Item: Google AdMob
Rating: 2
Author: Robert Vasvari

Overall Satisfaction with Google AdMob

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I am a small independent software developer, have several apps in the Apple App Store. I started using Google AdMob to monetize my app. It was the "biggest" supposedly and I was a newbie at this. The app ran fine for a while then Google kept suspending my da account without explaination. To this day I have no idea why they did that, they offer no support, no explanation, just direct you to read web pages that tell exactly nothing. I finally closed the account in frustration. They keep sending emails to me saying "there is money on your account". There is no way to login at all there is no support at all, you can never talk to a live person @Google from my experience, just some machine that refuses to talk to you I feel. I switched to another ad network and doing fine now. From my experience, stay away from Google AdMob!!!

Pros and Cons

Pros

supposedly it reaches a large audience, although I see no proof of it
supposedly it reaches a large audience, although I see no proof of it

Cons

add support
try helping your publishers instead of trying to get rid of them
if there is a problem, explain to people what it is, the days of middle age inquisition are over
I have money earned on my AdSense account. Since they deleted my login, I have no way to get to it. They warn me in email that the money is there, but there is no way to log in and there is no support whatsoever I feel.

Return on Investment

negative
I had to find other alternatives and still have money locked into my AdMob account I will not be able to get out, since there is nobody I can talk to.