Hi All, First let me say that this doesn't appear to be an issue with the API itself, as the Traffic Estimator UI is behaving the same way. That said, I'll try my best to explain the behavior, but you might want to start a conversation on the general AdWords forum if you want more information about how the product works.
Ian, Could it just be coincidence that the estimates are the same for those keywords whether or not their in the same ad group estimate request? I think in some cases you'll find that the estimates won't change, but for other sets of keywords there will be an effect. If you have a case where you think the behavior is wrong please provide the sanitized SOAP XML request and response. David, The reason you are seeing different estimates depending on the surrounding keywords is because some of the keywords are "stealing" impressions and clicks from other keywords. There may be many keywords in an ad group that match a given search query, but the most relevant keyword will be awarded the impression. In your sample list of keywords, if you remove "movers", a broad keyword that would match most moving related queries, you'll see that some clicks are now attributed to "boise moving company" again. Best, - Eric -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ Also find us on our blog and discussion group: http://adwordsapi.blogspot.com http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AdWords API Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to adwords-api@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to adwords-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api?hl=en
