Tag Archives: ftc
FTC Fake Bait & Disclosure
IANAL so I am not going to offer anything material to any conversations about the new FTC guidance.
But this annoyed me yesterday
Clickbank has required for some time (at least 2 years) that affiliates comply with FTC recommendations for WOMM. That could just be looked at as a legal "out" but it is there in writing.
There is lots of noise (and some signal) over the last couple of days about the FTC, so affiliates are using it in headlines for email promotions. I opened one and the link was a Clickbank promotion, I opened a second, and it was to a genuine blog post.
Here is what the person promoting an affiliate product sent
Will The FTC Investigate Google & Matt Cutts For Paid Links? (updated)
I don't think so but…
- Matt probably earns a salary from Google as head of webspam
- Matt has been with Google since 2000, so probably has a few stock options
- If Matt says something about a new Google service that encourages other bloggers to write about it as well, it probably has an effect on Google's share price, so there is a specific financial incentive.
We have seen how blog discussions can have both a massive positive and negative influence on large company share value, especially with Apple.
Full Disclosure From Google - No Way?
- Matt doesn't have a comprehensive disclosure policy - he does have
Posted in Google, SEO Blog Also tagged goog, Google, linking, linking_structure, matt cutts, paid links, payperpost, search_engine_strategies_2007_san_jose, SES, webspam, womm, womma, wordpress, wordpress.com Comments closed
Clickbank Require Disclosure – A-List Bloggers Totally Missed the Point In December
I am not sure how long this has been in the rules at Clickbank, as Clickbank currently block archive.org – that being said I am sure it would have been brought up by someone during the last few months in discussions regarding various paid review services such as PayPerPost, ReviewMe and Sponsored Reviews.
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Posted in blog monetization, marketing, news Also tagged affiliate marketing, clickbank, clickbank_rules, clickbank_terms, disclosure, law, legal, news, womm Comments closed
V7N | Adsense – Ethics and Money
Lots of controversy over V7N and their new contextual links program.
- Darren questions the ethics
- Matt Cutts has “Laid into Them“
- Graywolf Delves in Deep (read my comments there btw and the ones by Jeremy Zawodny)
Posted in Google, SEO Blog, blog monetization Also tagged bloggers, blogging, blogs, contextual_links, disclosure, disclosure policy, Google, google_adsense, money, paid links, paid reviews, SEO Blog, traffic, v7n, womm Comments closed
Google Requiring Affiliates Not to Declare? FTC | WOMMA
I watched this video last night… slept on it, and listened to it again today.
This video was originally posted on the Google Adsense blog, and the presenter is Laura from Adsense Support.
Now I should point out that Google have been very clear in their wording with all the recent correspondence relating to Adsense changes, which in some ways makes this even more extraordinary.
The interesting bit in regard to financial declarations starts 1min:30 from the start.
It should be noted that this wasn't recorded live, as you can see from the out-takes at the end, is in response to
Posted in Google, blog monetization Also tagged adsense_referral_buttons, affiliate marketing, disclosure, disclosure policy, Google, google_adsense, law, legal, news, policy, rules, womm, womma Comments closed
UK & Euro Laws Apply to US Businesses?
It is taken as fact that a UK online business has to comply with US FTC regulations if that UK company is doing business with the US.
Surely if you are a US company, doing business with the UK, you should have to comply with UK regulations.
Posted in Uncategorized, marketing Also tagged disclosure, internet marketing, online_business, paypal, si3429 Comments closed
FTC | Word of Mouth and Affiliates
I was honestly so caught up in other things over the last 36 hours, I totally missed this and it is highly relevant to my Disclosure Policy Plugin.
I am not a lawyer, thus any interpretation of the situation I am going to leave in the hands of lawyers who I have a great deal of respect for, and who themselves are involved in the internet marketing field.
Posted in Projects, marketing, plugins Also tagged affiliate, affiliate marketing, amazon, clickbank, Commission_Junction, disclosure, disclosure policy, Ebay, Google, Linkshare, pay per post, techcrunch, word_of_mouth Comments closed
How To Get An Authority Link To Your Affiliate Review
Erik Ortega is going to get a link from me for TriFilliate PayDay as he left a comment with a link to his review.
The reasons why I am mentioning this?
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