frequently asked questions
Have a question about AdScientist? We've put together the most commonly asked questions with detailed responses organized into general topics.
Yahoo! Panama Update
AutoBidding
- Please explain the AdScientist interface?
- Why can't I log into the engines using the AutoBid function?
- Can I set a maximum amount for my bids, so I don't bid more than I want to?
- Why is AutoBid not adjusting my bids correctly?
- How do I set up AdScientist to run in scheduler mode?
- In the "Cost" and "NewBid" columns, bids appear in blue and red colors - what does that mean?
- What is the difference between "Update" and "AutoBid"?
- How do I generate relevant keywords for each search engine?
- How do I set individual properties for each keyword?
- How does the keyword limit apply to each version of AdScientist?
- My software is constantly freezing. I have to shut it down and then open the program again for it to begin working, and even then, it sometimes will just work for a few hours before freezing up again.Why does this happen and what can I do to fix it?
Setup
- How do I set up AdScientist?
- Will my firewall or anti-virus software affect the running of AdScientist?
Reporting
- How do I customize keyword reports with my company's details?
- How many report formats does AdScientist have?
Google AdWords
- How exactly does AdScientist work with Google Adwords?
- How can AdScientist save money for me with Google Adwords?
- I changed my tracking URL in Google Adwords; however, AdScientist wipes out all the changes and re-sets them to the default URL when I run AutoBid. Is there a way to not have it alter the URL?
- Why is my position not showing up on Google Adwords or why is the Current Position blank when I look up my words in AdScientist?
- How does AdScientist control my position on Google AdWords?
- How can I make my ads appear more often?
- What happens if my Destination URL is different from my Display URL?
- Why can't I see the "Competitor Listing" information on the bottom section of the AdScientist screen?
- When I search on Google, my ad shows up, but when I perform a Keyword Look Up in AdScientist, my ad doesn't show up in the "Competitor Panel" - what's going on?
- How quickly can AdScientist achieve my Target Position?
- My Target Position is #1. I ran AdScientist once, but it did not change my position to #1. What is wrong?
- Most of my keywords have a #1 position before using AdScientist. After using AdScientist, some positions have dropped - why is this so?
- Is AdScientist able to import AdGroups into my Google Adwords account? (Or can I create new AdGroups with AdScientist?)
- How do you get the latest "current position" information?
- Why is the "Current Position" blank on my screen?
- When bidding, can I update bids based on anything other than "position (average/current)" or "URL" (URL bidding)?
Google API
- What is the Google Adwords API?
- How do you enter the correct Google API Token?
- I tried to log in from AdScientist but it failed, and now my account has been blocked by Google. What should I do?
- Do I have to use the Google API Token?
- What does the message "Get Campaigns failed - you have reached your call quota" mean?
- Why do the positions of the "Keyword Lookup" ads differ from the actual ads that appear on the search results in www.google.com?
Yahoo! Search Marketing/Overture
- AdScientist is running AutoBid every hour, but all the bids that are colored in blue are not being updated. Why would it be this way?
- Why is the ad's position on AdScientist different to Overture's website results?
- What is Overture's Auto Bidding?
- What is the difference between the two Overture Bid Types: Auto Bid and Fixed Bid?
- What is Overture's "Max Bid"?
- Can advertisers see their competitor's Overture Max Bid?
- What happens if several advertisers in the marketplace submit the same bid amounts for the same search terms?
- Can advertisers bid by position?
- What role does Overture Bid Management Licensees play under Auto Bidding?
- Understanding Overture Bidding Algorithms (and Competitors Killer Mode)
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