Google KO’s Arbitrage Publishing Accounts
Friday, May 25th, 2007 at 5:10 pm by Evelyn Grazini, AC Student and Staff Writer
I just read an interesting post that warned AdSense publishers that they will soon have their accounts disabled - as of June 1st to be exact! Even big accounts (those making $10,000 or more) have been notified that in two-weeks, their arbitrage accounts will be disabled.
I really can’t blame Google for taking this step. I was talking to a friend the other day who was doing some research and she just wasn’t getting anywhere because of all the garbage out there!
Thank goodness I’ve never concentrated on setting up “Made for AdSense” sites, mainly because I have a hard enough time managing my 10 Niche Affiliate sites. I’ve never really thought it was interesting enough to have thousands of five to ten page sites dedicated just to making money on AdSense.
That was, however, how a lot of people were making big money - both in marketing the sites and in selling “Made for AdSense” Templates. Now the good ole days are over!
The good news is that Google warned those who will be affected, so the advertisers won’t keep advertising and sending people to pages that can no longer sponsor ads. Current earnings will also be paid to those publishers who have received the “disable” warning.”
You can read Jen’s article yourself, for a more complete story. This is another good reason that you should never put all your eggs in one basket.
Hopefully, those doing arbitrage knew their cash windfall days were limited. I have a feeling it lasted longer than anyone thought it would - and now it’s time is up.
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