Is it Common Curtesy?

[mavisbike]

To click somebodys google adsense links on there pages if you see them while surfing. I know I do it and would appreciate it if all of did

Admin Note: Advertising on traffic exchanges with Google Adsense on it *will* get your adsense account terminated. It may not happen right away, but you can bet it'll happen before you get the next check. It's against Google's TOS.

[dehawkinz]

Hmmmm

Firstly, being terribly honest, unless an advert interests me I don't click it.
Secondly, Google are likely to delete your adsense account if you put it on traffic exchanges as it is against their TOS, so I would not recommend doing it anyway :)


Invalid Clicks and Impressions

Clicks on Google ads must result from genuine user interest. Any method that artificially generates clicks or impressions on your Google ads is strictly prohibited. These prohibited methods include but are not limited to repeated manual clicks or impressions, using robots, automated click and impression generating tools, third-party services that generate clicks or impressions such as paid-to-click, paid-to-surf, autosurf, and click-exchange programs, or any deceptive software. Please note that clicking on your own ads for any reason is prohibited. Failure to comply with this policy may lead to your account being disabled.


DeHawkinz

[revjoybunny]

problem is if you do that where does it stop do you click on someones search page if they putthat out to generate clicks for them? or even slick on the page to enter the site if its an affiliate page

personally I would rather it being genuine clicks not someone doing it from courtesy. But thats just my opinion

[nsant46]

I agree with deha... and Rev Joy, mavisbike.
We have to click only adverts interesting to us.
Whatever courtesy can be dangerous in ouronline business.
Have a great week
Noemi

[breezyjo]

I have to agree. Besides, "courtesy" clicks basically steal from the person who paid to have the ads shown. Unless your interest is real they have just lost money.

[xxclixxx]

I added a note in their thread, as I don't want anyone to miss the point if they come across this thread. This is *not* advised. It's pretty much stealing from the people advertising. They only want to pay money for clicks from people who are interested.

The reason traffic exchanges are so cheap to buy traffic is because everyone knows not everyone will buy or click your ad. Not everyone will be interested. Adsense on the other hand is targetted. The idea behind it is the people clicking are interested and are likely to buy. That's why it can cost over a dollar for 1 hit!

It seems like it would be Common Curtesy to click it for whoever is showing the ad, because they are making money for you clicking it. BUT in the long run it's hurting the people paying for that click. On top of that you risk losing your account AND the person who showed you the ads. Google does track your clicks, and knows if you have adsense, and will remove you if they think you click ads you aren't interested in.

[revjoybunny]

wow I didnt realise it was that expensive $1 a hit.

I belong to a couple of privately run search engines and they only cost up to 2 cents a click which I thought was a lot for a person to click and then not buy.

[ameastre]

It really depends on the keywords. An advertisement for Idaho dog care would probably only cost a couple cents at most. An advertisement for weight loss products (but don't quote me on this lol) may very well go into dollars. Some companies also encourage their affiliates to do PPC, which is cheap for the company, but could potentially raise the bidding between the affiliates.

[drkelp]

I wouldn't bother clicking them wherever I see them.

Cheers

Grant

[revjoybunny]

It really depends on the keywords. An advertisement for Idaho dog care would probably only cost a couple cents at most. An advertisement for weight loss products (but don't quote me on this lol) may very well go into dollars. Some companies also encourage their affiliates to do PPC, which is cheap for the company, but could potentially raise the bidding between the affiliates.

mine are pay up front which means if there is no money in their account I dont get seen

[cmhaggerty]

oh well, that is great to know, I guess I should have read there TOS more closely. awesome forums!

[palladan]

I don't know if it has been proven fact...but,
I have heard that Google Adsense account are terminated if you submit pages with them on traffic exchanges.

I have seen places that state "DO NOT USE ADSENSE ADS HERE" your account will be terminated.

It's a real shame that greed can spoil everything. All I know is, if I had spent money on ads and someone was getting me charged up the gazzoo for garbage clicks...I'd be damned pissed off, and you would also. Everyone wants a fair deal and not to be ripped-off buy companies or some stupid greedy bozo.

Sorry I got so heated ...but rip-offs get my blood boiling
JMO

[inge]

IMHO, Google is the greedy part here. :)

[revjoybunny]

of course google is laughing all the way to the bank they are the ones really making the money after all.

If you are paying $1 per click then you get 100 clicks thats $100 and you may not have made a sale yet!

so wh is winning I ask? no comment

[palladan]

Google maybe greedy for the rate they charge...but if some bozo is just clicking your ad for the fun of it and running up your bill...whose worse?

[ameastre]

I don't think that's the intention half the time, more like inexperienced surfers that don't know better. It's actually a pretty common thing for new marketers to be surprised about the Google thing. I guess it's all the hype and BS about Adsense millions that fails to mention the hard part of making the income - running a website that can generate organic traffic. It's not quite so overnight as it sounds.

[pericles]

Absolutely true. If anyone reads more about the subject of Adsense earnings, blogging or niche marketing, you'll see that you actually have to create or own thousands of sites in order to make a four or five-figure income.