Can I choose when my adverts go live?

once i upload my keywords i want to start on a specific date

[lethal0r]

Is it possible to set a specific date to start advertising on?

Im uploading my keywords manually and Yahoo say it will take 3-10 days for them to be verified, but I dont want my adverts to run until a certain date.

[bostonseo]

no

[bostonseo]

actually if you upload them via spreadsheet and mark as offline they should be approved but stay offline. Don't quote on that, Yahoo may have changed this policy.

[sem4u]

Your ads may go live more quickly than in 3 days. I suggest you pause your ads once they go live and un-pause them when you want them to run.

[bostonseo]

I also recommend changing the keyword setting from Advanced to Standard Match. I hate that cannot do this (if you add them online) until they go live.

[sem4u]

Do you still need to do that if you have set Advanced Match to be switched off at account level?

[bostonseo]

In theory having advanced match turned off at the account level SHOULD prevent new terms from going live as advanced match. BUT as we have seen....anything can happen. It's been a while since I added new terms; I just point it out as something to watch for anyone new to Overture-Yahoo.

I should do a test to see what the current status is.

[lethal0r]

cheers for the answers guys. i uploaded 7 keywords just to test it, set them offline straight away and they actually got approved the same day.

[bostonseo]

sem4u,

I can confirm that even when you have advanced match turned off at the account level, new keywords default to advanced match. Doesn't make any sense; obviously just another profit generating 'bug' for Yahoo.

[sem4u]

Well that is another thing to ask them about. I had better make a list! :)

[lethal0r]

yeah i've noticed that bostonseo, i also have my account turned off and my categorys default to online when i add new ones.

i hope the categorys follow what I have set at account level as opposed to category level.

can anyone clarify this?

[sem4u]

lethal0r - if your account is offline your keywords should not show up for searches. I would check a couple on Yahoo! & MSN though to see if this is really the case!

Also, another perculiar thing with Yahoo! is that if you put a category of keywords offline, it does not actually put them offline. You need to manually change each keyword in the category or they will still show! Useful, eh? ;)