Comments on: Why does Google not want my money?

By: Gab Goldenberg

Gab Goldenberg — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:35:26 +0000

Funny story:

I recently screwed up my Google Analytics trying to learn how to setup filters. My data was gone for about a week on this particular site and I wrote them an email to that effect. I wrote them an email and the canned response suggested I wait the 3 hours for them to update because it isn’t real time data.

Do they even read your full emails??

By: cogs

cogs — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:32:44 +0000

What I don’t get is the single page landers/”review” pages that come up first place for highly competitive words that don’t seem to get slapped. Something is going on behind the scenes.

By: Online Marketing

Online Marketing — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:09:14 +0000

Hey Diorex, I made a video response to your post. Let me know what you think. - John (BannerBlindness.com)

By: Deljean

Deljean — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:15:11 +0000

Don’t worry. If the economy gets bad enough, and internet advertisers really pull back, this problem will solve itself. Google will be falling all over itself to be accommodating to the mid-sized advertisers.

I think I’m beginning to see some hints of it already.

By: brian

brian — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:17:49 +0000

I was a QS 5, on a aged domain. Took me 1.5 months before I got traffic.
There is a way around the delay: its called spend more money with Google with particular account. There is also another “trick” regarding spending money you can utilize to get the new account some impressions..

By: threehundred

threehundred — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:38:11 +0000

I completely agree. I’ve had similar issues with MSN as of late. But I feel the same way as spyderman, it seems these companies are putting MUCH GREATER effort into stopping our adspend, slapping campaigns, not letting you start, etc, than they are into helping us understand their crappy systems.

I agree, every time you call google or contact them, its either a canned or incorrect response, often times not coming close addressing the initial question or issue. I’m sure you’re spending a pretty penny, and still have the same feelings.

What kind of company allows you to spend a couple hundred grand a month and never reaches out to you or gives you a dedicated account manager?

By: Spyderman4g63

Spyderman4g63 — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:09:22 +0000

It’s not just Google that does this type of stuff. I think it is pretty much industry standard to not take money from advertisers. At least that is my experience.

By: Razvan

Razvan — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:35:23 +0000

they also put your name on a black list, and they won’t let you open another account even if you use a different credit card.

i’ll just spend my money at yahoo and msn.

By: lumpy

lumpy — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:00:55 +0000

Close the account.

Open a new one.

Through up some search ads as well. Get some history and high CTRS up first. Pay out the nose for the first day.

Make sure that your CC isn’t getting declined.

Did this process a few days ago myself. Haven’t had trouble since.

By: Hoo

Hoo — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:57:06 +0000

Been having the same problem…