Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Adsense alternatives?

Recently, I received a letter from Google saying that my Adsense account has been disabled. I haven't really checked my account in days, and I often do so only when I remember that I have one.

Like anyone who has experienced a cancellation of this service, I was told that in a recent review of their subscribers, my account had some invalid click activity that was a threat to their advertisers, hence the cancellation. According to the FAQ, I have a chance to appeal my case, but many blogs say that the chance of that is slim. But I did submit a request for re-activation anyway.

Still, it's a shame to see it deactivated. Last I checked, I was nearing the $60 mark. That took me nearly a year to accumulate, given that my blog is a personal one and I don't really have much readers except my friends and other online contacts.

So I decided to look for Adsense alternatives. I found a few sites (that's four links, people) that gave a list of their top ten choices. Being outside the U.S., I need one that is valid in my country. So far, my choices are limited. I also decided to check out local pro-bloggers for suggestions. I'm more successful in that search.

Hopefully, I can get those ads up and running.

Edit: An hour after I submitted a request for reactivation, I received a note saying that my request was denied. I wonder if they actually took a look at it or they just have an auto response for that? Oh well, on to the alternatives.

5 comments:

  1. we have the same predicament. i have no google adsense on my account because they said somebody clicked it several times. so bad experience with them. :(

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  2. It really sucks. Yung mga hindi big time blogs/sites are the ones that get bumped off Adsense most of the time. Hay. Hopefully I can find other options soon. :)

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  3. Kat,

    Ganyan diin ako nung nov 2007. Dinisable yung adsense ko. ang ginawa ko eh ipinangalan ko sa wife ko yung new adsense account na gamit ko ngayon.

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  4. Hi Jessie! Siguro I'll create a new account sometime soon. Right now, try ko muna ang mga alternatives na makita ko, although I think wala pa ring nakaka-tapat sa Adsense. :D

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