Even deleting (or offline) a keyword is a PAIN

[sdani]

I have read many stories about adding multiple keywords being a pain at Overture. I share the same feeling. I uploaded several keywords using the DTC and thought I would qualify now for gold or for Excel spread sheet option.
But now, since I have several listings, I am finding that some of them are getting a lot of clicks and I must remove them. THAT IS A PAIN TOO!
To make a listing offline, I have to hit atleast 6 times (including searching for the listing within my campaign). Each operation is postback to the server and it takes me 4.5 minutes to make ONE KEYWORD OFFLINE.

Overture really sucks! I wish I had more alternatives in the ppc market.

[werty]

Sdani, you may want to contact a rep at overture and request a one time bulk upload sheet. They will usually honor one request per account even with lower budgets, if you tell them your goal is to spend more money with them.

Once you get the sheet it is seperated into columns: Account ID(account number), Search Term, URL, Title, Description, Advanced Match Status(on or off), Standard Bid ($), Content Match Status (on or off), Content Match Bid ($), Excluded Words (separated by commas), Category

If they allow you to do a one-off upload you will want to do a fair ammount of keyword research to make it worth your time.

[sdani]

Thanks werty: I am almost at their minimum spending level now and should get the bulk upload feature.. BUT as I mentioned in my original email.. My concern now is the DELETIONS or making a Keyword OFFLINE. That is NOT achievable by bulk upload.

Thanks
sdani