What does it mean when you can't see your own ads running?
Have you checked our moderator's legendary checklist yet, punditman? eWhisper's list is a really good place to start, as there can be a wide variety of reasons for the non-appearance of one's ad. If I had to guess, I'd say the most probable is a daily budget less than that required to have the ad show all the time for all keywords.
Most common reasons ads aren't shown - Making a list for quick reference
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And of course AdWords support is a pretty good place to ask this question as well. ;)
AWA
"Local" function.
Using the Adwords Campaign Diagnostic tool, I have discovered a problem when I
click "local".
I am a custom location serving a 7 mile radius. It has been working well
until the "Local" function was added to Google Search.
For example:
Adword list has two entries:
abc123def456 service
"abc123def456 service"
etc.
Do a Google Search abc123def456 service
and my ad shows up #1
Click "Local" and I get a "Location: balnk form.
I put in my zip code. Click "Go"
On Results,
select 1-mile or 5 mile or any, and...
I vanish.
I don't exist any more.
The Google Diagnostic tool gives this explanation:
What does this mean?
We could not identify the location of the user for this search term and
therefore could not match it to the geo-targeting settings of your ad. When
you have specified a target location and we are unsure of a user's location,
our default action is to not serve your ad to the user.
I guess that means Google does not know where I am.
Huh?
I selected a Zip code (required for Local search)
Why does Google no
