Adwords - URL Too Long For Entering

Discussion in 'Google AdWords' started by loksch, Mar 30, 2009.

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    Hi,
    In my effort to set up an ad campaign in 'Adwords' I have encountered the following problem ;

    The Display url is limited to 35 characters and the one given by my affiliate site is longer than that. Is there any way to increase the available size availability as shown at the Adword url box ?
    The url looks something like this ;
    www.gamehouse.com/products/detail.asp?pid=347698

    Thank you very much for your assistance,
    L
     
    loksch, Mar 30, 2009 IP
  2. SDunroe

    SDunroe Member

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  3. seodelhi

    seodelhi Active Member

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    You should only use your domain in the Display URL, do not use the whole URL of that page as a display url, it will look very bad.

    Use the following.

    GameHouse.com

    It looks much more readable.
     
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  4. SDunroe

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    Ok, but including the keyword does improve your quality score, so it's your choice.
     
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    The display URL should be 35 characters just like this URL
    www.gamehouse.com/products. The URL displayed on your ad as to identify your site to users. The point of the display URL is to give users a clear idea of what website they'll be taken when they click on the ad.

    The destination URL is then:

    www.gamehouse.com/products/detail.asp?pid=347698
     
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    good suggestions, but if you choose to put in the keyword (like www.gamehouse.com/products) make sure that the URL actually works because sometimes users will remember that url and type it in directly... (which you ultimately want to happen)
     
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    This is exactly how should be done for long targeted keywords and different sections of page. If you have campaing only for main page then link to main, but mainly this is the proper way.
     
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    Thank you Googlepwner, nice to see that someone else knows their stuff.
     
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    got to agree with SDunroe and Googlepwner here (Scott5430 - what you said about users remembering that and typing it in directly is EXTREMELY rare, much more benefit to be had form the increased CTR of including your kw in the display URL)
     
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