2 Responses for "when using Google adwords, am I allowed to use a redirect to my affiliate link for the destination url?"

1. Chris October 12th, 2009 at 5:01 pm 1

   You can use this but likely to be short term. If Google’s team happens to review your page, and find that it’s a redirect, you may be slapped by having to pay $5 a click. Some people managed to get away for a long time so that really depends when the human review comes.

   You can do direct linking and that will be fine. However you will be subject to Google’s no 2 same url rule, and will need to compete with other direct linkers.
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2. semperloco October 12th, 2009 at 5:30 pm 2

   One thing you can do, if your host site allows .php, is to set up a redirect page. This is used by many marketers to mask their affiliate link so it does not get hijacked. You set up your web page as a .php page and set up a blank page with the direct link to the selling site you want the client to click through to. When the customer clicks your link, it will send him or her to your .php page and without the customer even seeing it, he or she will redirect to the business page.

   This method can make updating links simpler as well. You don’t get penalized for doing this. One point to be helpful - Google ranks pages higher that are comprised of multiple pages instead of 1-page affiliate ad sites. The mechanics of setting these things up are in the forums and training at my source. They train and you can share your knowledge as well.
   References :
   http://www.wealthyaffiliate.com/?a_aid=ofqwEpWU