Domain Keeps Getting Flagged (11)
Hey guys,
Noob question here. I'm running sweeps on mobile traffic.
I'm using clean angles, yet my today, another one of my domains got flagged for phishing. The 3rd this week!
What tools are available out there to keep ahead of that and potentially dodge the ban?
And how fast do you guys typically experience domain burn out ?
Are you using brand related content in your landers?
When you run sweeps do you run questionnaires landers?
If yes, do you run landers that mimic Google or FB (or other big brands)?
Or do you run wheel of fortune landers on FB look?
Such stuff can trigger the domain flagging.
Originally Posted by silvertongue
I have a domain running for more than a year already on Pops that didn't get flagged yet.
I also had domains that get flagged after one day.
Sometimes it's enough to only use new subdomains, sometimes the whole domain got flagged completely.
You basically need to cloak your page to increase longevity, by making the url invalid up re-visits. People can report URLs and that's most likely what's happening, especially with high volume traffic like pops.
Yes, running a 4 question survey. It's using a generic "you've been selected to review the Samsung S9 and enter a chance to win one for free" angle.
The pre-lander has a samsung logo at the top.
You guys are saying the logo might be the issue here? Or would it rather be the angle?
Also, is there any way to anticipate a flagging? Receiving an email alert when it happens or something alike in order avoid sending traffic to a banned landing page?
These discussions contain good tips that should help:
https://stmforum.com/forum/showthrea...wsing-phishing
https://stmforum.com/forum/showthrea...omain-flagging
https://stmforum.com/forum/showthrea...gged-by-google
https://stmforum.com/forum/showthrea...gged-by-google
Amy
Quick feedback here.
I ran a split-test on different domains with the same lander on each with a small variation to find out what was triggering the blacklisting. It's a sweeps lander ripped from adplexity using a Samsung logo:
* Original
* Same code, new design
* Page re-coded from scratch (clean code)
* Version without alert
* Page without fake Facebook testimonials
* Original lander with a different offer from a different advertiser (checking if the redirect path is the issue)
* Super soft copy, same design (no misleading, just plain and simple "We're organizing a lottery. Would you like to participate?")
It's now been 2 days, and all landing pages have been flagged and blocked by Google, EXCPET .... (drumroll)
The one without fake Facebook testimonials.
Anyone has some understanding of this? Fake product testimonials seem like a very common practice in AM, regardless of the vertical. I'm surprised Google would be taken on a battle specifically against them.
And do you guys know any way to keep running those testimonials without Google recognizing it as "social engineering"? Here's a screenshot of what it look like:
Interesting case study...!
I have removed those fake FB comments from my LPs last summer, even though it hurts conversion rate. But I didn't want to deal with those frequent deceptive site warnings.
I still have occasional Google safebrowsing warnings, so I'm not sure if it really helps; at least it won't solve the issue for 100% of the cases.
People report those pages manually as well when they think or know it’s a scam.
With testimonials it’s even easier to report it as it looks fake and they can’t comment or engage.
So the low percentage of people who know this will report you even more. But it hurts conversions because for the rest of the people who actually believe those testimonials it helps them believe it’s true.
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