So, I have got 4 impressions against one campaign and 16 against another but because nothing has been clicked through then the ratio is 0.00% - logical.
Based on this Google has hit me with the first warning and 'slowed' me down after just a few hours.
Should I click through myself and get the ratio to 25% and 6.25%?
Thanks for any advice.
You are most likely being slowed because of a low budget.
You are most likely being slowed because of a low budget
Will G mark KWs as slowed because of budget issues? I thought they just showed the ads less, but didn't mark them in any way as you can have a 'strong' KW thats only shown a handful of times a day becasue of budget issues.
I'm suprised G would make a KW as slowed after 16 impressions, thats just not enough for them to know anything.
I'm suprised G would make a KW as slowed after 16 impressions, thats just not enough for them to know anything.
Is it possible that the KW has been used in a different Campaign where it was disabled? Or is it a brand new AdWords Account?
I think I have had one of mine reviewed and marked 'At Risk' after about 20 impressions because I'd had it disabled previously (that was the only reason I could think of).
Is it possible that the KW has been used in a different Campaign where it was disabled?
Good point, rachelesque.
Here is the thread where AWA talks about removing KWs everywhere in an account:
[webmasterworld.com...] (message 4).
I took
'slowed' me down after just a few hours.to mean not full delivery. ( I should read more carefully)
If you used those slowed words anywhere in your account before, ever in your history, those stats come into play.
No matter what they tell you about 'deleting' and re-adding words, you don't really ever escape the 'history' on those words.
[edited by: nyet at 2:40 pm (utc) on April 16, 2004]
I had thought it was some sort of scam when I saw the warning come through so soon and the threat of £5 for being slowed 3 times.
There's a mix of science and alchemy at play here.
Steve
threat of £5 for being slowed 3 times.
huh?
a Fine?
do they do that?
Corrected to remove snip - ok!?
[edited by: stevewhome at 3:07 pm (utc) on April 16, 2004]
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Need to edit your post.
Here's the official answer to your question:
[adwords.google.com...]
I have a very low daily budget as I cannot afford any more.
I thought I'd be clever and pick keywords which are rarely searched on, thinking that I'll be at the top.
This has worked really well and for some of them I've got a CTR of 33.3%, others have CTR's of around 5% and 8%.
The problem is, Google is threatening to disable some ads because they are slowed. The fact is, they are not slowed at all, it doesnt show this in the stats.
I've got some that have only 2 impressions and no clicks but surely they cant judge the performance of an ad based on 2 impressions?
It's really frustrating, I can't monitor my ads 24/7 and half the time I'm receiving the warning before the stats have been updated so it's totally impossible to change anything.
Can anyone suggest something as Im at the end of my teather with Adwords.
p.s. in the early days something like this happened to us (actually before I was hired) and the only solution in our case was to close our account and open a new one with better written ads.
the history 'dogs' you forever (both good and bad) despite what they tell you.
I have a very low daily budget as I cannot afford any more.
Your budget doesn't enter into slowing your account at all, nor does the raw number of clicks that you get. What's really important is the ratio of impressions to clicks. In other words, what percentage of users have found your ad relevant enough to their search to click on. So, bottom line, don't worry about your budget - it's not a factor in the 'slowing' of an account.
This has worked really well and for some of them I've got a CTR of 33.3%, others have CTR's of around 5% and 8%.The problem is, Google is threatening to disable some ads because they are slowed. The fact is, they are not slowed at all, it doesnt show this in the stats.
It could be these keywords are doing well on partner sites (as shown by your CTR), but not so well on Google alone (as shown in the Status column of your stats.) The performance of your keywords is judged only on their performance on Google, as is often discussed in this forum.
I've got some that have only 2 impressions and no clicks but surely they cant judge the performance of an ad based on 2 impressions?
'Slowing' of an account can occur when the entire account has accrued 1000 impressions, inclusive of all keywords.
It's really frustrating, I can't monitor my ads 24/7 and half the time I'm receiving the warning before the stats have been updated so it's totally impossible to change anything.Can anyone suggest something as Im at the end of my teather with Adwords.
I'd suggest contacting AdWords support and letting them take a look at your account in detail. They will be able to offer you specific suggestions.
K, gotta run. Back later.
AWA
I have had ads slowed before but they were unrelated. If they penalise me for ads that are now deleted then there's something very wrong with the whole system.
I guess I'll be leaving adwords.
Entire account? That doesnt make any sense to me.
I've had it with the program to be honest. I really appreciate your response but the way this thing works is extremely odd.
Im not sure how I'm supposed to magically know before I run an ad how well it's going to perform. The estimates are WAY off, so that doesnt help. Basically, I don't see how you can win unless you spend thousands a day.
Thank you all for responding.
Personally I think this a little unfair on new advertisers.
I've had it with the program to be honest. I really appreciate your response but the way this thing works is extremely odd.
Really, I hope you will hang in there for a couple of weeks, and you'll have it figured out.
Im not sure how I'm supposed to magically know before I run an ad how well it's going to perform. The estimates are WAY off, so that doesnt help.
The most important tip I can give you is to be very targeted rather than general. This means:
* Deciding what products or services you want to advertise
* Separating each product or service into it's own Ad Group
* Creating a list of very specific keywords that describe the product or service
* Avoiding general keywords, at least at first
* Writing excellent ads for each Ad Group that are about the exact same thing as the keywords
Basically, I don't see how you can win unless you spend thousands a day.
I recently talked to a very happy advertiser who had a $0.40 daily budget. Yes, that is Forty Cents a day. And he was getting business out of his limited budget. You can advertise at any budget level. And when you have the figured out, and are making a profit on your limited budget, then you can expand.
Anyway, I hope you'll give it a go, and I wish you the best of success.
AWA
