1in9 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) To be specific Google are banning Adwords Adverts and Shopping listings of all types of Guns and Parts enforced from February 13th, see their new regs: Guns - Google doesn't allow the promotion of guns, such as pistols, rifles, BB guns, sporting guns, air guns, and blow guns. Gun parts or hardware - Google doesn't allow the promotion of gun parts or hardware, such as clips, magazines, receivers, stocks, barrels, buttplates, grips, mount, forends, handguards, gun springs, and gun triggers. Ammunition - Google doesn't allow the promotion of ammunition, such as blank ammunition, high capacity magazines (that can hold more than 10 rounds), silencers, and converters. http://support.googl... ... er=2731539 Nice of them to give us traders a couple of days notice It's death by a thousand cuts for us purveyors of shooting bits This just after the potential Royal Mail post ban (still in consultation) and now this. Which is a big thing from an online sales point of view. The ***** Edited February 12, 2013 by 1in9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OvEr_KiLL Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 does this actually mean if say im looking for a kick eez pad and i type it into google ie. buy kick eez uk it wont list anything or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1in9 Posted February 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) No, unless they are being devious you will still find normal search Google results for kick eez pads. What it means is gun traders can't place Google Adverts for Kick Eez (in the paid slots at the top and sides of the screen) or list their products in Google Shopping (which shows useful products in the search results) like other companies. It's a kick in the online sales nadgers for Gun shops who trade online and shooters depend on. Not the end of the world but another painful cut to shooting businesses. Edited February 12, 2013 by 1in9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malik Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 I wonder how much google will loose on advert revenue with this stunt. To be honest... When i google something, i never click on the adverts anyway. Always look at the searches. The google shopping aspect will be a kick in the teeth though. Loss of another selling platform Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OvEr_KiLL Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 thanx 1in9 now i understand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) Another reason to spend less on your Google Adwords account and more on genuine SEO. Google Adwords are a waste of time, most people use the organically generated links. Edited February 12, 2013 by mick miller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenwolf Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Well time to find another search ewngine which will let you advertise guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb79 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 I use Adwords for my Gundog business. Wonder if that'll be affected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) I use Adwords for my Gundog business. Wonder if that'll be affected. How much do you spend on average a month on these campaigns? Because a quick Google of 'gun dogs Kent' doesn't put your kennel in the top ten results. SEO alone could achieve that and more, a one-off cost, rather than a monthly spend. Just a thought. Edited February 12, 2013 by mick miller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb79 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Mines set for a maximum of only £10 per month at the moment whilst I gauge its effectiveness. It does help, but so far word of mouth is far better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunnerbob Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Boycott Google....another subscriber to the "nanny state" :mad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenwolf Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) Yeah, so when was the last time you bought something off one of the yellow tabs at the side of a google search? Never, you say? then who gives a damn. Edited February 12, 2013 by Bleeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenwolf Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 It is not about who buys it it is about the act in itself of banning lawfully held items that can be owned some with a licence some without. it is their anti-gun policy. I don't care if I never buy anything from Google Adwords, but they shouldn't get away with stuff like this. This is the slippery slope. What is to say for example that your local ISP might just decide to ban form their servers any website involving "guns". There goes you viewing "Pigeon watch". It's never about some minor ban, try to se the bigger picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Indeed - by making rules like this do they not invalidate their claims of immunity from what they index to? Slippery slope indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock Stock & Barrel Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Boycott Google....another subscriber to the "nanny state" :mad: This has nothing to do with the "nanny state", as it's a personal business decision taken by Google - I suspect after the recent spate of school/shopping mall/university massacres in the US. An example of the nanny state would be where the UK or US gov't had enforced this move upon Google, and neither has, so this is the polar opposite of nanny state and actually an example of a company in a free market economy making its own business decisions. Go ahead a boycott who you like, but this has nothing to do with the state, nanny or otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David BASC Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 We have looked into this. These changes apply only to Google Shopping, not the search engine as a whole. So it will not stop searches for ‘gunshops’ or ‘shooting grounds’ or ‘shooting accessoris’ for example, but we will not be allowed to sell products through the Google shopping section. Any questions please ask, and I will get my web manager look into it. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 So what search engine is it worth using as an alternitive to google. Yahoo is rubish ! ATB Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenwolf Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Bing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Bing LOL - nobody uses Bing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daks Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 It wont matter too much as all search engines read meta data, Google has become a joke, I stopped using it about a year ago when they changed the privacy laws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1in9 Posted February 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 As Google has 91% of search engine market share so the the likes of Bing, Yahoo and Altavista are small beer. Hence this change is pretty significant for shooting businesses, Google Shopping is not to be sniffed at when it means a 10%+ uplift in sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Google have prohibited gun adverts from Adwords for ages, the only new bit might be the extension to shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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