I got slapped for using a php redirect.

So the landing pages are all evaluated by an algorithm to determine quality score and not humans?

 

?? It make no sense.

 

This is quite simple, you need to use PHP to show Google one thing and your users another

 

Php redirect or cloaking?

 

if its the quality score bot, it needs to be shown its dream landing page - otherwise just use a redirect so in logical terms:

if google { show this perfect landing page } else { redirect }

- thats cloaking

 

Can google catch this cloaking?

Also anyone using location: redirects with success on adwords?

 

Cloaking means this -

if(visitor=human)
{
redirect_to_affiliate_link
}
else if(visitor=adwords_bot)
{
send_some_decent_landing_page_with_keywords_in_title_tags_and_body
}