I started 5 new AdWords campaigns yesterday and was wondering how long it takes for your ads to start showing under the keywords I selected? Why is it not instant? Any help would be appreciated...
Search campaigns are live almost instantly...unless you have a new account. There can be some delays. Content campaigns are typically live within 24 hours...although that can stretch to 72 sometimes. Some helpful info: http://adwords.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=24
For New Google Adwords Accounts, they will check out all of your content thoroughly before approving your ads and keywords. If you are established with Adwords already, and set up new campaigns, they should be live within 24 hours, if not immediately. CM