Quick Question About Offer Restrictions

[OscarMike]

Hi guys, I want to promote a cpa offer via email. The offer says it has the following restrictions:

No incent
No adult
No direct linking

What is direct linking? I always thought it meant don't link directly from a Google ad or Microsoft ad to the offer. Am I correct?

The cpa network I'm working with has other offers that say "no email traffic" but the offer I'm looking to promote doesn't say that.

Thanks

 

[PureLander]

What is direct linking?

Direct linking is sending the visitor directly to the offer via your ad, without using a Landing Page..
Perso, I hadn't much luck with it, compared with using an LP and a tracker, But.. it really depends on the offer, if it needs explanation, then sending the visitor directly to the offer page won't be a good idea ..

- Samira

 

[OscarMike]

Direct linking is sending the visitor directly to the offer via your ad, without using a Landing Page..

Thanks for the reply Samira. You mentioned ad, what about an email?

 

[Graybeard]

You mentioned ad, what about an email?

That's spam direct linking lolz

use a middleman redirect script on your server --the last referrer will show as that script if you use a JavaScript redirect.
I haven't tested a simple HTML meta-refresh

rel=noreferrer - HTML: HyperText Markup Language | MDN

The noreferrer keyword for the rel attribute of the <a>, <area>, and <form> elements instructs the browser, when navigating to the target resource, to omit the Referer header and otherwise leak no referrer information — and additionally to behave as if the noopener keyword were also specified.

developer.mozilla.org

That might get you banned from that network though

 

[OscarMike]

That's spam direct linking lolz

Thanks for the response.

I have a video game newsletter with double opt-in subscribers.

If the offer says "no direct linking" but doesn't say "no email traffic" am I ok to post the affiliate link in a newsletter? Or should I check with my AM?

I don't want my AM to think I'm a noob.

 

[T J Tutor]

Use a proper landing page for the pre-sell and you will be in compliance and get better conversion rates.

 

[Graybeard]

Ask if email links are OK they are problematic if they are reported as spam REGARDLESS of your double-opt in