WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org) http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org) en Thu, 23 May 2013 22:02:05 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 burningparadisevideo on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org/page/2#post-988797 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:00:52 +0000 burningparadisevideo 988797@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ http://en.support.wordpress.com/affiliate-links/

"There are exceptions to this policy. Amazon.com and other select affiliate links are permitted so long as they are not the primary content of the blog in question. Other exceptions are made on a case-by-case basis."

]]> johngibb123 on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org/page/2#post-950347 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:16:15 +0000 johngibb123 950347@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ ok thanks a lot!

]]> macmanx on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org/page/2#post-950249 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 06:41:58 +0000 macmanx 950249@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ As already stated, any advertising or affiliate links, outside of our WordAds program or sparse usage of Amazon affiliate links, will result in the immediate suspension of your blog and WordPress.com account.

]]> justjennifer on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org/page/2#post-950244 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 06:36:52 +0000 justjennifer 950244@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ As far as "last query", you've already asked and received more answers in this thread about trying to use a WordPress.com site for Affiliate marketing than any other user I've met in the 5+ years I've been here.

Every answer you've received has said you can't, but you keep trying to find a way around it.

Tenacious you may be, but that won't change the answer.

]]> justjennifer on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-950232 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 06:29:49 +0000 justjennifer 950232@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @macmanx already gave you a very clear, unambiguous answer here:

Advertising outside of WordAds (including affiliate links, cloaked or otherwise) at WordPress.com is not allowed. For full details, please see:
http://support.wordpress.com/advertising/
http://wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/

Read his full answer again. You can't.

]]> johngibb123 on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-950216 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 05:33:36 +0000 johngibb123 950216@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ OK last query:

NOW i decided NOT to keep any affiliate link in my posts.. Atleast can we keep some banners (affiliate links) in Sidebars, header etc..?

Sorry to irritate...

]]> johngibb123 on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-950215 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 05:28:05 +0000 johngibb123 950215@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks for evryone who tries to help me out!

]]> raincoaster on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-949763 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:08:15 +0000 raincoaster 949763@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Let me save you some time.

WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO IS GOING TO GET YOU SUSPENDED HERE.

I know all kinds of "gurus" say create a web of interlocking sites on Wp.com and Tumblr.com etc etc and use them to push traffic to your affiliate links. This will get you suspended here.

So, don't start. Don't even try.

]]> ardpete on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-949757 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:01:41 +0000 ardpete 949757@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You can create as many WordPress.Com blogs as you want under one username.

]]> johngibb123 on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-949746 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:52:16 +0000 johngibb123 949746@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ b) Per Account, how many wordpress.com blogs we can create? or shud we need to create each account per blog?

]]> auxclass on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-949415 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:28:17 +0000 auxclass 949415@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

a) How would you recognize if we cloak the affiliate links and keep in wordpress blog?

Get real - they are never going to tell you how they find you and the filters and bots that crawl your site looking for TOS violations - however - after helping in the forum for 3 years or so - they do find the cloaked links and suspend the sites - regular parade of whiners about suspended blogs even with cloaked links

Bottom line - go somewhere else - you will not be happy here and you keep asking about how to violate the TOS - your blogs will be suspended sooner or later

]]> timethief on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-949412 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:25:39 +0000 timethief 949412@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ 1. robots will detect cloaked links just as Google's spiders do.
2. there is no limit

It's my take that you will not be happy here. I suggest that you hire a web host and set up your own self hosted WordPress.org install.
http://wordpress.org/hosting/
http://wordpress.org/

]]> johngibb123 on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-949406 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:19:46 +0000 johngibb123 949406@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ OK.. I just wanna ask you one more thing:

a) How would you recognize if we cloak the affiliate links and keep in wordpress blog?

b) Per Account, how many wordpress.com blogs we can create? or shud we need to create each account per blog?

Again saying, I have no intention to spam, BUT just wanna clear before I create wordpress blog..

]]> macmanx on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-949356 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:44:38 +0000 macmanx 949356@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Your blog needs to be mostly personal and not a storefront for Amazon.

If every post has an affiliate link, you would probably be suspended.

If maybe 1 in 10 posts had only 1 Amazon affiliate link, that would probably be okay. As said, it's on a per-blog basis.

]]> johngibb123 on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-949139 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:57:46 +0000 johngibb123 949139@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ can U be bit clear this statement "you may sparingly use Amazon affiliate links." Means how much? how many amazon affiliate links can use for a nearly 1000 word post?

]]> macmanx on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-949079 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:18:31 +0000 macmanx 949079@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I am trying to be as clear as possible, I apologize that there is some confusion here.

If you maintain a personal blog, you may sparingly use Amazon affiliate links.

In general, affiliate links are not allowed, but we make exceptions for sparse usage of Amazon affiliate links on a per-blog basis.

Any usage of affiliate links outside of the sparse usage of Amazon affiliate links will result in the immediate suspension under our terms of service.

To be clear:

Yes: Spare usage of Amazon affiliate links.

No: Everything else.

]]> johngibb123 on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-949065 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:01:54 +0000 johngibb123 949065@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Im really sorry to say , U people really dont read properly what exactly i asked in this thread?

I clearly mentioned in my first post as 'Amazon' and then 'CPA Offers'..

Before U said 'As mentioned, posting affiliate links is a violation of our Terms of Service and will result in account suspension.'

and Now you're saying 'Amazon affiliate links are allowed if they are not the main feature of your blog'

ONE THING TO SAY: I REALLY WONT FULLY FILLED WITH AFFILIATE LINKS, in my post I keep Other website links, amazon affiliate links, cpa affiliate links... In short what Im trying to say is, I just keep affiliate links that are useful..

I feel pity on you guyz...

]]> macmanx on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-949060 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:53:50 +0000 macmanx 949060@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Amazon affiliate links are allowed if they are not the main feature of your blog, for example you maintain a personal blog where you maybe review a book or a movie sometimes with an Amazon affiliate link.

All other affiliate links are not allowed.

]]> johngibb123 on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-948889 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 05:17:11 +0000 johngibb123 948889@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Then, what you say for these link: (Are they Doing illegal to wordpress?)

pls chk these link:

<br /> http://samazamanokotoba.wordpress.com/2008/07/03/how-to-put-amazon-affiliate-links-on-your-wordpresscom-blog/</p> <p>

]]> macmanx on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-947857 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:54:31 +0000 macmanx 947857@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ As mentioned, posting affiliate links is a violation of our Terms of Service and will result in account suspension.

http://en.wordpress.com/tos/

]]> timethief on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-947846 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:49:39 +0000 timethief 947846@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I have read your queries completely. I have also flagged this thread for another response from Staff.

]]> johngibb123 on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-947840 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:47:05 +0000 johngibb123 947840@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ See, I keep BOTH some website links and also some affiliate links too..

In my post, i showup my visitors some useful links (not affiliate one's ) and also recommended products (here affiliate links) too...

You people are just copy-pasting from your previous posts replies, BUT unable to answer for my exact queries..

AT FIRST, PLEASE READ MY QUERIES COMPLTELY AND THEN ONLY ANSWER ME!

tHANKS!

]]> timethief on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-947747 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:12:26 +0000 timethief 947747@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Simultaneous typing.

]]> timethief on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-947744 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:11:43 +0000 timethief 947744@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Please be patient while waiting for our Staff to respond to you. Google’s terms are spelled out here: http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=66355
Google's Penguin algorithm that detects web spam like the affiliate link cloaking you propose and other deceptive linking practices too and it works like a hot damn.

]]> macmanx on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-947741 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:10:41 +0000 macmanx 947741@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ We do have an advertising program called WordAds, which you read more about at http://wordads.co/

Advertising outside of WordAds (including affiliate links, cloaked or otherwise) at WordPress.com is not allowed. For full details, please see:
http://support.wordpress.com/advertising/
http://wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/

If you require other advertising, you might be interested in a self-hosted (WordPress.org) installation. There are no restrictions on advertising if you setup a self-hosted WordPress.org blog instead of a WordPress.com blog, but there are some added responsibilities.

Please see this link to learn about the differences:
http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

We have hosting recommendations at the following link if you are interested:
http://get.wp.com/hosting/

]]> johngibb123 on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-947558 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:17:42 +0000 johngibb123 947558@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ If I knew answer, why do I ask here... Please kindly clear my above doubts..

I have niches on 'Dating' , 'weight loss' and some other good niches.. I never work on 'make money online' or 'get rich quick' etc..

so now tell me , can I go ahead using my CPA offers , CJ offers , amazon affiliate links in my posts? Please be clear... (I already read your links which U given me, BUT still I was little confused as those were NOT MUCH clear understanding for me..)

What If I cloak the affiliate links and use (say http://www.some-domain-name.com/product-name )

What you say?

Thanks!

]]> 1tess on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-947486 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:11:34 +0000 1tess 947486@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

What you mean by this : "deception is never a good path to follow."

Looks as if you already know the answer:

What If I cloak the affiliate links…

]]> johngibb123 on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-947282 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:08:12 +0000 johngibb123 947282@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ What you mean by this : "deception is never a good path to follow."

See, Im using some other similar web2.0 websites where they allows affiliate links (for eg: Blogger.com ) , but for word press im not aware of.. So before Im gonna start this, I just wanna clearify my doubts...

So please look at my queries and clear me and dont send me any links to follow this or that to get my answer , as I already referreed many links before I make a post here..

Thanks!

]]> thesacredpath on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-947270 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:56:50 +0000 thesacredpath 947270@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I'll tag this for staff attention, but with 5 years experience here in the forums, I would not hold my breath on them saying it is OK. And by the way, deception is never a good path to follow.

My suggestion would be to hire a web host and then self-host a wordpress site using the software from http://wordpress.ORG where you have virtually no restrictions (although you should carefully review the TOS at the web host). Figure an average monthly cost, all things considered, of $10 to $25.

]]> johngibb123 on "Affiliate Links Doubt in wordpress.com (not .org)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/affiliate-links-doubt-in-wordpresscom-not-org#post-947261 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:42:46 +0000 johngibb123 947261@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ What If I cloak the affiliate links and use (say http://www.some-domain-name.com/product-name )

What you say?

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