14 GOOGLE ADSENSE CHALLENGES AND HOW TO FIX THEM – ZIGIHOW.COM.NG
I have written alot of articles on how to fix some issues related to Google AdSense. But in this very article I’m going to cover 14 Google AdSense challenges and how to fix them.
If you’re a long time AdSense user, you must have previously came across some challenges and issues which you must have fixed. So, for the sake of new adSense users I have decided to write an article that will cover a full detailed guide on 14 Google AdSense challenges and how to fix them.
Without wasting must time let’s go straight to business.
14 Google AdSense Challenges And How To Fix Them.
1. What You Should Know Before Applying For Google AdSense.
You cannot just set up your blog and just apply for AdSense. Your approval will surely be denied. There are some due process one needs to undergo before applying for Google AdSense which will yeild a successful approval.
Before Applying for Google AdSense you need to prepare your blog or website, get it ready to serve Google AdSense ads.
How Do I Prepare My Blog/Website To serve Google AdSense Ads?
To get your site fully Approved by Google AdSense, you need to take some necessary measures which complies with Google AdSense terms and conditions.
You can read our article on 9 main secrets to get Google AdSense approval with ease
2. How To Properly Apply For Google AdSense.
Applying for Google AdSense comes with it’s own proceedures. You have to go through step by step analysis.
By entering your site name, phone number for verification, your email and the rest of them.
How Do I Properly Apply For Google AdSense?
Read our detailed step by step guide on how to properly apply for Google AdSense
3. How To Fix Scrapped Content Reply From Google AdSense & Get Approved.
Probably after applying for Google AdSense and you get an email from Google which says:
Scrapped means Copied. Google Thinks you Copied Content/ Post from Other Blog. So if you do indulge in this act, then your site can never get approved, unless you fix it.
Although some people don’t copy other people’s content or plagiarize but Google still gives them scrapped Content reply each time they apply for Google AdSense.
Other possible reasons why Google sends you a scrapped Content reply are:
- Non quality Contents
- Using images or pictures on web
- Using Synonymous Titles
How Do I Fix Scrapped Content Reply From Google AdSense And Get Approved?
Solution.
4 How To Fix: Valuable inventory: Under construction
As stated in our Program policies, we may not show Google ads on pages or apps where content is unnecessarily difficult or frustrating to navigate or interact with. This includes pages or apps that are under construction, not functioning, or lead to error messages.
If you got the reply above from Google after applying for AdSense, then it means your site is either under construction, or does not have enough Content. How do I fix this?
Solution
According to Google AdSense policies, your site must be at least 3-6 months old, with about 20-30 quality articles with atleast 700-800 words for each before applying for AdSense.
This is to say AdSense only consider established sites (say, at least six months old) with lots of content (say, 20+ highly original, useful, longform text articles.).
So it’s up to you to do your home work. You have to completely comply to Google AdSense policies if you want your site to get approved.
5. How To Fix: Site down or unavailable
Probably you applied for Google AdSense and you got the reply below:
We’ve found policy violations on (Your site name) that are preventing your site from being approved:
We found that your site was down or unavailable. We suggest that you check your application to see if there was a typo in the URL you submitted. When your site is operational, you can resubmit your application. We’ll be happy to take another look at your application.
Solution
If you got this response from Google AdSense after application. Then it means two things.
1. It’s either your robots.txt file is blocking access to all your categories in the menu. Therefore you are blocking the AdSense review bot from completing its review of your site.
How do I fix it?
Remove the lines (-) from the robots.txt file for now, and if you feel you really need them, then you can replace them after Google must have reviewed your site.
User-agent: Mediapartners-Google
Disallow:
Also make sure you have submitted the “sitemap” of your site in Google search console and your site is indexed in google.
2. It maybe your site is down, or not reachable, or unavailable. When your site is completely offline, Google AdSense review bot won’t have access to your site.
How do I fix it?
Contact your site host.
6 How To Fix: Site Behavior: Navigation
You apply for Google AdSense and you get an email reply for Google which says:
As stated in our Program policies, sites or apps displaying Google ads should provide substantial and useful information to the user. Users should be able to easily navigate through the site or app to find what products, goods, or services are promised. Examples of misguided navigation include, but are not limited to:
- False claims of downloadable or streaming content
- Linking to content that does not exist
- Redirecting users to irrelevant and/or misleading webpages
- Text on a page unrelated to the topic and/or business model of the website.
Solution.
- Get rid of blog achieve widgets
- Make sure you write quality and non plagiarized articles
- If you post videos on your blog. Host your videos on YouTube on a page made for your business but also post them on your related posts.
- Ensure you don’t link your posts to Contents that does not exist.
- Ensure your articles or posts does not contains links that redirect users to irrelevant and/or misleading webpages.
7 How To Properly Place Ads Between Your Contents In WordPress.
Maybe you’re site is finally Approved to serve AdSense ads. Then you want to properly place or insert them in-between your contents or articles.
We gat you covered. We have an article that will guide you on how to properly place ads in between your contents or articles on WordPress. This article will give you a detailed clue on how to add your Google AdSense ads multiple times between your blog articles. Not only Google AdSense ads but any other ads.
How Do I Properly Place Ads Between My Blog Contents?
8 How To Float Or Stick Your Ads On WordPress.
Do you wish to float or stick your ads on your WordPress blog? Then you’re just about to learn how to do that.
Floating or sticky ads are those ads that floats or sticks either at the top bar of the blog or below the blog. This floating ads follows your blogs visitors or readers as they scroll down your Content or articles.
You can float or stick your Google AdSense ads or any other ads on your site.
How Do I Float Or Stick My Ads On My WordPress Blog?
You can read our detailed guide on how to stick or float your ads on your WordPress blog.
9 HOw To Fix: Ads.Txt.File Error in AdSense.
At some point in time of using your Google AdSense. Google will send you a mail about Ads.txt.file error. Which goes like this: Earnings at risk – One or more of your site does not have an ads.txt.file.
Fix this now to avoid severe impact to your revenue.
What is Ads.Txt.File?
Google AdSense ads.Txt.file (Authorized Digital Seller is an IAB Technology Laboratory initiative text file that aims to prevent unauthorized and illegal inventory sales.
So if you’re been hit with an email by Google about ads.txt.file error. Then worry no more, you’re just about to learn how to fix this error.
How Do I Fix Google AdSense Ads.Txt.File Error?
10 How To Correctly Add Your Bank Account Details For AdSense Wire Transfer
Probably you’ve reached $10 threshold, now you’re eligible to add your bank account details for Google AdSense wire transfer. And maybe you don’t have a clue on how to do that correctly, dont worry, you’re just about to learn how to do that.
How Do I Properly Add My Bank Account Details For AdSense Wire Transfer?
11 How To Change Your Google AdSense Bank Account Payment Details.
if in any case you mistakenly entered wrong bank account details or maybe you don’t want to receive payments from AdSense with that particular bank account again due to reasons best known to you and you want to change it for another bank account details. Then you’re going to learn how to do just that.
How Do I Change My Google AdSense Bank Account Payment Details?
12 How To Increase Your Google Adsense Earnings.
Do you know you can increase your AdSense earnings by blocking low paying ads?.
By blogging low paying ads, your CPC will automatically increase because the high paying ads are left behind.
How Do I Increase My Google AdSense Earnings?
You can read our guide on how to increase your Google AdSense earnings.
13 How To Prevent Your Adsense Account From Getting Banned.
Getting your site Approved by Google AdSense is a good thing. But that doesn’t mean you should misbehave. Because AdSense has a very strict policy and can ban your account instantly if you happen to go against any of their program policies.
How Do I Prevent My AdSense Account From Getting Banned?
You can read our detailed step by step guide on how to avoid getting your AdSense account banned.
14 My Google AdSense Account Just Got Banned. What Do I Do?
To be sincere this is can be a very bad news, and can make one deeply depressed instantly. But not to worry. Google AdSense is one of the best and most popular ads monetizing network, no doubt about that. But there are few ads monetizing network too that offers exactly what Google AdSense offers.
What Best Ads Monetizing Network Should I Use After My AdSense Got Banned?
You can read our article on best Google AdSense alternatives you should try out.
In conclusion.
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