Comments on: Goals Update for End of April 2009 http://www.personalfinancestartup.com/2009/05/07/goals-update-end-april-2009/ A personal finance blog of a young adult's journey from entry-level to financial independence Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:12:32 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.personalfinancestartup.com/2009/05/07/goals-update-end-april-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Steve Mon, 18 May 2009 18:55:58 +0000 http://www.personalfinancestartup.com/?p=1149#comment-217 @Jen, I apologize for the late response. I was using Google's Adsense on a different blog. I told a friend about how Adsense works and they took it upon themselves to click on my Ads numerous times. By the time I knew what was going on, Google disabled my account and I have been blacklisted. The main problem is that there isn't really a good alternative. Google has a monopoly on CPC advertisements, which means monetizing this way is almost impossible now. Google is a search giant and could care less for the little man. I tried appealing and explaining the situation, but they didn't even respond. I'm waiting for a legitimate competitor to step up against google both for search engines and advertising. @Jen, I apologize for the late response. I was using Google’s Adsense on a different blog. I told a friend about how Adsense works and they took it upon themselves to click on my Ads numerous times. By the time I knew what was going on, Google disabled my account and I have been blacklisted.

The main problem is that there isn’t really a good alternative. Google has a monopoly on CPC advertisements, which means monetizing this way is almost impossible now.

Google is a search giant and could care less for the little man. I tried appealing and explaining the situation, but they didn’t even respond. I’m waiting for a legitimate competitor to step up against google both for search engines and advertising.

]]> By: Jen http://www.personalfinancestartup.com/2009/05/07/goals-update-end-april-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Jen Sat, 09 May 2009 16:58:46 +0000 http://www.personalfinancestartup.com/?p=1149#comment-216 Hi Steve, Just arrived here from your post on Pat's blog. I don't have a website, blog or Adsense account. But I've been thinking about such things after reading Pat. What happened with the Google ad service over a year ago? I'm guessing you're refering to Adsense?? How'd you get screwed over? Why and how did you lose it, and have you tried to get it back? If you have attempted to get it back, what in your opinion is not working? What in your opinon did you do or not do initially that caused the problem in the first place? Best of luck with your blog! Hi Steve,

Just arrived here from your post on Pat’s blog. I don’t have a website, blog or Adsense account. But I’ve been thinking about such things after reading Pat.

What happened with the Google ad service over a year ago? I’m guessing you’re refering to Adsense?? How’d you get screwed over? Why and how did you lose it, and have you tried to get it back? If you have attempted to get it back, what in your opinion is not working? What in your opinon did you do or not do initially that caused the problem in the first place?

Best of luck with your blog!

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