Just FYI:

Can I place small images next to my Google ads?

We ask that publishers not line up images and ads in a way that suggests a relationship between the images and the ads. If your visitors believe that the images and the ads are directly associated, or that the advertiser is offering the exact item found in the neighboring image, they may click the ad expecting to find something that isn’t actually being offered. That’s not a good experience for users or advertisers.

Publishers should also be careful to avoid similar implementations that people could find misleading. For instance, if your site contains a directory of Flash games, you should not format the ads to mimic the game descriptions.

What if I place a space or a line between my images and my ads? Would that work?

No. If the ads and the images appear to be associated, inserting a small space or a line between the images and ads will not make the implementation compliant.

Does this mean I can’t place ads on pages with images?

You can definitely place Google ads on pages containing images — just 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.

[source: Inside Adsense]

So typically you can say: No images next to ads!


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In reality though, Google’s been saying this for a long time. There are instances that they’ve given publishers the boot, but more often than not Google appears to give this issue a blind eye. I’ve talked to adsense guru Joel Comm about this topic in depth, and he’s fairly certain that until advertisers require changes from Google, images in line (and ad blocks in line) with content and advertisements will continue to go unstopped.

Dave added these pithy words on Jan 03 07 at 7:05 pm

Thing is, Mr Joel Comm has been providing a large quantity of the spam-blogging world (Adsense Templates etc.) with material that is over the edge of what is allowed. Experience from many small Adsense users is that Google does not gentle asks you to change your layout unless you ask yourself.

My Adsense income is not that much but enough to cover my ADSL connection and I simply do not want to tempt Google…

Jan van Iperen added these pithy words on Jan 03 07 at 7:16 pm


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