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Facebook ads driving me nuts...help?

by espe
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Hello everybody,

A few days ago I got my Maxbounty account approved... so first thing I though was lets try Facebook ads and so I created my first campaign for an SMS offer.

The offer is about subscribing to content via SMS to win an iPhone 4. In different occasions I got the ad rejected!

At this point i have modified the ad multiple times to make it better but no luck. The landing page is the same html code that the offer is using but I have uploaded it to my server because at one point it seems that the reviewers were redirected to a different offer because they were not located in spain...

Long story short, the last message from Facebook was :

The content promoted in your ad or Sponsored Story violates Facebook's Advertising Guidelines

which I know is BS because I have followed every step detailed here:

1. Ads and Sponsored Stories for products that require a subscription must make the subscription terms evident to users in the ad or sponsored story copy (e.g. "Subscription required").

Done!

2. The ad or sponsored story text must also describe the service or product in an accurate way. Ads and Sponsored Stories must fully describe business models without concealing specific details of hidden offers.

Done!

3. Ads and Sponsored Stories must target users above the age of 18 when advertising for programs or services that require a subscription.

Done!

4. The landing page of ads and Sponsored Stories must:

4.1. Clearly describe and display your terms and conditions.
This can be a summarized version of your terms and conditions, as long as you communicate the most important information (including how to cancel the service).

Done!

4.2. Include a link to your privacy policy.

Done!

4.3. Display an empty check box that users must check in order to accept the terms and conditions.
You may not display a check box that is checked by default.

There is no checkbox in the offer I'm promoting

4.4. Clearly represent the price of your promoted service, including any details of recurring charges. Even if the price is displayed in the terms and conditions, it should also appear somewhere else on the landing page (for example, beside the box the user needs to check to accept the terms and conditions).

Done!


If someone know how to get an ad accepted on FB for SMS offers such as the one I mentioned, plese let me know, I need some advice on this, its important

What am i doing wrong??
#ads #driving #facebook #nutshelp
  • Profile picture of the author aminur
    Hey buddy, days are gone where people can get their ads approved on sms type or mobile subscription type offers on facebook. Now facebook cracking down hard when it comes to cpa offers. Pin submit, email submit etc offer are against facebook advertising policy. Some people having hard time to get their dating ads approved now days.

    Now what i can suggest. Create a blog style landing page with only content about how people can win ipad first, with out any banners or affiliate links. This will get your ads approved

    As soon they approve your ads make changes to your blog. Add Banners and affiliate links etc to get some conversion. I know it's Grey hat but What to do Lol..

    cheers
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    • Profile picture of the author espe
      Hi Aminur, thanks a lot for your advice I never though about that technique, it makes sense though.... LOL I hope they don't double check my ad because they will find the sneaky trick

      Its really bad that its the only offer in spanish that converts the most :/

      I will definetly try this
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    • Profile picture of the author kevinzeo
      Originally Posted by aminur View Post

      Hey buddy, days are gone where people can get their ads approved on sms type or mobile subscription type offers on facebook. Now facebook cracking down hard when it comes to cpa offers. Pin submit, email submit etc offer are against facebook advertising policy. Some people having hard time to get their dating ads approved now days.

      Now what i can suggest. Create a blog style landing page with only content about how people can win ipad first, with out any banners or affiliate links. This will get your ads approved

      As soon they approve your ads make changes to your blog. Add Banners and affiliate links etc to get some conversion. I know it's Grey hat but What to do Lol..

      cheers
      Yep,great grey methods
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  • Profile picture of the author aminur
    well to be honest they only check back if they get complaints from the user about your ad.. another thing my friend if you are going to trick them multiple times. i Would open a new facebook account where i can advertise all the ads where i am changing the creatives because i do not want my main account getting Banned.
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    • Profile picture of the author dk182010
      Do just as what aminur said,I'm always using this method to get my facebook ads approved.Wish you luck
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  • Profile picture of the author Tracyyang
    you mean you are running campains using app in facebook platform. that's something we haven't tried, you need to be so careful about this since facebook did has strict rules about campaigns.
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  • Profile picture of the author dk182010
    By the way,Facebook don't like the dating offers right now.You can use the same method if you're promoting dating offers.
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    • Profile picture of the author JosephTate
      Banned
      Originally Posted by dk182010 View Post

      By the way,Facebook don't like the dating offers right now.You can use the same method if you're promoting dating offers.
      Yeah, FB seems not to like the dating type of offers..I usually avoid promoting these type of offers on FB ads..
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  • Profile picture of the author pacelattin
    SMS products are close to impossible to run on Facebook.

    First of all, you are REQUIRED to have a checkbox on your offer. Required. Not only by Facebook, but all SMS must have a positive affirmation of some sort to the terms and conditions when the number is entered. This is the carrier rules.
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  • Profile picture of the author MrOfferz
    I've honestly found that you can make all the changes that have been requested and facebook will reject ads due to some arbitrary reason. Thus is life on facebook.
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  • Profile picture of the author davemiz
    oh they reject stuff like crazy. i took an ad that was showing in my account... i copied everything, used my url.... and it was STILL denied saying it wasn't relevant or whatever bs they send.

    its a joke.
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  • Profile picture of the author sith005
    As others have said, SMS submit offers are not recommended for FB. Even if you get one through every now and then, it's too much of a pain. Also, you do risk your account. The method above should work, but as has been mentioned, make sure you have another account or something, as you are walking the line. It all depends on your long-term goals.

    Personally I wouldn't push that offer on FB, there are a lot of other avenues. And there are other types of offers that will do well relatively safely on Facebook (i.e. a large number of dating offers, gaming/online gaming offers, auto insurance, education, etc).

    Danny
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  • Profile picture of the author Andrew Zapp
    Don't risk your main account getting closed just over an sms offer. Try going to actual mobile sites to set up your offer. Don't forget that fb isn't the only source of traffic on the internet.
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  • Profile picture of the author espe
    Hey guys,

    just an update, the trick worked fine during 2 days, unfortunately didn't convert at all because like I suspected they double checked... so yeah it was not my main fb account but they took it down :|

    lesson learned though it felt like burning 50 dollars

    I think it's because of the offer being for mobiles they don't like it at all, so you can learn from my mistake maybe the trick works on other niches.

    best of luck to you guys!

    -sp
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    • Profile picture of the author Sign Up
      Originally Posted by espe View Post

      Hey guys,

      just an update, the trick worked fine during 2 days, unfortunately didn't convert at all because like I suspected they double checked... so yeah it was not my main fb account but they took it down :|

      lesson learned though it felt like burning 50 dollars

      I think it's because of the offer being for mobiles they don't like it at all, so you can learn from my mistake maybe the trick works on other niches.

      best of luck to you guys!

      -sp
      Email submits rock on Facebook! Really, next time choose to promote email submit .

      Btw, what you mean about..

      " unfortunately didn't convert at all because like I suspected they double checked... so yeah it was not my main fb account but they took it down :|"

      Never try to trick facebook, they are really smart and will take down your account always and to re-instate your account will be very very hard.
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  • Profile picture of the author mike.joes
    i hope you did some research on the demographics. It is extremely important on FB
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  • Profile picture of the author davemiz
    its almost impossible to get stuff approved... i know one of my partners sent 90 ads and all got disapproved. (weight loss niche).

    wtf
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    • Profile picture of the author Sign Up
      Originally Posted by davemiz View Post

      its almost impossible to get stuff approved... i know one of my partners sent 90 ads and all got disapproved. (weight loss niche).

      wtf
      Wow My ads were disapproved just few times in facebook. It's not really hard to fallow facebook ads guidelines...
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    • Profile picture of the author jenspringer
      Hi Dave,

      I saw your response on a post regarding getting FB ads approved and you said your partner tried to get a weight loss ad approved and 90 disapprovals later, NOTHING.

      Did he/she ever figure it out?

      I have been banging my head against the wall the last week submitting weight loss ads and those jacka**es won't approve - no matter what I do.

      I'm so frustrated I could scream. Well, I have screamed.

      Have a great night!
      Jen
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  • Profile picture of the author tylerjaysen
    Yeah FB is such a pain to advertise with....I would really like to know those out there that can make it work. I advertised with them a few years back without any success. Then tried to submit ads just last month and was rejected....then banned. I tried to find out what I did to have them ban me and they just replied with the generic message you have in the post. So frustrating though. Try some of the other PPC markets out there that actually like affiliates and don't care about quality score.
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  • Profile picture of the author ChrisBa
    Try a different niche/offer It's not even worth trying SMS/cell phone offers on Facebook anymore in my opinion.. as you have experienced it's nearly impossible to get an ad approved without breaking their TOS and being sneaky.. but if you're doing that then your obviously risking your account which just isn't worth it.. maybe try gaming or a niche like that
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  • Profile picture of the author leorocking25
    Thanks aminur for your nice and intelligent suggestion.I like the post.I am agree with your suggestion.
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  • Profile picture of the author silverace
    weight loss, biz opps, email submits, sms submits and that type of offers just won't get through. even a lot of normal dating offers don't come through anymore.
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  • Profile picture of the author sundown16
    I agree with ChrisBa... quit banging your head against the wall
    try a new niche.. do your targeting
    Facebook are getting as bad as Google
    there's ways of working around them
    so..keep trying
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  • Profile picture of the author Scrape
    Try going with email submits. Try avoiding dating offers
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  • Profile picture of the author Pentimento
    Well I have another question I do not have any problem to run ads on FB almost for free (with little trick it's costing me free)

    about weight loss related or any kind of stuff (african mango, perfume, replica stuff some other kind of products)

    But most of them doesn't bring any profit, and i do not know what to promote or sell.

    Do you have any advise about what to sell or promote on FB ?
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  • Profile picture of the author davemiz
    jenspringer

    weight loss on FB = NO WAY

    they basically removed all the weight loss offers on there... we had 2 accounts get shut down.

    they are and have been cleaning house because of their IPO.... want to have big brands on there....

    but that said, i see MMO stuff on there ALL the F**king time!

    how does that junk get on there and no dating, no weight loss does i have no idea.
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  • Profile picture of the author Pentimento
    @davemiz
    In turkey ( somewhere in middle east :p) FB accept weight loss ads %90
    I didnt add today any weight loss ads nowadays but they accept it monday with out any problem,

    EDIT:
    just now I saw weight loss ads on FB (in turkish language)
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