ThemeForest

Interesting TF ad with Adwords

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digitalimpact says

Hey guys/gals,

I was browsing BlogCatalog just minutes ago to see what people in the blogosphere write about our lovely community & the themes here… AND I was served this Google Ad that you see below.

TF Ad

Is this really a TF ad? Because if so, I must say… interesting approach you guys have :)

This is the page where I saw the ad.

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finsta2 says

Might be a referral link. I was thinking about doing it with some unused ad credits I had.

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cmt says

I didn’t know that www.themeforests.net exists.

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digitalimpact says

well the fun part is that it goes to themeforests.net AND you navigate basically the same themeforest.net site – sort of like in an iframe (because all links are the same, no “s” at the end of themeforest)... plus, there’s no ref id at the end of any link…

I’m hoping it’s Envato’s ad, because I don’t think they’d allow such promotion…

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epicera says

Funny – probably a referral link, not a bad idea though :)

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digitalimpact says
Funny – probably a referral link, not a bad idea though :)

Yeah, it kinda shocked me at first.

However, if it’s not Envato’s campaign – do you guys allow such promotion? ‘cause this gives me some cool ideas :D :D :D

EDIT : the link “This is the page where I saw the ad” seems to be redirecting to the main page :|

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Luukratief says

if it makes themeforest money, why not..

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JeffreyWay says

I wouldn’t think that it’s our ad, but I’ll check. I’ve never heard of the plural ThemeForest. :)

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Kriesi says

seems to be an iframe for themeforest.net with an referal link for ref=ecats88 :)

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JeffreyWay says

Just an update that we’ve disabled the account of the author who created that link.

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