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Replacing my Adsense ID so I can flip my site?

by bummed.out
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I've got an Adsense site I want to put up on Flippa. It looks better with the Adsense ads showing, but I don't want to risk putting it up with Ads that could get clickbombed by people who see it for sale.

Is there something I can do to make the Adesense ads show up but have a "dummy" publisher ID in place of mine so that if the ads get clicked, nothing happens?

Appreciate your help.
#adsense #flip #replacing #site
  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    I would remove the real Adsense code & use an image place holder.

    [examples]
    hxxp://support.google.com/adsense/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=185665
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  • Profile picture of the author patrich
    I believe you can also add the following line to your adsense code and it will put the adsense ads into a "test" state so that google does not register any clicks on the unit. They use it for developer testing.

    google_adtest = “on”;
    Not sure if that is still supported though, so make sure to check before you use it. I used to use it a few years ago.
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  • Profile picture of the author patrich
    Yep, sounds like my code above is still supported:

    Reference - AdSense Custom Search Ads - Google Code
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  • Profile picture of the author ramdom123
    If you think people might clickbomb you them yes use place holder as Yukon said. I have sold site before with ads on no problem for me
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    • Profile picture of the author RimaNaj2011
      I actually just put up a site on Flippa a few hours ago and had the same thought in mind. A buddy of mine sold his for 10,000 a few months ago and he said he had no problem leaving the ads on so I just left mine on.
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  • Profile picture of the author bummed.out
    Thanks for your ideas, guys - and the reassurance, too!
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