This is one of my oldest posts in this blog. Since I wrote it it became quite clear that drifting away from Google is way more than just a trend. I was at a meeting where they gave away AdWords or Facebook coupons. I remember the ratio was about 1 to 20 in favor of Facebook – almost no one wanted AdWords. Google isn’t too upset about that though.

You are quite wrong about the banning. Google’s bans from AdWords are often without any cause. AdSense is slightly less so, but here too the approach is ’shoot first, ask questions later’. In other words, if people were to click all your ads, and do this long enough, you will definitely be suspended even if you can prove it’s not you. That is not fair, but that’s how it is.

Traffic generation sites are a different matter and I agree with Google on this. I have to say that people who use these methods are asking for it. Trying to fool Google isn’t smart. And doing so in such an obvious way…

There are also traffic generating sites that will get people banned from using adsense, but it states that in the policy. If a site says that it will send traffic to you in bulk amounts, exchanges traffic, rotates traffic, auto surf, etc.. it’s best to NEVER direct anyof it to a site with adsense. They check those things and ban people for using traffic generators of any kind.

When it comes to using adsense its best to just use it the right way and not look at it like some get rich quick program that you need to force traffic to. You’re suppose to let the traffic happen organicly and viraly all by itself.

As fpr google fading out, I agree, time will tell. Just depends on what other engines start to offer to compete with them.