Posted by Bolster on Feb 26, 2010 in
Off-Topic So, I was going to do a complete walkthrough for people interested in using Google Adwords for advertising, and its something I was really looking forward to writing.
I would not normally have cared to do such a thing because I’m cheap, but Google sent me out a £75 voucher in January.
(As Always) there was an issue; Google’s coupons are rendered useless if you have ever accessed Adwords before (longer than 14 days ago).
Not ‘Created a Campaign’, Not ‘Filled in Billing Details’, but if you go to www.google.com/adwords and just ‘TryAdwords now’, 14 days later there is no coupon on the planet that will help you.
So, I recieved this coupon half way through January 2010, which is almost exactly a month after I, naievly, clicked on that ‘Access Adwords’ link.
I did nothing with it; checked out the keyword list for this site, but didnt actually create a campaign. Until today. (the coupon expires tomorrow)
After getting all the way through the process, including billing information, I am presented with this;
Oh, great, so basically, to redeem this coupon that you very kindly sent me, I need to hop in my handy DeLorean, go back two weeks before you even sent me the coupon, and give you all my billing and account details all over again.
To top it all, before you can verify a coupon, you have to enter the rest of your billing details, so now I may be getting slapped with a £5 charge for ‘diddly squat’. Thats gonna be a pain to argue about…
I have no doubt that the rest of the Adwords system is fine, this just really annoyed me.
Tags: advertising, adwords, coupons, google, grievances, marketing
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Posted by Bolster on Feb 3, 2010 in
Commentary I am shamed. I’ve let this blog slip in the midst of coming back to the real world of Uni.
A week without something useful going up! Terrible… *stands in corner*
Fact is I’ve been experimenting with so many different things that nothing cogent has come out of it yet.
Some of the things I’ve been working on:
- Virtual Lab- Walk through of the setup and playing with of a virtual computer lab using VirtualBox including Windows, Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Fedora, and Debian servers/clients
- Write up of my automated downloading system and the scripts associated with it
- Exploration of Setup of a VPN using the WRT54G or my MyBook
- A first-timers walk through of setting up Google Adwords campaigns
And somewhere in between all that I’ve been working and getting back to Uni…
Joy.
Posted by Bolster on Feb 3, 2010 in
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- 10 ways to make Internet Explorer act like a modern browser
– Until IE comes into the fold, I guess these methods for Open Web Standard shiving will have to do.
- Getting Freelance Work: The Hacker Technique
– Definatly going to be doing this, even just to keep my Design chops up to scratch
- Puzzle Websites to Sharpen Your Programming Skills
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– I was just about to settle into writing yet-another-dual-boot-guide, but since this one coveres the topic so well, I thought there was no point continuing!
- inSSIDer: Open Source WiFi Network Scanner!
– I’ve used this dozens of times over the past couple of weeks troubleshooting friends and clients wifi issues, and while its not nearly as specific as the Wifi Spy, it does the job of checking checking for co-channel interference and signal effects over time.
- Prioritize Your Social Media Efforts
– Great little article on how to effectively use social-media without getting bogged down.
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– Went All the way through this list thinking “Yup, done that before”…. All Web Designers should have this stapled to their eyelids!
- 5 Free Awesome Graphic Design Tutorial Sites You Should Check Out
– Great for people who are new to the Graphic Design world (like me)
- Strangers, Critics, Friends or Fans
– Great article by Seth Godin on differentiating your audience types
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– I’ve been creating most presentations in InDesign, Flash, or Acrobat recently, but these just might draw me back to the fluffy bosom of Redmond’s Powerpoint
Posted by Bolster on Feb 3, 2010 in
Uncategorized
- 10 ways to make Internet Explorer act like a modern browser
– Until IE comes into the fold, I guess these methods for Open Web Standard shiving will have to do.
- Getting Freelance Work: The Hacker Technique
– Definatly going to be doing this, even just to keep my Design chops up to scratch
- Puzzle Websites to Sharpen Your Programming Skills
– Great Collection of Sites that inevitably suck all the time out of my week!
- Dual-Boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu in Perfect Harmony [Dual Boot]
– I was just about to settle into writing yet-another-dual-boot-guide, but since this one coveres the topic so well, I thought there was no point continuing!
- inSSIDer: Open Source WiFi Network Scanner!
– I’ve used this dozens of times over the past couple of weeks troubleshooting friends and clients wifi issues, and while its not nearly as specific as the Wifi Spy, it does the job of checking checking for co-channel interference and signal effects over time.
- Prioritize Your Social Media Efforts
– Great little article on how to effectively use social-media without getting bogged down.
- 10 Usability Crimes You Really Shouldn’t Commit
– Went All the way through this list thinking “Yup, done that before”…. All Web Designers should have this stapled to their eyelids!
- 5 Free Awesome Graphic Design Tutorial Sites You Should Check Out
– Great for people who are new to the Graphic Design world (like me)
- Strangers, Critics, Friends or Fans
– Great article by Seth Godin on differentiating your audience types
- Download Free PowerPoint Advanced PowerPoint Slides to Jazz Up Your Presentations [Powerpoint]
– I’ve been creating most presentations in InDesign, Flash, or Acrobat recently, but these just might draw me back to the fluffy bosom of Redmond’s Powerpoint
Oh, great, so basically, to redeem this coupon that you very kindly sent me, I need to hop in my handy DeLorean, go back two weeks before you even sent me the coupon, and give you all my billing and account details all over again.
