Code:[B] Spam and Placement in the Store[/B] Do not post an app where the [B]primary functionality[/B] is to: Drive affiliate traffic to a website or Provide a webview of a website not owned or administered by you (unless you have permission from the website owner/administrator to do so) -Google Play
I think is ok if the primary function is not affiliate webview. as example, your apps maybe a tutorial "how to make 6 packs abs in 1 month", then another tab is your affiliate view. I think is ok."primary functionality" primary being the key word. This might be sort of a grey area here... as long as the app has other features than "driving affiliate traffic" you should be ok right?
Exactly. Technically, it doesn't say you CAN'T have any affiliate links, just that it can't be the "primary" function of the app.I think is ok if the primary function is not affiliate webview. as example, your apps maybe a tutorial "how to make 6 packs abs in 1 month", then another tab is your affiliate view. I think is ok.
Did the app redirect straight to your cpa offer, or did you run it through a landing page?update:
I just read the rest of this thread after i spent hours today on apps that got banned
two web apps promoting adult offers got taken down for nudity.
the one offer i had up for a dating offer got removed because it was an affiliate page. However, after looking what you said above by creating an app and INCLUDING a affiliate webpage in it, i think i will give it a go again with the app builder and one of my other gmail accounts. I say that because i had only 5 installs on my dating app and got 2 conversions. I think it may do well if i design something similiar and scale up.
There are 3 things to learn from this thread.
1.) The method
2.) How the community will respond when you start insulting other members. Which is against forum rules BTW.
I cleaned the thread yesterday because it all went off topic but I made those posts public again
so everyone can see how not to approach members who show a genuine interest in your thread.
And how senior members of this forum will not tolerate such behavior.
3.) What will happen if you make up your own story involving a staff member and post that in public
I had a a lengthy discussion yesterday with OP after I gave him a warning for his behavior.
In his opinion the members who reacted to that behavior should also be warned.
That is not for him to decide. Without his abusive response the posts in question would never have been posted.
He accused me and the owners of this forum of being biased against non Jr.Vips.
I explained that status does not influence my decisions.
He didn't agree which is okay since it was in private. Everyone is entitled to an opinion. And a member doesn't have to agree with mine.
But by venting his frustration in public and portraying himself as the victim
and me and all Jr.Vips and higher as the bad guys he made a big mistake.
Normally I do not explain my decisions in public but this is a classic example of how things go terribly wrong if
you don't show respect to your fellow members and the members of staff who guard the safety of this forum
for all members, new and senior.
So read and learn...
It's a fee for google play developer accounts. I believe if you buy account it's higher than thatYou pay 25$ once per account.
And the final lesson in this thread...
For a moderator issuing a permanent ban is the final solution for ending an unwanted situation.
That was the case here, at that time.
This is not the 1st time I see that a member realizes that his actions left him empty handed.
He gained nothing and sometimes the board loses a contributing member.
This is also not the 1st time I reopened the line of communication.
If a member learned from what he or she did wrong and if it made a change for the better
I see no obstacles for offering a chance to prove it.
Infractions and bans are used to end unwanted behavior or to eliminate immediate danger.
But they also serve as tools to educate members in the rules of our forum.
The latter is the case here.
I unbanned Darren...
P.S. When someone scams members or spams the forum heavily there are no 2nd chances...let that be clear.
OP, My two affiliate redirection App got suspended and one is running fine. Even though I did cloaking google finds that. so its not advisable members to invest 25$ without App coding knowledge or just for CPA offers.