Increase AdSense Earnings by Resolving Ads.txt File Problems

To fix the AdSense Revenue issue,  I decided to write this blog post to share a fix that I recently applied to my website that may indeed be helpful to others who might experience the same problem. The error I encountered said, “Earnings at risk – You need to fix some ads.txt file issues to avoid severe impact on your revenue.”

The issue started with the notice showing up on my Google AdSense dashboard. It was puzzling to me as I already had my ads.txt file correctly placed in the root folder of my website. From my understanding, this file is needed to verify the authenticity of the publisher’s ad space and ensure that the advertising is safe for all users. The ads.txt file is a simple, flexible, and secure method that publishers and distributors can utilize to declare who is authorized to sell their inventory, improving transparency for programmatic buyers.

Despite everything appearing in order, I was continually informed by the AdSense Platform that there were issues with my ads.txt file that could seriously impact my revenue. This was frustrating, to say the least.

I fished around the internet for solutions and while a lot of advice pointed to the ads.txt file potentially being missing from the root directory, or the file being incorrectly formatted, this wasn’t the case for me. I had the file correctly placed, and it was formatted as per AdSense’s specific guidelines.

A little more investigation and a fresh perspective on the problem led me to a solution. On a hunch, I decided to try and exclude the front page of my website from displaying any ads. This might seem like a bit of an odd strategy, but I figured it might make a difference, and I was right.

Once I made this change, the status in my AdSense account shifted to “Authorized.” Just like that, the error message was gone.

It seems that for whatever reason, the main page displaying ads was causing some form of conflict, and removing the ads from this page cleared the issue. It was a surprising result, considering how much longer I’d spent on trying to resolve the issue with other methods.

If you’re seeing the same error in your AdSense account and have tried the more general ads.txt troubleshooting methods without success, then it might be worth giving this a try.

In conclusion, I would say don’t forget that sometimes unconventional solutions solve problems just as effectively as conventional ones. Don’t be afraid to think outside the box and try different things. Hope this helps some of you out there!

Best of luck!