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Tried to test for search volume on adwords and got slapped. What to do?

by 3afash
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I was just testing for which keywords have a search volume that matches that of the google keyword tool which is unreliable, and google slapped all my campaigns after a few hours. I created a campaign for each keyword and only was only bidding for exact match keywords. Now most of the ads I wrote were very irrelevent but that was because I didn't want them to be clicked on so maybe that's why the campaign were slapped. What should I do to continue testing for search volume on adwords without getting slapped?
#adwords #search #slapped #volume
  • Profile picture of the author Swiftace
    Make your adds relevent to the keywords, yet not compelling enough for anyone to click on.
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  • Profile picture of the author 3afash
    any other advice on this?
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    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      There's no way that was a good idea.

      Using one's adwords account for non-click testing just does not seem wise.

      Everything is about clicks and relevancy.

      It may seem like I'm talking both sides, I think your approach was
      "novel," but it should be done using ads that GET clicks!

      "Novel" because I can't say adwords should be used for anything
      except getting clicks. But on the other hand, testing is testing.
      I just think you were testing a negative when you should have
      tested a positive.

      Anything you do to not get clicks is going against adwords from
      top to bottom. You were bound to get slapped.

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  • Profile picture of the author indchris
    The slap has nothing to do with keyword research. Take a look at your site and LP. That's where the problem is. Anwya if all your campaigns are slapped, don't repeat the same mistakes that caused it. You lose a lot of money that way. Cheers
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  • Profile picture of the author D Baker
    You should use relevant ads and you should accept the fact that testing will cost you a little money.

    Once you understand that this will cost you money, you should be fine. Think of it as an investment as it can save a lot of time that you might waste chasing a keyword that Google made you think gets thousands of searches but in reality, only gets a few dozens...
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  • Profile picture of the author 3afash
    I actually woke up today and found that most of my ads were back. I played with the campaigns a bit to make the ads more relevent overall and i'm averaging #1 position for most of my KWs so my ad is hopefully showing all the time and I'm surprised how unreliable google's KW research data is.
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  • Profile picture of the author tryinhere
    Originally Posted by 3afash View Post

    Now most of the ads I wrote were very irrelevent but that was because I didn't want them to be clicked on so maybe that's why the campaign were slapped. ?
    ? that has to be the strangest thing i have read in a long time, to get a good q score and have the ad show everything must be relevant and working, I am not even sure if it is possible to / (a) write a poor ad and (b) have it show well enough to serve the purpose of counting accurate impressions without getting a click. / is that even possible ?
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