advertising on a WordPress website
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I am writing a proposal to build a website for a pharmaceutical distribution company that wants to allow advertising on their site. Is that possible on a WordPress website?
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Hi @myclothes11,
Advertising is definitely possible on a WordPress website, however there are some guidelines to follow. Here is a link to the support article regarding advertising:
https://en.support.wordpress.com/advertising/. -
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WordPress.com VIP sites are permitted to run ads. https://vip.wordpress.com/our-services/No blogger initiated advertising is allowed on WordPress.COM hosted blogs. The only advertising program at WordPress.com is called WordAds and it’s for blogs on their own domains.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/NOTE: A self-hosted WordPress site might be right for you. WordPress.org offers free software that you can install on a web server. You can upload and install themes and plugins, run ads, conduct eCommerce and edit the database. http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
If that is your preference, this guide will explain how to move your WordPress.com site to another hosting platform: Moving to a Self-Hosted WordPress Site
https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-to-a-self-hosted-wordpress-site/
http://en.wordpress.com/apply-for-wordads/*Please direct all WordAds questions to WordAds Staff at https://wordpress.com/help/contact as we do not provide WordAds support here.
Advertising outside of WordAds at WordPress.com is not allowed.
http://support.wordpress.com/advertising/ Here’s what gets a blog suspended:
http://wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/affiliate-links/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/suspended-blogs/
http://en.wordpress.com/tos/Also note that eCommerce is not possible on a wordpress.COM hosted blog unless you have a Business upgrade for $299. per year in US funds. The only secure payment system here at wordpress.COM is for those sites that have the Business upgrade http://store.wordpress.com/plans/business/
See here:
http://store.wordpress.com/plans/business/
https://en.support.wordpress.com/ecommerce/Alternatively, those who hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting and move their content into a WordPress.ORG install https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-to-a-self-hosted-wordpress-site/ can create eCommerce sites.
Otherwise, provided you are selling only what you yourself make or a service that you personally provide on a wordpress.COM site you have two options.
(1) PayPal – Know that the only instructions that will work for posting a PayPal donation button on a WordPress.com blog are found here http://en.support.wordpress.com/paypal/
Note that the PayPal email link is not supported and PayPal customization options are not supported either https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/paypal-button-41?replies=12#post-2517229(2) If you set up an eCommerce site somewhere else online you can create a custom menu http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/ and include a custom link to that site in it. http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#adding-custom-links
Some bloggers create a contact form https://en.support.wordpress.com/contact-form/ on a page and after the people have made a PayPal donation they provide the link to a private page for further instructions.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/page-visibility/ -
NOTE: A self-hosted WordPress site might be right for you. WordPress.org offers free software that you can install on a web server. You can upload and install themes and plugins, run ads, conduct eCommerce and edit the database. http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
If that is your reference, this guide will explain how to move your WordPress.com site to another hosting platform: Moving to a Self-Hosted WordPress Site
https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-to-a-self-hosted-wordpress-site/
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