It is critical to select the precise keywords for your ads. Successful marketers have learned how to do this well. It is not really that hard to do. Keyword research is the key to your success.
There are other factors, apart from keywords, which will make or break your pay per click advertising campaign. A factor that should be addressed is the fact that surfers have even less attention span than consumers listening to TV ads. This means that they will not look beyond the first 5-10 pages of search results.
In order to be seen an ad must be positioned within the first 5-10 pages of the search results. How can you do this? By paying more money.
For the savvy marketer this section is merely repeating what you already know. However if you are new to the game you might find this information helpful. Simply put Adwords is similar to a large auction. There is usually fierce competition for a keyword especially if it is popular. Only if you are dealing with very obscure keywords will you have less competition, but you will also have very few searches.
In essence this means that you could have many people competing against you for a keyword. This makes it difficult for search engines to place ads. It is really quite simple, the advertiser who pays the largest amount of money will get the coveted top position. This is good for the search engines who see this as a chance to make good money.
It can be time consuming finding the right blend of bids and keywords, it might take some profits and losses as you experiment. Not every click will produce sales; in fact conversions are often only 10% of the click ratio. Price of product should be taken into account and of course your budget, when deciding how much to bid.
Bidding is almost as important as choosing the right keywords for your campaign. This is because if you do not have a good placement for your ad you will not draw enough traffic or sales. The road to a successful campaign is to take your time when you bid.
Remember these points when you are creating an Adwords campaign. After all what is the point of diligently creating a winning ad that is not even being seen? It will just be a wasted campaign. - 16069
There are other factors, apart from keywords, which will make or break your pay per click advertising campaign. A factor that should be addressed is the fact that surfers have even less attention span than consumers listening to TV ads. This means that they will not look beyond the first 5-10 pages of search results.
In order to be seen an ad must be positioned within the first 5-10 pages of the search results. How can you do this? By paying more money.
For the savvy marketer this section is merely repeating what you already know. However if you are new to the game you might find this information helpful. Simply put Adwords is similar to a large auction. There is usually fierce competition for a keyword especially if it is popular. Only if you are dealing with very obscure keywords will you have less competition, but you will also have very few searches.
In essence this means that you could have many people competing against you for a keyword. This makes it difficult for search engines to place ads. It is really quite simple, the advertiser who pays the largest amount of money will get the coveted top position. This is good for the search engines who see this as a chance to make good money.
It can be time consuming finding the right blend of bids and keywords, it might take some profits and losses as you experiment. Not every click will produce sales; in fact conversions are often only 10% of the click ratio. Price of product should be taken into account and of course your budget, when deciding how much to bid.
Bidding is almost as important as choosing the right keywords for your campaign. This is because if you do not have a good placement for your ad you will not draw enough traffic or sales. The road to a successful campaign is to take your time when you bid.
Remember these points when you are creating an Adwords campaign. After all what is the point of diligently creating a winning ad that is not even being seen? It will just be a wasted campaign. - 16069
About the Author:
Brian Basch has been working with ppc search engines for over 4 years. He is an ppc expert and his expertise has significantly increased profits of numerous ppc campaigns. If you are in need of adwords management hire him!
