Re: My Google Adsense Account Has Been Suspended – A Confession!

Dave — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:00:56 -0000

I too have been banned and do admit to clicking my own links. Google was freezing up on my site, plus my click $ was suddenly at $0.00 per day, down from nearly $5.00 (not big money) so I knew something was wrong.

I tried to click on my ads, but the click wouldn't pop up the page. So I tried right click and open in new window. This method worked.

So I changed the script figuring something might have been wrong with the orig one on my site. Yep again I tested, still the same problem.

So I contact Google and tell them my stupid story. I get about 5 emails from a guy there letting me know the steps to make sure I stay in good standing. They thanked me for my honesty blah blah blah.

At one point they misunderstood what I meant by "changing the code" they read more into it by thinking I was altering the code. I had to say, no no no, I changed it by regenerating a new code in my adsense account.

I get another email thanking me for the clarification and telling me to set up ad channels to help me in the future. Also within the email were the links to the help forum.

That was yesterday and I figured the issue was settled, they tested my code, things were ok according to them.

Tonight I get an email telling me I had invalid clicks and my account was disabled and the usual we will return any money on your account to the advertiser. I didn't have but a few bucks on my account, but very worried that somehow Google will take back the deposit they made to my bank acct 2 days ago. (my first payment, finally after almost 2 yrs)

In my appeal I said surely to goodness if I were a fraud I wouldn't ask for help...Hey google come look at me and my fraudulent clicks. It was ignorance on my part to even try to click the link from my site.

I appealed it but not because I want to put the ads back on my site. I honestly do not want to see them again, I am left with a sour taste. I just don't like feeling like some thief that stole a few pennies

Re: My Google Adsense Account Has Been Suspended – A Confession!

Dave — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 22:59:30 -0000

I doubt that they will respond, they have a case of the "bigger than anyone" and we can do as we please.

Even if I win my appeal I do not plan on adding their code back onto any of my sites. I only wish to win the appeal to gain back the pride that Google knocked out of me.

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