Adwords and Popups

Can you use links to popups?

[ConfusedWriter]

I'm curious; I know that Google doesn't allow entry or exit popups with Adwords and landing pages. Can a link open a new window though?

Reason I ask, is that I would like to allow a user to open a page with another browser, but keep them on my page.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[youfoundjake]

I'n not sure if you have a question about adwords or adsense. Concerning adsense and the ads that are displayed on your own site, I too wish it didn't navigate away from my site when people click on a link, but unfortunately google does no yet allow this. I found this little snippet for you in the adsense terms.
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[ConfusedWriter]

Thanks, but i'm actually talking about Adwords.

[youfoundjake]

So are you asking if you can set up a manual redirect so that a client when clicking on an adwords ad to your site, gets to a landing page on your site, where they then have to click on a link that will open your site up in another window while still maintaining the landing page that the ad was pointed to? I'm a little confused too, kind of sounds like a doorway page...but i may be wrong.

[ConfusedWriter]

1) I have a landing page
2) There's a link on the landing page that may provide the visitor more information if they click on it. For instance "Click Here for Other Product Info".
3) If they click it, I want a new browser to pop up to show them that detail.

That's all there is to it. The real question here is: Does Google Adwords allow popups (based on when a user clicks, not onLoad or onUnload).

Just good old "window.open()"

[DamonHD]

Hi,

What you propose sounds entirely reasonable to me. G seems to want to stop lots of irritating unrequested pop-ups on pages that their users land on. Yours is a specific (helpful) response to a specific user request, ie probably far from irritating.

Of course, only G can give you the definitive answer.

Rgds

Damon

[ConfusedWriter]

Yeah, although G can be pretty strict at times, something like this just doesn't sound like something they would do.

Thanks for the input

[Israel]

I'm curious; I know that Google doesn't allow entry or exit popups with Adwords and landing pages. Can a link open a new window though?

Sure they can click a link within your page and have it open a new window. I've been doing it for years without a problem.

That's a perfectly reasonable way to go as long as it's in response to a user action ("Click to see our price list", etc). You don't want them to lose sight of your main page over something like that.

If you think about it, the reviewer isn't going to click every link on the page. Even if they did, you're not opening the standard, hated irrelevant pop-up or pop-under during "onload" or "onunload".

BTW, I believe that they have a 'bot checking that. I once had an ad suspended on a Sunday (when no reviewers work, I'm told) because a coding error caused popups to appear when a flag was flipped. I doubt the 'bot attempts to check your JS for a window.open, most don't try. However when the reviewer sees it.....

They're probably are some black-hat advertisers who slip pop-ups in post-review, hence the 'bot. I fail to see the sense in interting pop-ups anyway. Many people claim increased conversions when they use pop-ups, but I'm skeptical. You ever hear anyone say "Oh great! 4 more windows just opened, let's take a look at them.

Myself, I avert my eyes when I see pop-ups to ensure I don't get the "message" ;)

Of course none of this is kosher for AdSense users. Tempting as it is, you cannot manipulate AdSense clicks to open in their own window. It's a mortal sin!

Additionally, none of this applies to what Confused is doing.

So you're cool ConfusedWriter,

Israel