Get this! I set up a new adwords account on my dads behalf due to a $100 voucher he received from Vistaprint. I setup the credits to promote a clickbank product according to their TOS (or so I thought). I had made sales from this product which was a shed and building construction guide that I had sold previously with very few refunds compared to most of CB's. Everything was cool for 48 hours. Made 2 sales the first day as I always start slow with anything before ramping up. Clicks Impr. CTR Avg. CPC Cost 254 4,309 5.89% CA$0.14 CA$36.12 Maybe thats why the ladies get along with me so well. But I digress. I log into the new adwords account after a hard day at the moving company which I frequent and see two repeate massages saying the site I was promoting is not approved due to site policies and your account is disabled. I replied using the closest thing on their site to a sales rep and received a response the next day. Well here it is: My plea: Subject: Contact Us Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:57:43 +0000 > I unknowingly added a campaign that violated your TOS. After seeing the > site policy I have removed that violating campaign. Please review my > existing campaign and allow it to run as it was before. Their response: "Thanks for your email. I hope you're well. I understand that you removed the campaign that was not compliant. However, please note that pausing or deleting the campaigns, ad groups, or sites in violation of our Landing Page and Site Policies will not warrant unsuspension of an account. Your account was suspended after careful review of your site. We confirm that your site has been flagged for violating our User Safety policy and was therefore disabled. In response to multiple complaints received from users and publishers about this category of ads, it's Google's policy to not accept ads that present a poor site experience to our users. Read more about this specific policy at: http://adwords.google.com/support/a...8436&guide=28435&page=guide.cs&answer=1050602. Examples of products, services, business practices, and sites that AdWords prohibits include, but are not limited to: - Income Generation Claims: - Sites that promise exaggerated/unrealistic financial gain or income generation through products/services offered - Promoting exaggerated financial gain through work-from-home or home-based business schemes without providing details of what the job opportunity will entail - Promoting exaggerated financial gain through multi-level marketing recruitment (MLM) schemes - Get rich quick schemes: http://adwords.google.com/support/a...28435&topic=28436&page=guide.cs&answer=190440 - Medical/Health Claims: - Sites that claim a product or service can provide benefits far beyond the abilities of modern medicine - Miracle cures: http://adwords.google.com/support/a...28436&guide=28435&page=guide.cs&answer=176031 - Uncertified online pharmacies: http://adwords.google.com/support/a...28436&guide=28435&page=guide.cs&answer=176031 - Misleading/Inaccurate Claims (Non-medical, non-health): - Sites that make assertions that are misleading to users in some way - Selling free items, like software and government forms, that are normally offered for free: http://adwords.google.com/support/a...28436&guide=28435&page=guide.cs&answer=189033 - Making scientifically impossible claims: http://adwords.google.com/support/a...28436&guide=28435&page=guide.cs&answer=190441 - Unclear Billing: - Sites that engage in unclear or deceptive billing practices: http://adwords.google.com/support/a...28436&guide=28435&page=guide.cs&answer=190439 - Information Harvesting: - Sites that engage in information harvesting or otherwise aim to capture personally identifiable user information without clearly stating how that information will be used: http://adwords.google.com/support/a...28435&topic=28436&page=guide.cs&answer=190438 - Illegal Content: - Sites that contain illegal content, or contain content on identified illegal products - Counterfeit goods: http://adwords.google.com/support/a...28436&guide=28435&page=guide.cs&answer=176017 - Other Google Violations: - Sites that have been identified as violating other Google product policies such as Google's webspam policy: http://adwords.google.com/support/a...28436&guide=28435&page=guide.cs&answer=176079 As noted in our advertising Terms and Conditions, Google reserves the right to refuse ads or disable ad campaigns when deemed necessary. To view our Terms and Conditions, please visit https://adwords.google.com/select/tsandcsfinder. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding in this matter. Sincerely, $^&*(%*%# The Google AdWords Welcome Team ---------------- Useful Resources: Small Business Center - Stay connected with the latest AdWords tips and news: www.google.com/adwords/smallbusinesscenter AdWords Beginner’s Guide - Great tips for new online advertisers: http://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/static.py?hl=en&guide=21899&page=guide.cs AdWords Online Classroom - Free online video tutorials on a range of topics: http://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=webinars.cs AdWords Help Center - Answers to all of your questions about AdWords: http://adwords.google.com/support/aw/?hl=en AdWords Help Forum - Discuss AdWords topics with other AdWords users: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/AdWords?hl=en To access your AdWords account, please log in at https://adwords.google.com " END Ya, there I was wondering how to use the "Useful Resources:" they recommended in the same message they explained that I could no longer use their services. Sorry if you actually read all that. I expected you would skim it. The reality is that the sales page which I was driving traffic to is myshedplans.com rolleyeslease don't sue). The actual sales page is fine for Adwords TOS in my opinion. The conclusion I came to is that the blatant integrated affiliate program available from the homepage you can see here http://www.myshedplans.com/affiliates.htm violated the terms that Adwords mentions here http://adwords.google.com/support/a...28439&topic=30210&page=guide.cs&answer=190441 Please let me know your opinions on this.
Google is making it very difficult to advertise anything. I did a training session on how to get 1 cent clicks on there by setting up a campaign. The campaign I used was my free training program "free" I wasn't charging. I never finished the ad because I had no intentions of using it in adwords. I received a note from them saying I had one more chance and I didn't submit it but they got a hold of it. I completely know how you feel.
I think that Adwords should improve their customer support. An adwords review solicitation in my email box does not cut it. Especially after they "banned" me.
I suspect if I create a new campaign that completley complies I will have a good chance at reactivation. I suppose I have to kiss their ass to compensate for their lack of communication.
Google doesn't like those long one page hyped up sales letters. Those days are gone for Adwords. You would be better to tone it down and be real, break up the letter into different pages. Make it easy for the visitor to find info and you should be alright. Anyway it's getting very quite in Adwords. I get very few ads now for many popular querires here in Australia. Looks like they decided its easier to screw a few companies with resources to get high CPC's than deal with 100,000s of tight affilates.
google can be very strict sometimes man, and very unmoving. sometimes they make me and sometimes they make me . just gotta make sure you follow all of their policies TO THE LETTER
MarketExpert said: > The actual sales page is fine for Adwords TOS in my opinion. No, it's not. I visited the page and within seconds, I was greeted by a pop-up. The guidelines specifically say you cannot have pop-ups on your landing page. They may also have an issue with the line "It Doesn't Matter What Skill Level You Have" and the next few paragraphs. That may fall into the misleading and inaccurate claim rule. But the first thing is, get rid of that popup. Agent007 said: > Google doesn't like those long one page hyped up sales letters. Wrong. Length has nothing to do with it. But he's right about toning it down, exactly what I said above.
I'm sort of confused as to why people promote Clickbank products. I hear nothing but the whining of people who get banned or suspended for doing so. Are they super-profitable or something?
If you look at Google and try to follow them "To The Letter" I think would be very difficult. Even if you try seems they will always come up with someting that violates their TOS. Has anyone ever looked at the terms they have for trademarked? They have a ton of words ... Anyway good luck with your tangle with Big G...
in these days google make his rules more stick so you do not break his rules and otherwise your account will be banne from the google
I don't promote CB products myself but have had a few clients do so in the past. I think the allure is the high commission rates which seem to run from 25% and sometimes up to 75% on products of $25 to $50, sometimes more. People want to make money fast and they see this as a solution in conjunction with using Adwords as the advertising medium. Profitability will still depend on the effectiveness of the sales message and the cost of advertising. What marketers fail to do is do their due diligence as far as Adwords is concerned. They don't know the rules. They see a CB product which they feel will be profitable and start advertising. The problem with most CB products is the wording used on the landing page which often goes against the misleading claim rule. Of course if you direct link, you have no control - now or in the future - of what that page says. Google doesn't care whose page it is and that's what gets people in trouble and whining. They can save themselves the headaches by more careful research. Following their rules is not difficult despite what a previous post thinks. To follow rules, you must of course first know and understand them.
but guys we have no other option becuase other than adwords no one has that technology which can find fraud clicks
You think Bing and the major ad networks don't have click fraud detection technology? Believe me, the big ones take this extremely seriously.