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There are no two ways about it: You can actually make good money with Google AdSense, but you are inviting trouble on yourself if you commit any of these top ten mistakes.
• Do not in any way use any kind of fake information when opening up the Google AdSense Account: Fake information about identity is a big no-no with Google. In fact, all the money earned by you will be seized if you are found guilty of supplying wrong information. Besides this, hiding your true identity from the tax authority can also cause you serious problems.
• Never try to modify or the hack code of Google AdSense, other than just changing the parameters, more than you have been authorised to: If there is any kind of attempt to bypass the built-in algorithms of Google AdSense it will not pose major issues or the integrity of the network. But also at the same time it will threaten the financial model of Google AdSense.
• All your confirmation, registration and thank you pages should be kept away from the AdSense Ads: Although those would be wonderful pages to put the ads on, it is really not allowed to put the ads on thank you as well as registration pages. According to Google, it is a hanging offence as per their terms and conditions to place the ads on any of these pages.
• The ads of Google AdSense and their competitors should not be placed on the same page: Undoubtedly Google is not expecting a complete 100% loyalty from your end but the company does insist that their adds should not by any chance be cluttered by the offerings and deals of their competitors.
• One should not try to give any kind of offerings or incentives or beg for clicking on your Google Adsense Ads: This is a violation to the terms and Conditions laid down by the Google AdSense. Even a small polite note saying Please click on our links to keep the site running and going is also not acceptable.
• The individual owning the site should not click on the links even if he or she is genuinely interested in buying the products: Nothing in this world can scream the word FRAUD louder than the owner of the website trying to click on his own website and increase the number of clicks or hits so as to earn or make more money.
• Avoid any kind of misleading labelling: Google from the very beginning has been very specific and particular about the kind of content that is placed in the ads. Do not label the content of your site as gaming related, or dealing with the Nintendo DS Lite, when it is in fact a site dedicated to household appliances like dishwashers and refrigerators. This will help prevent confusion of any kind on the part of visitors.
• Avoid any kind of device tricks or keyword spamming: It is quite possible that one might get tempted to employ such techniques, which would help in generating more traffic and better hits to your website.
• Nothing should be advertised on the prohibited list of Google: This list of prohibited items is undoubtedly much shorter than eBay or Pay Pal’s list but definitely includes the same set of things such as weapons, hard alcohol or beer, gambling sites, illegal drugs, porn, hacking and cracking content and all other usual stuff
• And last, but not least, follow these nine points to ensure an honest site.