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Looking for information on Clickbank and Google.

Are you currently using Adwords Ads pointing to a clickbank landing page?

How long has the campaign been running?

What are the range of quality scores for your keywords?

Have your ads been disapproved?

Has your landing page been reviewed?

Has your account gone through a manual review?

What is the ROI? Meaning the profit/ad spend?

How long did it take for you to make a profit?

Thanks,

-Rich

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A short, practical update for the ClickBank + Google Ads discussion that answers the questions raised and builds on points from , , and . The checklist below is focused on current Google Ads and ClickBank practices, measurable setup, and the fastest fixes when ads or pages get flagged.

Keep a clean destination and follow ad rules: make sure the ad’s final URL works on common browsers/devices, loads quickly, and delivers the content your ad promises; avoid deceptive redirects or pages that exist only to forward traffic (Google’s destination and landing-page rules and doorway/bridge guidance explain why). Also add clear affiliate disclosure on the page. ()

Tracking and measurement (do this before you scale): use ClickBank’s server-side postback (or its hoplink tid/subid params) to capture conversions at network level, and mirror those events into Google Ads/GA4 (or a tracking platform) with UTMs and server postbacks so you don’t rely only on client-side pixels. That gives reliable revenue attribution and lets you calculate breakeven CPC with a simple formula: breakeven CPC = (avg commission per sale) × (conversion rate). Example: $50 commission × 2% CR = $1 breakeven CPC. (support.clickbank.com)

Improve Quality Score and ad delivery by matching intent: tighten keyword/ad groups, put targeted keywords in the headline, and ensure the landing page copy, headline and CTA directly reflect the ad — Google uses expected CTR, ad relevance and landing-page experience as diagnostics. To test fast: A/B two tightly matched ads, track CPA per ad, and pause low-performing keywords. ()

If an ad is disapproved: check the Policy Manager “Policy details,” fix the root cause (broken URL, misleading claims, malware, etc.), document the fix (screenshots), then appeal using the in-account appeal flow. Appeals are limited; only appeal after you’ve fixed the problem and include clear notes on what you changed. If problems persist, gather logs/screenshots and contact Google support. ()

Example hoplink pattern to test locally (replace placeholders):

https://vendor.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=google_test01&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=test

Keep experiments small, measure POAS/CPA, and iterate.

Member Avatar for queparedel

Is possible if you are creating a complete landing page for clickbank but you can not promote affiliate link directly through adwords.

Member Avatar for vgulavni

Thanks for this information.

Member Avatar for affiliate7

You should always create your own landing page while avoiding the thin affiliate label.
The extra bonus is that you can track conversions much better...

Member Avatar for Infopreneur Bry

Yes - I got penalized by Adwords for promoting a Clickbank landing url - they got much more strict almost a year ago now I think, and it's not a great thing to try to direct traffic from AdWords to a landing page associated with Clickbank now. Too bad - it was highly effective but I guess too many newbie affiliate marketers were promoting products that weren't up to par...AdWords sure lost a decent amount of revenue with the change...

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Unique content is key for affiliate offers. Try and make it seem not like an affiliate site if you want to rank. Its very frowned upon by the search engines.

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