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Using Images Next to Google Ads - Abuse the Policy?

I wrote an article on how to have random images next to Google before. However I read somewhere on the net that Google now has changed it’s policy about that, but I can’t find where the article is coming from. However thanks Joel Comm for sending me an email about this.

Does Google allow other ads to run on the same page as AdSense Ads?

You may not run ads that are designed to resemble
AdSense ads. For example, Yahoo! Publisher Network
ads look very similar to AdSense ads. While you
can run YPN on your site, they may not appear on
the same PAGES as AdSense ads.

However, contextual ads like those provided by
Kontera, Intellitxt, Amazon and Chitika ARE allowed
on the same pages as your AdSense ads!

While not the exact answer we were hoping for,
this does clarify for us and opens many new
options for publishers wishing to use others
advertisements on their pages.

I have made a good deal of income with Kontera
and Chitika, and am very glad to see that we may
all apply for their programs and implement them
on our pages without fear of losing our AdSense
accounts.

Incidentally, I have written the ONLY book on
making money with Kontera and am pleased to offer
it to you today as a discount to celebrate this
clarification from Google!

Google’s recent “images next to ads” policy is confusing. Could you please clarify so all publishers know what is and what is not allowed?

Google prefers that publishers avoid images
that are lined up directly next to the ads so that
it appears each ad is associated with an image. If
the dimensions of the image are completely different
than the dimensions of the ads, that’s okay.

But if it appears to the user that the image is at
all associated with the ads, that would be in violation
of AdSense terms of service.

The general idea is Google does not want visitors
clicking on ads because they have been deceived in
believing the image is associated with the ad.

That leaves a lot of room for creative design, and
it also means that AdSense graphic backgrounds and
visual frames are within terms of service.

I occasionally see ads are actually placed
by Google. Do publishers receive payment when those
ads are clicked?

Yes! Whenever you see an ad for a Google
service, Google is paying the publisher for that ad
just as they would for any other ad. They are bidding
in the auction and the publisher will be paid according
to those bids.

This is also good news for those who wondered if
Google was attempting to score a “free ride” by
placing their own ads on the network.