Adwords flaw being exploited

aquariancore · #1 (**permalink**) 11-05-2007, 03:29 PM

Apparently anyone can come in an do a keyword scan of your site and bid $5 and $10 making your campaign inactive. Apparently they then pause the campaign so they don't pay and your campaign get frozen out.

It is happening at this time to me at this time if you google any even my name no ad comes up.

Rich Naran

I hope this isn't in violation but you can read more at rncin.com

wantingawebsite · #2 (**permalink**) 11-05-2007, 05:03 PM

I used adwords once and its a waste of money, but i dont get that ^ :\ lol

aquariancore · #3 (**permalink**) 14-05-2007, 09:09 PM

I inturn exploited the event and for free quadrupled my over all traffic. Today before 8am I registered as many visitors a I would get in two days in weeks past.

aquariancore · #4 (**permalink**) 16-05-2007, 06:47 PM

Still Adwords responses won't acknowledge the problems I have had stopped all advertising.

ACCER · #5 (**permalink**) 25-06-2007, 10:45 PM

I don't blame you...
Has the situation improved? Been addressed by Google? Anything? It seems that the issues never end!

parise · #6 (**permalink**) 29-07-2007, 01:43 AM

I have never really made any attempt to do anything with Ad Words.

ACCER · #7 (**permalink**) 30-07-2007, 02:17 PM

Parise,
I'm starting to think that you have taken the smart approach. There seem to be tons of issues and problems with them.

parise1 · #8 (**permalink**) 01-08-2007, 07:17 AM

That is what I have heard. I have been on other forums where the same is being said.

aquariancore · #9 (**permalink**) 02-08-2007, 05:23 PM

Interestingly enough while Google won't acknowledge what happened the person behind the problem was fired from their job for using their account to play around.

ACCER · #10 (**permalink**) 06-08-2007, 02:32 PM

Good. That's probably the best approach for Google...otherwise there could be legal issues.

aquariancore · #11 (**permalink**) 06-08-2007, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ACCER

Good. That's probably the best approach for Google...otherwise there could be legal issues.

It wasn't Google but an employee at a company that had a Google account. I let them know I had the originating IP address, they did the rest.

ACCER · #12 (**permalink**) 07-08-2007, 07:10 PM

Ohhh, I'll bet someone was ticked!

But then you'd have thought a Google employee would have known better!