Are Affiliate Blogs @ Wordpress.com Still Being Deleted???

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About 6 months ago it happened to me and I'm just wondering if they still have a vendetta against affiliate blogs over a Wordpress.com.

Of course I'm not talking about the software from Wordpress.org that we upload to our hosting accounts.

But...

I'm seen a few people advocate getting a wordpress.com blog and perhaps it's not the safe thing to do.

Imagine creating a blog and it starts making money and one day you discover that it's been deleted by Wordpress.com without even notifying you.

Anyone know the deal??

Thanks,

TL
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  • Profile picture of the author Keith Kogane
    Originally Posted by TLTheLiberator View Post

    About 6 months ago it happened to me and I'm just wondering if they still have a vendetta against affiliate blogs over a Wordpress.com.

    Of course I'm not talking about the software from Wordpress.org that we upload to our hosting accounts.

    But...

    I'm seen a few people advocate getting a wordpress.com blog and perhaps it's not the safe thing to do.

    Imagine creating a blog and it starts making money and one day you discover that it's been deleted by Wordpress.com without even notifying you.

    Anyone know the deal??

    Thanks,

    TL
    I haven't looked in a while, but I believe it's against wordpress.com's TOS to run an affiliate blog there. If you want the free space to do an affiliate blog, use Blogger.

    I use Wordpress.com to create "commentary" blogs where I write posts about the posts I make on my money blogs, but I don't link directly to affiliate stuff from there.
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  • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
    I thought that was/is the case.

    I also wanted this to be a warning to young marketers.

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  • Profile picture of the author Profnet
    Ok, I am confused. I used wordpress to create three blogs, but they each rest on my own domain servers. Can wordpress delete these if I promote affiliate links in them? What is a "wordpress.com blog"? It rests at wordpress.com? I didn't even know you could do that, if that's what it is. What is the benefit of doing that?

    Respectfully,

    Nancy Roebke
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    • Profile picture of the author IM
      I posted a blog a few days ago on Word Press and while I was performing some fine tunning tasks a message popped up at the top saying that there is a concern about the content of my blog and that I needed to contact wordpress immediately to resolve the matter. After making the contact, their response was that my blog contains links to other websites and they suspect that I'm either creating this blog as a backdoor to other affiliate websites or trying to fool Google search engine!!!!!!!

      Is this what's called Paranoia!!??
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      • Profile picture of the author Shaun706
        Are you serious! Can this be right? I've recently purchased some ebooks from Ewen Chia. And one of the primary methods for generating profits as an affiliate marketer is to send traffic to an affiliate link using a wordpress blog. Does this mean that this so called innternet marketing guru is wrong? Or even worse, selling outdated material?
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    • Profile picture of the author Ron Killian
      I tried 3 blogs on the free hosted wordpress blogs, all three got deleted. I really did not put many links in the post and there was a fair amount of content. It might have been because I added a feed in the sidebar, that might have been to much.

      Course, none of the links where affiliate links, they were links for my own sites. I think it's any promotion or marketing of any kind, not just affiliate marketing.

      Most every marketing type blog I've seen show up in the SE ranks, has been deleted. I don't even bother trying again myself.

      Originally Posted by Profnet View Post

      Ok, I am confused. I used wordpress to create three blogs, but they each rest on my own domain servers. Can wordpress delete these if I promote affiliate links in them? What is a "wordpress.com blog"? It rests at wordpress.com? I didn't even know you could do that, if that's what it is. What is the benefit of doing that?

      Respectfully,

      Nancy Roebke
      Wordpress offers two services basically. They offer their blogging software for free at wordpress.org, you host it yourself. They also offer free wordpress blog hosting at wordpress.com. Of course this thread is about using the free hosted blogs, which wordpress controls.

      You can do what you want with the free software if you host it on your own. But the free blogging service they offer is pretty sticky.

      Can't blame them, their site and if left unchecked, would probably turn in to massive marketing, spamming, ect.
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  • Profile picture of the author embrown
    Yea, WP.com has this thing against monetized blogs. I would still use it, if you are creating a blog that links to your main blog, Squidoo lenses, etc. I don't think you can get deleted for that - could be wrong though. I was thinking about rebooting a few of my old WP.com blogs because of this. But I wasn't too sure about the policies.
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  • Profile picture of the author Cosmo Demopoulos
    WordPress.com regularly deletes blogs for truly vague and ambiguous reasons. Do NOT use them.

    yes, some things (like AdSense) are clearly against TOS, but I've had many friends have their blogs deleted that didn't seem to violate anything - no ads, aff links, etc.

    WordPress.com might be OK if you're blogging on what you had for breakfast - otherwise ignore them, and if you ignore my advice definitely keep a copy of your content elsewhere in case they axe you!
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    • Profile picture of the author SolarFelineAU
      Greetings! I'm a newbie, and I thankyou for EVERYONE'S comments and input.

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  • Profile picture of the author fuzzyness
    I know this is an old thread, but just wanted to chime in that this just happened to me too. I had a good number of wordpress.com blogs that were acting as external feeders to my main (self-hosted) Wordpress blog. The wordpress.com blogs were just plain content, with the occasional backlink to my main blog. No affiliate links, no advertising, no selling.

    It was great to come here and see this post, to realise I'm not alone and to not get to hung up about it
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    • Profile picture of the author Eric Lorence
      Wordpress.com also has a paid option with more flexibility, maybe worth looking into for more advanced marketing stuff.

      They are still the "elder statesmen" of personal blogs, so it would probably be a mistake to ignore it completely.
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  • Profile picture of the author sahi
    Me keep on playing hide and seek with wordpress.com blogs for my affiliate products but i don't care much when they delete my blogs, i just create some more, and i also use blogger blogs for my affiliate purposes, didn't have much problem with them.
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      • Profile picture of the author sahi
        Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

        Interesting business model. Have you ever thought of getting free hosting and just putting them on that instead, so nobody can delete them? Just wondering.

        I have my own server so I don't need any free hosting etc. I just do it for fun when I'm bored and have nothing to do, and no books to read.

        I just mainly use them in my social marketing when i'm targeting some product/niche, and i may have decided to use the conversation domination method just for some change.
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        • Profile picture of the author stuffed
          My blogs were removed one by one and now Wordpress will not allow me to have a blog with them!
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  • Profile picture of the author entrepreneurjay
    People do not be cheap this is your business pay for your own hosting....

    Its not worth the time and effort you go through to gamble with all your hard work.
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  • Profile picture of the author joadcrank
    Uhm...i think blogger can host you a money making machine..but Wordpress ? don't think so..

    For other people that are confused:

    Blogs created at the official Wordpress website will be deleted if they don't respect the TOS.

    If you use the Wordpress PLATFORM/CMS on your own webhosting, then you don't have to be scared.
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    • Profile picture of the author shelby7910
      Originally Posted by joadcrank View Post

      If you use the Wordpress PLATFORM/CMS on your own webhosting, then you don't have to be scared.
      Sorry to rehash this, but just to make sure, if I use hostgator and create a wordpress blog directly from hostgator, then I am ok to use affiliate links? I just can't go create one directly from wordpress DOT com or wordpress DOT org, correct?
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    At wordpress.ORG nobody has a blog. Period. That's the site from where you download the software/script to be installed on your owm domain/hosting.

    At wordpress.COM read their TOS: no commercial blogs. What is so complicated to understand?

    If you have your own domain and it is hosted on a server where you pay for it - you can install your OWN WordPress blog and do whatever you want with it (of course, in the limits of your host's Terms...)
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    • Profile picture of the author shelby7910
      Sorry, I'm brand new here (just signed up today) so forgive my ignorance. Thanks for clarifying.
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      • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
        Originally Posted by shelby7910 View Post

        Sorry, I'm brand new here (just signed up today) so forgive my ignorance. Thanks for clarifying.
        You are welcome. Actually, to figure out what is the difference between the two WordPress sites (.org and .com) you don't need to be a member here

        One just have to visit the two sites, look around, read... that's it.
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  • Profile picture of the author the_knight
    Hello, i never used wordpress.com, i don't even know if they don't allow commercial blog. what about ad like adsense? do they allow it or it's just affiliate program like clickbank? Also, just want to clarify things, blogger does allow affiliate blog, but be careful, because they'll delete it at the end of the day.
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    • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
      Originally Posted by the_knight View Post

      Hello, i never used wordpress.com, i don't even know if they don't allow commercial blog. what about ad like adsense?
      Can you read? No commercial blogs means NO MONEY MAKING BLOGS. Is that clear enough now?
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  • Profile picture of the author mikrei75
    You are better off getting your own hosting account with cpanel, and get wordpress setup on your hosting system, than go with Wordpress.com or Wordpress.org. That way you can be more in control. And... you can setup more than one wordpress account on your site.
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    • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
      Originally Posted by mikrei75 View Post

      You are better off getting your own hosting account with cpanel, and get wordpress setup on your hosting system, than go with Wordpress.com or Wordpress.org. That way you can be more in control. And... you can setup more than one wordpress account on your site.
      Don't you love it when ignorant people post posing as experts... and don't even read the thread?

      1. Try to go without wordpress.org - where will you download the script? So, that's nonsense. The wordpress.org site is the source for the free blogging script everybody is using! Nothing else is hosted there, just the script, the documentation and the support forums.

      2. You don't set up "accounts" on your site. You can have multiple WP installations on your site(s).
      Since WP 3 you don't even need that - you can have many blogs with just one installation.
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      • Profile picture of the author jange52
        Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath View Post

        Don't you love it when ignorant people post posing as experts... and don't even read the thread?

        1. Try to go without wordpress.org - where will you download the script? So, that's nonsense. The wordpress.org site is the source for the free blogging script everybody is using! Nothing else is hosted there, just the script, the documentation and the support forums.

        2. You don't set up "accounts" on your site. You can have multiple WP installations on your site(s).
        Since WP 3 you don't even need that - you can have many blogs with just one installation.

        I am just curious about Wordpress.org. According to a video I have watched, from Mattcutts of Google, it answers almost 80-90% of our SEO requirements. So if I use it for my blog with my own domain and hosting, does that mean that it will help optimize my site? and since it is not Wordpress.com hosted, does it mean I use any affiliate links or use it commercially?
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        • Profile picture of the author mkpoway
          Try getting the HeadSpace 2 plugin for wordpress to optimize your content for SEO.
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          • Profile picture of the author jange52
            Originally Posted by mkpoway View Post

            Try getting the HeadSpace 2 plugin for wordpress to optimize your content for SEO.
            Thanks a lot.. will heed your advice.. :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author jasonmorgan
    wordpress.com = free blog hosting from wordpress using their super swell wordpress blogging CMS... no ads, no affiliate links, they will catch you eventually and delete your account.

    wordpress.org = support for all things glorious and wonderful regarding wordpress

    wordpress 3.0.2 = a blogging and do-it-all CMS that you can install on your hosing account and do anything you want with... even run porn sites if it floats your boat.
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  • Profile picture of the author sarahberra
    I had no idea that wordpress could even do such a thing. I've been creating wordpress blogs without any problems. What gives them the authority to do this?? Where did you hear this?
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    • Profile picture of the author jange52
      But can it help with SEO?
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