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This is the twenty-four-row table inside one day of a
campaign automation rule — one line per hour, holding
the cost-per-click to bid during that hour.
No screenshot. The table is drawn inside a day’s panel in the Campaign Automation Rule
Editor, which is a dialog inside a dialog and beyond the capture run’s reach. It has two columns and
twenty-four rows; both columns are described below.
Editor, which is a dialog inside a dialog and beyond the capture run’s reach. It has two columns and
twenty-four rows; both columns are described below.
Where to find it
Open a rule in the Campaign Automation Rule Editor and
expand any day — Rule for: Monday, and so on.
The two columns
| Column | What it holds |
|---|---|
| At hour | The hour the figure applies from, written 00:00 to 23:00. It is fixed — there are always twenty-four rows and you cannot add or remove one. |
| Set Cpc amount to | The cost-per-click to bid from that hour, to two decimal places. This is the only thing you type. |
An hour’s figure runs until the next hour’s.
click between nine and ten is bid at 0.35. There is no gap and no overlap: the twenty-four rows cover the
whole day between them.
09:00 set to 0.35 means everyclick between nine and ten is bid at 0.35. There is no gap and no overlap: the twenty-four rows cover the
whole day between them.
Every figure must be between 0.02 and 100 — eBay’s limits. The editor checks them all
when you save and names the first day and hour that is outside the range.
when you save and names the first day and hour that is outside the range.
How to shape a day
- Fill the whole week with a baseline first, using Default Max CPC amount and Update in the rule editor.
- Expand the day you want to shape.
- Raise the hours your buyers are active — the evening, typically.
- Lower the hours they are not, but not below 0.02.
- Close the panel and do the next day, or use Borrow from Previous day and adjust.
- Click Save in the rule editor. Nothing here is saved on its own.
FAQ
Q: Can I skip an hour, or delete a row?
A: No. The day always has twenty-four rows. To bid as little as possible in an hour,
set it to 0.02.
set it to 0.02.
Q: Can I turn the campaign off for part of the day?
A: Not from here — the lowest a bid goes is 0.02. Pausing is a whole-campaign
action on the Campaigns page.
action on the Campaigns page.
Q: Which time zone are these hours in?
A: The rule’s Use Time Zone, set once for the whole rule.
Q: I changed some figures and closed the panel. Are they saved?
A: Not yet. They are saved when you press Save in the rule
editor.
editor.
Support
For further assistance you can:
- Email [email protected]
- Use the Contact Us page inside the application
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