How do I get admob banner ads to show? Did lots of testing

So I followed this link step by step for the most part(minus how I set the actions for the ad on my eventsheet):

http://shatter-box.com/documentation/co ... r-android/

When I build the apk on Intel XDK and test it on my phone, I don't see the test banner ad showing but I do see a black rectangular space pulling up from the bottom(I set up my ad to show on bottom center).

For the record I only made a banner ad on admob, so do I have to have a full screen one? Could it be the way I set up the ad on my event sheet? Do I even need a placeholder sprite for the ad? What am I doing wrong? <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_neutral.gif" alt=":|" title="Neutral">

Have you looked here?

https://www.scirra.com/manual/184/admob

I have. At this point, could it be that I've set up my ad on admob incorrectly?

Well if you are sure you have done all the steps, I do not know how to help you, the steps are simple.

Try to review whether you've done all the steps correctly

Alright. I'm at my part time job currently, I'll post back when I get home and verify the steps.

EDIT: Welp, reviewing the steps again made it work this time. I seriously need to stop jumping the gun . Thanks though!