| When something this successful, frauds do creep | | | | It is essential that your ads do not appear on |
| in. This is very much true in case of Adsesnse. | | | | portals indulging in illegal activities like adultery and |
| In Adsense, a webmaster gets money if a surfer | | | | gambling. If you know about this, you immediately |
| licks on the ads displayed on the webmaster's | | | | remove Adsense and your content from that |
| web page. If these clicks are found to be fraud | | | | web page. Generally it is better to keep your |
| ones, Google immediately terminates the Account | | | | Adsense off on pop unders and pop ups. |
| of the concerned webmaster. | | | | If possible keep your Adsense information from |
| Given the fact that Adsense means more | | | | your family and friends. In an urge to help you, |
| earnings, no webmaster would like his account | | | | they may do harm to you. If they came to know |
| terminated. For no mistake of him/her | | | | about you incorporating Adsense, warn them not |
| webmaster may get the beating. To escape the | | | | to click on the ads. Explain them the |
| threat of getting terminated for click fraud, you | | | | consequences. It is better to be safe before than |
| should be aware of what this fraud is all about | | | | sad later. Isn't it? |
| and how to prevent then from happening. | | | | Search Engines have features like tracking about |
| How to prevent fraudulent clicks? | | | | 50 data points, pattern recognition, user's session |
| If you are offered web logs by your web hosts, | | | | information, IP address and browser's information, |
| hand them over to Google, so that they can | | | | which prevent click fraud. |
| monitor the activity on your site. This would | | | | Google suggests you two ways to help you free |
| make you more credible before Google. | | | | from click fraud. |
| Incorporate click monitor software, which is | | | | |
| available for free. And be sure to submit all the | | | | 1. Tracking URL: With this you can track the |
| reports generated by this software to Google. | | | | traffic originating from Google. |
| Keep close watch on server logs. If any thing | | | | 2. Negative Keywords: With this you can prevent |
| looks suspicious, report them at once. Being | | | | your Adsense Ads from appearing in sites in no |
| transparent to Google, you imply that you too | | | | way are related to your products and Services. |
| are fighting against click fraud. | | | | Google offers an option of renewing the account |
| To avoid getting misunderstood from Google that | | | | even if it gets terminated for click fraud. But it is |
| you had clicked the ads by yourself, you may | | | | a cumbersome process, and once the credibility is |
| disable ads for your geographic region and your | | | | lost it is difficult to rebuild it. So prevent click fraud |
| own IP address. | | | | from happening. |