CodeJockey - 5:00 pm on Sep 19, 2009 (gmt 0)

I see them all the time, so it's not a relatively new thing. They use a valid display url, with a valid domain name, but if you actually look at what the google link is made up of, you go to some third party bounce site that's impossible to track down, without actually clicking on the link

I think it's a bit sleezy on their part to use a valid website as a display url, but when I complained to Google, I got a nice email from them basically telling me I didn't understand the program and everything was fine, and don't bother complaining again.

So since then, I've filled my 500 spaces weeks ago, and again the money is starting to drop.

If you watch long enough, you can spot the mis-matched urls by the wording of the ad. Look for stuff like 'find', '100s', '1000s', 'guide' and so on. Plus it helps to know most of the competition.