Google AdSense FAQ

Below you will find our Adsense FAQ. These are the most frequently asked question I received pertaining to Google Adsense. If you cannot find an answer to your question in our Adsense FAQ, please feel free to send me an -email with your question and I will gladly try and find the answer for you.

1. How many sites are getting banned?
2. Does AdSense participation have any impact on my Google`s ranking?
3. I was "click bombed". Is this a problem?
4. What are high ranking keywords?
5. Can I place AdSense ads on "thank you", "registration" or "search results" pages?
6. I have a parked domain. Can I place ads on it?
7. Can affiliate text links be on the same page as AdSense ads?
8. On my computer the ads do not appear. Why?
9. My Adsense ads are dispayed in italic. How do I make them normal?
10. Do I need to tell Google that I put ads on my pages?
11. It`s OK to use Trackers?
12. Is it true that referrals make premiums?
13. Can I filter keywords from my site?
14. Can I place AdSense ads in a newsletter with a link to my site?
15. Are there any animated ads in Google?
16. Are my earnings safe?
17. I am making money with no clicks. Is it possible?
18. Can I put Chitika ads on the same page as AdSense ads?
19. Should I worry if my site describes the same product as the AdSense ad?
20. May I ask my visitors to click on non-AdSense ads where I have also AdSense ad?
21. Do I need to contact Google every time I make a new web site?
22. How Google detects fraudulent clicks?
23. My incomes are reducing although I did not change anything on my site. Why?
24. My aggregate number of clicks is greater than the sum of channels. Why?
25. Having an XML sitemap improves the income from AdSense?
26. What CRT is a good one?
27. How can I increase my income?
28. Are my incomes PageRank dependent?
29. Can Adsense be in pop-ups?
30. Am I allowed to place images beside AdSense ads?
31. I see only Public Servis Ads (PSA) on my pages. Why?
32. My CTR is over 100%. Is it possible?
33. Why I can not log in?
34. What is page impression?
35. Can I be disabled because of a very high CTR?
36. How can I report a cheater?
37. Does AdSense participation improve the indexing of my pages?
38. What is a channel?
39. Is Google banning MFA (Made For AdSense) sites?
40. What is a section?
41. Can I add AdSense to my feeds?
42. How many Channels can I have?
43. Can I check my stats on a Cell Phone?
44. Is it better to place a single ad unit or more of them?
45. Does Google tell you when they send you a check?
46. Which format is the best?
47. I didn't get my PIN. Why?

Adsense FAQ

1. How many sites are getting banned?

Approximately 5%.

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2. Does Google AdSense participation have any impact on my Google`s ranking?

There are no definite proofs of this, but some experts are saying it can be possible.

3. I was "click bombed". Is this a problem?

It can be. Contact Google instantly.

4. What are high ranking keywords?

High ranking keywords are those for which advertisers pay the most money. Examples are: real estate, credit, insurance, car...

5. Can I place Google AdSense ads on "thank you", "registration" or "search results" pages?

No. But AdSense for search results pages may show a single ad link unit in addition to the ads Google serves with the search results. No other ads may be displayed on your search results page.

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6. I have a parked domain. Can I place ads on it?

Yes, with the service AdSense for domains.

7. Can affiliate text links be on the same page as Google AdSense ads?

Yes, if the text links do not show content related to the page and look like AdSense (e.g. Yahoo ad program).

8. On my computer the ads do not appear. Why?

Your system needs to be cleaned, cookies deleted and you need a good antivirus program and an anti-spyware program.

9. My Google Adsense ads are dispayed in italic. How do I make them normal?

The cause can be Firefox Adblock extension. Clear your browser cache and delete your browser cookies.

10. Do I need to tell Google that I put ads on my pages?

No. This will be done automatically by the javascript ads you place on your pages.

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11. It`s OK to use Trackers?

Yes, as long as you do not modify the code or change the ways ads are processed.

12. Is it true that referrals make premiums?

Not any more. Google abandoned this program. This policy may change again.

13. Can I filter keywords from my site?

No. You can only block domains.

14. Can I place Google AdSense ads in a newsletter with a link to my site?

Yes, if the newsletter is a HTML page.

15. Are there any animated ads in Google?

Yes.

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16. Are my earnings safe?

Your computer is potentially NEVER safe from hackers. They can find a way to access your website and replace the code of your ads by their own. To detect this type of hack see AdSense-checker.

17. I am making money with no clicks. Is it possible?

Yes. AdSense put CPM (Cost per thousand impressions) ads on your site.

18. Can I put Chitika ads on the same page as Google AdSense ads?

Yes, and also Bidvertiser, Kontera, Amazon and AdBrite.

19. Should I worry if my site describes the same product as the AdSense ad?

Don`t worry. This will never be treated as an incentive to click.

20. May I ask my visitors to click on non-AdSense ads where I have also Google AdSense ads?

You risk too much. Visitors may mistakenly start clicking AdSense ads, too.

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21. Do I need to contact Google every time I make a new web site?

No.

22. How Google detects fraudulent clicks?

I don`t know and nobody else does. Their complete criteria list to identify fraudulent clicks is top secret.

23. My incomes are reducing although I did not change anything on my site. Why?

If your site was inactive you recieved ads which pay less. Google always prvileges active sites.

24. My aggregate number of clicks is greater than the sum of channels. Why?

Users are clicking on ads on cached pages, or your pages were replicated by other sites.

25. Having an XML sitemap improves the income from AdSense?

Not directly. A registered XML sitemap at Google "only" make it possible that your pages are indexed immediately.

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26. What CRT is a good one?

It depends on the site`s topic, but the everage is between 1 and 5%.

27. How can I increase my income?

Place the ads at top and top left of the page. In a short page place the ads at the end, in a long page put them inside the text.
Create new content constantly. Use high paying keywords. The value of ads is detemined by the relationship between supply and demand of keywords. Place the keywords in a file-name, title, description and in internal links (1 to 2 such links, not more).

28. Are my incomes PageRank dependent?

Normally, sites with higher PR recieve higher valued ads.

29. Can Adsense be in pop-ups?

No.

30. Am I allowed to place images beside Google AdSense ads?

Use logic here. Take a look at your page and if YOU think that the image is in relationship with the Google AdSense ad, than probably Google won`t like it, too. It is better to read the complet Google`s official explanation.

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31. I see only Public Servis Ads (PSA) on my pages. Why?

There can be various reasons for this. Among them: your pages does not have enough content, or the type of ads is not enogh varied, or your content is prohibited.

32. My CTR is over 100%. Is it possible?

Yes. Visitors clicked on ads more than once.

33. Why I can not log in?

If you recieved a "invalid click e-mail", you know why. If you didn`t, clear your cookies, than reboot and try again. If you don`t succeed with this after a day or two, politely e-mail Google. If they don`t reply, you are in trouble.

34. What is page impression?

Each page impression is each loaded page that contains AdSense ads or link units.

35. Can I be disabled because of a very high CTR?

If you did nothing wrong, don`t worry, because it is normal that some sites have CTR which is very high .

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36. How can I report a cheater?

Go on "Ads by Goooooogle" link. Then select "Report a violation" and tell them about the cheater.

37. Does Google AdSense participation improve the indexing of my pages?

No. Search engine uses Googlebot, and pages with ads on are analyzed by a robot Mediapartner, and they do not use results from each other.

38. What is a channel?

It`s an extra code to track your ad units, link units, and AdSense for search boxes. This helps you to diagnose which placements, formats and color schemes are most effective for your particular site.

39. Is Google banning MFA (Made For AdSense) sites?

Not yet, but they might start doing it one day.

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40. What is a section?

This is a part of your page that can be emphasized or ignored.
It must be large enough to produce relevant ads. Insert this HTML code on a page:

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and you will emphasize the page`s content between the tags.

If you add  to the starting tag, then the section will be ignored.

With all this we are giving Google`s robots a suggestion, so they can improve ad targeting.

Note that it can take up to two weeks before the robots notice the change.

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41. Can I add Google AdSense to my feeds?

Yes. Sign up for AdSense for feeds.

42. How many Channels can I have?

200

43. Can I check my stats on a Cell Phone?

If you can view Google.com on it (the phone supporting HTML), yes, you can.

44. Is it better to place a single ad unit or more of them?

It depends. If the text is long, place more units, otherwise insert a single ad unit. It is not bad to insert an ad unit plus a link unit on each page.

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45. Does Google tell you when they send you a check?

Yes.

46. Which format is the best?

According to Google the best incomes come from:

1. 336x280 rectangle.
2. 300x250 medium rectangle.
3. 160x600 skyscraper.

But you should try if something else works better for you.

47. I didn't get my PIN. Why?

Google will send it to you when you make the first $10.

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