Thursday, February 21, 2008

Google Disabled My AdSense Account [Updated]

Update - March.06.08
It only took them 2 weeks, but they've finally responded to my appeal:

Hello,

Thanks for providing us with additional information. However, after
thoroughly reviewing your account data and taking your feedback into
consideration, we've re-confirmed that your account poses a significant
risk to our advertisers. For this reason, we're unable to reinstate your
account. Thank you for your understanding.

As a reminder, if you have any questions about your account or the actions
we've taken, please do not reply to this email. You can find more
information by visiting
https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=57153.

Sincerely,

The Google AdSense Team

I sure would like to know what they mean by my account posing a risk to their advertisers, but since I agreed to their terms & conditions I must do what they tell me: eat @#$% and die. Thanks Google, you sure are a swell company and I would love to do business with you again!

Feb.21.08
Yes, I have joined the legion of many unsatisfied Google AdSense publishers as Google has abruptly and inexcusably canceled my AdSense account.

It happened last Saturday (Feb/16/08) and as of today I have not received an email from them explaining why or when my account was disabled. When I try to log in I get the following message:
Account Disabled
Your AdSense account for this login is currently disabled. We recommend checking your email inboxes for any messages we may have sent you regarding your account status. Sometimes our messages can be caught by email filters, so please be sure to check the Bulk/Spam folders of your email accounts as well.

If your account was disabled for invalid click activity, please visit our Disabled Account FAQ for more information.
I filled out their appeal form the following day but have not received an answer.
Of course, I'm at Google's mercy. The fact that I never clicked on my own ads probably makes no difference to them. I had a spike in my earnings that actually matched my hits, which I double checked on feedburner and spotplex, but that also makes no difference to them.
It is just incredibly frustrating that you dedicate your time, trust your personal and confidential information to a corporation that does not care for its publishers, only for its advertisers.

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1 comments:

Daniele said...

Isso, sem sombra de dúvidas, é uma baita safadeza!!!

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