WordPress.com Forums » User Favorites: emecu http://en.forums.wordpress.com/profile/ WordPress.com Forums » User Favorites: emecu en Sat, 25 May 2013 12:48:57 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 timethief on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-546520 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:03:44 +0000 timethief 546520@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Notice
Before you post into this thread please read all the information at these links I post below. If you have any further questions please contact Staff directly by using this link. http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/

In a nutshell free blogs from and being free hosted by wordpress.COM cannot be used to drive traffic to third-party sites by means of advertising and/or affiliate programs. E-commerce cannot be conducted on wordpress.COM blogs. No retailing or reselling the work created by anyone other than yourself is allowed.

Affiliate marketing blogs
The only exceptions with regard to affiliate links are found here:

Affiliate marketing blogs: Blogs with the primary purpose of driving traffic to affiliate programs and get-rich-quick schemes (“Make six figures from home!!”, “20 easy steps to top
profits!!”, etc). This includes multi-level marketing (MLM) blogs and pyramid schemes. To be clear, people writing their own original book, movie or game reviews and linking them to Amazon, or people linking to their own products on Etsy do NOT fall into this category. http://en.wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/

Advertising
I am sorry, but advertising is not allowed on free hosted WordPress.com blogs. The only exceptions are for high traffic blogs that qualify for and are accepted into the Ad Control program, and very high traffic blogs that qualify and are accepted into the paid VIP hosting program.
http://wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/
http://vip.wordpress.com/

If you require advertising and/or affilate libnks on your blog, you can hire a web host and get a free software install from http://wordpress.org In that case, please see the information at the link below to learn about the differences between free hosted WordPress.com blogs and WordPress.org software installs for self hosting. http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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]]> justjennifer on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-546458 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:54:48 +0000 justjennifer 546458@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @thekoolman3-save your allowance? Bug your parents?

]]> thekoolman3 on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-546457 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:51:49 +0000 thekoolman3 546457@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I have a question... if we cant have adds on our sites... how are we supposed to get money to hire a webhost???

]]> airodyssey on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-546351 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:40:37 +0000 airodyssey 546351@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @festivalstrings: For the record, I answered your question here :-)
http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/music-service-and-upload-cd?replies=2

]]> festivalstrings on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-545339 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:29:26 +0000 festivalstrings 545339@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I am new and my goal is to load music that myself and 2 others play for weddings, dinner parties, and other events. The intention is to be hired to play at these events. Can I upload our music onto a WP blog and have the content be about what we are doing? If so, how would I upload from a CD that we put together? Thank you for your time.

]]> timethief on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-538246 Sat, 25 Dec 2010 20:16:08 +0000 timethief 538246@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Please read this so you comprehend the differences between having a free blog from and being free hosted by WordPress.COM and a free software install fro self hosting from WordPress. ORG http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

Types of blogs allowed and not allowed at wordpress.COM > http://en.wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/ Scroll down to >

Affiliate marketing blogs: Blogs with the primary purpose of driving traffic to affiliate programs and get-rich-quick schemes (“Make six figures from home!!”, “20 easy steps to top profits!!”, etc). This includes multi-level marketing (MLM) blogs and pyramid schemes. To be clear, people writing their own original book, movie or game reviews and linking them to Amazon, or people linking to their own products on Etsy do NOT fall into this category.

Suspended blogs > http://en.support.wordpress.com/suspended-blogs/

]]> raincoaster on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-538245 Sat, 25 Dec 2010 20:14:07 +0000 raincoaster 538245@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ They can't. Autoforwarding to a WP.com blog is both impossible AND against the rules. It's a spammer's trick. Do not get yourself involved with these people: they are neither ethical nor competent, if they're telling you that this is possible. It's not.

]]> madukes31 on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-538244 Sat, 25 Dec 2010 20:10:02 +0000 madukes31 538244@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Wow. Am very glad I read all of this. I have joined a site where you set up a blog just for the purpose of being able to advertise and use your affliate links. They say at that site they can hook up (for lack of a better word) my blog post from that site to my blog here at WP. If my blog is basically just full of information on companies that I am promoting (which is against the rules here) how can they forward my post to my WP blog? If I did that would my blog here get banned? I would also like to know, does anyone ever check to make sure that spelling is correct and that their sentences are worded properly before submitting? It drives me crazy. I am definitely doing my homework on proofreading sites and am thinking about offering my services. Thank you

]]> spriteyone on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-536291 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 05:16:41 +0000 spriteyone 536291@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @davidrydelnik

No one is stopping you from helping people. No one is stopping you from talking about the company that you find helpful. But if you want to get paid for doing so, wordpress.com is not the venue.

]]> auxclass on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-536006 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:43:24 +0000 auxclass 536006@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ No violation of freedom of speech at all - you can say what ever you want -

WordPress.COM provides a blog platform and they have set certain Terms of Service which you agreed to, even if you did not bother to read them - and some of the TOS terms have to do with you can't have, pay per click, affiliate links, etc. If you dont' like the TOS you would be more that welcome to go somewhere else or host your own site.

]]> davidrydelnik on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-536005 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:34:46 +0000 davidrydelnik 536005@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I think the thing that upsets me here is that I love helping people not be fat anymore (like I was) and I found a company to work thru to help people with that problem, and then my links got shut down.
I just wanna help people!
Is this something that's violating my freedom of speech?

]]> raincoaster on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-526893 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:13:32 +0000 raincoaster 526893@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Also, remember that you're not allowed to put up link/banners even for LEGIT companies if you get paid for it.

]]> timethief on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-526868 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:53:54 +0000 timethief 526868@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Please contact staff directly http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/

]]> thebrunetteone on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-526840 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:38:34 +0000 thebrunetteone 526840@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I was wondering if you could check on the website Mod Cloth. Do they fall within the realm of pay for click OR do you consider them a legit company that I can put up a link/banner for.

]]> thesacredpath on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-519048 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 03:38:11 +0000 thesacredpath 519048@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @blackrooster, you need to run that by staff. In general, what they have said is that if you are selling stuff that you yourself made (jewelry, pottery, paintings, etc.) then there was no problem.

Contact staff and talk with them and see what they say.

http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/

]]> blackroostervintage on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-519044 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:52:39 +0000 blackroostervintage 519044@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ okay. i feel like a real idiot but my question is: can i blog about antiques and have a link to my etsy shop where i sell antiques?

]]> hearttreehome on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-507372 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:13:56 +0000 hearttreehome 507372@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ OK I skimmed through this whole thing, and am still confused! Here is the excerpt on advertising:

"In addition to AdSense-type ads, please do not use the following services on your blog: sponsored / paid posts including PayPerPost, ReviewMe, and Smorty; affiliate / referral links to the following domains: usercash, clickbank, clickhop, cashrocks, payingcash; clicktrackers (and any similar) and any promotion of the “I made a million on the internet and so can you” type of advertising (i.e. MLM, network marketing, cash gifting, etc.). Paid or sponsored post content is also prohibited. Please check our page on types of blogs for more information about what content is and isn’t welcome on WordPress.com."

Affiliate links to clickbank, cashrocks, etc are not permitted. I get that. But if I am writing a blog post about a baby shower party theme and put links to amazon products that would work along with my theme, are those allowed to be affiliate links? It doesn't mention amazon in the list of things not allowed.

]]> unleashheart on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-496500 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:28:18 +0000 unleashheart 496500@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Pheww. Thanks.

]]> raincoaster on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-496481 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:26:41 +0000 raincoaster 496481@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Take a deep breath and don't worry. Your Adsense didn't get posted on your WordPress.com blog: that is an ad from Adsense that WordPress.com itself applied to your blog.

They run adsense on our blogs which shows primarily to people coming from searches, and to not-signed-in-to-WP.com people. Your regulars won't see the ads, you normally won't, and people who are signed in to WP.com won't see them. WordPress.com is one of Adsense's biggest customers.

If you don't want the ads, you can buy the Ad Free upgrade, and if you DO want ads and have 1000 hits a day or so, you can apply for a new program which allows you to control ads on your site.

http://en.support.wordpress.com/advertising/

]]> unleashheart on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-496430 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:13:01 +0000 unleashheart 496430@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ raincoaster...help! I applied to google ad sense for my ning site, and I am pretty sure it is now showing up on my wordpress instead! take a look at the bottom of this article. http://unleashheart.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/analog-vs-digital/
I tried to log in to my adsense account but it says "application pending". I don't see how it could be pending if it is showing up on my page. Anyways, i just wanted to find out where I need to go in wordpress to delete the ad. I don't want my account to be suspended!! You can link from my ning to wordpress, so maybe that is how the glitch happened? I am so confused.

]]> unleashheart on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-495668 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:25:07 +0000 unleashheart 495668@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ okie dokie, just wondering. thanks!

]]> raincoaster on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-495556 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:02:48 +0000 raincoaster 495556@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ And Unleashheart: No. The links are on the WP.com blog, even if you are also displaying them on your Ning site. WP doesn't care what you do with Ning, but a WordPress.com site is not a place for affiliate links.

]]> raincoaster on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-495554 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:01:42 +0000 raincoaster 495554@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Because Staff think that they ARE affiliate links. You will have to talk to them when they're back on the 16th.

]]> theiceblog on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-495518 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:49:07 +0000 theiceblog 495518@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I have several links under "go green" link category that are directed to TOS about affiliate links. I don't own the links... I am not an affiliate to these places... so why are they not allowed?

]]> unleashheart on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-495364 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:15:09 +0000 unleashheart 495364@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I started my wordpress blog a few days ago, and added it as an App to my new Ning network I am building. Under these circumstances, can I add a few affiliate links to my blog?

]]> timethief on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-489695 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:35:23 +0000 timethief 489695@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

Or if I mention a retail store or website NOT owned by me but selling items relevant to my blog's theme, that's OK too. Right?

Driving traffic to 3rd party sites that sell other people's creations? Would you please pose your question directly to Staff? http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/

]]> scottiechronicles on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-489686 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:00:47 +0000 scottiechronicles 489686@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ If I understand all of this - and I hope I do - I can mention on my real wordpress.com blog that I'm opening at etsy store to sell items made by me that's OK. Correct? Or if I mention a retail store or website NOT owned by me but selling items relevant to my blog's theme, that's OK too. Right?

http://www.scottiechronicles.wordpress.com

]]> raincoaster on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-481916 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:36:38 +0000 raincoaster 481916@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Yes. If your blog gets reported, it will be suspended. ALL pay for click stuff is against the rules here.

]]> russianslaughter on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/3#post-481904 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:00:42 +0000 russianslaughter 481904@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I have a doubt....Well my blog has some links to pay to click sites, but the purpose is to let the people know which ones pay and which ones dont pay.
And I was wondering if you consider this against the rules or no??

]]> arcadata on "affiliate link" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-link/page/2#post-481612 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:53:31 +0000 arcadata 481612@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ If your blog qualifies (around 50K views a month), you can now signup for Skimlinks via WordPress Ad Control. It turns all your links into affiliate links (where applicable) and you split your profits 50/50 with WordPress. So WordPress is allowing monetization now for the blogs with high traffic.

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