There is another common mistake I would like to add to my previous entries - 18 Common Mistakes that violate Google Adsense Terms. It is regarding “Google Brand Features” issue.

I applied for an Adsense account for this blog and was surprised that they rejected my application with the following reason:-

Google Brand Features: We’ve found that you’re using Google Brand Features, including Google trademarks, logos, webpages, screen shots, or other distinctive features on your site or in your URL. As a result, we’re unable to accept this site into the AdSense program for the time being.

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Ever since I wrote a post on “Adsense Payment via Western Union“, I am looking forward to receive my first Adsense Payment through Western Union. Maybe it is because this is first time I am dealing with Western Union.. so it is good to learn something new.

I checked on my Adsense Payment History (My Account -> Payment History) and it shows that payment for September Earnings has been issued! By clicking on the ‘details’ link next to the Payment Issued line, I can find my unique Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) for this payment. Print that page and bring it along with your government issued ID to your nearest Western Union agent. It has all the information (MTCN, Sender’s Address and Payment Amount) required to withdraw your fund. Cheers!

UPDATE

Collected my payment at CIMB, Mid Valley. The procedure is simple. Fill up Western Union - to receive money form and withdraw from the counter. (more…)

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Google sets to improve user experience by allowing publishers to easily manage the ad units from within their AdSense account. This new feature will be released within the next few weeks.

According to Inside Adsense:

This new ad management feature means that your ad unit settings (such as colors and channels) for new AdSense for content ad units will be saved in your AdSense account every time you generate ad code. Then, if you’d like to change any of these settings in the future, all you do is make the update within your account — you’ll no longer need to manually replace the ad code on all of your pages. For instance, you can quickly change the borders of all your 300×250 medium rectangles from red to blue with just a few mouse clicks. Fancy! We hope that this new feature will help you save time and will simplify the process of optimizing your ad units.

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I recalled the time when the Google Adsense ads on my site were irrelevant, it affected my earning badly (yes, it drops 66%). So, reacting what a normal person will, I went online to find a ‘cure’ to this common ‘disease’. It was a fruitful one as I found ways to could help to increase the relevancy of the ads.

Section Targeting

Section targeting allows you to define the important area of your HTML content that you would like Adsense to look into before displaying their ads on your website. You can implement it simply by using the following tags into your HTML code:-

Tag that mark the beginning of the section
<!– google_ad_section_start –>

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I found an article by Quickonlinetips on 18 common mistakes made by Adsense publishers. It is necessary to reproduce this article again on my blog as an effort to ensure that more publishers are aware of these common mistakes. As mentioned in my earlier post, if you are banned by Google Adsense, it will be for LIFE!

So, read through the 18 + 1 mistakes below:-

1. Never click your own AdSense ads or get them clicked for whatever reason.
2. Never change the AdSense code.
3. Do not place more than 3 ad units and 1 ad link or 2 AdSense search boxes on any web page.
4. Do not run competitive contextual text ad or search services on the same site.
5. Do not disclose confidential information.
6. Label headings as “sponsored links” or “advertisements” only.
7. Never launch a new page for clicked ads by default.
8. One account suffices for multiple websites.
9. Place ads only on content pages.
10. Do not mask ad elements.
11. Do not send your ads by email.
12. Keep track of your content.
13. Do not alter the results after ad clicks or searches.
14. Avoid excessive advertising and keyword stuffing.
15. Ensure you language is supported.
16. Only one referral button per product per page.
17. Do not specify Google ads as your alternate ads.
18. Do not disguise ads with adjacent images.
19. Did not read my blog .. joking

If you have something about Adsense that you are not sure about, email Adsense Support and keep a copy of their reply.

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