Google detecting Affiliate Links

[terieh]

So, over the conclusion of various tests, as the title is saying, Google is detecting Affiliate Links like Ad-Center, Amazon, & other non banner affiliate networks in their servers, and so, avoiding your website of climbing up ranks & bringing new traffic.

Real question comes now, how do i try to avoid this kind of automatic penalty imposed by Google without violating TOS like the Amazon one that they should know where all the traffic comes from.

I've been thinking about doing multiples redirects like aff link -> website domain generic folder -> empty website generic folder -> empty website generic folder 2 -> afflink

something like

ad-center.com/1 -> myweb1.com/aff/ -> myweb2.com/1/ -> myweb2.com/2/ -> afflink

But you can't do this with Amazon aff links or they will ban you.

How you doing things like that?

 

[patriotnews]

I just build sites Google wants to rank and build them quality backlinks. No issues with ranking affiliate sites.
My competitors are also affiliate sites, and their only issue is not being #1.
Maybe it isn't that Google isn't ranking affiliate sites, but isn't ranking YOUR sites, so you should probably relook at YOUR processes and sites and look for a common issue

 

[jyciap11]

I got similar penalty. I have in my website one do follow outbound link with this scheme:
MY WEBSITE->parked domain with redirect->redirected affiliate page, and I got penalty after one month.

I tried to add NO FOLLOW and remove the redirect, I added direct link to affiliate but nothing changed.

 

[Nargil]

I got similar penalty. I have in my website one do follow outbound link with this scheme:
MY WEBSITE->parked domain with redirect->redirected affiliate page, and I got penalty after one month.

I tried to add NO FOLLOW and remove the redirect, I added direct link to affiliate but nothing changed.

And how do you even know this is the cause of the penalty? How do you even know it's a penalty at all?

 

[jyciap11]

And how do you even know this is the cause of the penalty? How do you even know it's a penalty at all?

Simple: I have 2 websites, and I added in website one this affiliate link in january, and got penalty in february after like 15-20 days. No penalty in second website. At the end of february I added in second website this affiliate link, and got penalty in Fred update, again around 15-20 days. Both website survived to any penguin and panda update for years, and got penalty only when I added this link, but I can't remove it, I earn with it and don't know What can I do.

 

[Nargil]

I really doubt this is caused by some affiliate link honestly. There's 99% chance that the problem is somewhere completely else.

 

[mickyfu]

I've seen many of niches that have had affiliate sites practically wiped out and replaced with none affiliate sites.

 

[jyciap11]

I don't know if the cause is this, but I think we can fix with redirect to another page no crawled by google, but i've never tried before

 

[NovaflareFX]

If I was Google, I would rather rank legitimate pieces of useful content with no agenda than some affiliate marketers sales pitch.

 

[terieh]

And how do you even know this is the cause of the penalty? How do you even know it's a penalty at all?

Hey Nargil, i've been doing some tests with plain websites pointing outside anchors to normal websites and others to this kind of affiliate websites and i've seen so many differences between each, Google detects outside linking, the most clear case is the ad-center domain, i think "Fred" is doing something about it in real time.

Simple: I have 2 websites, and I added in website one this affiliate link in january, and got penalty in february after like 15-20 days. No penalty in second website. At the end of february I added in second website this affiliate link, and got penalty in Fred update, again around 15-20 days. Both website survived to any penguin and panda update for years, and got penalty only when I added this link, but I can't remove it, I earn with it and don't know What can I do.

Could you say what affiliate network it was? I have seen getting "more" penalty on Ad-center website links.

And also getting 2 manual revisions PER MONTH when i did start pointing out my AD to this kind of affiliate network

I really doubt this is caused by some affiliate link honestly. There's 99% chance that the problem is somewhere completely else.

Can't say it is 100% but i think its probably a 85% that Google is targeting outbound links that goes to aff sites (Movies, Ebooks etc)

I've seen many of niches that have had affiliate sites practically wiped out and replaced with none affiliate sites.

As you are saying, i think Google is wiping out aff sites

 

[staypositive]

but i am still seeing many amazon niches website with the affiliate EMD sites and some brandable AMZ site.

for sure this is not being wipped out that fiercely.

btw, that redirect tricks might need some wordpress plugins to blockage the footprint

but if someone report u, ur amazon account will be banned real click.

 

[Nargil]

Hey Nargil, i've been doing some tests with plain websites pointing outside anchors to normal websites and others to this kind of affiliate websites and i've seen so many differences between each, Google detects outside linking, the most clear case is the ad-center domain, i think "Fred" is doing something about it in real time.

Could you say what affiliate network it was? I have seen getting "more" penalty on Ad-center website links.

And also getting 2 manual revisions PER MONTH when i did start pointing out my AD to this kind of affiliate network

Can't say it is 100% but i think its probably a 85% that Google is targeting outbound links that goes to aff sites (Movies, Ebooks etc)

As you are saying, i think Google is wiping out aff sites

Hmm... could you clarify what kind of niche are you in?

 

[darulez]

interesting. seems like competitors have fun reporting your site.

 

[mickyfu]

Hey Nargil, i've been doing some tests with plain websites pointing outside anchors to normal websites and others to this kind of affiliate websites and i've seen so many differences between each, Google detects outside linking, the most clear case is the ad-center domain, i think "Fred" is doing something about it in real time.

Could you say what affiliate network it was? I have seen getting "more" penalty on Ad-center website links.

And also getting 2 manual revisions PER MONTH when i did start pointing out my AD to this kind of affiliate network

Can't say it is 100% but i think its probably a 85% that Google is targeting outbound links that goes to aff sites (Movies, Ebooks etc)

As you are saying, i think Google is wiping out aff sites

They have been doing for years, especially in the gambling niche. Not completely, but online casinos ect are given a lot more preference over affiliate sites.

I remember when it would be 9 out of 10 affiliate sites to casinos. Now in some gambling niches you are lucky if there is one affiliate site on the first page.

 

[jyciap11]

Hey Nargil, i've been doing some tests with plain websites pointing outside anchors to normal websites and others to this kind of affiliate websites and i've seen so many differences between each, Google detects outside linking, the most clear case is the ad-center domain, i think "Fred" is doing something about it in real time.

Could you say what affiliate network it was? I have seen getting "more" penalty on Ad-center website links.

And also getting 2 manual revisions PER MONTH when i did start pointing out my AD to this kind of affiliate network

Can't say it is 100% but i think its probably a 85% that Google is targeting outbound links that goes to aff sites (Movies, Ebooks etc)

As you are saying, i think Google is wiping out aff sites

My affiliate network is CPA, I have link to cpa link locker

 

[Nargil]

My affiliate network is CPA, I have link to cpa link locker

Aha so

You should have said that sooner. This has been quite a normal practice for Google for almost couple years now. It hates CPA lockers, plus considering that your competition are kids who have cousins for parents, you will never stay on top here. I am sure there are some ways how to stick there longer, but I've been in this kind of niches in the past and never again. Not worth the bother if you ask me.

 

[jyciap11]

Aha so

You should have said that sooner. This has been quite a normal practice for Google for almost couple years now. It hates CPA lockers, plus considering that your competition are kids who have cousins for parents, you will never stay on top here. I am sure there are some ways how to stick there longer, but I've been in this kind of niches in the past and never again. Not worth the bother if you ask me.

And with no follow why I didn't see any change? Do you think I have to cloak to parked page in my domain and redirect 301 to link? Of course, with disavow in parked page

 

[Nargil]

And with no follow why I didn't see any change? Do you think I have to cloak to parked page in my domain and redirect 301 to link? Of course, with disavow in parked page

Nofollow doesn't mean that Google does not follow the link. It merely doesn't pass link juice. Google knows where your site leads, sees content locker and then rapes your ass. Especially easier to achieve if you get reported by competitors. I honestly don't have idea how to avoid this. If manual reviewer comes to your site, how will you hide the link to content locker from him/her?

 

[jyciap11]

Nofollow doesn't mean that Google does not follow the link. It merely doesn't pass link juice. Google knows where your site leads, sees content locker and then rapes your ass. Especially easier to achieve if you get reported by competitors. I honestly don't have idea how to avoid this. If manual reviewer comes to your site, how will you hide the link to content locker from him/her?

I know this, but for algo is ok cloak?

 

[Nargil]

I know this, but for algo is ok cloak?

No idea honestly, can't help you there I am afraid.