Why can't I Enable Google AdSense on my Website Pages?

A person named Kavita posted a comment elsewhere on my blog that stated: "my site is activated from google adsense i m unable to paste code in website i tried many times but i failed can u help plz?" It's a much bigger problem than a bad cut and paste, however, and something critical for people running AdSense to realize...

Dave's Answer:

First off, Kavita's problem was revealed when upon closer examination, I saw that his Web site was being hosted on the domain "freewebs.com". Why is that a problem? Because Freewebs, like many other hosting sites, disables JavaScript, which means that while you certainly can cut and paste the Google AdSense code onto a Freewebs page, it'll be munged when saved and ultimately will be prevented from working when people view the page. In effect, no ads, no revenue. [Tip: if you want to stay on Freewebs and include AdSense ads, you might look into their premium services as a possible solution]

But Freewebs is hardly alone. A huge site that disables JavaScript is MySpace, and if you're in the blogging world, Wordpress.com also blocks JavaScript inclusion on pages they host.

What do these three services have in common? They're all free hosting solutions. Sign up with their service and you can host your Web site or blog without charge.

Of course, a quick glance shows that most "free" services also have advertising (esp. MySpace) but that's their adverts and that's how they offset the cost of running the business. While they could theoretically let you include advertising too, the reality is that they don't, and they go through rather significant efforts to prevent you from sneaking any ads in yourself.

Wordpress.com is even more aggressive: not only do they prevent you including things like Google AdSense advertising, but if they deem your weblog to be too commercial, they'll shut you down, often with precious little warning.

If you are building a site with the intent of adding AdSense to it and generating some revenue, it therefore is very important that you identify a good hosting client that is commerce and advertising friendly. Blogger.com, from Google, is AdSense friendly, for example, and a credible competitor to Wordpress.

I hope that clears up why you can sometimes add the Google AdSense code to your site but not have it work properly. It's all about the backend... :-)

By the way, if you are just thinking about joining the world of AdSense, I suggest that you start by reading my popular article Getting Started Making Money with Google AdSense.

Categorized: Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertising (Article 7391, Written by Dave Taylor)
Tagged: blogger, freewebs, google adsense, myspace, ppc, wordpress
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Comments

I am not a member of free hosting site but I still cannot see my adsense ads. why?? :(

Posted by: Vienna at November 15, 2007 5:53 PM

Sir,

I cant see advertisement in my site even after putting adsense code. please help. My site is www.freemobileapps.blogspot.com

Posted by: Siva at October 17, 2008 7:08 AM

Hi Dave,
When is the right time to enable Google Ads on a site? Should I wait for a specific no. of visitors before enabling them? Currently site has zero visitors.

Posted by: Anonymous at December 4, 2008 10:28 PM

Siva, if you're still having a problem you might check your site from a different computer to see if it makes a difference.

Anon, I would say that you should put your ads online sooner, not later: get your readers used to the advert just being part of the site design.

Posted by: Dave Taylor at December 14, 2008 6:49 AM

Sir,
I have 2 blogs i.e. www.sundarakeralam.blog.co.in and www.hometipsfromindia.blogspot.com

I have not yet received any money on the first blog and the second is under preparation. How I could earn from these blogs. Please help me.

Venu

Posted by: Venugopal G at January 6, 2009 10:40 PM

I cant see advertisement in my site even after putting adsense code. please help. My site is junaidmobiles.blogspot.com plz help me

Posted by: mohammad aamir at March 13, 2009 8:56 AM

I have the same problems. but I don't want to hear your advises. I should set up google ad on my web site. is there any way to fix this problem?

Posted by: 2key at August 8, 2009 2:12 AM

i'm saying goodbye to google adsense

first, i don't know how to put the html codes in my blogs template

next, i heard a lot of neative comments about adsense

thanks and happy blogging

Posted by: starlit at September 6, 2009 11:40 PM

Nice one here. i fink bcos i am using a wordpress theme that is why i cant see google adsense on my blog.

Thanks for the post

Posted by: Sheyi at July 14, 2010 5:58 PM

I applied for google adsense and received an email stating that the application was denied for some reasons. However, I can see on top of my site ads by google. It makes me wonder if google really disapproved my application and if their ad is really working. By the way, I'm on a free webhosting site, webs.com.

Posted by: ecgs at August 9, 2010 8:01 AM

my website ads disable how to enable again

Posted by: PAKTVHUB at June 23, 2011 9:22 AM

got approval code from adsense but have found it impossible to cut and paste to my page. any advice?? this is driving me nuts

Posted by: bill mcilwain at September 19, 2011 10:33 AM

PAKTVHUB, If you've been disabled, then I'm not sure how you can get reenabled without going directly to AdSense and asking for assistance.

Bill, not sure what you're seeing. Can you open up an editor and paste the code into a regular document from the AdSense site? If so, then the challenge is with the *paste* not the cut. :-) How's your site built and how are you trying to add the code? If you've Wordpress, be aware that there are some plugins that people have written to make it very easy to incorporate AdSense into your blog design. Search the Wordpress site, I know you'll find plenty.

Posted by: Dave Taylor at September 19, 2011 11:25 AM

I have something to say, now that you mention it, but ...

I do have a lot to say, and questions of my own for that matter, but first I'd like to say thank you for all your efforts on this Web site by buying you a cup of coffee!

I do have a comment, now that you mention it!