Google AdSense Click Fraud - Don’t Do It!

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Many web site owners are getting their Google AdSense account terminated when they have done nothing to deserve the punishment. Considering the money that can be earned from AdSense, they will certainly want to get back into it. There have been cases where AdSense clicks were made maliciously in order to expose the website owner. Click fraud is the act of clicking on ads for the purpose of costing the advertiser money. It is simply the same as paying out cash for false leads. Many people website owners are aware of this fraud and are sharing the same sentiment that this is the one big problem that AdSense is facing.
How do you prevent being involved in this fraud?
its likely that your web hosts offer access logs. if this is so then you should make them available to Google if requested. This allows Google to search for suspicious activity on your site. Problems like this are very serious and by making the information available you’re saying that you want to help them in any way you can to solve the problem.

It can also help if you have a click monitoring software. If you do not have any yet, you should try and get some. Most of this software can be found free.

On request from Google all the information you have should be turned over to to them. This shows Google that you too are fighting against click fraud and are not part of it.

Study your server logs and watch for any activity that seems suspicious. Report anything that you may find odd, whether it is big or small.

You may want to consider disabling ads for your own IP address and local geographic area. This will certainly prevent accidents and will not make Google mistake another user as you. You can do through the htaccess file. This will prevent Google from mistaking ad clicks as clicking on your own ads, which can lead to you being kicked off the program.

Do not put your AdSense onto pop ups or 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. Included in this are are adult content and gambling sites. If you think that you may be breaking this rule, remove your content or AdSense from the site immediately.

Be truthful and admit to Google about times when you may have clicked on your own ads, whether accidentally or intentionally. You should also be aware of times when you may have done something that is against the Googe AdSense Terms of Service that you agreed to comply with in signing up for AdSense.Be honest about anything that you may have done that wrong, admission is way better than Google learning about it eventually.

It could mean eventual termination and no getting back what you have worked so hard for. Do not tell your family or friends about AdSense on your website. Chances are they may start clicking on them to help you make money without you knowing it. They may be doing more harm to you than help by trying it in the first place.

If ever someone you know chances on your AdSense, make sure they understand that they cannot click on your ads under any circumstances. It would be wise to brief them on important things about AdSense and what not to do with them. Most pay per click networks have different measures in hand to protect website owners against click frauds. Other search engines can track more than 50 data points, IP address, browser information, user session info and pattern recognition. They also have systems available to detect fraud. Not to mention the specialized teams monitoring how things are going and helping advertisers stop click frauds.

Google offers suggestion on how to avoid click fraud. Using “negative keywords” can be used to keep your AdSense showing on products and services that are in no way related to yours. Adding tracking URLs to your links so you can track the traffic coming from Google.

Do not be caught by Google click fraud. Be aware and be wary.

Taken from http://adsblog.info ( my damn blog)