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.

In order to comply with this term, I screened through my existing posts and remove all the logos and screenshots that are related to Google. Even my latest post on Adsense Payment through Western Union was not spared.

Once I have made all the necessary changes, I re-submitted my application and my Adsense account was approved the next day.

So take note Adsense publishers!

I will leave this to Mr. WikiPedia:

AdSense is an ad serving program run by Google. Website owners can enroll in this program to enable text, image and, more recently, video advertisements on their sites. These ads are administered by Google and generate revenue on either a per-click or per-thousand-impressions basis.

If you notice, which I am sure, you will see the below advertisement in most of websites on the Internet.. and yes, these ads are from Adsense. They are everywhere!

bet you tried clicking it.. you clickerss!

Before you sign up as a Adsense Publisher, please read through their Terms and Conditions and their Program Policies and make sure that you don’t break any of the rules. A lot of people missed that and end up being banned by Google. When you are banned, it is for life!