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i’m still bitter about my adsense account being banned. Why, after 9 months, would i start clicking my own ads or telling people to click my ads? Surely if there were numerous clicks from the same IP, google would have the cop on to refund those clicks and warn me, so that at least i could install tracking software or put extra measures in place to ensure i know it’s happening and stamp it out in the future. After all, i’ve earned google and myself about $500 in total, so it’s in their best interests to keep my account alive or at least work with me on any problems..

Yesterday, there was nothing i could do.. it was a case of 1 strike and you’re out. I can’t control user behaviour and having got on fine for 9 months, why would i start encouraging people to click ads or click them myself? It’s beyond me

So let this be a lesson to anyone running adsense – ANYONE can be banned, even you’ve done nothing wrong. If you don’t have software to track clicks, get it or else you could end up like me. I used to think people got banned from adsense for being stupid noOBs by clicking on their own ads, sending ads in emails etc.. Well, that’s obviously not the case.

It seems google don’t forgive or give you a second chance.. (even though i’m innocent ). I still await their reply to my appeal, but with no evidence to prove my innocence, i’m resigned to the fact they’ll not budge. I won’t forget this, and google have certainly lost some respect over this from myself. I understand how Adsense works and how stats can fluctuate daily… if they *seem* ok to me, how is it my fault for not acting on supposedly invalid clicks? – especially as i can’t tell if they’re invalid.

I’m still combing through all my sites stats at the minute, but it’s like trying to find a needle in a haystack.. i can’t tell which IP clicked ads and which didn’t, so it’s virtually impossible for me to supply any evidence of click fraud

I can’t dwell on this forever though.. if adsense don’t change their verdict, i’m simply going to move on, i’m not going to argue a case without any stats as backup. It’s very annoying, obviously, but what can i do about it? – Nothing, only fire away ‘i’m innocent’ emails.

So there will be major changes on my sites because of this.. i’ll have to check out other networks and see which can best match adsense.