AdWordsAdvisor - 2:28 am on Mar 16, 2005 (gmt 0)

Raleighpchousecalls, there isn't really enough info here, or in your other posts, to say for certain why you aren't seeing your ads. So let me try to describe the circumstances under which you would see them. First, though, I want to make an important distinction.

If you search in Local for a particular zip code, our system can not know that that is where you are located. It can only know that that is the area you are interested in searching.

For example, let's say I live in City A with a zip of 11111. But tomorrow I am flying to a city across the country, with a zip of 22222. And when I get there, I know I'll want pizza. So, while I'm in City A I search on Local for 'pizza' in '22222'. In this case the system would be entirely incorrect if it assumed that I lived in zip 22222.

So, with that said, if you want to be able to see your ads on Google Local for a particular radius around a particular zip code, the following things would need to be in place. (This list assumes that your budget is sufficient for your ad to show all the time. Otherwise, it might not show for simple lack of budget.)

* In your campaign settings, you would need to have selected the 'Google and the search network' option. If this option is not selected, your ads will not show on Google Local.

* Your ad would need to be appearing in the top three positions on Google, as there are a maximum of three ads on the local pages. So appearing in the fourth position on Google would not allow for your ad to show on Google Local.

* The zip code you have entered in Google Local would need to be within the area to which the campaign in question is targeted. This means that you could be targeted nationally - or if you are targeted regionally, you would need to be certain the region that you've targeted includes the zip you entered. In most cases, it is better to target the entire city rather that a radius around a particular point.

Hope this helps.

AWA