The “Secret” Google Slap??
So you are probably familiar with the Google slap and how that’s affected all advertisers across the board. It happened a few years ago and since then, things “recalibrated” - the spammers got ditched, and the honest to good (albeit intelligent) marketer survived. And if you are anywhere in the middle? Well, flip a coin.
I noticed that a few weeks ago, there was ANOTHER Google Slap, this time against those promoting affiliate links (such as through Clickbank). I know because I tried running a PPC campaign that directly drove traffic to a Clickbank link.
“No no” said Google.
Bam, $10.00 minimum bids. I think Google’s on to me, some Google advertisers are able to get away with it while others (such as myself) are not. No worries. The simple solution is to buy a domain at ~$9 a pop and have that do a “URL frame” to the Clickbank affiliate link. Problem solved.
The only question is… I wonder how long it’ll take before Google Slaps THAT also. Only time will tell.