Any Suggestions on Reversing a Google AdSense Ban?

[dreamcon]

If anyone has any suggestions on reversing an AdSense ban I would love to hear them as I have tried to appeal my case, but never received any feedback (even though the form said I would not hear anything back for 48 hours and that was a week or so ago).

[tim.alter]

Getting banned from Adsense can be a real nightmare for any serious Adsense publisher. You'll be pleased to know that Google is incredibly reasonable and does take reconsideration seriously. After all, it's in Google's best interests to keep publishers on board to drive the Adwords operation.

First and foremost, if you get banned, don't fall into the trap and go into overdrive. Never post comments on Google forums with an aggressive tone, or any other site for that matter. This just wont help your case, so stay calm and read on..

So what should you do if you get banned from Adsense?

First of all, look at how you got banned. If you recently made changes to your site, review those changes and ask yourself whether they break any of the Adsense TOC's (Terms and Conditions). Changes to site content that break Adsense rules is 90% of the cause for an Adsense ban. Adding new content that is on the borderline, such as copyrighted material, torrents or similar risky material will flag up an alert with Google. It's important to remember that the Adsense system is huge and completely automated, so if you make a change then the Google crawler will pick it up within days. If you have also moved Adsense ads to alternative locations on your site, changed colours or ad types, make sure that the ads still display as advertisements and do not mislead users to click on the ads. Check that you have stayed within the limit for the number of ads on each page and that you haven't added Adsense ads to login, error or empty site pages. At the time of writing, Adsense rules state that you are allowed only 3 Adsense ads per page (text and images ads), and 3 Adsense link units per page.

If you can't remember how your site used to look, then a great way to check is to use the cached version of your pages in the Google index. Do a standard Google search for your entire site by entering:

site:yoursite.com

All the search results will be pages from your site. Under some of the pages you should see a cached link. Click this and the cached version of your page will be displayed. The date and time of the cache will also be shown, giving you an idea of how the site used to look at that date and time. Bear in mind, that the Google cache is constantly updated, so this technique is only useful for content that has changed only since the last deep Google crawl.

As with most cases of publishers being banned, you'll usually receive an email from Google explaining the reason. Google are particularly good at giving you the chance to make the necessary changes within 3 days. That's why it's important to check your Google Adsense email address regularly for any emails from Google. If you are unfortunate to miss one of these emails and didn't have time to make the requested changes, stay calm! You're in a better position than you think. When Google email you with a breach to Adsense TOC's and ask you to make a change, they will also send you an incident reference number. You can use this reference number to contact Google, thus giving them the chance to address your specific case. Make sure you don't use the simple, contact Adsense form as this usually takes much longer to resolve and doesn't give Google the necessary information to look at your case. If it's just a simple case, of not making the changes, then make the changes, apologise and be patient. Google receives tens of thousands of emails a day, most of which are from people who are just plain stupid. It takes time to filter out the genuine requests and problems.

If you do send an email explaining your case, make sure it is polite and explains the situation in full. If you do not receive a response from the Google Adsense team straight away, then be patient. It can take several days for them to come back to you. If you still don't receive a reply after 2 weeks, then try again. Always give Google time to investigate your case and put yourself into their situation. Imagine investigating thousands complaints everyday from different people, that would take you quite a while!

How can I tell if I'm banned from Adsense?

Well, there are several ways to tell if you are banned from Adsense. There are different types of ban so check below to see which one applies to you.

The following list shows the situations where an Adsense site ban has occurred:

* Ads are not showing on your site. This includes ads which are not targeted, usually the public service ads (PSA's).
* Ads are still showing on your other sites
* Adsense ads are returning a http 403 response on your site
* You can still log into your Adsense account
* You have received an email from Google asking you to address an issue on your site. The URL of the site is also listed in the email.

If you find yourself in this situation, then it is just a single site that is breaking the Adsense rules. These cases are usually a lot easier to resolve than a complete ban because you have just tripped over the mark. Remember to check your emails for a request from Google to make amendments to the site that's breaking the Adsense TOC's. Keep a note of the incident reference number so that you can write back to Google using there reconsideration form.

The following lists shows the results of a complete Adsense ban

* You can't log into your Adsense account
* Ads are not showing on any of your sites
* You have received an email from Google explaining reasons for your account being disabled

A complete Adsense ban will take much longer to resolve than a simple site ban. These cases are usually common for sites that have a serious breach of the Adsense rules. In this case, it's important that as a publisher you explain your situation fully, without constantly harassing Google. Show Google that you are willing to use the Adsense program correctly, show examples of changes you have made to stay inline with the program. If ad revenue is an important part of your sites existence, then consider using alternative ad networks such as Chitika, Adbrite and Infolinks whilst you wait for a reply from Google regarding your ban.

Google have released a new video that shows the process for requesting reconsideration:

http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.c...ation.html

What to do whilst you wait for Google?

It can take days for Google to come back to you regarding a ban, during this time its important that you keep your revenue flowing. Not only do missing ads make your site look bad, they don't make you any money!

Try applying for other ad networks immediately, as some require approval before you can use them. We have a list of some of the best Adsense alternatives right here on our site. Generally, you will make less from other networks, but it's important to ask yourself. “Is it better to have some revenue or no revenue”.

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