Comments on: Lower Reserves http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/ The official blog of Yahoo! Search Marketing Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:50:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: john http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/comment-page-1/#comment-916086 john Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:50:26 +0000 http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/#comment-916086 Hello, Every new customer that registers on <a href="http://www.dubli.com/1950031/" rel="nofollow">CLICK HERE</a> and purchases a minimum of 10 credits ($8.00 USD), will receive an electronic resort voucher worth $500.00 USD. With a selection of nearly 8,000 resorts around the world, planning the perfect vacation is not only easy but fun. DubLi’s Gift-Redemption site can be found at www.dfsresorts.com. The voucher number will be required in order to enter the site - have it handy so that you are ready to go! Please understand that the amount of the voucher is $500.00 USD and can be used as payment toward the total cost for the selected resort you choose. ALL THE BEST ! Hello,
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]]> By: UK Web Hosting Dude http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/comment-page-1/#comment-828850 UK Web Hosting Dude Fri, 01 May 2009 13:18:41 +0000 http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/#comment-828850 I run goog campaigns and overture ones and I have always found that the yahoo buyers are completely different. All of the metrics in our conversions are tracked separately for overture and there are notable differences. I run goog campaigns and overture ones and I have always found that the yahoo buyers are completely different. All of the metrics in our conversions are tracked separately for overture and there are notable differences.

]]> By: chonp http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/comment-page-1/#comment-803348 chonp Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:25:46 +0000 http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/#comment-803348 I agree and very good. thang you I agree and very good. thang you

]]> By: JD http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/comment-page-1/#comment-793593 JD Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:25:47 +0000 http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/#comment-793593 Yahoo, you idiots. Why don't you read all these comments and listen and start making money? Nobody can afford your jacked up min. bids except big business in certain niches and you're missing out on all our business because we can't make a profit on your min bids. I resell software and I barely make a profit on $0.04 a click on Google. If I paid your $0.50 min bid I'd be out of business tomorrow. It's no wonder you guys only have 7% of search market share. Next year you'll wake up and that'll be cut in half too. Yahoo, you idiots. Why don’t you read all these comments and listen and start making money? Nobody can afford your jacked up min. bids except big business in certain niches and you’re missing out on all our business because we can’t make a profit on your min bids.

I resell software and I barely make a profit on $0.04 a click on Google. If I paid your $0.50 min bid I’d be out of business tomorrow.

It’s no wonder you guys only have 7% of search market share. Next year you’ll wake up and that’ll be cut in half too.

]]> By: Chris http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/comment-page-1/#comment-781795 Chris Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:52:03 +0000 http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/#comment-781795 Just got an email saying the min bids are going up for a lot of my keywords. Yahoo seems to be talking out both sides of their mouth. "Dear Advertiser Minimum bid requirements have increased for some of your keywords in your account..." Just got an email saying the min bids are going up for a lot of my keywords. Yahoo seems to be talking out both sides of their mouth.

“Dear Advertiser

Minimum bid requirements have increased for some of your keywords in your account…”

]]> By: The Unit http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/comment-page-1/#comment-767032 The Unit Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:05:29 +0000 http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/#comment-767032 I agree that some of Yahoo's min bids are too high. Good to see that they are having a little common sense these days. Don't even think that Google would do this. Also, great to see that Yahoo now has dayparting like Google, but unlike Google, I can't bid at lower than 100% of normal bid for later in the evening. On Google, once my CTR is up for the day, I have my bids dropped to 90% of my normal bid amount from 8pm to midnight. Yahoo needs to do the same. I agree that some of Yahoo’s min bids are too high. Good to see that they are having a little common sense these days. Don’t even think that Google would do this.

Also, great to see that Yahoo now has dayparting like Google, but unlike Google, I can’t bid at lower than 100% of normal bid for later in the evening. On Google, once my CTR is up for the day, I have my bids dropped to 90% of my normal bid amount from 8pm to midnight. Yahoo needs to do the same.

]]> By: Myles Mellor http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/comment-page-1/#comment-766413 Myles Mellor Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:27:48 +0000 http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/#comment-766413 I never liked the changes put in when Overture was bought out. There used to be tools to easily see what the search volume was- you can't see that any more. Then it became much more complex to monitor your account. It was much easier and simpler before. Final beef- when you search my name- Yahoo pops up "Myles Mellor idiot" as an alternative search category. I took this up with your staff but no one ever took the trouble to fix it. I assumed from that that my company and its business was very unimportant to you. Result- much less business from me- and I developed other ways to do my own advertising. I hope you will fix this sometime soon. Best wishes, Myles I never liked the changes put in when Overture was bought out. There used to be tools to easily see what the search volume was- you can’t see that any more. Then it became much more complex to monitor your account. It was much easier and simpler before. Final beef- when you search my name- Yahoo pops up “Myles Mellor idiot” as an alternative search category. I took this up with your staff but no one ever took the trouble to fix it. I assumed from that that my company and its business was very unimportant to you.
Result- much less business from me- and I developed other ways to do my own advertising. I hope you will fix this sometime soon. Best wishes, Myles

]]> By: Brad http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/comment-page-1/#comment-766406 Brad Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:23:12 +0000 http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/#comment-766406 Hopefully the whole minimum bid idea will go away. Let the market decide what the bids are. Also please do away with the content network 10 cent minimum bid. Some kws just aren't worth 10 cents in content. Would yahoo rather have me pay them for 1000 clicks a day at 5 cents, or 0 clicks a day at 10 cents? Overall it's a good move. I'm happy to see yahoo finally make some positive changes over the last few days. They still have several dumb policies in place but hopefully this is the start of some intelligence in the YSM system. Hopefully the whole minimum bid idea will go away. Let the market decide what the bids are.

Also please do away with the content network 10 cent minimum bid. Some kws just aren’t worth 10 cents in content.

Would yahoo rather have me pay them for 1000 clicks a day at 5 cents, or 0 clicks a day at 10 cents?

Overall it’s a good move. I’m happy to see yahoo finally make some positive changes over the last few days. They still have several dumb policies in place but hopefully this is the start of some intelligence in the YSM system.

]]> By: John http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/comment-page-1/#comment-766343 John Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:54:29 +0000 http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/#comment-766343 Yes, yahoo needs to use the same bidding structure as Google. They also need to make it easier to navigate their website when you need to make changes or additions. Google is a snap to make changes, but Yahoo is a pain in the whazoo. Yes, yahoo needs to use the same bidding structure as Google. They also need to make it easier to navigate their website when you need to make changes or additions. Google is a snap to make changes, but Yahoo is a pain in the whazoo.

]]> By: Lobster Recipes http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/comment-page-1/#comment-766277 Lobster Recipes Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:24:29 +0000 http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/03/09/lower-reserves/#comment-766277 The min bids for Yahoo keywords have been and continue to be outrageous. My bids are set to double that what Google is charging. Want more business Yahoo, get rid of the unnecessarly high min bids. The min bids for Yahoo keywords have been and continue to be outrageous. My bids are set to double that what Google is charging. Want more business Yahoo, get rid of the unnecessarly high min bids.

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