Question regarding new AdWords TOS

Homepage redirects, actual URLnot

[HitProf]

Following the new TOS the visible URL should match the actual url. I presume this is only for the first bit and the actual url can be a lot longer.

We run a couple of ads with www.domain.cc (country tld) as the visible url and www.domain.cc/landingpage.html as actual url.

Problem is that the visible url redirects tot www.domain.com if typed in directly. The actual url however does not.

This seems to aply to the rules: no redirect, visible url matches actual url. Would you think this is OK, or would I have to change all ads?

[HitProf]

Anyone?

[bazza9]

HitProf,

If I understand your question correctly:

Display URL: www.domain.cc
Destination URL: www.domain.cc/landingpage.html

As I understand it, if someone clicks on your ad and is taken to the destination URL (as quoted above), then you are showing a valid display URL, so I don't see why this should cause a problem.

[HitProf]

Official answer from AdWords support: It's OK, as long as the landing page URL doesn't redirect.

[wayne]

Redirects are ok as long as the landing page domain
matches the display domain. Many people use tracking
urls to track their traffic and this is still allowed.

[HitProf]

Different situation: in my case the visible url redirects if typed in directly.