Friday, December 15, 2006

Amazon Omakase and AdSense

Whenever you get advice online about what is allowed under the Adsense terms of service and what could get your account shut down, always take it with a grain of salt.

It's fine to seek advice from blogs and other websites, but when it comes down to it, "I read online that this was okay" isn't gonna get your Adsense account reinstated.

So if you're unsure about whether something is allowed on a page with AdSense, contact Google to be safe.

That said, I'm going to give you some advice on what is and what isn't okay to have an a page with Adsense. It's okay to have a product link as an Amazon Associate on the same page as targeted advertising from Google.

But, you can't make use of Amazon's new Omakase targeted advertisements on the same page as AdSense advertisements. This will violate the terms of service and could result in your account being cancelled.

It's always better to be safe than sorry, though, so again, email Google if you're unsure about something just to be safe!