The staff of PPC Hero has gotten together this month to answer a simple question: What advice would you give to someone brand new to PPC? Amanda West-Bookwalter When starting out in PPC, your best quality will be sticking to best practices . Don't try to stray away from this for a while. You may see more experienced PPC managers blogging about really cool concepts that … [Read more...] about What Newcomers to PPC Need to Know
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Comparison-Shopping Engines: A deep dive into comparison-shopping engines & strategies, Part 1
Comparison-Shopping Engines: An Overview It is series time! One topic that we haven’t really talked much about in our blog are comparison-shopping engine sites. I have worked with multiple online retailers that have seen great success with this type of online advertising. So I want to take this series as an opportunity to dive deeper into the mystery of … [Read more...] about Comparison-Shopping Engines: A deep dive into comparison-shopping engines & strategies, Part 1
Google Will Be Well-Served to Serve Once
Today's post comes from PPC Hero Ally Justin Sous. Justin is a paid search consultant specializing in PPC and local SEO. You can connect with him on Twitter @JustinSous, Google+, or contact him via his website. -- It’s no secret that more and more small businesses are showing up on the web to capitalize on advertising opportunities, including Pay Per Click. After all, with … [Read more...] about Google Will Be Well-Served to Serve Once
How to split your budget between SEO and PPC [Case Study]
Today's post comes from PPC Hero Ally Aleh Barysevich. Aleh is Marketing Director at Link-Assistant.com, the maker of SEO and social media software. The company’s flagship products include SEO PowerSuite and BuzzBundle. You can catch him on his Google+ here. -- How do you decide on splitting the budget between SEO and PPC? It’s not rare that some site owners have fixed … [Read more...] about How to split your budget between SEO and PPC [Case Study]
Going Beyond the Basics with PPC Keyword Research
For this month’s series PPC Hero decided to go back to the basics, but with a twist. We’ll be tackling all of the standard best practices for bids, ads, and keywords. But we’ll also share some of our personal insights about what works, what doesn’t, and what you can apply to your own accounts. When it comes to keyword research everyone in PPC seems to have their own … [Read more...] about Going Beyond the Basics with PPC Keyword Research
Starting PPC For eCommerce Sites: A Beginner’s Handbook Part 1
In part 1, we'll cover Advertising Platforms, eCommerce Tracking, and Keyword Research. You’ve come up with the perfect eCommerce site. Maybe you got in on a great wholesale deal for miniature furniture for dollhouses. Maybe you spin your own yarn out of your angora bunny’s hair and it’s selling like proverbial hot cakes. But, you seem to have reached your limit for growth … [Read more...] about Starting PPC For eCommerce Sites: A Beginner’s Handbook Part 1
5 Reasons to Start Bidding on Branded Terms (If You Aren’t Already)
As we start to wrap up 2012, I wanted to take some time to publicly address a question and concern that popped up rather often this year: bidding on branded terms. I know there are believers that this strategy is a waste of marketing budget and I understand where they’re coming from. That said, I also feel like the data and research that has been published over the last year or … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons to Start Bidding on Branded Terms (If You Aren’t Already)
PPC Hero’s Top Time Saving Tips During Your Busy Holiday Season
It’s a busy time of year. There are so many products you want to sell, so many bids that need to be changed, so much ad text you need to refine. We here are PPC Hero have thought that you might be able to benefit from some of our own personal time savers. Spoiler alert: we’re very into templates. Think of it like an early present, but the best kind of present: … [Read more...] about PPC Hero’s Top Time Saving Tips During Your Busy Holiday Season
Holiday Ad Copy & How to Schedule Holiday Ad Tests
For the final installation in this month’s PPC Hero series on strategizing for the holiday season, we’re going to review the best and most effective ways to optimize ad copy to drive higher CTR’s and conversion rates. There will hopefully be some interesting tips you hadn’t thought of in terms of actual copy changes, but we’ll also take a look at a potential ad testing schedule … [Read more...] about Holiday Ad Copy & How to Schedule Holiday Ad Tests
Introduction to China’s Largest Search Engine: Baidu
Why Consider Using Baidu? Baidu is by far the most-used search engine in China and is ranked #5 in the world for traffic according to Alexa. Baidu states that over 90% of China’s Internet users use Baidu search and that there are hundreds of millions of searches performed each day. Research firm iResearch reports that Baidu has 78% of the search market in China, while Google … [Read more...] about Introduction to China’s Largest Search Engine: Baidu
165 PPC Tips, Tricks and Tools (updated)
In early January we wrote 145 tips for 2012. It’s been a whirlwind year in the land of PPC so this is an update to that post with an additional 20 tips. These new PPC tips come from conferences, tests, failures and new Google services and features that have been rolled out of the past 5-6 months. The new tips are at the tope and numbered 146-165 and below them you will find … [Read more...] about 165 PPC Tips, Tricks and Tools (updated)
The One Tip That Will Save Your PPC Management Career
I promised you the one tip that will save your PPC management career, and that tip is: Be Flexible. John Lee, Director of Client Services at Clix Marketing, explains in the following interview how flexibility is key for being a successful PPC manager. Watch/ read the interview below for John's full explanation. But first... Hero Conf Countdown Only 11 days left until we … [Read more...] about The One Tip That Will Save Your PPC Management Career
