In January this year, we asked, Does Adsense prohibit the use of StumbleUpon?
At that time, there was no definite reply from SEO experts or Google Adsense themselves. But now, there are more reasons to believe that StumbleUpon can actually lead to a banned Adsense account.
Quick, log in to your Google Adsense account now, go to "Reports > Overview," then scroll down a bit. What do you see?
You've got mail! From Google Adsense!
Google Adsense started sending today customized optimization tips to Adsense publishers.
More specifically, our system will automatically analyze your account and ad settings. Based on these findings, you'll receive a notification each month in your Adsense account if there are changes you can make to improve your overall Adsense performance.
Screenshot of this new section in Adsense and their personal message to me after the jump.
It’s not the first time this happened and it definitely won’t be the last. The current big news circulating among bloggers is that several scumbags in the Philippines are stealing someone else’s Google Adsense check and encashing it using a fake identity.
How exactly can a person do that? Beats me. But it only shows why PayPal took some time before offering the full lineup of functions to PayPal Philippines accounts.
Is it the end of the road for you if you received this dreaded email from Google Adsense?
It has come to our attention that invalid clicks have been generated on the Google ads on your site(s). We have therefore disabled your Google AdSense account.
Please understand that this step was taken in an effort to protect the interest of the AdWords advertisers.
A publisher’s site may not have invalid clicks on any ad(s), including but not limited to clicks generated by:
– a publisher on his own web pages
– a publisher encouraging others to click on his ads
– automated clicking programs or any other deceptive software– a publisher altering any portion of the ad code or changing the layout, behavior, targeting, or delivery of ads for any reason
Practices such as these are in violation of the Google AdSense Terms and Conditions and program polices, which can be viewed at:
https://www.google.com/adsense/localized-terms?hl=en_US
https://www.google.com/adsense/policies?hl=en_US
Publishers disabled for invalid click activity are not allowed further participation in AdSense and do not receive any further payment. The earnings on your account will be properly returned to the affected advertisers.
Sincerely,
The Google AdSense Team
If you feel you were “unfairly” banned by Google Adsense because of “invalid clicks” you did not commit, don’t fret. Account reinstatement, although rare, is possible.
YFS1 and SEOPedia both talked about the proper steps to approaching this situation. I’m consolidating and summarizing their suggestions here.
Do note, however, that this only applies to cases where you were not at fault.
This means you did not click on your own ads, did not encourage visitors to click on your ads, and did not violate any Google Adsense’s Program Policies. If you did, stop reading right now. This article can help you no more.
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All Google Adsense publishers are required to enter a Personal Identification Number (PIN) in order to be eligible to receive payments from Adsense. You will receive the PIN via mail after your earnings balance has reached $50. Adsense publishers in the Philippines have reported that it usually takes around 20 days to 2 months before they receive the PIN from Adsense.
Below is a short FAQ about the Google Adsense PIN.
The PIN (Personal Identification Number) is key to verifying your Google AdSense account so that you can receive payments. Once your account balance reaches $100 — provided you have entered the PIN and removed all other holds from your account — you will be all clear to receive payments from Adsense.
PINs were issued starting January 28, 2005 — if your account was approved before this date, you do not need to enter in a PIN.
PINs are printed on PIN mailers, which are white 4.5 x 6 inch (11.4 x 15.2 cm) postcards. Below are the front and back images of the PIN mailer that Google sends to publishers.
