In case you don’t know, I thought I give it a quick mention in my blog, images next to Adsence ads are now againts their TOS… They do not allow you to line up the ads with images next to them as this can mislead others even though you are using stock photos collection which maybe unrelated to the ads.

But according to Google, if you are using a full border around your ads or changing your ad colors may be able to get around this restriction.

Does this mean I can’t place ads on pages with images?

You can definitely place Google ads on pages containing images — just make sure that the ads and images are not arranged in a way that could easily mislead or confuse your visitors. For example, if you run a stock photography site with a catalog of thumbnail images, don’t line the ads up with the thumbnails in a way that could be misleading. Consider using a full border around your ads or changing your ad colors, for example.

I just removed all the images next to ads. I hope the decrease in performance isn’t too much.

Google clarification can be found here: Ad and image placement: a policy clarification

Cheers…

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