How to Lose $345.68 in 7 hours

Re-cycle · 05-15-2009, 12:50 AM

Hi, that's how much I lost today thanks to an error in one of my Adwords campaigns. It seems that as I typed the landing page URL, I selected the http:// field and scrolled down with my mouse accidentally and it changed to https:// . So all my ppc traffic for today got a nasty ssl error, and no landing page could be seen.

Moral of the story, No matter if you are a Veteran Adwords user like me, ALWAYS check your ad's links (click ON the title) to see if the url is correct OR setup a secure page (https) with a copy of the website, OR setup your 404's just in case...

gxd5 · 05-15-2009, 01:39 AM

or = and ftw

grover69 · 05-15-2009, 02:22 AM

Gotta love Adwords. PPC is killer, but man, if you make ONE mistake, your whole campaign costs!

praveenforwpi · 05-15-2009, 02:25 AM

Thanx for the tip...

powerspike · 05-15-2009, 03:22 AM

i would of though that google would of been able to detect this type of stuff now, they check your page for relevance, if it came back with a non 200 status code, you'd expect google to say something, but i guess if they did, they'd lose a lot of income.

I haven't been brave enough to venture into PPC yet, sometimes it seems safer to bet on the stock market lol

TelegramSam · 05-15-2009, 03:53 AM

Sorry about your loss. I'm sure google will spend it wisely

It would be interesting to know just how much extra profit Google receives because of these kinds of errors, or click fraud etc...

I can't think of any other business or organisation that can actually receive money in this way for basically nothing in return.

Quite a case of legalised robbery.

Along the same lines as government taxes - money for nothing most of the time.

Even gambling isn't as bad because at least you choose what to bet on. Having said that, they can be bent and fix it so you can't win. But they wouldn't do that would they?....

I wonder if any of the very big advertisers have ever challenged google on this?

Why can't google have a safety feature built in that checks all the links work?

It's a bit like us sending our customers an empty box with nothing inside.

Woops...That was just the luck of the draw. Occasionally we send out an empty box and unfortunately it was you who got it. Never mind, just order and pay again and we will try and send you a new one.

Anyway, my wild guess is google have profited to the tune of say $100,000,000 from this kind of thing.

Thoughts anyone?

smcdunbiz · 05-16-2009, 11:39 PM

Yea that kind of bs turns me off about PPC.

jon2009 · 05-16-2009, 11:41 PM

OUCH!

A good reminder. It could have been much worse I guess.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Re-cycle

Hi, that's how much I lost today thanks to an error in one of my Adwords campaigns. It seems that as I typed the landing page URL, I selected the http:// field and scrolled down with my mouse accidentally and it changed to https:// . So all my ppc traffic for today got a nasty ssl error, and no landing page could be seen.

Moral of the story, No matter if you are a Veteran Adwords user like me, ALWAYS check your ad's links (click ON the title) to see if the url is correct OR setup a secure page (https) with a copy of the website, OR setup your 404's just in case...

PrettyJenny · 05-16-2009, 11:56 PM

Sorry about your loss

I'm losing with Adwords also, but not about money, but my time. So I gave up. I created 3 Adwords campaigns, one of them ran for 1 day, and then stopped. The others never actually show up. I did everything, checked everything, emailed them to ask and got an automatic reply with the instructions for everything I have done.
So there, almost a month now. None of my campaigns are showing on search results or content network.

jon2009 · 05-16-2009, 11:59 PM

That's not good.
Good luck with that one. I didn't realise Adwords had that sort of vulnerability.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PrettyJenny

Sorry about your loss

I'm losing with Adwords also, but not about money, but my time. So I gave up. I created 3 Adwords campaigns, one of them ran for 1 day, and then stopped. The others never actually show up. I did everything, checked everything, emailed them to ask and got an automatic reply with the instructions for everything I have done.
So there, almost a month now. None of my campaigns are showing on search results or content network.

BlueStar · 05-17-2009, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smcdunbiz

Yea that kind of bs turns me off about PPC.

What does PPC have anyting to do with HIS screwup?

Please, stay away from PPC. It leaves more money for me.

DrewG · 05-17-2009, 12:58 AM

Ouch, sorry to hear. Losing $345 definitely sucks, but good thing it wasn't in the thousands! =)

05-15-2009, 12:50 AM	#1
Re-cycle Geek War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: LA Posts: 222 Thanks: 6 Thanked 34 Times in 16 Posts	How to Lose $345.68 in 7 hours Hi, that's how much I lost today thanks to an error in one of my Adwords campaigns. It seems that as I typed the landing page URL, I selected the http:// field and scrolled down with my mouse accidentally and it changed to https:// . So all my ppc traffic for today got a nasty ssl error, and no landing page could be seen. Moral of the story, No matter if you are a Veteran Adwords user like me, ALWAYS check your ad's links (click ON the title) to see if the url is correct OR setup a secure page (https) with a copy of the website, OR setup your 404's just in case...

05-15-2009, 01:39 AM	#2
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grover69 HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 366 Thanks: 14 Thanked 59 Times in 25 Posts Social Networking	Re: How to Lose $345.68 in 7 hours Gotta love Adwords. PPC is killer, but man, if you make ONE mistake, your whole campaign costs!
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05-15-2009, 02:25 AM	#4
praveenforwpi Warrior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How to Lose $345.68 in 7 hours Thanx for the tip...

05-15-2009, 03:22 AM	#5
powerspike HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 296 Thanks: 8 Thanked 34 Times in 29 Posts Social Networking	Re: How to Lose $345.68 in 7 hours i would of though that google would of been able to detect this type of stuff now, they check your page for relevance, if it came back with a non 200 status code, you'd expect google to say something, but i guess if they did, they'd lose a lot of income. I haven't been brave enough to venture into PPC yet, sometimes it seems safer to bet on the stock market lol
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05-15-2009, 03:53 AM	#6
TelegramSam Battle Hardened Warrior Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA/UK Posts: 690 Thanks: 44 Thanked 166 Times in 89 Posts	Re: How to Lose $345.68 in 7 hours Sorry about your loss. I'm sure google will spend it wisely It would be interesting to know just how much extra profit Google receives because of these kinds of errors, or click fraud etc... I can't think of any other business or organisation that can actually receive money in this way for basically nothing in return. Quite a case of legalised robbery. Along the same lines as government taxes - money for nothing most of the time. Even gambling isn't as bad because at least you choose what to bet on. Having said that, they can be bent and fix it so you can't win. But they wouldn't do that would they?.... I wonder if any of the very big advertisers have ever challenged google on this? Why can't google have a safety feature built in that checks all the links work? It's a bit like us sending our customers an empty box with nothing inside. Woops...That was just the luck of the draw. Occasionally we send out an empty box and unfortunately it was you who got it. Never mind, just order and pay again and we will try and send you a new one. Anyway, my wild guess is google have profited to the tune of say $100,000,000 from this kind of thing. Thoughts anyone?

05-16-2009, 11:39 PM	#7
smcdunbiz Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How to Lose $345.68 in 7 hours Yea that kind of bs turns me off about PPC.

05-16-2009, 11:56 PM	#9
PrettyJenny HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: In a delicious sin Posts: 125 Thanks: 10 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts Contact Info	Re: How to Lose $345.68 in 7 hours Sorry about your loss I'm losing with Adwords also, but not about money, but my time. So I gave up. I created 3 Adwords campaigns, one of them ran for 1 day, and then stopped. The others never actually show up. I did everything, checked everything, emailed them to ask and got an automatic reply with the instructions for everything I have done. So there, almost a month now. None of my campaigns are showing on search results or content network.

05-17-2009, 12:58 AM	#12
DrewG UltimateIMGraphics.com War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 539 Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: 113 Thanked 77 Times in 59 Posts	Re: How to Lose $345.68 in 7 hours Ouch, sorry to hear. Losing $345 definitely sucks, but good thing it wasn't in the thousands! =)