Google Adsense warns webmasters not to use traffic exchange programs

[Kristijntje]

We understand that our publishers are always looking for ways to attract interested users to their sites. But using third-party tools or services to increase your site traffic may lead to invalid clicks or impressions and result in your account being disabled. For this reason, we'd like to provide you with some guidance about this.

As many of you already know, our program policies strictly prohibit any means of artificially generating ad impressions or clicks, including third-party services such as paid-to-click, paid-to-surf, auto-surf, and click-exchange programs. These programs offer incentives for users to view web pages or click on ads, resulting in activity that is harmful to our advertisers.

We occasionally receive questions from publishers interested in using traffic exchanges to bring traffic to their site. While these services may help advertise your site, we don't recommend using them, as they may also result in similar invalid activity. We realize that you may have questions about a specific traffic service and whether it could potentially create invalid impressions or clicks. However, please understand that we're unable to comment on any particular third-party service...

full article: http://adsense.blogspot.com/2007/04/note...grams.html

[regic]

third-party services such as paid-to-click, paid-to-surf, auto-surf, and click-exchange programs. These programs offer incentives for users to view web pages or click on ads, resulting in activity that is harmful to our advertisers.

Traffic exchanges increase traffic but rarely result in increased sales for website owners.

[rose]

[quote author=regic link=topic=9156.msg49495#msg49495 date=1176569568]

third-party services such as paid-to-click, paid-to-surf, auto-surf, and click-exchange programs. These programs offer incentives for users to view web pages or click on ads, resulting in activity that is harmful to our advertisers.

Traffic exchanges increase traffic but rarely result in increased sales for website owners.
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Vistors from autosurf and paid to programs only stay a few seconds before moving on to the next site

[bargainbloodhound]

:ditto: to what Regi and Rose said