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Google Adwords - I hate you

Discussion in 'Google AdWords' started by mbpalmer87, Nov 8, 2011.

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    I am so annoyed at Google. I recently saw an offer for £50 free advertising on Google Adwords. With out really needing to advertise my blog I thought it would be fun to do so and would give me experience of using Adwords. To be fair, adwords drove a hell of a lot of traffic towards my site. The problem being that after the £50 free voucher had gone Google started charging my bank card costing me £30 because I had left it unchecked for a few days. Why does one of the biggest companies in the world need to use such underhand tactics?
     
    mbpalmer87, Nov 8, 2011 IP
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    bahman2000 Greenhorn

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    Because Google has monopoly. All that means monopoly, is without a good
     
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  3. mbpalmer87

    mbpalmer87 Peon

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    why do you hate him john orton?
     
    mbpalmer87, Nov 9, 2011 IP
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    tnvrstar Peon

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    How can you think any advertising network will give you the opportunity to advertise £50 for free?
     
    tnvrstar, Nov 9, 2011 IP
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    benjaminp Notable Member

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    Surely on sign-up, when they asked for your payment details, something should of clicked in your head?
     
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  6. mbpalmer87

    mbpalmer87 Peon

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    Google made out that they were taking my bank details for future transactions. One of the things I read stated that my campaign would end either after 30 days or after my £50 free advertising ran out. No need to be so pious tnvrstar and benjaminp
     
    mbpalmer87, Nov 10, 2011 IP
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    BurnOut Banned

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    next time choose manual payments, not automatic...
     
    BurnOut, Nov 10, 2011 IP
  8. mbpalmer87

    mbpalmer87 Peon

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    Thanks adsvouch. The offer was marketed as a chance to learn how to use Google adwords for free. If anything the experience has put me off doing it again. The results were brilliant but I have left with a negative attitude towards Google
     
    mbpalmer87, Nov 10, 2011 IP
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    sophia911 Peon

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    Sorry to hear that . Did you contact them to check in that cost ? Please tell us more so that everyone can know this scam .
     
    sophia911, Nov 11, 2011 IP
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    james.nalton Peon

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    Im not sure its a scam. I could have avoided it if I had simply cancelled my account as soon as my free £50 ran out but I forgot to do so. As a result Google kept charging per click but charging my account rather than the now defunct voucher. My advice to anybody who wants to try the £50 voucher is do so, I have a better understanding of Adwords as a result, but watch your voucher limit very carefully.
     
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    vididong.com Member

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    that is not their fault, that the way they make money and it is stated clearly in TOS, you did not read
     
    vididong.com, Nov 18, 2011 IP
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    james.nalton Peon

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    it was intentionally worded trickily you div
     
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    ervada Greenhorn

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    You should have used manual payment.
     
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    Loput89 Peon

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    Monopoly dictates its terms and earns as he wants, adwords is not a perfect service, but it can work, just need some experience
     
    Loput89, Nov 18, 2011 IP
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    yeah, thats the reason why i hate google. we have no other choice as google is so huge...
     
    coolcrystal, Nov 18, 2011 IP
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    Ahman Peon

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    not agree with you, there is always a choice, you can use alternative search engines and social networks, but we are not comfortable to change what we use so many years, and we use Google and its services
     
    Ahman, Nov 18, 2011 IP
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    beaverline Peon

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    You should have been careful with this there is always a catch with the word Free.
     
    beaverline, Nov 18, 2011 IP
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    sophia911 Peon

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    Very sorry to hear that . But , exict , who make this problem ?
     
    sophia911, Nov 20, 2011 IP
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    acharyachemtech045 Peon

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    google is runnning adword for money so if he get any chance he will not leave
     
    acharyachemtech045, Nov 21, 2011 IP
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    vic.seller Peon

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    hate him... I hate Goo...............ogle adwords
     
    vic.seller, Nov 21, 2011 IP