Sites displaying more than 3 Google Adsense ads

[brofist]

Probably the most common method of monetizing a website is using Goolge's Adsense program. In order to be able to monetize your site using the program, they have certain standards that should be met. Also, they provide a lot of policies that you should follow or else you'll get sacked from the program.

One of the policies that web masters should follow is that you should only show 3 Google ads in a page at a time or else you would face the consequences. I've been following this policy of Google for a long time. However, I see a lot of sites that display more than 3 ads in one page or post! And some of these sites are quite popular too. Hmm, are there exceptions to the rule?

 

[Sam1]

Are all the ads Adsense ads or are they using different ad networks as well?

 

[Jordan]

Are all the ads Adsense ads or are they using different ad networks as well?

It does not matter if they are all from adsense or not. Google does not want you displaying more then 3 ads per page if you are displaying even one of their ads on the same page.

Probably the most common method of monetizing a website is using Goolge's Adsense program. In order to be able to monetize your site using the program, they have certain standards that should be met. Also, they provide a lot of policies that you should follow or else you'll get sacked from the program.

One of the policies that web masters should follow is that you should only show 3 Google ads in a page at a time or else you would face the consequences. I've been following this policy of Google for a long time. However, I see a lot of sites that display more than 3 ads in one page or post! And some of these sites are quite popular too. Hmm, are there exceptions to the rule?

I have see many people use more then 3 ads per page as well. It sorta drives me up the wall.

WebGuruBB (Although does not use Adsense as we have our own thing going on) We only display 2 ad banner spots maximum per page. (normally the header ad and the below first post or the header ad and the sidebar ad spot). I think 3 ads is more then enough to generate passive revenue for websites. For those who do put more then 3 on a page, I hope they get banned from adsense xD

 

[calebmelvern]

For those who do put more then 3 on a page, I hope they get banned from adsense xD

The thing is, this is extremely common even in super popular sites. Makes me wonder if Google just lets them be because they generate an enormous amount of revenue from them.

 

[Jordan]

The thing is, this is extremely common even in super popular sites. Makes me wonder if Google just lets them be because they generate an enormous amount of revenue from them.

I know. I see it all the time. Yet if someone small where to do it, they get banned instantly for breaking the TOS xD

 

[Joshua Farrell]

Actually, according to Google Adsense, you are limited to three standard ad units, and three link units per page. Meaning, text/graphical ads are limited to 3 ads, and then you are limited to 3 additional ads that are designed to be just a block of links, like what you would see in a text menu for a website.

Generally speaking, when it comes to the standard ad units, Google states in their policies, that you cannot have additional ads from other networks on the same page, if you design the ads from those networks to look alike to the google standard ads.

 

[calebmelvern]

Generally speaking, when it comes to the standard ad units, Google states in their policies, that you cannot have additional ads from other networks on the same page, if you design the ads from those networks to look alike to the google standard ads.

This has always confused me. We all know the trend these days where websites show tons of pictures on a page, and somewhere in between these images is an ad unit. Doesn't this violate their policies?

 

[Joshua Farrell]

Depends on the use of the images. The main concern, is does it have other identifying features that would make it look like the google ads? Like text overlay on top of the image, and other such things that Google uses with the ads.

 

[gmckee1985]

Never seen a site that shows more than 3 google adsense ads at a time. I think that's way too much. Surprised more people haven't complained about it.

 

[PhilA]

I have seen more than 3 ads plenty of times too. Be careful, sometimes some of the ads are a different company than Google, but designed to look similar. But sometimes people outright cheat. Another rule is that you are not allowed to direct people to click the ad, yet I see people writing stuff like 'click here for resource' or 'extra information' next to their ads.

 

[Goat of Departure]

If I were you I'd stick to the rules. It might be that these sites are just taking chances. You'll never know, I mean Google is a large company and they're managing a lot of websites so it's apparent that they can't really monitor each and every site that's enrolled in Adsense so maybe it takes them time to notice these sites that are putting in more than 3 ads.

It's better to play safe. I'd rather just have 3 ads in my site than having none at all and besides, 3 is a good number. It's not too large of a number of ads as to be that much annoying and it's not too small to not be noticed.