If you are a creature of habit and tend to not download a new version of Bing Ads Editor unless you need a new feature or it breaks, you better get downloading quickly as Bing Ads is ending support on March 31st on the Bing Ads Editor 10.4 and older. The latest version of Bing […]
Archives for March 30, 2015
Google Running New Ad Knowledge Graphs for Illegal Download Type Searches
Google has a brand new knowledge graph for television and movie related searches… but they only appear on the types of searches that often implies that the searcher is likely looking to illegally download it instead of purchasing. Here is how they appear, at the top of the search results for a television show. And […]
Google Sending More Invites This Week to Webmaster Tools Search Impact Alpha
Have you been crossing your fingers for an invite into Google Webmaster Tool’s keyword tool alpha? You could be in luck as Google is sending out more invites to the alpha this week. The Search Impact Alpha Test – which was recently renamed Search Analytics – gives more detailed keyword information to webmasters, and slightly […]
Yahoo & Bing/Microsoft Extend Search Deal Deadline by 30 Days
If you were hoping to find out the results of Yahoo / Bing Search partnership by now, you will need to wait another 30 days as both parties extend the 30 day deadline to review and possibly revamp the original 2009 agreement by an additional 30 days. Under a broad 10-year deal struck in 2009, […]
DSA Series Part 2: 6 Tips for Making the Most of Dynamic Search Ads
As I mentioned in part 1 of the DSA series, Dynamic Search ads can be very lucrative but they do require the same (if not more) optimizations than regular search campaigns. In this post, I’ll walk you through a few tips on how to maximize the return on your dynamic search campaigns. For starters, I […]
Need Creative Commons Attribution Link on Your Site? Google’s Recommendations for Linking
While most webmasters are playing it safe these days when it comes to linking to random websites in exchange for using banners, buttons and widgets, Creative Commons licensing is a slightly different animal… but one that many are looking at without the suspicion they should be. During the last Google Webmaster Office Hours, the question […]
Google AdWords Quality Score Bug Fixed But Paused Campaigns Won’t Automatically Update
If you noticed Google AdWords quality scores going crazy on Friday, the bug has now been fixed as of Saturday evening. However, if you paused any of your campaigns when you saw the huge drop, they won’t automatically update with their proper quality score. On Friday, numerous AdWords advertisers were noticing that they were suffering […]