Against Policy To Place Images Alongside Google Adsense

December 19, 2006 · Filed Under Contextual Advertising · 1 Comment 

About my previous post on placing images beside Google Adsense Ads, this is the latest update from the adsense publisher, found via the official adsense blog:

Google Adsense Sexy Images
image source: Rojak

Wrapping Sexy Images Around Google Adsense
image source: Problogger

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.

I guess plugins like Adsense beautifier is illegal now… technically. It is a grey area, my advise is to play safe by not placing images alongside Google Adsense.

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