How to Avoid Google AdSense Click Fraud

BY FELICIA W.

A considerate amount of website owners are having their AdSense accounts terminated without doing anything wrong. With Google AdSense you can earn a descent profit from your own website, so having your AdSense account terminated for no reason can be devastating.

Click fraud occurs when someone clicks on an ad, just to cost the advertiser money. It is simply the same as paying out cash for false leads. You can avoid being caught up in this fraud

You can now receive access logs from most web hosts. With this information available to you, it's also necessary that you hand it over to Google as well. This allows them to look for any suspicious activity on your site. These problems can be serious and it's best to let Google know that you are a willing to participate with them.

If you have click monitoring software, this can also come in handy. If you do not have click monitoring yet, you should try to get it as soon as possible. There is perfectly no major component preventing you from having this software because it's free.

As usual, all the information you have received should be turned over to Google. This is showing Google that you too are fighting against click frauds and is in no way a part of it.

Watch out for suspicious activity on your server logs. Anything you find out should be reported, may it big or small thing.

Disable ads from your own IP address and local geographical area. This will definitely prevent any accidents and will not make Google mistake another user as you. This will prevent Google from mistaking you as clicking on your own ads. Also you will be to avoid being kicked out of the AdSense program.

Don't use AdSense for on pop ups and pop unders. Your ads should not be displayed on content sites that promote illegal activity or tampering of the legal rights of other people or business. Adult and pornographic content websites included.

It's best to be truthful with Google about times when you think you might have clicked on your own ad, whether accidentally or intentionally. Be honest about any wrong doing. Honesty is way better than Google learning about it eventually. It would mean eventual termination, also lost of your time and hard work.

Try not to inform family and friends about AdSense on your website because they may decide to click on your ads to help you make money without you knowing it. They may be doing more harm than good.

If ever someone you know stumbled upon your AdSense, stress to them the importance of not clicking on any of your ads.

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