I've been wanting to try Bing for a while now. To date, the only PPC I've done is with 7Search.
So, I finally decided to take the plunge while a $100 coupon was still available and signed up last night.
Haven't started any campaigns yet but here are my Bing Newbie impressions thus far...
What I Liked
- You can sign in with a Microsoft account (although, I didn't want to) very quickly
- There are tutorials including one that walks you through setting up your campaign
- A Bing representative will set up your campaign for you if you ask - free of charge (I'm not going to, I want to learn how to do it myself)
What I Loved
- Their customer service is awesome! I had to use the chat support twice this morning, couldn't get the extended keyword research app to install. With HostGator, I have to wait 30 minutes; with Bing, they responded IMMEDIATELY. Both times, right there like they were waiting for me.
I really, really like that.
What I Didn't Like
- More than once, the site forced me to sign in with my personal Hotmail account. No idea why. A couple of times, it let me sign in with the account I registered with.
- When signing up, they asked for my phone number three times. I can see having to use it as ID verification but why do they need it so many times? What are they going to do with it? I'm probably just being overly suspicious.
What I Was So-So About
- You have to choose between pre-pay and post-pay. Pre-pay is the best option for me at the moment and it will always have to be because you can't change it later. Not a big deal for me now and hopefully never will be. If it gets to that point, I'm hoping a phone call would take care of it, or maybe I'd have to close the account and open a new one. I dunno, won't worry about it until/unless the time comes.
Update - Correction: Found this today - "Customers can now switch between prepay and postpay payment settings"
For anyone else wanting to get your feet wet with Bing, I think the coupons are good until the end of the year and they take seven days to arrive, so grab one while you can.
Bing Ads Coupon Code 2015 – Free $100 Credit for the Holidays! – Small Business Web Center
I also signed up for Adsbridge tonight, as I've also been wanting to try their platform, too. My plan, at this moment anyway, is to use Adsbridge in my first Bing campaign. I'll be learning two new platforms at the same time. Might mean I'm a glutton for punishment.
The interface in Adsbridge seems fairly straight forward, although I'm a little confused thus far as to whether I'm supposed to use Create Offer or Create Campaign. I've only poked around a bit, might still find the info somewhere.
Anyway, if you have any pointers on either of these platforms, I'm all ears and grateful. Meanwhile, I'll be doing k/w research.
So, I finally decided to take the plunge while a $100 coupon was still available and signed up last night.
Haven't started any campaigns yet but here are my Bing Newbie impressions thus far...
What I Liked
- You can sign in with a Microsoft account (although, I didn't want to) very quickly
- There are tutorials including one that walks you through setting up your campaign
- A Bing representative will set up your campaign for you if you ask - free of charge (I'm not going to, I want to learn how to do it myself)
What I Loved
- Their customer service is awesome! I had to use the chat support twice this morning, couldn't get the extended keyword research app to install. With HostGator, I have to wait 30 minutes; with Bing, they responded IMMEDIATELY. Both times, right there like they were waiting for me.
I really, really like that.What I Didn't Like
- More than once, the site forced me to sign in with my personal Hotmail account. No idea why. A couple of times, it let me sign in with the account I registered with.
- When signing up, they asked for my phone number three times. I can see having to use it as ID verification but why do they need it so many times? What are they going to do with it? I'm probably just being overly suspicious.
What I Was So-So About
- You have to choose between pre-pay and post-pay. Pre-pay is the best option for me at the moment and it will always have to be because you can't change it later. Not a big deal for me now and hopefully never will be. If it gets to that point, I'm hoping a phone call would take care of it, or maybe I'd have to close the account and open a new one. I dunno, won't worry about it until/unless the time comes.
Update - Correction: Found this today - "Customers can now switch between prepay and postpay payment settings"
For anyone else wanting to get your feet wet with Bing, I think the coupons are good until the end of the year and they take seven days to arrive, so grab one while you can.
Bing Ads Coupon Code 2015 – Free $100 Credit for the Holidays! – Small Business Web Center
I also signed up for Adsbridge tonight, as I've also been wanting to try their platform, too. My plan, at this moment anyway, is to use Adsbridge in my first Bing campaign. I'll be learning two new platforms at the same time. Might mean I'm a glutton for punishment.
The interface in Adsbridge seems fairly straight forward, although I'm a little confused thus far as to whether I'm supposed to use Create Offer or Create Campaign. I've only poked around a bit, might still find the info somewhere.
Anyway, if you have any pointers on either of these platforms, I'm all ears and grateful. Meanwhile, I'll be doing k/w research.
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