In Dealing With Google’s New
Affiliate-Linking Policy from ClickZ, Kevin Lee looks at the changes Google is making to limit the number of ads that can show up per query for any one web site, either
from the web site itself or through affiliates. He offers some tips for marketers and affiliates both, as well as pointing out that Overture has long had similar restrictions.
The past post from SEW, Google To Restrict Affiliate Ads,
also provides an overview of the changes. Up Close On Google Affiliate Ad Changes
article for Search Engine Watch members provides additional details, along with some
illustrations and examples of how things are supposed to work, according to Google.
Postscript: Kevin Ryan over at iMediaConnection provides a similar look for marketers in Google on New
Listing Guidelines.