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Hot From Google - Misleading Image Ads Exposed!

I was checking out the Google Adsense blog and found a post from December 18th.. just a few days ago… where they show examples of using images next to their ads that are against their policy terms. Check out the examples… the image placements are exactly what a lot of Internet marketers have been recommending you do!

To quote from the blog post, “make sure that the ads and images are not arranged in a way that could easily mislead or confuse your visitors. For example, if you run a stock photography site with a catalog of thumbnail images, don’t line the ads up with the thumbnails in a way that could be misleading. Consider using a full border around your ads or changing your ad colors, for example.”

So, in a nutshell, you can’t make it look like the ads and the images are related.

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 21st, 2006 at 7:05 pm and is filed under Current posts, Adsense tips. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

15 Responses to “Hot From Google - Misleading Image Ads Exposed!”

  1. Arun Agrawal Says:
    December 21st, 2006 at 7:22 pm MyAvatars 0.2

    This trick has been used by marketers for a long time. Google had warned about this earlier also and recommended use of a border or a rule to separate the two. Now they have made it clearer.

    If one does not refrain from this practice, one runs the risk of getting booted out of Adsense program.

  2. ramakrishna p Says:
    December 23rd, 2006 at 9:38 am MyAvatars 0.2

    Very useful information about Google AdSense And Image Placement Policy. Yes, we must strictly follow the terms and condition set by the Google to earn peaceful revenue.

  3. newbieshock Says:
    December 23rd, 2006 at 11:33 pm MyAvatars 0.2

    Is there a way, Neil, you can block ads like the Hawkins one above?
    It is a blatant abuse of your popularity and good name.

    (done-thanks for the heads-up)

  4. Ron McGregor Says:
    December 23rd, 2006 at 11:34 pm MyAvatars 0.2

    Dear Neil,
    A very Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones and a healthy,wealthy New Year as well.

    Thanks for the heads up on how to run Google Adsense ads.I still haven’t had enough experience with the Internet,and could have put these kinds of ads up.

    Yours truly,

    Ron McGregor

  5. Ronaldo Galang Says:
    December 24th, 2006 at 12:20 am MyAvatars 0.2

    That was a helpful tip. Good to hear all is well with you and your kids. My 2 kids too recently won over dengue fever. Helped them with herbals to get them out of the hospital quicker. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

  6. Internet Business Tips Says:
    December 24th, 2006 at 12:55 am MyAvatars 0.2

    This has been a grey area for some time now. I’m glad that Google have clarified the situation and (somewhat uncharacteristically) provided definitive guidelines.

    At the end of the day, this will be better for surfers, advertisers and publishers alike.

    Merry Christmas to all.

  7. Gene Stagg Says:
    December 24th, 2006 at 1:08 am MyAvatars 0.2

    Neil,

    Thanks for the tip about the adsense newsletter. I didn’t know about it.

    Gene

  8. Dale Says:
    December 24th, 2006 at 2:44 am MyAvatars 0.2

    I am so sick of Google demanding this and that! Screw Them!

    Do they think their program is the only one to make money?
    YPN works quite well.

    Google and their dictatorship methods need to stop.

  9. TL @ TopInternetBusinessModels... Says:
    December 24th, 2006 at 4:11 am MyAvatars 0.2

    Good looking out Neil!

    I’ll pass the word on to my subscribers.

    Thanks Again

  10. sandra Says:
    December 24th, 2006 at 12:03 pm MyAvatars 0.2

    Hi Neil, Thank you for being so kind, May God continue to bless you and your family

  11. Alex Perez-Prat Says:
    December 24th, 2006 at 1:59 pm MyAvatars 0.2

    Hi Neil, thanks a lot for your Chistmas grettings email.

  12. JohnR Says:
    December 24th, 2006 at 2:22 pm MyAvatars 0.2

    Hi Neil,

    This is a bit of “deja vu”.

    Am I wrong, but didn’t Google state this condition relating to images and their ads some time ago?
    Thought this was fairly common knowledge.

    Wondering why they are bringing this up again, apart from the obvious… ‘abuse by some publishers’.

    John.

  13. Danny Ethridge Says:
    December 25th, 2006 at 3:39 pm MyAvatars 0.2

    Internet marketing wouldn’t be the same without fellow marketers helping each other to stay on top of industry’s ever changing ideas and policies.

    Thank you Neil for having read your e-mail newsletter from the Ad-Sense group instead of just glancing at it and then deleting it. Most importantly, thank you for taking the time to post the information about the guidelines for images on Google Adsense ads on all of our sites.

    I am going to post a message on my blog sharing your information with a link to your posting, if you don’t mind. Thanks!

    Merry Christmas!

    Danny Ethridge
    http://www.internet-marketing-toolman-blog.com

  14. Neil_Shearing Says:
    December 26th, 2006 at 11:04 am MyAvatars 0.2

    Thanks for the mention in your blog post, Danny. :-)

    Neil.