SEO Question: Are Hardlinks to Google Ads allowed?
June 2nd, 2008 | by ka edong |Hello SEO friends. Care to answer an SEO question from an SEO ignoramus?
a.) Are hardlinks to Google Advertisements allowable?
For example, there’s a Google Ad that reads “Text Philippines” and leads to ipipi.com .
Am I allowed to create a hyperlink like this “Text Philippines” using the Google Ad hyperlink?
(There! I did it!)
b.) How about links to Google Link Ads like this: “Vending Machines“?
Is that acceptable?
Whatcha tink?
If i’m shooting myself (my blog) on the foot, hope you’d let me know immediately.
Seen on a t-shirt:
There are no stupid questions …
Just stupid people!
ka edong
SEO-pao
7 Responses to “SEO Question: Are Hardlinks to Google Ads allowed?”
By yuga on Jun 3, 2008 | Reply
Google AdSense’s TOS states you cannot modify the AdSense codes.
By ka edong on Jun 3, 2008 | Reply
Hi Abe!
My adsense codes are intact naman.
What I am doing is making a direct link to a relevant ad.
My examples on this post — are they not allowed?
By yuga on Jun 3, 2008 | Reply
I think as long as the advertiser is not charged for the click, then there’s nothing really wrong with it.
By ka edong on Jun 3, 2008 | Reply
I get what you mean, Abe.
By your guideline, here are my two ways to do it:
a.) Search Technobiography for Vending Machines -> Link to Google Search results within Technobiography (which contain ads on results page)
b.) Related links: Vending Machines -> Link to Google Link units
With the links above, clicking will *not* be charged to the advertiser.
A second click on the results page *will* be charged to the advertiser.
This is fair play in abe’s book. Right Abe?
ka edong
By yuga on Jun 3, 2008 | Reply
Yup, that’s a legit move.
By ka edong on Jun 3, 2008 | Reply
thanks, abe!