer articulo" which means "read article" so the image at the left has nothing to do with the article itself... but thanks for your reply i appreciate it!

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areoo

15 years ago

why is that so? Its really cool and i guess this would definitely be somewhat above 15% i strongly believe haha... its like.. i have never thought of that man!

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friendclk

15 years ago

This is almost certainly a way to trick people into clicking your Ads. Which isn't against TOS?

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paulgl

15 years ago

Originally Posted by friendclk

This is almost certainly a way to trick people into clicking your Ads. Which isn't against TOS?

You said it!
"This is almost certainly a way to trick people into clicking."

And people wonder why the WF gets filled with,
"...i got my adsense banned...and I did nothing wrong..."

If it appears to be trying to trick people, well, that just about
covers it. Question is, will google think it's trickery?

Seems to me that it would fall under the problem of making ads
appear as part of content. That is misleading.

Formatting content to mimic ads

Publishers cannot implement Google ads in a manner that disguises the ads in any way. This includes formatting neighbouring content to look similar to the ads.

Yeah. I know. It's not doing exactly that, is it? But the ads are formatted just like
the content below where the ads are. It certainly breaks the spirit of the rule.
Google can't spell out each and every case that people try and get around.
"Trying to get around TOS" is just a bad idea and google tells you don't do it.

The truth is out there, people. It doesn't take Scully and Mulder to find all of
the TOS of google. But, sadly, people don't do it. The advice on the WF
has no bearing since nobody here works for google.

Suppose if you have 3 ad blocks, just 3 posts...well, who knows.

Paul

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xylement

15 years ago

So what is the conclusion? What does other pro warriors have to say? We are still waiting for answers xD

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NicheSiteAWeek

15 years ago

This IMO is clear violation.. google dosen't like ads made to be appeared as part of site navigation..

I've heard people getting banned trying to apply similar idea on Arcade games websites.. where Small 125x125 ads were placed as if they were game thumbnails...Here your Ads appear to be the thumbnail leading to the post which it isn't..

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Nexus7 15 years ago

Originally Posted by NicheSiteAWeek

This IMO is clear violation.. google dosen't like ads made to be appeared as part of site navigation..

Then link units wouldn't exist. Ad units in a sidebar would also be considered a violation as well. How many times have you read about "blending your ads"?
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espe

15 years ago

thanks warriors for all the replies!

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Teacherman

15 years ago

Definitely interesting but 15%? If it really gets that then I am definitely doing something wrong. Right now I am happy with a 3% CTR.

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xylement

15 years ago

CTR 3% is good... i am just having 1% max on my information site... =\ i so want to try this way out but i'm just afraid to risk my adsense account =\