Advertising on WordPress

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  ginzingkarlien · Member · Sep 21, 2015 at 1:03 pm

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  If I have a goDaddy account hosting my WordPress theme, am I then allowed to place advertisements from local vendors?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  arafatbs · Member · Sep 21, 2015 at 5:22 pm

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  Hi,

  WordPress.com says:

  Advertisements, including those from third-party advertising networks like Google AdSense, OpenX, Lijit, BuySellAds, and Vibrant Media are not allowed on WordPress.com.

  Although,

  Most affiliate links and sponsored posts from reputable merchants are allowed on WordPress.com, as long as your blog’s primary purpose is to create original content, and not merely to send traffic to these sites.

  But,

  You can run any ads you’d like if you manage your own WordPress installation. More info, including hosting recommendations, can be found at get.wp.com.

  You can read the total advertising guideline here: https://en.support.wordpress.com/advertising/

  Hope it helps.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 21, 2015 at 5:27 pm

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  @arafatbs
  Please read what was posted above and respond again as this does not appear to be a wordpress.COM issue

  If I have a goDaddy account hosting my WordPress theme, am I then allowed to place advertisements from local vendors?

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  timethief · Member · Sep 21, 2015 at 5:31 pm

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  @@arafatbs
  Oops! Okay let me say that I just found this get.wp.com above, as I am visually challenged and it is not an active link there I overlooked it.

  @ginzingkarlien
  A wordpress.ORG software install on paid hosting may be a better fit for you. http://wordpress.org/hosting/

  WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG account, then click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, https://wordpress.org/support/register.php so you can post to the support forums there.
  Resetting your WordPress.ORG password http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
  WordPress.org support docs are at https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page

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  arafatbs · Member · Sep 21, 2015 at 5:32 pm

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  I included third-party hosted site issue in the third para.

  You can run any ads you’d like if you manage your own WordPress installation. More info, including hosting recommendations, can be found at get.wp.com.

  In fact I provided the probable three situations because of the text “The blog I need help with is ginzingfood.wordpress.com” so that the poster could also know about WordPress.com things for his listed blog. I thought it could show the difference between .COM and .ORG.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 21, 2015 at 5:35 pm

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  Yes indeed you did that and I apologize for my visual issue. I’m sorry. I to focus with only one eye and cover the other to detect any URL that’s not an active link.

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  arafatbs · Member · Sep 21, 2015 at 5:38 pm

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  @timethief, thanks a lot for your great efforts for the users on this forum. All the best wishes for everything :)

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  timethief · Member · Sep 21, 2015 at 5:50 pm

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  I’m embarrassed at this point and I thank you for being gracious to me. :)

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  arafatbs · Member · Sep 21, 2015 at 6:07 pm

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  @timethief, my respect to you. Please never be sorry for your visual issue :(

  May you be happier and enjoy this beautiful world :)

  Probably a moderator will close this thread soon :P

  I really love this forum.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 21, 2015 at 6:29 pm

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  @arafatbs
  I respect you and all the other Volunteers and Staff members as well. I really love it here too and that’s why I’m still here after 9 years. Yes, a Staff member will probably close this thread soon. :)

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  ginzingkarlien · Member · Sep 22, 2015 at 7:01 am

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  ok I got lost in your conversation. So i am allowed to place adverts from local vendors or not?

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  kokkieh · Staff · Sep 22, 2015 at 8:23 am

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  @ginzingkarlien

  So i am allowed to place adverts from local vendors or not?

  You are not allowed to place advertisements on http://ginzingfood.wordpress.com/ under any circumstances.

  But if you have a self-hosted site hosted by GoDaddy, you can there.

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  savannabel · Member · Sep 22, 2015 at 8:26 am

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  fabulous! thank you