Comments on: Funniest Pay Per Click Keyword Mistake Revealed

By: Honda Dealer Dallas

Honda Dealer Dallas — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:22:14 +0000

Just checked it out and you’re right–its all over the place. A few people I worked with had trouble with those same things, too. Nice find.

By: Robert Brady

Robert Brady — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:21:05 +0000

Oops. That’s what happens when you let amateurs do your PPC. I recommend dropping a few bucks and getting a good in-house guy or an agency to manage it.

By: krishna

krishna — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:48:05 +0000

This is a good find. Sometimes i often find lot of errors in this PPC Advertising – like incomplete ads, error in URL display, etc. These things certainly going to affect your PPC budget and income. Si i would say do a proper verification of all the things while making your campaign Active

By: The Funny PPC Mistake that’s so Easy to Avoid

The Funny PPC Mistake that’s so Easy to Avoid — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:58:14 +0000

[...] have noticed this blunder before. Bill Hartzer refers to it as “the funniest pay per click mistake”. He argues that it’s [...]

By: PPC Coach

PPC Coach — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:18:02 +0000

Sorry, I know this is an old post but a friend in the industry just showed this to me because we both thought it was hilarious. Unfortunately though I can actually relate to it.

By: Colorado Lasik Surgury Tips

Colorado Lasik Surgury Tips — Mon, 12 May 2008 02:41:12 +0000

Thanks for sharing, Bill. That’s a very good info for me to explore into PPC. Will avoid the mistake you mentioned.

By: Funny

Funny — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:33:25 +0000

Great research Bill. I think this mistake is still prevailing..

By: John V

John V — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:22:01 +0000

I have almost made this mistake as well. It’s quite common if you are rushing through and getting as many PPC campaigns running as possible.

By: sdmaids

sdmaids — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:57:31 +0000

This is hilarious, but a lot harder mistake to make now with all of the quality checks and relevance… you would have to jack up the bid significantly, and even so it probably wont fly for long if at all.

By: Joel Simon

Joel Simon — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:56:13 +0000

I know some people who manage keywords for personal injury law firms and I wouldn't be surprised if they made the same mistake! I am going to check my campaigns right now to make sure I'm not the idiot.