It's OK to click ads
Once in a while, I get the occasional comment from a reader saying that they've stopped clicking ads since becoming an AdSense publisher. I guess they don't want to jinx their AdSense publisher status. This is an unnecessary precaution, however: you don't have to stop clicking ads, you just can't click ads on your own sites.
Think of it this way: you wear different hats when you're on the Internet. Sometimes you're a website/blog owner, sometimes you're just a surfer. When you're the latter, why not click on ads that catch your attention? That's why they're there! Advertisers don't automatically lose interest in you when you become an AdSense publisher. I mean, most of the ads that show up on the MakeEasyMoneyWithGoogle.com site are targeted specifically at AdSense publishers, since the site is a companion to the Make Easy Money with Google book, so obviously there are people out there looking to attract the attention of AdSense publishers. People like me with books to sell. People with software to sell. People with alternative advertising systems to sell. You can reach any kind of niche demographic today.
Of course, you don't want to go clicking ads indiscriminately, either. Do that and you'll be committing click fraud, a topic I've talked about quite extensively in this blog. All I'm saying is that you don't need to be afraid that clicking ads on someone else's site will get you kicked out of the AdSense program. It won't, and you'll be doing your share to promote the AdSense Economy.
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