Anyone know if visitor boost is legal to advertize on for my hubpages

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   Multimanposted 14 years ago

   Anyone know if visitor boost is legal to advertize on for my hubpages, I dont want to get into trouble with hubpages or with google adsense, and just got around to reading the newbie stuff on adsense, and I am not sure if it says yeah or neay to it.

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   WryLiltposted 14 years ago

   I'd err on the side of caution and say no.
   
   Why? Because Google doesn't like link farms/link exchanges. And that sounds like it's bordering on one.

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      Multimanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      You pay to buy pop under ads for your site on various sites throughout the world.  Is that legal?  In the meantime I am erring on the side of caution.

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         livewithrichardposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         You can buy advertising you cannot by traffic. If your advertising converts to traffic that's great but it would be better spent on advertising your own website and not your hubs.

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   Website Examinerposted 14 years ago

   Google AdSense does not accept buying traffic, either.

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      sunforgedposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      False

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         Website Examinerposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         No.
         
         http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/A … &hl=en
         
         http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/A … &hl=en

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            sunforgedposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            those are community forums and no staff response exists so would never be useful as a source of evidence.
            
            the traffic buys the forums you linked to describe would be a violation but are not the same as the traffic buy described by the op.
            
            the distinction is in terminology, not principle
            
            I would consider the visitorboost program to be against adsense TOS and in turn not of any use for an HP publisher.
            
            The OP described it poorly and should most likely not being pursuing any paid traffic at this point.

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         lrohnerposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         I was under the impression that it was not allowed too. This from the Adsense Program Policies:
         
         To ensure a positive experience for Internet users and Google advertisers, sites displaying Google ads may not:
         
             * Use third-party services that generate clicks or impressions such as paid-to-click, paid-to-surf, autosurf and click-exchange programs.
         
         Not that I would ever used paid traffic services, mind you, but did I misunderstand?

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   sunforgedposted 14 years ago

   false
   
   if more specific phrasing was used, then sometimes
   
   this service is described in this thread as purchasing pop under ads. Buying ads to promote a site is not disallowed.

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      lrohnerposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      What is a "pop under" ad? Is that those banners that you roll your mouse over and they expand?

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         sunforgedposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         its an ad designed to circumvent pop up blockers.
         
         the least annoying ones usually look like footer toolbars. They are the windows that appear "behind" your current window and you often dont notice until you close your current window.
         
         when you suddenly hear annoying videos playing and you dont see them - thats usually a pop under

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            lrohnerposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            As I was reading your explanation, all I could think of was those NetFlix "pop under" ads I seem to get all the time.
            
            Thanks!

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   Multimanposted 14 years ago

   Yes, it purchases ads, pop under ads specifically, that promote a site, they have to click the ad, if they dont click the ad, they are not sent to the site, just like a pop up ad in that respect.  I think I will stay away from it for now.  They do not stop showing the ad until a specific number of the ads are clicked.

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