Comments on: Google Pay Per Action Ads - Fooled me! http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/ Internet Marketing, SEO, and Link Building. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:35:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Abhishek Rungta http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24717 Abhishek Rungta Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:51:21 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24717 Pay-Per-Action ads need the publisher to pre-sell the concept to be really effective. Therefore I think it is perfectly okay to remove the "Ads From Google" tag to make it look like a normal link. In fact, I feel that Google is trying to get ahead to tackle a situation when people will turn blind to their text ad blocks. Abhishek Pay-Per-Action ads need the publisher to pre-sell the concept to be really effective. Therefore I think it is perfectly okay to remove the “Ads From Google” tag to make it look like a normal link.

In fact, I feel that Google is trying to get ahead to tackle a situation when people will turn blind to their text ad blocks.

Abhishek

]]> By: Mario http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24628 Mario Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:09:07 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24628 Heh. No display of an 'this is an ad' can be annoying (well its an ad, right?) when you click and see what have you done, but as someone said...its PPA...clicking on it won't earn extra buck for site owner, but also won't have much influence if you are mistakenly driven to ad-site-source...dont know...there are many other 'more offensive' ad types which I find not so nice...and yeah, good post ;) Heh. No display of an ‘this is an ad’ can be annoying (well its an ad, right?) when you click and see what have you done, but as someone said…its PPA…clicking on it won’t earn extra buck for site owner, but also won’t have much influence if you are mistakenly driven to ad-site-source…dont know…there are many other ‘more offensive’ ad types which I find not so nice…and yeah, good post ;)

]]> By: Money Matter http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24607 Money Matter Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:26:41 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24607 i think it is okay to fool with CPA ads. the reason there is a need to mention it is an ads on adsense and don't encourage others to click it because somebody would lose money due to unintentional click by someone. with CPA ads nobody lose money. just take a look at the NEW amazon text ads. for the link we cannot change it because advertiser are compiling data for ads test. just like pay per click ads. i think it is okay to fool with CPA ads. the reason there is a need to mention it is an ads on adsense and don’t encourage others to click it because somebody would lose money due to unintentional click by someone. with CPA ads nobody lose money. just take a look at the NEW amazon text ads. for the link we cannot change it because advertiser are compiling data for ads test. just like pay per click ads.

]]> By: Bjorn - Devenia Internet Marketing http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24589 Bjorn - Devenia Internet Marketing Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:03:47 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24589 ShortBus: No, they don't count towards the blocks as far as I have understood. ShortBus: No, they don’t count towards the blocks as far as I have understood.

]]> By: Las Vegas Guy http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24462 Las Vegas Guy Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:07:24 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24462 Seems a little bit of do as we say, not as we do. So will G punish a site if they employ the exact same tactics? Seems a little bit of do as we say, not as we do. So will G punish a site if they employ the exact same tactics?

]]> By: ShortBus http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24385 ShortBus Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:49:44 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24385 Do these count towards the 3 adsense ad blocks per page? I would hate to be called a ad spammer for having 5 or 6 of these ads in my content. Do these count towards the 3 adsense ad blocks per page? I would hate to be called a ad spammer for having 5 or 6 of these ads in my content.

]]> By: Jason Fox http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24362 Jason Fox Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:33:10 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24362 I haven't seen these available yet in adsense. I'm off to go check it out. Thanks Jim. I haven’t seen these available yet in adsense. I’m off to go check it out. Thanks Jim.

]]> By: Cygnus http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24325 Cygnus Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:30:25 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24325 Double standards are just another way of ensuring shareholder returns. :) Double standards are just another way of ensuring shareholder returns. :)

]]> By: Philipp Lenssen http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24312 Philipp Lenssen Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:04:35 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24312 Google is actually randomly omitting the disclosure on normal banner ads too, as I previously reported here: http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2007-07-19-n37.html It might be more annoying than the non-disclosure of their affiliate links, because at least if they're always non-disclosed it makes sense for webmastert add their own disclosure. The only problem is when Google is inconsisent about this behavior. I was contacted by them a while ago in regards to my post but the problem persists... Google is actually randomly omitting the disclosure on normal banner ads too, as I previously reported here:
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2007-07-19-n37.html

It might be more annoying than the non-disclosure of their affiliate links, because at least if they’re always non-disclosed it makes sense for webmastert add their own disclosure. The only problem is when Google is inconsisent about this behavior. I was contacted by them a while ago in regards to my post but the problem persists…

]]> By: Andy Beard http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24304 Andy Beard Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:55:58 +0000 http://www.jimboykin.com/google-pay-per-action-ads/#comment-24304 I have been saying for months that Google are not complying with FTC advisory on word of mouth marketing, but people generally ignore it. They are in many ways much worse than PayPerPost ever were as far as disclosure. PayPerPost which not enforcing disclosure, never prevented it. With Google referral units, based upon their published guidelines, which you are allowed to encourage people to click and download Google products, you are not allowed to disclose that by doing so you will earn money. Thus the following breaks Google's rules Download Firefox, I think it is a great browser! [link] p.s. disclosure: I earn $1 for each person who installs it How long have I been saying this? I think I first wrote about it January 24th I don't normally drop links but you might appreciate some of this for further reading http://andybeard.eu/tag/womm Sphunn :) I have been saying for months that Google are not complying with FTC advisory on word of mouth marketing, but people generally ignore it.

They are in many ways much worse than PayPerPost ever were as far as disclosure.

PayPerPost which not enforcing disclosure, never prevented it.

With Google referral units, based upon their published guidelines, which you are allowed to encourage people to click and download Google products, you are not allowed to disclose that by doing so you will earn money.

Thus the following breaks Google’s rules

Download Firefox, I think it is a great browser! [link]

p.s. disclosure: I earn $1 for each person who installs it

How long have I been saying this? I think I first wrote about it January 24th

I don’t normally drop links but you might appreciate some of this for further reading http://andybeard.eu/tag/womm

Sphunn :)

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