2 hours ago, I created one new AD in a New Google Ad Account, the the Ad never showed... I am still waiting ....
All campaigns in my another Google Ad Account disappeared from google search results 15 hours ago. There are about 5 campagins in that account. All keywords status are ok, some of them are STRONG, but I can not find any of them anywhere. I am frustrated!
In my experience though, occasionally an ad can falsely 'trigger' something against the editorial guidelines and it doesn't go up right away. I've had some ads take as long as 1-2 days to be activated, but not many (e.g. <1%)
How long does it take to get my ad listed? Just started my campaign 30 minutes ago and I get "slowed" keyword without any impressions. Is that normal?
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generally an ad should be up within an hour or less.
This is correct. Most ads will appear in well under an hour, but the actual time is dependent on traffic and volume. Which is sort of high this time of year. ;)
In my experience though, occasionally an ad can falsely 'trigger' something against the editorial guidelines and it doesn't go up right away.
This is also correct, although I'm not sure that 'falsely triggers something' really covers it.
Essentially, some ads with ad copy and/or keywords of a potentially sensitive nature will not show, even on Google, until after they've been reviewed and approved.
When in doubt, I'd certainly contact AdWords support, as they can look at the actual account in detail and get to the bottom of things rather quickly.
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If my ad triggered a flag or something like that, a warning should have been posted in my account notifying me.(like the status warning). Don't you think? It will save Google a lot of Customer Service calls/emails/posts and client confusion.
BTW- After you click "Show only active campaigns" drop-down box, it still says "All Campaigns" above the drop-down box. Shouldn't it say "Active Campaigns"?
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If my ad triggered a flag or something like that, a warning should have been posted in my account notifying me.
This is a good point, and I'll pass it on. As explained in another thread recently these 'flags' can vary over time. They are very dependent on what is happening with current events for example. At present, this is why each one is not accompanied by an automated alert.
BTW- After you click "Show only active campaigns" drop-down box, it still says "All Campaigns" above the drop-down box. Shouldn't it say "Active Campaigns"?
I can see your point on this one too. Those words are just intended to be a non-active header, to indicate that on 'this page is a list of all campaigns that you have chosen to see'.
I know what you mean though.
BTW, I hope that you've contacted AdWords support about your initial query.
AWA
I did contact them, but no reply yet. I guess now I need to call them. What a drag.
Is there any other reason why my ad would not appear, other then a flag on the creative? See, if they had a warning notifying me of the exact reason, I wouldn't think it is from something else I did (Maybe daily budget or CPC too low?) and wasting your time and mine.
Almost 2 days & still no ad?
I'm very anxious and even having dreams that my ads are doing awesome.
Please AWA or Google Gods place my ads.
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I guess now I need to call them. What a drag.
You'll most likely find that calling them gets issues resolved very quickly, and you might pick up a few tips about your ads and KWs as well.
G definately has the best support staff to resolve issues of any of the PPCs.
overdrive, I trust your issue has been resolved, or will be very soon. I think I want your ads to be running almost as much as you do!
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Thanks everyone, AWA and Google Gods.
I hope i'ts going to be a profitable experience.
[edited by: overdrive at 1:11 am (utc) on Dec. 19, 2003]
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Was that a switch you just hit or what? lol
Got 10imp and 1 click with 10.0%CTR. I hope it works out.
Thanks AWA
The reason it started showing up is because I added different keywords and it seems like only the new keywords are showing up and still the old ones don't show.
There are flags on keywords then, not on the creative. Right?
I got 4 clicks yesterday but my logs shows 3, plus they are from the same ip. Does google count unique clicks? How do they get 4 when it says 3?
