AdWords Interface a PITA?

Ken Strong · 10-26-2009, 04:00 PM

Is it just me, or is the new AdWords interface one of the biggest pains ever? When I try to use it, it takes forever to load, it hangs, when I try to type an ad each letter takes several seconds. Then when I try to erase something, it keeps coming back. It's just bizarre... anyone else have problems like this, or any ideas about what's causing it?

I don't have this problem with other websites...

dburk · 10-26-2009, 07:25 PM

Hi KenStrong,

I think the new interface will work well for someone with a tiny account with few campaigns and few keywords, but if you have numerous campaigns and loads of keywords and ad groups it is a royal pain. It chokes and hangs and I spend way more time looking at that loading animation than actual data.

It's a nightmare and I have resorted to downloading all the data and working on everything offline client-side and uploading. I only go into the web interface for those few things I can't do offline. Thank God for the API.

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10-26-2009, 07:25 PM	#2
dburk Senior Warrior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 4,643 Thanks: 162 Thanked 671 Times in 581 Posts Contact Info	Re: AdWords Interface a PITA? Hi KenStrong, I think the new interface will work well for someone with a tiny account with few campaigns and few keywords, but if you have numerous campaigns and loads of keywords and ad groups it is a royal pain. It chokes and hangs and I spend way more time looking at that loading animation than actual data. It's a nightmare and I have resorted to downloading all the data and working on everything offline client-side and uploading. I only go into the web interface for those few things I can't do offline. Thank God for the API.
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