Promoting Clickbank products on Adwords - how to not get banned?

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Hi folks,

I'm a Clickbank vendor and sell information products in a health niche.

I had my Adwords account banned some time ago for sending traffic to a squeeze page. I've set up a new site on a new host and done everything else to make sure my new site is as "clean" as possible, and have set up a new Adwords account. But I'm nervous about launching a new campaign for fear of getting my account banned again.

Is anyone currently promoting Clickbank products with Adwords? Can you let me know what kind of landing pages are permitted - ideally landing pages that incorporate an email opt-in form?

Thanks a lot,

Moe
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  • Profile picture of the author jsmith2482
    I'm in the fitness niche and it's damn near impossible. There are a few fitness products still in adwords but I can't figure out how their sales pages don't get hit. Google isn't really clear except they say that you can't collect leads (they actually suggested that I give my visitors a phone numbers instead of collecting emails) and you can't make any claims.
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    Simple, don't sell CB directly on Adwords, move the traffic to a list then sell.

    I doubt you'll consistently (If ever) get by with sending Adwords traffic directly to a CB squeeze page or CB checkout page.
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    • Profile picture of the author jsmith2482
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      Simple, don't sell CB directly on Adwords, move the traffic to a list then sell.

      I doubt you'll consistently (If ever) get by with sending Adwords traffic directly to a CB squeeze page or CB checkout page.
      They are pretty strict on even lead captures.
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      • Profile picture of the author dakar
        Originally Posted by jsmith2482 View Post

        They are pretty strict on even lead captures.
        You can do lead captures. You just need to make sure everything is clear and you're being totally upfront with the user. Make sure to follow 100% of the rules on their Adwords policy page for your niche. You'll be fine if you do that.
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        • Profile picture of the author jsmith2482
          Originally Posted by dakar View Post

          You can do lead captures. You just need to make sure everything is clear and you're being totally upfront with the user. Make sure to follow 100% of the rules on their Adwords policy page for your niche. You'll be fine if you do that.
          Have an example of a page?
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          • Profile picture of the author dakar
            Originally Posted by jsmith2482 View Post

            Have an example of a page?
            Sure. If you search for payday loans, you'll see that every landing page collects leads. They even go as far as collecting bank account numbers!
            You just need to follow every single rule and you're good.
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  • Profile picture of the author sk8tavou
    What you can do if you plan to use adwords is having the ads running for 1-2 days and then redirect your page to your landing page! Only if they manually review they will catch you then!
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  • Profile picture of the author Sarevok
    I typically avoid adwords for any affiliate stuff.

    Instead, check out adcenter.



    PS: Sure, you might be able to "trick" google, but eventually they'll ban you.

    They don't want you.

    Is it worth the hassle?
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    • Profile picture of the author dakar
      Originally Posted by Sarevok View Post

      I typically avoid adwords for any affiliate stuff.

      Instead, check out adcenter.



      PS: Sure, you might be able to "trick" google, but eventually they'll ban you.

      They don't want you.

      Is it worth the hassle?
      That's also a great option. I run both Adwords and Adcenter traffic. Adcenter has never given me any trouble, and their traffic is cheaper. The only drawback is less traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author sovereignn
    That's interesting about a month ago I promoted a product I owned and directly linked to it without an affiliate link and I wasn't banned.

    I was extremely curious if I was allowed to do it but I ran the campaign successfully for about a month before I shut it down
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  • Profile picture of the author surfermoe
    Thanks to everyone who responded.

    jsmith2482, how do you send traffic to your squeeze pages?

    Moe
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