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Is Using Adwords to drive traffic to the website with adsense againgst TOS?

Discussion in 'AdSense' started by mj2, Aug 9, 2007.

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    Using Adwords to drive traffic to the website with adsense againgst TOS?
     
    mj2, Aug 9, 2007 IP
  2. Vic_mackey

    Vic_mackey Banned

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    #2
    You can use adwords to send traffic to a legitimate site that has adsense on it, its just normal advertising.

    What you cant do is use adwords to send traffic to an MFA site that only exists to try and send the traffic back out on higher paying clicks.

    I guess its a grey area, as what some people would say is an MFA site might not be seen as the same by someone else.
     
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    #3
    i heard its against TOS.
     
    patswald, Aug 9, 2007 IP
  4. Vic_mackey

    Vic_mackey Banned

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    #4
    If you are bringing the traffic in solely to send it back out at a higher ppc then its called Arbitrage and yes its banned - you can get your account closed for that.

    But its not exactly black and white, you can have a legitimate site that has adsense on it, and still use adwords to bring in traffic.
     
    Vic_mackey, Aug 9, 2007 IP
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    Micromag Well-Known Member

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    #5
    Its is not against TOS if your site is not a MFA site.

    Also Google recommends to do not send Adwords traffic to pure Referral pages if you do not has advertiser authorization for that.
     
    Micromag, Aug 9, 2007 IP
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    seo4china Well-Known Member

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    #6
    Not against TOS
     
    seo4china, Aug 9, 2007 IP
  7. Vic_mackey

    Vic_mackey Banned

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    #7
    Have you read the rest of this thread? or adsense TOS? It is against TOS if its arbitrage.
     
    Vic_mackey, Aug 9, 2007 IP
  8. Ge0r

    Ge0r Peon

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    #8
    Just send that adwords traffic to normal site, not mfa, and everything will be fine.
     
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    azsno Banned

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    Not against TOS...............
     
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  10. LucasMS

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    #10
    hi
    i have an website like Wikipedia, it has lots of unique content (I paid for that!), an of course I put adsense on the pages.

    I want to know if my website will be considered an MFA if i buy links at 0.01 in adwords. My goal, of course, is that those new visitors click on adsense (everything complaining with the TOS).

    very thanks
     
    LucasMS, Aug 13, 2007 IP
  11. Adpubster

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    Excerpt from the quality guidelines (http://adwords.google.com/support/b...&subid=ww-en-et-asblog_2007-06-05&medium=link)

    • Link to the page on your site that provides the most useful and accurate information about the product or service in your ad.
    • If your site displays advertising, distinguish sponsored links from the rest of your site content.
    • Try to provide information without requiring users to register. Or, provide a preview of what users will get by registering.
    • In general, build pages that provide substantial and useful information to the end-user. If your landing page consists of mostly ads or general search results (such as a directory or catalog page), you should provide as much information as you can beyond what your ad describes. For example, if your ad mentions <'Free travel information,' your landing page should feature free travel information (versus links to other sites that do).
    • You should have unique content (should not be similar or nearly identical in appearance to another site). For more information, see our affiliate guidelines.

    Pay particular attention to that second to last one. That's the arbitrage one. The ads appearing on my site that are deceptive and lead only to a page full of more ads and links get reported to Google.

    The term for that, pure and simple, is arbitrage.
     
    Adpubster, Aug 13, 2007 IP
  12. trichnosis

    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    #12
    mfa sites are doing that.

    do you want to make a mfa site?
     
    trichnosis, Aug 13, 2007 IP
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    #13
    I think it is best to not put it on the page they go onto, but have all the links on the page go to sites with adsense. Have referrals on the main page.
     
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    the difference is that MY website has unique and GOOD content (again, I paid experts to write it), and the MFA has nothing ...

    i've contacted google, let's see they answer
     
    LucasMS, Aug 13, 2007 IP
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    #15
    My hosting company is giving free Microsoft AdCenter and Yahoo! Search Marketing Coupons. Can I use them? My site is not a MFA.

    Pls. update us with google's answer.
     
    massiva, Aug 13, 2007 IP
  16. Luke Jones

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    #16
    Lucas,
    Recebeste uma resposta do Google?

    (Did you get a response from Google?)
     
    Luke Jones, Aug 15, 2007 IP
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    #17
    you'll be all good, unless it an MFA site, or duplicate content
     
    TheZer0Group, Aug 15, 2007 IP
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    #18
    It is not against terms of service, Google actually encourages Adsense users to use Adwords. I have answered this a number of times and have it summarized here.

    You can read my write up or you can log out of your Adsense account and see their link to Adwords in their logged out screen. :)
     
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    I dont see why it would be against the TOS. In fact I expect google loves it, they make money on both ends.
     
    trump, Aug 15, 2007 IP
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    As long as your site has unique and useful content and the adwords ads you are using to bring visitors to the page are relevant, then I think it is completely within the Google TOS.

    I routinely bring in new visitors to my blog via very low cost adwords (think less than 3 cents each). If they are targeted to your key posts properly, you can definitely generate much more in adsense revenue.
     
    shauner, Aug 15, 2007 IP