The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s four most visited, and hopefully most valuable articles from April. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber, you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC management tips. Jen holds the honor for writing our most trafficked blog in the month of August. In her post, Jen tells you everything you need to … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for August 2010
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Ad Text Tips and Tricks for the Content Network
The Google content network is a mash up of many different sites and how people discover your ads on these sites is a little different than traditional search. People may or may not be searching for your brand or product, so they more or less stumble upon your ad and it takes a little more convincing to get them to hand over their click. It is important to approach content … [Read more...] about Ad Text Tips and Tricks for the Content Network
Understanding JavaScript and How it Can Affect Your Analytics Tracking
Google Analytics is instrumental in the way we track the success of our PPC campaigns (especially since it’s free), but as robust as it is, there are certain visitors that just can’t be tracked. There are at least 6 types of those visitors, but today I’m going to focus solely on those that have their JavaScript turned off, and what it can mean for your PPC campaigns. What is … [Read more...] about Understanding JavaScript and How it Can Affect Your Analytics Tracking
Increase PPC Conversion Rates by Targeting High Volume Locations
If you have a PPC account that allows you to target across the Unites States, try adding geo-targeted campaigns for each of the 50 states to help increase your conversion and click-through rates. In most of my accounts I have inherited, there are several campaigns with very specific keywords that are targeted all across the US or one particular area. A great way to help … [Read more...] about Increase PPC Conversion Rates by Targeting High Volume Locations
Use These Tips from Yahoo to Maximize Your Holiday Revenue
This information was presented in a webinar by Yahoo last week. I went into it hoping to learn something new but wasn’t expecting to learn something new – but it turned out to be a very insightful webinar full of good stats that you can cater your PPC advertising campaigns to this holiday season. General Holiday Shopping Stats: Women this year are planning to spend … [Read more...] about Use These Tips from Yahoo to Maximize Your Holiday Revenue
Our Greatest Hits for September 2009
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero's four most visited, and hopefully most valuable, articles from September. Whether you're a new or long-time subscriber you may have missed these insightful and helpful pay-per-click management tips. Enjoy! Amber's post titled, 5 Tips on Passing the Google Adwords Qualified Professional Exam was our top post in … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for September 2009
What You Need to Know About the Google AdWords Quality Score
A Google AdWords pay-per-click campaign will not be successful unless special attention is paid to improving and maintaining your AdWords Quality Score. What is Quality Score? Well, as defined by Google: "Quality Score is a dynamic variable assigned to each of your keywords. It’s calculated using a variety of factors and measures how relevant your keyword is to your ad … [Read more...] about What You Need to Know About the Google AdWords Quality Score
Save Time and Effort with AdWords Editor and MSN Desktop
Time is something PPC managers just can't seem to get enough of. Therefore, when you inherit a PPC account and it's in need of major restructuring, turn to Google's AdWords Editor and MSN Desktop to make changes quickly. Google's AdWords Editor and MSN Desktop are free desktop applications that will make your PPC management a breeze. With these two applications, you can … [Read more...] about Save Time and Effort with AdWords Editor and MSN Desktop
How to Set Up Proper PPC and Analytics Tracking
Whether you're starting a PPC account from scratch or inheriting a large account from another agency or manager, the story should start pretty much the same. "Once upon a time in PPC land, I opened a Google Analytics account and double-checked that all of my traffic and conversion tracking was implemented correctly." Maybe this process isn't a fairy tale, but ensuring you … [Read more...] about How to Set Up Proper PPC and Analytics Tracking
PPC Hero News Roundup for Friday 8/28/2009
In this economy, you definitely need to be smart about the way you spend your budgets for your PPC accounts – but there can be obstacles. In this post from Search Engine Land, Josh Weller examines 9 problems with paid search and the tactics that can be used to solve them. The Rimm-Kaufman group conducted a small study considering the impact of geographic demographics on search … [Read more...] about PPC Hero News Roundup for Friday 8/28/2009
PPC Hero News Roundup for Friday 8/21/2009
The team at Inside AdWords had an intriguing post this week. There's been some research done lately on how much conversion rates vary with ad position. The results may surprise you. Want to optimize your PPC landing page, but aren't exactly sure where you should begin? Search Engine Watch has a handy list of seven optimization tips to help increase conversions, which includes … [Read more...] about PPC Hero News Roundup for Friday 8/21/2009
10 Easy Ways to Optimize Your PPC Landing Pages & Increase Conversions
It’s common knowledge that a professional website design can increase conversion rates and sales. A professional website design ensures trust and credibility with your users. Over at www.seoboy.com (our brother site) there is a post outlining a few do’s and don’ts on creating a web design that conveys trust and credibility to help increase conversions. But website design and … [Read more...] about 10 Easy Ways to Optimize Your PPC Landing Pages & Increase Conversions