In which case can AdSense ban you. How to prevent?

[ernest1a]

Let's say you own a social networking website and users can get 30% of all revenue generated in page they have created in that site.

Those users are not familiar with AdSense so most of them will think like this: "I need more visits to my page to get more money and I need more clicks". So they will start clicking on ads in their own page just to earn more.

In that case Google can ban all site, right? How can I prevent that?

How can you even prevent that somebody who hates you won't do that in your blog? He can just start clicking on ads to cause banning.

[StarLab]

From Adsense Help

I accidentally clicked on my own ads. Will this cause a problem for my account?

Although publishers are not permitted to click on their own ads for any reason, we do understand that accidental clicks may occur. We therefore don't require that you contact us every time you click on your ads. Rest assured that your account is being properly credited for all clicks and impressions we consider to be valid.

A friend of mine thought, "If I click one of my ads each day, I'll get more money."

On the fourth day of doing this, Google sent a warning email and removed the clicks he'd made from his account. I believe it was his first and final warning. He smartened up after that.

I noticed some unusual click activity on my account. How can I protect myself from invalid clicks?

If you suspect that invalid clicks may have resulted from a visitor to your site, we suggest that you review your site's logs for any suspicious activity and notify us with your findings . This information can help us in resolving any issues, although as outlined in our Terms and Conditions, Google will use its sole discretion when determining instances of invalid clicks. If you need help monitoring your site traffic, we recommend trying these Google search terms:

Webmaster resources
Website tracking and logging
Site traffic analysis

You may also wish to review our tips and guidelines for keeping your account in good standing.

Lastly, please rest assured that we'll monitor your situation closely, and that your account is being properly credited for all clicks and impressions we consider to be valid.

If you discover someone sabotaging your Adsense, contact Google about it then look into blocking the offending IP from accessing your site at the server level.

I've never come across this, so I'm not 100% sure about the above solutions. Perhaps someone behind me will shed more light on this.

[ernest1a]

There is going to be x100 users who are going to start receiving money from us and it is impossible to track every single user if he is not doing clicking on own ads.

Is there any script or something like that which allows users to click on ads only a limited number of times?

[fatlester]

Originally Posted by ernest1a

Let's say you own a social networking website and users can get 30% of all revenue generated in page they have created in that site.

Those users are not familiar with AdSense so most of them will think like this: "I need more visits to my page to get more money and I need more clicks". So they will start clicking on ads in their own page just to earn more.

In that case Google can ban all site, right? How can I prevent that?

How can you even prevent that somebody who hates you won't do that in your blog? He can just start clicking on ads to cause banning.

There is little you can do to prevent this other than pray it doesn't happen to you and try your best not to tick anybody off. If a competitor decides to start fraudulently clicking your ads, you will be punished, and Google will keep ALL your revenue, even that which was legitimately earned.

You actually agree to allow Google to seize all of your money (in your AdSense account) for any reason Google deems appropriate --- or no reason at all. I believe the wording is something along the lines of "at our (Google's) sole discretion". When you display AdSense ads, you are working for Google with no guarantee you'll ever be paid for the work you do.

There is (officially) an appeal process. However, my experience has led me to doubt whether these appeals are actually read by a human being. I would be very surprised to learn they were.

[JohnL0w]

Well you put yourself in a risky situation, it's best to try rev. share with a more experienced user base. Or perhaps write up some clear and easy to understand guidelines explaining to your users what they should and should not do.

For example, "Do NOT click on your own ads as you'll will be banned" etc.

[Hostnetric]

Originally Posted by JohnL0w

Well you put yourself in a risky situation, it's best to try rev. share with a more experienced user base. Or perhaps write up some clear and easy to understand guidelines explaining to your users what they should and should not do.

For example, "Do NOT click on your own ads as you'll will be banned" etc.

This is good advice actually. Making your users aware from the beginning of any consequences to their actions will make most think twice. Many forums use revenue sharing as an incentive to make posts and it works quite well. I know that I have made money from posts I have made on forums that offer this type of program, but it is all random as to who gets the credit since it depends on the number of people who post. The thing that would concern me with doing this on a social networking site is exactly what you are worried about. Since the revenue sharing would not be random it is hard to keep them from thinking of the benefit to them if they were to click their own ads. I believe I would find a different solution to your particular situation.

[cldnails]

If you are having to ask this question it's probably a good idea for you to familiarize yourself with this.

[proxy-listing.com]

u should read TOS on google.

[blond]

I had a same situation
Google simply have not paid a clique

[mupha]

I built a simple community site for a client recently and to avoid this issue of users effectively clicking on their own ads, we implemented a simple user lookup to hide each users' adsense panel when they were viewing their own pages.