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AdWords going mad!

Got one click....

         

gsx

8:33 pm on Feb 18, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Yes, I got one click for a new campaign. The thing is, impressions is still at zero!

Is this due to Google using so many servers (i.e. delayed impression but clickthrough by different server) or could this be an error?

JayC

8:35 pm on Feb 18, 2003 (gmt 0)

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If you mean you see one click in your logs, but still don't see any impressions on your adwords report, that's likely just a delay in the reporting system. Nothing out of the ordinary; sometimes it's hours behind.

But if you mean that there's one click and zero impressions in your report... well your theory is as good as any. :)

webdiversity

12:13 am on Feb 19, 2003 (gmt 0)

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I can go one better than that.

We've just set up a new campaign, so far Google report 7 clicks, but we have had no impressions, according to our tracking tool we have had 84 clicks. Somewhere in amongst all of this lies the real answers.

It seems to be that when the US is up and running properly that things go a bit slower, our campaigns were fine today until about 4pm UK time (8AM on West Coast) and it's been gradually slower since then.

Tor

8:59 am on Feb 19, 2003 (gmt 0)

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I created a new campaign 24 hours ago for å big Norwegian client. We have chosen approx. 25 popular keywords (Norwegian). Maximum budget is set far beyond Google`s suggestion and our credit card is of course first class.

So far the ads are not showing at all after 24 hours when you perform test searches on Google. The campaign is not functioning at all! No impressions and no clicks! Normally our campaigns is up and running in no time, but not anymore. Have any of you the same problems?

gsx

9:16 am on Feb 19, 2003 (gmt 0)

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There it is: Back to normal. One impression, one click (100% - yippee!).

Although I have had reports before that cover more than one day - the click happened in a different day from the impression - must have passed midnight - and left me with two clicks for one impression in one day (200%). That's my best clickthrouh yet!

webdiversity

12:39 pm on Feb 19, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Tor,

Depending on the sector that you are in Google do have certain categories where they do a relevancy/acceptability test in advance of the ads going live.

These do tend to be more in the adult/lifestyle categories but there will be others.

If you send Google an e-mail through the contact us they should be able to clarify this point for you.

Tor

1:12 pm on Feb 19, 2003 (gmt 0)

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I already have sent them my questions webdiversity. The category in question is Insurance. It`s rather a straight forward category for Google I should think.