Adwords Editor Not Connecting
Maybe its just me, but is anyone else getting an error with the Adwords Editor when trying to post to an account?
Google Doesn’t like adCenter
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adCenter / Live.com / MSN Search Changing Layouts?
Check out the new Live.com results. You’ll immediately notice your eyes don’t hurt anymore because there is no more bright blue background. Old Layout New Layout
Will Click Activity Change with the Adwords Layout Updates?
Barry posted a question regarding how the click activity will change on the paid search ads based on the changes Google made on the SERPs. I guess Barry didn’t see that I already posted the answer. Just kidding, I don’t expect the rustybrick to be one of my 4 readers but I’ll sum up my…
Google Releases Clickbot Clickfraud Study
According to Google Clickbot.A is the name of a botnet that Google’s Click Quality and Security Teams investigated last year. Using our findings, we published “The Anatomy of Clickbot.A” – a detailed case study on botnet-based click fraud for the benefit of the technical research community. Clickbot.A is an example of a botnet operator attempting…
Yahoo Search Marketing Ads Changing
We want to update you on two changes coming your way: 1. Short descriptions will be required when you create or modify an ad, beginning in May 2007. Long descriptions will be optional. Currently, you have two options for your ad descriptions: long (up to 190 characters) and short (70 characters or fewer). 2. Yahoo!…
New Adwords Yellow Background Now Live
You may see something different in your Google search results today. There is no more blue background on the top results, Google has officially made the change to yellow according to the Adwords Blog. Over the past few years, the sponsored links above the search results have been displayed in a box with a blue…
WARNING: Adwords Clickthrough Rates to Rise
Just keep a heads up on you budgets and CTRs over the next week or so. Google Adwords is rolling out the reported changes from changing the paid ads on the search results to a yellow background. They have been testing this for a while and more and more people are coming to me with…
Should You bid on Branded Terms?
The question of whether or not an advertiser should bid on branded terms is a debate that has been going on for a while. The argument against it is the fact that Google is doing such a good job ranking branded terms that its not needed to bid on them. Well, Johnathan Mendezs has a…
8 Not Always Obvious but Common Paid Search Mistakes
With the ever growing competition it is more important than ever to make sure your accounts are lean mean ROI machines. I’ve seen a lot of accounts that make very common mistakes that you just can’t get away with anymore. Content Network management – I know I’ve beat the dead horse about my dislike for…