Most of the publishers place Google Adsense ads below post titles. They do so to get more clicks on the ads but this is not allowed as per Google Adsense TOS. That’s why most of the publishers get their accounts banned and they blame Google for it.
Google had made in clear in their Optimization Tips which says that Ads shouldn’t be placed under a title or section heading in a way that implies that the ads are not ads. Look at the screen shot below, the ad placement that is shown in this screen shot is not allowed.
Also look at Google Adsense program policies, which clearly say that Publishers participating in the Adsense program –
- May not encourage users to click the Google ads by using phrases such as “click the ads”, “support us”, “visit these links” or other similar language
- May not place misleading labels above Google ad units – for instance, ads may be labeled “Sponsored Links” but not “Favorite Sites”
Source: Quick Online Tips
OMG So far I was using just below title
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You yourself doing the Same 😀
I think now google policy is revised and you also should update your post 🙂
agreed with Geek.. you should update your post now !!
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Adsense doesn’t say that we can’t place ads below the title, it just says that dont put titles like “Click the links below!”.Please recheck, Simrandeep!
At the time of writing this post, Google ads were not allowed below post title. You can read more about it here –
I think they have no issue with this type of placement now as every blogger is using ads below post title only. But to be on safer side we must use “Advertisement” tag above or below ads that even I’m not using.
I am using Google ads below the post title, so please check my site and do let me know whether it violates AdSense TOS or not.