People using Adwords PPC with a redirect to an affiliate

topfree · 05-31-2011, 11:08 AM

I was checking out the competition for a niche and 3 of the 5 adwords ads on the first page went to the shown URL for 3 seconds and then redirected to an affiliate site. Isn't that against Google Adword policy?

paulgl · 05-31-2011, 12:25 PM

Redirects and affiliates are not against TOS.
I'd have to see it to get a better picture.

But a little known trick that I think still works is that
you can put your domain as the destination url, and
redirect to any page on the domain.

That is, domain.com could show, and the click would
take someone to domain.com/getmoreinformation.php

So saying the destination "url" must match is not 100%
correct.

Google may have changed this policy, but they know that
destination urls shown must be quite short and that's
not practical in all cases.

As far as having a different domain entirely show up as the
final landing page after clicking, that should be against TOS.

Adwords users looking for a future ban can, of course, do
anything they want to the url after getting an ad approved.

I'm sure many do.

I'm trying to think of a case where a different domain than
in the display could be allowed. Can't think of one at the
moment.

Paul

masterjani · 05-31-2011, 12:42 PM

Thats why most affiliate marketers are getting success even with out a website.You can try it but it is hit or miss.

Defunct · 06-09-2011, 02:31 PM

At some point they will be caught and banned, it's against TOS.

People use all kinds of sneaky things to get around Adwords policy, some last months before getting caught and others hours.

05-31-2011, 11:08 AM	#1
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paulgl Plundering the Web War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 4,851 Thanks: 804 Thanked 1,200 Times in 887 Posts	Re: People using Adwords PPC with a redirect to an affiliate Redirects and affiliates are not against TOS. I'd have to see it to get a better picture. But a little known trick that I think still works is that you can put your domain as the destination url, and redirect to any page on the domain. That is, domain.com could show, and the click would take someone to domain.com/getmoreinformation.php So saying the destination "url" must match is not 100% correct. Google may have changed this policy, but they know that destination urls shown must be quite short and that's not practical in all cases. As far as having a different domain entirely show up as the final landing page after clicking, that should be against TOS. Adwords users looking for a future ban can, of course, do anything they want to the url after getting an ad approved. I'm sure many do. I'm trying to think of a case where a different domain than in the display could be allowed. Can't think of one at the moment. Paul
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masterjani King of Edu backlinks War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Internet Posts: 2,545 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 60 Thanked 258 Times in 226 Posts Social Networking	Re: People using Adwords PPC with a redirect to an affiliate Thats why most affiliate marketers are getting success even with out a website.You can try it but it is hit or miss.
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Defunct HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 254 Thanks: 23 Thanked 47 Times in 33 Posts	Re: People using Adwords PPC with a redirect to an affiliate At some point they will be caught and banned, it's against TOS. People use all kinds of sneaky things to get around Adwords policy, some last months before getting caught and others hours.