Chitika And Adsense Combo NOT Approved By Google

Posted on November 19, 2007 
Filed Under Earn money online

As you have probably found out, I like to experiment with different Adsense and Chitika combos to improve the CTR for both ads and also to create a more aesthetic look for my website.

I figured out another combo a few days ago and used it on one my pages. It’s the 468 x 180 MPU Chitika ad with an 468 x 60 Adsense ad below.

Not approved Adsense and Chitika combo

But as soon as I previewed the ad it became obvious the Chitika images and Adsense text were aligned too perfectly. ;)

I emailed Google Adsense support to check my implementation and here’s their reply:

Hi Tomaz,

Thanks for your email regarding our policies.

After reviewing your page I think it’s possible that users may get confused and think that the Google ad link right below the vacuum image of the Chitika ad to be related to the Chitika ad itself.

Please either add a line between the Chitika ad and Google ad or put a border on the Google ad to make them more distinguishable.

By the way, the CTR of both ads was nothing special so I removed the Adsense code and kept only the Chitika ad.

So a lesson for everyone – when I doubt, check with Google or Chitika whether your ad implementation complies with their TOS.

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2 Responses to “Chitika And Adsense Combo NOT Approved By Google”

  1. Thomas Sinfield on November 20th, 2007 1:00 am

    I never thought of that… but I don’t have that many ads, so I dont’ have to worry!

  2. Brian Purkiss on November 20th, 2007 8:40 am

    Hm…
    Interesting…
    Thanks for the heads up!

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