Direct Linking FB (16)
Hey folks, I'm trying to just test something out and want to get data asap.
Will this still work for FB?
http://www.lukepeerfly.com/direct-li...ffers-facebook
I wouldn't recommend iFraming at all when you are new and value your account.
Read through my FB guide - pick an offer that is safe to run on FB - and use geo-redirection properly to avoid FB ever seeing an affiliate URL.
If you don't understand and execute this kind of tracking/geo-redirection properly on FB, it is only a matter of time before you kill your ads account.
Originally Posted by zeno
Originally Posted by ggpaul
Direct-linking means that when a user clicks an ad, their immediate (and final) final destination is the offer page.
This does not mean you used the affiliate link directly in the FB ad URL.
You could have gone FB Ad > tracking system URL > intermediate lander that shows a 'loading bar' for 1 s > affiliate link > offer page.
That would still be direct-linking.
Just don't do FB Ad > affiliate URL > bad times.
For sure, at the moment I iframed it on my custom URL domain? Still bad?
Iframed what - your tracking system URL?
As long as you are geo-redirecting correctly you are in an OK position.
I avoid iFrames though as they can break landing pages (e.g. offer page signup may break and not work > GG -100% ROI forever).
Hmmm.. I think I rather just create a landing page. I think it's more fun that way 
haha.
What about the Campaign URL from
Would this URL look ok in Facebook's eyes or they might find it "suspicious"?
It's fine.
Asides from their blacklisting that results from infringements, and possible word blacklisting (e.g. maybe they filter for "fuck" in URLs), they couldn't care less.
Tracking is an integral part of advertising and traffic sources know this, which is why they generally care about the destination, not the redirect hops occurring in between.
HI zeno,
Sorry for asking you the same question again but since the last time I asked I didn’t launch any campaigns and now that I’m thinking of it again, I still have some concerns about the safety of my account if I use the standard tracking URL from
I did a test. I created a campaign which redirects from the
It makes sense that tracking itself isn’t an issue for Facebook but I fear that this particular domain might have been abused by a big number of little affiliates just like the offer URLs from affiliate networks. Have a look at the screenshot below:
Do you still think I’m fine by using Voluum's tracking domain?
Originally Posted by badimo
Sorry for asking you the same question again but since the last time I asked I didn’t launch any campaigns and now that I’m thinking of it again, I still have some concerns about the safety of my account if I use the standard tracking URL from
I did a test. I created a campaign which redirects from the
It makes sense that tracking itself isn’t an issue for Facebook but I fear that this particular domain might have been abused by a big number of little affiliates just like the offer URLs from affiliate networks. Have a look at the screenshot below:
Do you still think I’m fine by using Voluum's tracking domain?
http://charlesngo.com/voluum-domain-setup/
Wow thanks! This was a very smart idea. 
Ok this seemed like a good idea at first. However after reading more carefully through Ngo's guide, I saw that it's intended for those who are using a paid plan of
After how long will a Cname record take effect?
If it takes some time like a few hours then it's impossible to work with this and in that case I'd still be interested to know about how risky it is using trackvoluum.com as I previously asked.
CNAME records will activate instantly as long as you haven't used the CNAME before (cached records may then exist).
You indeed need the paid plan for this and I would recommend just investing in that if you are worried.
CPV Lab is a good tracker, though I would prefer
It's more straightforward to just pay for
Zeno, I have a similar question:
I am promoting a mobile utility app for Android in Facebook's news feed.
The inbound flow is: FB AD ->
I also split test direct linking where the flow is FB AD -> voluum -> Aff link -> Google Play.
I set up GEO redirects in Voluum as per your guide, yet after running the them for a few hours my ads got disapproved with the following message:
Here's why we couldn't approve this ad:
Your ad wasn't approved because the website it links to is not viewable or functioning properly. Please check the URL associated with your ad to make sure that it:
• Has content on it
• Loads properly and without an error (ex: “We can’t find what you’re looking for”)
• Doesn’t initiate a file download (ex: .PDF, .JPG, .EXE)
• Doesn’t lead to a link that says "The external link you are going to has been marked as abusive or malware"
-and also-
It looks like one or more of your ads violate Facebook’s Advertising Guidelines or Terms of Use.
These policies protect everyone on Facebook and help make it a good experience. We reserve the right to choose not to accept ads containing or relating to certain products or services.
Here's why your account was warned:
The best way to make sure this doesn't happen again is to follow our ad policies, which you can find in the Help Center.
Thanks,
The Facebook Ads Team
Questions:
1) Can this be caused by using the free voluum package and thus the voluum url? Should I go premium and run it from my own domain?
2) Is FB -> voluum -> aff link -> google play a bad practice?
Thanks!
1) Possibly. As time goes on using the default URL will get more and more risky, as FB may blacklist xxxxx.trackvoluum.net and similar, or their security partners might.
2) Yes. It's best to avoid this when submitting ads, hence the bridge lander which makes your ad destination unrelated to any sort of app store. It's better to adopt this practice permanently, even if overzealous, so that you never deal with FB quirks. After approval all FB reviewer/bot clicks should still go to the bridge lander.
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