Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'google slap'

There are a few early reports that some Google AdWords advertisers received what is called a Google Slap, basically a spike in their minimum CPCs due to Google's quality score. A WebmasterWorld thread has two confirmed reports over the weekend...

Posted on April 14, 2008 7:18 AM

A Google AdWords advertiser at WebmasterWorld reports that he used to pay $0.15 per click on his ads but recently his quality score forced him to up the price of his AdWords ads to $10. He'd like to know if...

Posted on March 28, 2008 9:22 AM

On March 5th, Google came down hard on many many advertisers serving them the March 2008 Google Slap, where AdWords advertisers saw their minimum CPC prices sky rocket overnight. Hundreds of advertisers were impacted by the "slap," and we still...

Posted on March 14, 2008 7:36 AM

There seems to be a ton of discussion going on at DigitalPoint Forums and some at WebmasterWorld about a recent Google AdWords Quality Score update where many AdWords advertisers saw their minimum bids spike up. The reports all come from...

Posted on March 6, 2008 7:45 AM