Comments on: Minimum Bid - $10.00 on Google PPC http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/16/minimum-bid-1000-on-google-ppc/ search engine optimization information from our seo blog and seo forum Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:15:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Vinny http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/16/minimum-bid-1000-on-google-ppc/#comment-3116 Vinny Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:18:15 +0000 http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/16/minimum-bid-1000-on-google-ppc/#comment-3116 I am managing several accounts for different clients and only the newer accounts seem to be affected by this issue i.e. older campaigns that have been running for over 3-4 months seem to be unaffected. The really annoying thing is Google seem to be deactivating even the most relevant of keywords! And also keywords with a CTR of over 5%! Sometimes when i upload new keywords, most of them are automatically deactivated right away! The Google reps keep playing the same record, "quality score quality score and a number of other factors"! ITS HELLA ANNOYING!!! I am managing several accounts for different clients and only the newer accounts seem to be affected by this issue i.e. older campaigns that have been running for over 3-4 months seem to be unaffected.
The really annoying thing is Google seem to be deactivating even the most relevant of keywords! And also keywords with a CTR of over 5%!
Sometimes when i upload new keywords, most of them are automatically deactivated right away!
The Google reps keep playing the same record, “quality score quality score and a number of other factors”! ITS HELLA ANNOYING!!!

]]> By: Cara http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/16/minimum-bid-1000-on-google-ppc/#comment-1185 Cara Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:41:02 +0000 http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/16/minimum-bid-1000-on-google-ppc/#comment-1185 One of my clients had words no one were bidding for, and they got this $10 per click requirement. I just put the words in phrase match and this $10 per click requirement went away. I can't complain, its more targeted that way anyway to keep it in phrase match. One of my clients had words no one were bidding for, and they got this $10 per click requirement. I just put the words in phrase match and this $10 per click requirement went away. I can’t complain, its more targeted that way anyway to keep it in phrase match.

]]> By: Reuen Yau http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/16/minimum-bid-1000-on-google-ppc/#comment-970 Reuen Yau Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:01:14 +0000 http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/16/minimum-bid-1000-on-google-ppc/#comment-970 Looks like the update got rolled back because you can't select Show Quality Score within the customize columns dropdown. Looks like the update got rolled back because you can’t select Show Quality Score within the customize columns dropdown.

]]> By: Skitzzo http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/16/minimum-bid-1000-on-google-ppc/#comment-789 Skitzzo Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:21:19 +0000 http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/16/minimum-bid-1000-on-google-ppc/#comment-789 Richard, that's a VERY good point as well. I hadn't even thought of that. Why not just "un-update" so to speak and get everyone's ads back up and running like they should. You should have been able to get enough data to debug the code. I mean for crying out loud it's been a complete business day. I can only imagine how much money Google's lost, but I can only hope it's enough to cost a few idiots their jobs and teach the other ones how to properly run an update (maybe do it in the middle of the night huh? just a tip). Anyway thanks for the comment, Richard. Anyone who hasn't done so already should click over and read his post about this subject. He's also got an interesting post about <a href="http://www.apogee-web-consulting.com/blogger/2007/01/distribution-fraud-is-real-click-fraud.html" rel="nofollow">distribution fraud</a> facing Google as well. Check em out! Richard, that’s a VERY good point as well. I hadn’t even thought of that. Why not just “un-update” so to speak and get everyone’s ads back up and running like they should. You should have been able to get enough data to debug the code. I mean for crying out loud it’s been a complete business day. I can only imagine how much money Google’s lost, but I can only hope it’s enough to cost a few idiots their jobs and teach the other ones how to properly run an update (maybe do it in the middle of the night huh? just a tip).

Anyway thanks for the comment, Richard. Anyone who hasn’t done so already should click over and read his post about this subject. He’s also got an interesting post about distribution fraud facing Google as well. Check em out!

]]> By: Richard Ball http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/16/minimum-bid-1000-on-google-ppc/#comment-787 Richard Ball Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:13:07 +0000 http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/02/16/minimum-bid-1000-on-google-ppc/#comment-787 What's peculiar is that they didn't roll back this buggy code as soon as they started getting reports. AdWords is broken. Somebody broke it. That's pretty darn lame. What’s peculiar is that they didn’t roll back this buggy code as soon as they started getting reports. AdWords is broken. Somebody broke it. That’s pretty darn lame.

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