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Ad-words has deemed my Unity Game site... offensive?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by TurtleWolf, Sep 22, 2011.

  1. TurtleWolf

    TurtleWolf

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    So I got a hundred dollar offer to try out adwords... and I was loving it. I couldn't figure out why my hits we're showing less than an average of 1 second per new visitor/click, but I was getting good exposure. I was about to pause the adds anyways 'cause the site is in early beta development I've got a lot to learn before it's really ready. But I wanted to activate the trial offer before it expired. What I need to learn now is why Google Adwords has deemed to terminate any further business with me. I was already making big plans about how I could restart my career as a graphic designer run add campaigns for others... so tear me a new one, insult my site, keep me from making the same mistake on face book. has anyone else had a similar experience or is it just me!

    [http://turtlewolf.info/][1]

    > We're writing to let you know that
    > your Google AdWords account has been
    > suspended due to one or more serious
    > violations of our advertising
    > policies, specifically related to our
    > landing page and site policies. As a
    > result, your ads will no longer run
    > through the Google AdWords system and
    > any newly created accounts may be
    > subject to the same suspension.
    >
    > We routinely review our advertisers'
    > landing pages as part of our
    > commitment to making the AdWords
    > experience safe and effective for our
    > users and advertisers. If we find that
    > an advertiser has submitted a landing
    > page that egregiously violates our
    > landing page and site policies, we
    > reserve the right to take immediate
    > account-level action.
    >
    > You can also read more about suspended
    > accounts for egregious violations at
    > the following link which outlines what
    > you can do if your account gets
    > suspended:
    > https://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=164786
    >
    > Landing pages advertised via AdWords
    > must have relevant, original content,
    > and must be transparent about the
    > nature of the business being promoted.
    > Google prohibits the promotion of
    > certain types of sites, which include,
    > but aren't limited to:
    >
    > - Sites that charge users or collect personal information in exchange for a
    > product that's never delivered
    > - Sites that charge for "free" software
    > - Sites that trick users into paying for fake or poor-quality content
    > - Sites that charge users for information that makes unrealistic
    > promises of financial or personal gain
    > - Sites that install malware software on a visitor's computer
    > - Sites that promote or sell counterfeit goods
    >
    > This action is related to sites that
    > have recently been advertised through
    > your account. In a review of your
    > account history, we found at least one
    > submitted site that violated our
    > advertising policies. Although you may
    > have removed these sites since our
    > latest review, advertisers that have a
    > history of promoting these types of
    > sites are still subject to
    > account-level suspension. In other
    > words, pausing or deleting ads related
    > to the disabled sites won't
    > automatically re-enable the ads nor
    > remove the violation history.
    >
    > You can review our advertising
    > policies here:
    > http://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=guidelines.cs
    >
    > You can review our landing page and
    > site policies here:
    > http://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/static.py?hl=en&topic=30210&guide=28439&page=guide.cs
    >
    > You can review our AdWords Terms
    > Conditions here:
    > https://adwords.google.com/select/tsandcsfinder
    >
    > Finally, you can learn more about
    > account suspension here:
    > https://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=164786
    >
    > We appreciate your cooperation in this
    > matter and thank you for your
    > understanding.
    >
    > Sincerely,
    >
    > The Google AdWords Welcome Team
    >
    > ---------------- Useful Resources:
    >
    > Small Business Center - Stay connected
    > with the latest AdWords tips and news:
    > www.google.com/adwords/smallbusinesscenter
    >
    > AdWords Beginner’s Guide - Great tips
    > for new online advertisers:
    > http://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/static.py?hl=en&guide=21899&page=guide.cs
    >
    > AdWords Online Classroom - Free online
    > video tutorials on a range of topics:
    > http://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=webinars.cs
    >
    > AdWords Help Center - Answers to all
    > of your questions about AdWords:
    > http://adwords.google.com/support/aw/?hl=en
    >
    > AdWords Help Forum - Discuss AdWords
    > topics with other AdWords users:
    > http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/AdWords?hl=en
    >
    > To access your AdWords account, please
    > log in at https://adwords.google.com


    [1]: http://turtlewolf.info/
     
  2. justinlloyd

    justinlloyd

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    I am not trying to be obtuse but why ask about Google AdWords suspensions here? You might as well have posted on Yahoo! Answers.

    I cannot see anything directly on your landing page that would flag it, but I did not dig too deep other than loading it up and letting Unity start. It may be the Unity plug-in, though I doubt it. It may be your lack of content or some other quirkiness on your landing page. You can contact Google and start the appeal process if you think you have been misidentified. It is possible to get AdWords accounts re-instated even for the most egregious violations if you approach the problem correctly -- have had to sort that out for a few clients who don't understand that AdWords is a legally binding contract and Google can terminate at their discretion.
     
  3. scarpelius

    scarpelius

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    I think Justin is right, your page doesn't have any information for google to index. As far as i know ads in the page depends on the page content (text and maybe images) and since your page only have 3 comments as text with irrelevant context...
    Also the page looks awful, I imagine if a human operator checked this page for fraud, he ditched your site in the first 10 seconds. No offense but you could at least spend 1 hour and set up a wordpress to get exactly what you need from a site.
     
  4. Farfarer

    Farfarer

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    I gotta say, if I stumbled across that site I'd think it was a spam site. Or something that hadn't been updated in about 10 years.

    It certainly reads like a spam page.
     
  5. MrBurns

    MrBurns

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    Yes maybe first create content and then flirt with google...
     
  6. TurtleWolf

    TurtleWolf

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    Well... that was a more painful reading than I was anticipating. The good news is that it was an algorithmic tripping I have passed their human review. But apparently failed yours. You may all be happy to know I have paused the adds for the immediate future. But really spammy... I thought I'd hit closer to indie... oh well. code on.

    Thanks for calling into the Google Welcome Service yesterday. It was a pleasure speaking with you. I know you were concerned about your account suspension. Google takes violations of AdWords policy very seriously. Your account was suspended when our system determined that it was in violation of one or more of our policies.

    However, after careful review, AdWords specialists have determined that your account is not in violation, and your account has now been reinstated.

    We thank you for your understanding, and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

    Have a great day!

    Got more questions?
    Remember you can call us at 1-866-2GOOGLE (246-6453) for the first six weeks that your account is up and running. We’re here to help Monday through Friday 9am - 8pm EST. Alternatively, you can also visit our Online Help Center any time which can provide you with great resources and answers to your questions about AdWords at http://adwords.google.com/support/aw/?hl=en.

    Sincerely,