how long does it usually take for an adwords ad to appear?
 

giving a crack at adwords, how long does it take for them to put them up?

They have to approve it first usually and they don't work weekends. I've had it take anywhere from a few hours to 3 -4 working days.

bah! alright, thanks

When I first signed up on adwords, it took over a week to get my ad to appear (I created the ad on a friday or something). They might have changed this now but it never said why my ad wasn't running. So after about 3 days I changed the ad thinking something was wrong with the wording. I'm guessing that extended the wait even longer. Until you get an account manager (spending a lot) their customer service is non existent.

well, I usually get it approved the same day unless they have a huge backlog
but they won't work on weekends.