CRY, my adword campaign says "Site Suspended".

kevin2018 · 10-11-2011, 07:40 PM

hi, all,

I am new to IM and I built a wordpress blog several months back, then kinda forgot it until recent got an adwords coupon from G. So I started a campaign. It all sounds fun since it does help me to make a sale every now and then. But today, boom.., I noticed my adword campaign is stopped because "Site Suspended". Then I looked every where trying to find a clue and finally in my gmail found an email from google saying my site is against their landing page policy: Bridge Page.

So I did a little bit search about what exactly their "bridge page" means and by now, I am still not sure what I should do.
Here is my site URL stated in G's email saying against their policy: reviewinfobase.com
(Web Master: Not sure if it is ok to put my site link here, if not, please remove it.)

There are probably a lot of problems with my site. Please feel free to point them out for me.
I suspect the reason is that I cloaked my link. If you see those links, they all goes to link.php?ID=xxx....(including its sub domains), I made this php page to redirect all links, also I can track all the clicks which I think it is useful. But, technically, that probably is a "bridge page"? Do you guy think if it is possible that is the reason?

Also, I have several other questions regarding this situation:
1. What could possibly trigger such "suspension"?
Post 100 posts in one day? Build 100 links in one day? Sudden volume spike?...or others..?

2. Does this adword campaign suspension also mean my site get totally banned from google?
That will be bad. That sounds like get banned from internet...

3. What should I do to get my campaign enabled again?

Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
Kevin.

wolfmmiii · 10-12-2011, 04:44 AM

Way, way, way too many affiliate links
Not enough unique content
No user interactivity (ie. user-supplied ratings, star reviews, etc)

Having a site suspended from AdWords does not necessarily mean it will be removed from the index BUT (BIG BUT) it should set off alarms that Google finds the site low quality so don't be surprised if it does lose rankings or get de-indexed at some point in the future.

Check out this post: Google Hates Your Site

Tom

Derek Pankaew · 10-12-2011, 05:46 AM

Dude ... I'm just gonna say this ...

YOU ARE LUCKY

Google isn't in a ban-trigger-happy phase right now. A few months ago you'd be banned - Not site suspended, but banned from EVER advertising on AdWords for life.

You screwed up - Your site's content sucks and you're too promotion. But you've still got a second shot. Be grateful.

wolfmmiii · 10-12-2011, 06:10 AM

Contrary to popular belief, AdWords doesn't ban folks for a single less-serious offense such as a bridge page. Do it 10 times and then it becomes a problem.

I've been slapped many times for bridge pages when perfecting my sites for AdWords approval. I've never been banned.

kevin2018 · 10-12-2011, 09:13 PM

Thanks you all for your great input. I will start to work on the content first.

John Hocking · 10-28-2011, 11:02 AM

Be very careful.

Google can ban your account if they find repeated violations of there TOC. There are very few people that will ever get unbanned. This will also prevent you from opening new accounts.

I would suggest you re read the guildelines.
Landing page and site quality guidelines - AdWords Help

What is the AdWords "Quality Score" and how is it calculated? - AdWords Help

What should I know as an affiliate advertiser? - AdWords Help

What is Google's affiliate auction policy? - AdWords Help

10-11-2011, 07:40 PM	#1
kevin2018 Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	CRY, my adword campaign says "Site Suspended". hi, all, I am new to IM and I built a wordpress blog several months back, then kinda forgot it until recent got an adwords coupon from G. So I started a campaign. It all sounds fun since it does help me to make a sale every now and then. But today, boom.., I noticed my adword campaign is stopped because "Site Suspended". Then I looked every where trying to find a clue and finally in my gmail found an email from google saying my site is against their landing page policy: Bridge Page. So I did a little bit search about what exactly their "bridge page" means and by now, I am still not sure what I should do. Here is my site URL stated in G's email saying against their policy: reviewinfobase.com (Web Master: Not sure if it is ok to put my site link here, if not, please remove it.) There are probably a lot of problems with my site. Please feel free to point them out for me. I suspect the reason is that I cloaked my link. If you see those links, they all goes to link.php?ID=xxx....(including its sub domains), I made this php page to redirect all links, also I can track all the clicks which I think it is useful. But, technically, that probably is a "bridge page"? Do you guy think if it is possible that is the reason? Also, I have several other questions regarding this situation: 1. What could possibly trigger such "suspension"? Post 100 posts in one day? Build 100 links in one day? Sudden volume spike?...or others..? 2. Does this adword campaign suspension also mean my site get totally banned from google? That will be bad. That sounds like get banned from internet... 3. What should I do to get my campaign enabled again? Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks Kevin.

10-12-2011, 04:44 AM	#2
wolfmmiii Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,342 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 107 Thanked 235 Times in 163 Posts	Re: CRY, my adword campaign says "Site Suspended". Way, way, way too many affiliate links Not enough unique content No user interactivity (ie. user-supplied ratings, star reviews, etc) Having a site suspended from AdWords does not necessarily mean it will be removed from the index BUT (BIG BUT) it should set off alarms that Google finds the site low quality so don't be surprised if it does lose rankings or get de-indexed at some point in the future. Check out this post: Google Hates Your Site Tom
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wolfmmiii Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,342 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 107 Thanked 235 Times in 163 Posts	Re: CRY, my adword campaign says "Site Suspended". Contrary to popular belief, AdWords doesn't ban folks for a single less-serious offense such as a bridge page. Do it 10 times and then it becomes a problem. I've been slapped many times for bridge pages when perfecting my sites for AdWords approval. I've never been banned.
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kevin2018 Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: CRY, my adword campaign says "Site Suspended". Thanks you all for your great input. I will start to work on the content first.

10-28-2011, 11:02 AM	#6
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