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Quick Question: Anchor links on Adwords main URL?
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Is it OK to use anchor links on the main URL of an advert on Google Adwords?
Example: www.example.com/#example
Had a little Google, and not much was returned on the topic.
Many Thanks,
Alex
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Jeff - I am referring to destination URL only. Thanks
Linda - Good find, I will give it a try.
FYI - It's a one page site, we're trying to break up where possible.
Thanks.
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I have never done it, but Adwords has a policy about it, which makes me think you can do it:
"Links to anchors or fragment identifiers on the same page count as the same page." (from https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1054210?hl=en)
*edit
I am referring here to the destination URL, not the display. -
For Adwords, there's two different URLS you need to know about:
Display URL: what shows up in the ad at the bottom
Destination URL: what page the end user actually is taken toAccording to Google's Adwords Policy here:
https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/6021546?hl=en"The display URL for your site cannot be an IP address (such as 123.45.678.90) or use non-standard characters (such as !, *, #, _, @)."
Hope this helps!
-- Jeff
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