Blue Arrows On Google AdSense Ads On iOS - Search Engine Roundtable

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It appears Google is testing showing a new form of large blue arrows on AdSense ads when viewed on an iPad and iPhone. I suspect it shows for all iOS devices and maybe even all smartphones and tablet devices.

Although I did not test Android or other smartphone devices, I do suspect this is a new form of mobile ad unit designs.

I was able to replicate this on my iPad and here are a couple of screen shots of it in action.

I should note, the blue arrows are large and pretty bold on the page, especially on sites where the ton is not blue.

Now, this isn't exactly new. Google was testing a different form of these blue arrows back about 9 months ago.

Maybe now Google made it official?

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Poll: Google AdSense Earnings Up Or Down? - Search Engine Roundtable

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I'll be offline in the upcoming weeks due to religious holidays, so I am taking some polls and I will post the results while I am offline.

I wanted to know, historically, looking back at the years, are you earning more from Google AdSense this year versus the past years or less or the same?

Of course, many publishers were hit hard by Penguin and Panda but that should be factored in.

In short, are you earning more or less or the same this year as previous years?

Take my poll below and have your friends take the poll:

A WebmasterWorld thread has a very interesting post by martinibuster on why you might be earning less. I'll bullet point them here but go ahead and read the details at the forum:

1. AdSense doesn't siphon off ad dollars from the AdWords program

2. AdSense is good for Google because it's bad for affiliate programs

3. AdSense is good for Google because it is bad for competing search engines

4. Data, data, data... and more data (about Google collecting data)

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Google Now Offering AdSense Email Support - Search Engine Roundtable

A WebmasterWorld thread by netmeg notes that Google AdSense is now offering some publishers email support.

There were rumors of better support coming for AdSense publishers for years but nothing really came until today.

Those publishers earning more than $25 per week, on a consistent basis, are eligible for email support from Google AdSense. Of course, those earning a lot more have their own Google AdSense representatives they can email directly or even call.

To check to see if you are eligible, go to this page. If it says you are eligible, then great. It should say, "The Google Account you're signed in to is associated with an AdSense account that is eligible for email support." Otherwise, you are out of luck.

Here is a screen shot:

For more on the support eligibility, see this page.

I do not believe Google has announced this formally on their blog yet.

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Google AdSense Rejected Ad Requests - Search Engine Roundtable

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A month and a half ago, I reported on a weird bug that was affecting some Google AdSense publishers where they were receiving notifications of rejected ad requests.

Since then, it was pretty quiet on the front, that was until yesterday where I guess the bug started to impact more publishers.

The WebmasterWorld thread with the original complaint saw a huge increase in complaints yesterday and I received several emails about the issue from publishers. I sent them to my previous rejected ad requests story.

The thing is, this time, Google is working on a fix. If you look at the AdSense known issues page, you will see this issue being directly addressed, where Google said they hope to have a fix out in the next few days.

We recently changed the way our system surfaces alerts related to rejected ad requests. This has resulted in some publishers seeing an alert in their AdSense accounts about needing to fix rejected ad requests, though no action is required on their part.

We're quickly working to fix this so that only publishers who need to take action will see the alert. We hope to have this resolved in the next couple of days, and we'll update the known issues page when the update is live. If you are concerned about this alert, please check your account after that, and if you still see the notice, follow the instructions in the Help Center to resolve the issue. Note that the vast majority (over 90%) of publishers now seeing this notification will not see it after the fix. If the instructions in the Help Center don't seem to apply to you, you are probably one of the publishers who should not be seeing this alert notification.

So hang tight, I hope this doesn't have a negative impact on your income and doesn't cause any of you additional stress.

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Google AdSense Updates Design - Search Engine Roundtable

Google announced they have made some design changes as part of their "Google-wide initiative to deliver a simpler, more beautiful experience across all of Google products."

The design changes are not all that significant. The most prominent changes are:

(1) Help section is now moved to the top right and opens up when clicked on. Here is a screen shot:

(2) Performance Reports are now organized by type to make it easier for you to find and understand the reporting. Here is a screen shot:

And overall the design is clearer and more uniform to other Google interfaces.

Here is a full size screen shot that you can click on to see more:

The biggest complaints is that the interface no longer works on iPhone or iOS devices well. Additional complaints are on the ad review center, and some button placement is confusing.

Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.

Google AdSense Discontinuing Payments By Check - Search Engine Roundtable

Google announced plans to discontinue paying AdSense publishers by check in all countries where they officially support paying by electronic funds transfer (EFT).

Google said "EFT payments are free of charge, less error prone, more efficient and the most environmentally-friendly payment method." In fact, Google has recommended EFT since before 2007, just two years after the EFT option within AdSense went out of beta.

Now, Google is going to require most publishers to receive payment via EFT. For most of you, this is not a big deal. Personally, I've always received them via check, but switching to EFT is not a big deal for me.

Google wrote:

With these changes, please note that the new system won’t support check payments in countries where we offer EFT as a form of payment. If you’re located in a country where we offer EFT payments and you currently receive check payments, please be advised that you’ll need to complete a few steps once your account is upgraded. However, no immediate action is required on your part at the moment. Once your account is transitioned to the new system, you’ll receive an email notification with detailed instructions on setting up EFT payments.

To see if you are effected, see the list of countries on this page.

Here is a video Google made on EFT AdSense payments in 2009:

Is this going to be an issue for you?

Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.

Google AdSense Updates Design - Search Engine Roundtable

Google announced they have made some design changes as part of their "Google-wide initiative to deliver a simpler, more beautiful experience across all of Google products."

The design changes are not all that significant. The most prominent changes are:

(1) Help section is now moved to the top right and opens up when clicked on. Here is a screen shot:

(2) Performance Reports are now organized by type to make it easier for you to find and understand the reporting. Here is a screen shot:

And overall the design is clearer and more uniform to other Google interfaces.

Here is a full size screen shot that you can click on to see more:

The biggest complaints is that the interface no longer works on iPhone or iOS devices well. Additional complaints are on the ad review center, and some button placement is confusing.

Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.

Google AdSense Discontinuing Payments By Check - Search Engine Roundtable

Google announced plans to discontinue paying AdSense publishers by check in all countries where they officially support paying by electronic funds transfer (EFT).

Google said "EFT payments are free of charge, less error prone, more efficient and the most environmentally-friendly payment method." In fact, Google has recommended EFT since before 2007, just two years after the EFT option within AdSense went out of beta.

Now, Google is going to require most publishers to receive payment via EFT. For most of you, this is not a big deal. Personally, I've always received them via check, but switching to EFT is not a big deal for me.

Google wrote:

With these changes, please note that the new system won’t support check payments in countries where we offer EFT as a form of payment. If you’re located in a country where we offer EFT payments and you currently receive check payments, please be advised that you’ll need to complete a few steps once your account is upgraded. However, no immediate action is required on your part at the moment. Once your account is transitioned to the new system, you’ll receive an email notification with detailed instructions on setting up EFT payments.

To see if you are effected, see the list of countries on this page.

Here is a video Google made on EFT AdSense payments in 2009:

Is this going to be an issue for you?

Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.