Adwords

karlsult · 09-20-2009, 01:36 AM

Hi,

I've created a PPC account and created 1 campaign, and a bunch of ad groups for it, etc.

However after 24 hours there's no activity, no impressions, no nothing.

I've done all well, added billing, etc. I'm sure of that.

May I know why please?

Thanks,
Karl

Lucid · 09-20-2009, 09:36 AM

Ads not yet approved. This can be easily checked in your account.

No searches on your keywords.

Being outranked by competitors, a combination of low bid and low click rate. You can see in your account if your bid is high enough for serving on page one.

Low quality score. Again, you can see that next to each keyword.

Having an affiliate site which Google doesn't seem to like much. Direct link instead.

Having a "make easy money guaranteed" type of site.

Steve Crooks · 09-20-2009, 10:17 AM

All of what Lucid said plus the classic human error with adwords is to have your date range set to yesterday or last week or something. Check that your date range is set to today..

Lucid · 09-20-2009, 03:30 PM

Ah yes. Thanks Steve. Sometimes it's just not looking at the data properly. Also must remember that stats are not updated in real time. They are also not updated at the same time. I believe the sequence is impressions first, clicks next and conversions last, which can take up to 24 hours. Groups are also updated first and then campaign level stats so you can see 0 impressions at the campaign level but see some at the ad group level.

karlsult · 09-21-2009, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Crooks

All of what Lucid said plus the classic human error with adwords is to have your date range set to yesterday or last week or something. Check that your date range is set to today..

If you mean under Advanced settings, the option:
Schedule: Start date, end date, ad scheduling, mine is set like this:

Start date: Sep 19, 2009
End date: None

Also my time zone is set to Malta, not US, which is when US is night here's day. But not sure how much that effects.

Ok, it's just like 2-3 days nothing so far, I wait.

Thanks,
Karl

Lucid · 09-21-2009, 06:31 AM

No, he means when you look at your stats in your account. If you set it to show last month's stats for example, obviously in your case there would be no stats since you only just started.

The time zone setting is something just for you. Doesn't affect your account in any way.

karlsult · 09-22-2009, 05:12 AM

Ok, stats started to show now, some impressions...

09-20-2009, 01:36 AM	#1
karlsult Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Europe, Malta Posts: 2,962 Thanks: 15 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Adwords - No activity after 24 hours Hi, I've created a PPC account and created 1 campaign, and a bunch of ad groups for it, etc. However after 24 hours there's no activity, no impressions, no nothing. I've done all well, added billing, etc. I'm sure of that. May I know why please? Thanks, Karl
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Lucid Advanced Warrior Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 595 Thanks: 9 Thanked 59 Times in 56 Posts	Re: Adwords - No activity after 24 hours Ads not yet approved. This can be easily checked in your account. No searches on your keywords. Being outranked by competitors, a combination of low bid and low click rate. You can see in your account if your bid is high enough for serving on page one. Low quality score. Again, you can see that next to each keyword. Having an affiliate site which Google doesn't seem to like much. Direct link instead. Having a "make easy money guaranteed" type of site.
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09-20-2009, 10:17 AM	#3
Steve Crooks Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hampshire, United Kingdom. Posts: 1,106 Thanks: 36 Thanked 241 Times in 103 Posts Social Networking	Re: Adwords - No activity after 24 hours All of what Lucid said plus the classic human error with adwords is to have your date range set to yesterday or last week or something. Check that your date range is set to today..
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09-20-2009, 03:30 PM	#4
Lucid Advanced Warrior Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 595 Thanks: 9 Thanked 59 Times in 56 Posts	Re: Adwords - No activity after 24 hours Ah yes. Thanks Steve. Sometimes it's just not looking at the data properly. Also must remember that stats are not updated in real time. They are also not updated at the same time. I believe the sequence is impressions first, clicks next and conversions last, which can take up to 24 hours. Groups are also updated first and then campaign level stats so you can see 0 impressions at the campaign level but see some at the ad group level.
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09-21-2009, 06:31 AM	#6
Lucid Advanced Warrior Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 595 Thanks: 9 Thanked 59 Times in 56 Posts	Re: Adwords - No activity after 24 hours No, he means when you look at your stats in your account. If you set it to show last month's stats for example, obviously in your case there would be no stats since you only just started. The time zone setting is something just for you. Doesn't affect your account in any way.
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09-22-2009, 05:12 AM	#7
karlsult Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Europe, Malta Posts: 2,962 Thanks: 15 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Adwords - No activity after 24 hours Ok, stats started to show now, some impressions...