Adwords (PPC) with affiliate sites - possible?

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Hey guys,

I build affiliate sites and the last time I've tried to do a PPC campaign with Google, they've denied me because I was an affiliate site.

Anyone knows how to lunch a PPC campaign in Google with affiliate sites? Is it possible?

Thank you,
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  • Profile picture of the author Jack Chase
    I had some really good affiliate sites that were working well with Google Adwords, but about a year ago many had their QS significantly reduced. Some other affiliates were banned too.

    I'm not sure it's all that easy to do this now - but I think as long as you build a good (also quite large) site with unique and useful content that also promotes affiliate offers you will be fine.
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    • Profile picture of the author rinor81
      Originally Posted by cha.se View Post

      I had some really good affiliate sites that were working well with Google Adwords, but about a year ago many had their QS significantly reduced. Some other affiliates were banned too.

      I'm not sure it's all that easy to do this now - but I think as long as you build a good (also quite large) site with unique and useful content that also promotes affiliate offers you will be fine.
      Thank you my friend, that's a great response.

      I'll try to submit it perhaps later when the sites are a bit bigger, thanks for the advice.

      Take care,
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  • Profile picture of the author faceblogger
    Really difficult nowadays, however some people are successful on it.
    But don't promote ClickBank products using AdWords because Google will instantly ban your AdWords if they find you promoting clickbank products.
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    • Profile picture of the author rinor81
      Originally Posted by faceblogger View Post

      Really difficult nowadays, however some people are successful on it.
      But don't promote ClickBank products using AdWords because Google will instantly ban your AdWords if they find you promoting clickbank products.
      That's not only that, I have other sites that I don't promote clickbank products on but Google sees it's an affiliate site and doesn't allow me to open a campaign. It's as if I need to have my own product and that's it.

      Who are the affiliates that are successful with Adwords? I'd like to learn from them and get their advice, can you point me to them?

      Thanks,
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      • Profile picture of the author tryinhere
        Originally Posted by rinor81 View Post

        That's not only that, I have other sites that I don't promote clickbank products on but Google sees it's an affiliate site and doesn't allow me to open a campaign. It's as if I need to have my own product and that's it.

        Who are the affiliates that are successful with Adwords? I'd like to learn from them and get their advice, can you point me to them?

        Thanks,
        There are probably many good affiliates in some way, I would agree on the CB stuff but there are some CB products that do still work with adwords but hens teeth would probably be more popular.

        When you say its like you need your own product your exactly right in many ways.

        First why pizzle fart with sharing commissions, next the reason why promoting an affiliate is so deadly is if they edit the site or run a site that does not meet googles terms and your account is suspended then you can do nothing to fix it.

        If it is your site and it falls foul of the big G, given that your not doing big illegal stuff and its only site errors you can at least fix it, and for that reason it makes more sense to develop or even buy a product you can promote.

        Other options may include lead generation type sites where you sell the leads to business for a profit, so there is lots you can do if think outside of the square, god luck with it moving forward.
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      • Profile picture of the author faceblogger
        Originally Posted by rinor81 View Post

        Who are the affiliates that are successful with Adwords? I'd like to learn from them and get their advice, can you point me to them?

        Thanks,
        You can find some of them on this subsection of WarriorForum - Ad Networks - CPA, CPM, CPL - Millionaire Makers..
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  • Profile picture of the author Lucid
    It's not the fact that it's a Clickbank product or even an affiliate. It has all to do with the landing page, whether you create your own or link directly to your affiliate, follows the Adwords guidelines or not.
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    • Profile picture of the author rinor81
      Thanks guys for great responses,

      The thing is, I don't create landing pages, I tried to direct them to my home page and those are sites that have pages and content in them, so I have no idea what really the problem is....
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  • Profile picture of the author Lucid
    Is your soda maker link one of them? If so, I see the likely problem which you are probably repeating with all your sites.

    The problem is that on that page, you have a link called "order soda products online". When I click that link, I expect to actually be able to place an order, not be taken to another site. This is what Google calls a bridge page. Frankly, I don't know why you bother with your own site, just send your PPC clicks directly to your affiliate in this case.
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    • Profile picture of the author rinor81
      Originally Posted by Lucid View Post

      Is your soda maker link one of them? If so, I see the likely problem which you are probably repeating with all your sites.

      The problem is that on that page, you have a link called "order soda products online". When I click that link, I expect to actually be able to place an order, not be taken to another site. This is what Google calls a bridge page. Frankly, I don't know why you bother with your own site, just send your PPC clicks directly to your affiliate in this case.
      I'm not sure Google allows direct linking but I'm positive my vendor (checked) does not allow direct linking.

      I know it is called bridge and Google does not accept that, that's exactly the problem I have as affiliate, so what is the solution? I can't get them to order in my own site, this is not my product you see...that's exactly the problem.

      Ideas?
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      • Profile picture of the author camthomas
        Hey,

        I would not send adwords traffic to a review site, what you need to do is create a blog around you're niche and then have the review/s pages, with links to the revies in you're posts.

        You can also have a review site but then build the blog on it and do the same.

        Plus with the blog you can create alot of landing pages for your ad groups and if you have a very good converting keyword, i would creat a seperate landing page.

        You may get away with sending the traffic straight to the review page/whatever within you're blog, aslong as you have terms and stuff on you're site.

        I hope this help abit.
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      • Profile picture of the author Lucid
        Originally Posted by rinor81 View Post

        I'm not sure Google allows direct linking but I'm positive my vendor (checked) does not allow direct linking.

        so what is the solution? I can't get them to order in my own site, this is not my product you see...that's exactly the problem.
        Google does allow direct linking, no problem. The landing page of your affiliate however has to follow their guidelines. As you have no control over that page, this may cause a problem. That's why you have to make your due diligence and make sure that page complies before promoting that product. Of course, you have to hope that the affiliate doesn't change the page in the future that may not comply anymore. That's why many create their own page.

        But if your affiliate does not allow direct PPC linking, the point is moot.

        The solution is as I said before. Instead of linking from your sales page to the affiliate's sales page, link to their ordering page. That is after all what your link says "order soda products online" so send your visitors there. What you're doing is as if you're going to a store and talk to a sales clerk. He makes his pitch and convinces you to buy. But he says, OK, talk to this other sales clerk who makes a similar pitch. You don't want that, you said you're sold and expect to be taken to the checkout counter.
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        • Profile picture of the author rinor81
          Originally Posted by Lucid View Post

          Google does allow direct linking, no problem. The landing page of your affiliate however has to follow their guidelines. As you have no control over that page, this may cause a problem. That's why you have to make your due diligence and make sure that page complies before promoting that product. Of course, you have to hope that the affiliate doesn't change the page in the future that may not comply anymore. That's why many create their own page.

          But if your affiliate does not allow direct PPC linking, the point is moot.

          The solution is as I said before. Instead of linking from your sales page to the affiliate's sales page, link to their ordering page. That is after all what your link says "order soda products online" so send your visitors there. What you're doing is as if you're going to a store and talk to a sales clerk. He makes his pitch and convinces you to buy. But he says, OK, talk to this other sales clerk who makes a similar pitch. You don't want that, you said you're sold and expect to be taken to the checkout counter.
          Hey,

          I can't send the customer from the PPC straight to the ordering page of the vendor since they do not allow direct linking, so I guess case closed, ah?
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  • Profile picture of the author mark411
    They consider affiliate pages "bridge" pages so no matter how much original content you have on your site they won't allow you to advertise.
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    • Profile picture of the author imdomination
      If you want to advertise affiliate stuff on Google, you can't make it look like an affiliate site. You have to build a fully fleshed-out site that looks informative and just happens to have an affiliate link on it.

      IMO, not really worth the effort required, since even then sometimes Google just stomps on it. I'm personally hoping Bing and Yahoo's combination gets more market share. Definitely prefer the new Bing system.
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