I don’t pay too much attention to Microsoft’s AdCenter account. Apparently, I’m not the only one: Larry over at Flag’s Bay (also of ‘Motivation on the Run’ fame) found out that isn’t such a good idea.
Microsoft AdCenter Warning!: “Here’s the warning—Pause Campaign, doesn’t mean pause until you get back to it and make a decision and redesign your ad. With certain settings, pause campaign means pause until the midnight reset, which restarts the campaign. And since billing runs several months behind, you won’t notice it until the charges show up on the bank statement.”
Of course the one sneaky thing AdCenter has in common with AdWords is that they bill your credit card without notifying you in any way. Apparently this is what tripped Larry up.
(BTW: This got me to log on to AdCenter for the first time in a while. I forgot my user and password–what a pain in the neck to get that information! The worst part is the password reset email is not hyperlinked…AND they added a period to the end of the URL so they could complete a sentence. That period was interpreted as part of the URL and I couldn’t log in. Doh!)
Thanks for the link, Dave and you’re welcome. Yes the credit card charge is what tipped me off. Of course, it a check card linked directly into the business account. I may have to re-think that one.So you’re saying, don’t lose that password, whatever you do. Always good advise.
Thanks for the link, Dave and you’re welcome. Yes the credit card charge is what tipped me off. Of course, it a check card linked directly into the business account. I may have to re-think that one.So you’re saying, don’t lose that password, whatever you do. Always good advise.