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Old 01-16-2008, 09:08 AM Is this allowed?
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Example: I am using adsense on a site

I sign up for
http://www.widgetbucks.com

And at the top of my widget, I put "Suppport My site"

How does that affect the overall of things? Is that allowed or not?
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Old 01-16-2008, 02:33 PM Re: Is this allowed?
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It implicitly conveys the same message as "Click this," so I believe it would be in violation of AdSense ToS. But, hey, who am I to tell you what to do? I wouldn't try it, but it's a risk you can choose to take.
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Old 01-16-2008, 03:11 PM Re: Is this allowed?
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If you present another way to support your site, say by people making a donation, and that's much closer to your "support my site" banner, then you're probably ok. But if the only way a person could show their support is by clicking ads, then don't expect to have an AdSense account for very long.
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Old 01-17-2008, 07:14 AM Re: Is this allowed?
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It depends on the TOS of widgetbucks
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:48 AM Re: Is this allowed?
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Oops, forgot that he was using WidgetBucks. This is an AdSense forum so I didn't pay much attention to the link. Just read the ToS, like always...
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Old 01-17-2008, 04:23 PM Re: Is this allowed?
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I would avoid doing this
You can ad a donation button via PayPal or related payment sites. I don't know if Google checkout has a donation button or not? I used to have a "donate" button on my site set a $1.00 and I did receive some donations, but not much.
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Old 01-20-2008, 12:29 PM Re: Is this allowed?
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don't force your visitors to click your ads it would cause a violation or infraction to your account and it could possible to ban your account as well your site or blogs. adsense must not look an ads...
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Old 01-20-2008, 05:06 PM Re: Is this allowed?
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Anything that could be seen as encouraging visitors to click your links will be seen by Google as breaking their ToS. A PayPal donations button is allowed though, and you should get a few bucks if your site is genuinely useful to people.
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