Using Multiple Free Google Adword Vouchers

[liquidlunch]

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I have used a free voucher for �75.00 on one website I own but I bought .net magazine which had inside a �50.00 Google voucher. The only terms I can see is that it has to be used on sites which are less than 14 days old.

Is there anything stopping me from opening a new account and using te �50.00 on the same website or with another website using the same credit card?

I did think that if Google found out they would ban my website but this could be used by anyone to ban a website!

[kimarie]

good luck

[dc000000]

I've used these vouchers several times in the past and set up an account for each - I haven't had any problems. I wouldn't get carried away but the odd usage isn't going to cause you any issues

[jonsp]

I have used a free voucher for �75.00 on one website I own but I bought .net magazine which had inside a �50.00 Google voucher. The only terms I can see is that it has to be used on sites which are less than 14 days old.

Is there anything stopping me from opening a new account and using te �50.00 on the same website or with another website using the same credit card?

I did think that if Google found out they would ban my website but this could be used by anyone to ban a website!

It has to be used on different accounts not different sites. You can't have multiple accounts unless you do it through a client centre account. Even then be very careful - if your only purpose in having multiple accounts is to use multiple vouchers it really isn't worth the risk. Adwords doesn't ban websites they ban individuals using quite a clever algo, when this happens it's somewhat difficult to get around.

The best way to use a voucher is as free keyword research, hopefully you'll learn enough from 1 free voucher to get an ROI when you start using your own money.

[tulipkiya]

I dont Using multiple Google adwords voucher codes generates any issue like that.......nop...never heard of getting banned...

[leebandoni]

I have seen this done a million times without any comeback.

Just buy a �3 prepay mastercard and load it with �5, open your new account and add your voucher! Once your finished simply bin the card and start over.

The same trick works with Itunes ..

[motor115]

i don't know anyone who has been banned for this yet, but personally i don't think its worth risking for the sake of £30-£50, if your good enough you should be able to stop using freebies. the tricks may work for now but who's to say these company are not watching or will track these kind of post and clamp down.

[Stavros]

I did at one point last year have quite a few different AdWords accounts, not through the client center, and not for reasons relating to those free vouchers (a bit pointless as our daily spend is upwards of £2,000!). Google have never cottoned on but I was well aware it was against their terms & conditions and I eventually cleaned up my act earlier this year.
TBH I share jonsp's sentiments. Plus it's a s***load of hassle to set up a new account every week just to take advantage of those vouchers. If you're getting into PPC then you've got to be prepared to spend some tangible money at some point. If you use the free vouchers to garner some keyword research then there's no reason why you can't hit the ground running with some real money and a good ROI.

Err... inspired by this, I just posted a free £50 voucher here: Free £50.00 AdWords Voucher