Don’t let Google Adsense Ban you!
Before you start reading this article, let me inform you that my Adsense account was banned recently. Yes, it was banned a while ago due to my sheer negligence 
. A while back, I had put adsense code in some of the free WordPress themes that are available here on Blog Oh! Blog. This was not a problem until some of the free themes got picked up and started getting used by porn blogs and other such XXX sites. Though Google did warn me that my code is being used by XXX sites, I hardly paid attention because I was sure that I don’t own any such sites ( I totally forgot that my code was present in the free themes and neither did I feel the need to open those sites – which could have given me a clue). Anyway, my ass got banned after some time… I will share with all of you how Google let me create a new Adsense account (which is almost rare) at the end of this article, so read on!
Google, being the indisputable leader in search engines from then until now, is placing a high importance on the quality and relevancy of its search engines. Most especially now that the company is public property. In order to keep the shareholders and users of its engines happy, the quality of the returned results are given extreme importance.For this same reason, doing the wrong things in the Adsense and other forms of advertisements, whether intentionally or unintentionally, will result in a severe penalty, may get you banned and even have your account terminated. Nothing like a good action taken to keep wrongdoers from doing the same things over again.
So for those who are thinking of getting a career in Adsense, do not just think of the strategies you will be using to generate more earnings. Consider some things first before you actually get involved.
Hidden texts
Filling your advertisement page with texts to small to read, has the same color as the background and using css for the sole purpose of loading them with rich keywords content and copy will earn you a penalty award that is given to those who are hiding links.
Page cloaking
There is a common practice of using browser or bot sniffers to serve the bots of a different page other than the page your visitors will see. Loading a page with a bot that a human user will never see is a definite no-no. This is tricking them to click on something that you want but they may not want to go to.
Multiple submissions
Submitting multiple copies of your domain and pages is another thing to stay away from. For example, trying to submit a URL of an Adsense as two separate URL’s is the same as inviting trouble and even termination. Likewise, this is a reason to avoid auto submitters for those who are receiving submissions. Better check first if your domain is submitted already an a certain search engine before you try to submit to it again. If you see it there, then move on. No point contemplating whether to try and submit there again.
Link farms
Be wary of who and what are you linking your Adsense to. The search engines know that you cannot control your links in. But you can certainly control what you link to. Link farming has always been a rotten apple in the eyes of search engines, especially Google. That is reason enough to try and avoid them. Having a link higher than 100 on a single page will classify you as a link farm so try and not to make them higher than that.
Page rank for sale
If you have been online for quite some time, you will notice that there are some sites selling their PR links or trading them with other sites. If you are doing this, expect a ban anytime in the future. It is okay to sell ads or gain the link. But doing it on direct advertisement of your page rank is a way to get on search engines bad side.
Doorways
This is similar to cloaking pages. The common practice of a page loaded with choice keyword ads aimed at redirecting visitors to another “user-friendly” page is a big issue among search engines. There are many seo firms offering this kind of services. Now that you know what they actually are, try to avoid them at all costs.
Multiple domains having the same content
In case you are not aware of it, search engines look at domains IP’s, registry dates and many others. Having multiple domains having the same exact content is not something you can hide from them. The same goes with content multiplied many times on separate pages, sub domains and forwarding multiple domains to the same content.
Many of the above techniques apply to most search engines and is not entirely for Google only. By having a mind set that you are building your Adsense together with your pages for the human users and not for bots, you can be assured of the great things for your ads and sites. Not to mention avoiding the wrath of the search engines and getting your Adsense and site account terminated altogether.
Continuing with my story, let me explain how Google let me create a new account. As soon as I got banned, I wrote them an e-mail explaining the situation and how my Adsense code was in the free themes. In their reply, Google told me that those codes need to be removed before they can do anything. The sorry state became sorrier for me because I had no control over these sites that were using my themes. I again mentioned in an e-mail to Google that I could not control these sites and there was no way that code was going to be removed from those websites. Google, being so understanding, asked me to suggest a way as to what they should do.. imagine!.. Google was asking me for a suggestion..
I told them that I could create a new account and that way, I will get a new publisher-ID which I will not use in the free themes anymore. To my surprise, Google agreed and let me sign up for a new Adsense account. The account got approved the very next day after I applied for it. I asked them if the statistics from my old account could be migrated to the new account. The Google Rep told me that it was not possible but going that extra mile, he sent me totals for the last two years’ months. So, you see..all is possible if you are honest and are ready to cooperate with Google. Be calm, communicate and provide all the relevant proof that you can.
I hope everyone learns from this article and of course from my example too. Let me know how you have faired with Adsense so far
If you are in the habit of adding your adsense code to templates and themes for place holding purposes, you can change the publisher ID in them to all 0’s.
But even better, if they are wordpress or other php based templates, is to use a php include to insert the adsense code, and use a adsense.php file. In the file you include with the template, use graphics (fake ads) for samples and not live ads. Instruct the user to replace the entire contents of the adsense.php file with his adsense code.
This is just good design principles, making the site modular and easy to maintain by using seperate php files for all the elements.
The problem with putting any live adsense code in a template and giving that template away for free, is that some people misunderstand and think they have to keep your ads on it in order to have the rights to use it.
They mistakenly think if you ever visit their site and they have replaced the ad code with their own or removed ads entirely, that you will sue them for a Terms of Use violation related to your template.
This is why some sites will keep the designer’s ads in their template and not make a dime for ads they are showing on their site. They think they have to.
hi jai.
very informative post you got here.i got a doubt.
i recently moved my wordpress blog from free hosting to paid hosting.that is from
techtricks.x10hosting.com to techtricks.co.in.
i have old account intact.should i delete it.
since my free account is already established i dont want to delete it.is ther any other way?
thanks!
Google adsense will only earn you enough to pay your hosting services! Its better to get affiliates. Like neverbluads.
STUMBLED!
I release templates from my blog and have always included my adsense code for placeholding purposes, I will now be removing it as a pre-caution.
Thanks for the heads up.
great article really enjoyed reading
Got banned By Google? It’s a risk of PPC (Pay Per Click) programs. No One of blogger or web master without the same story at the past
Hi Jai,
This is really an inspiring article for all those innocent and honest webmasters who get banned due to silly mistakes. It also gives hopes that everything is not over once you are banned by adsense.
That there could still be a ray of hope for getting back into adsense.
Thanks for a great article
Your story makes me remember how I was asking to pay around $129 by godaddy just because someone has used one of my short url domain name services in spamming email.
Be honest and explain that i was not the bad guy save me for paying for something that i had not controlled.
In life you should be honest.
First, I got banned because of clicking my own ads. How foolish of me. I didn’t think Google is wiser than I thought.
Second, I made a new account with my boyfriend’s name and address, with another different URL used to apply in Adsense. After few days of being approved and earning, I got banned. I don’t know why. Their email wasn’t very clear.
So now my site is no longer displaying Google Ads.