Continuing our series on PPC basics, we now find ourselves at a monumental juncture in our PPC adventures. That might be an over exaggeration, but ad texts can really drive home clicks and conversions for your campaigns. In order to write the best ads possible, you need to write benefit-focused ad texts. Simply put, ads that are benefit-focused do exactly what the name implies … [Read more...] about A Beginners Checklist for Writing Benefit-Focused Ad Texts
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Learn the Basics for Building a Killer Keyword List
Yesterday, we discussed the pros and cons of the heavy hitter search engines. Today, as part of our PPC basics blog series, I'll be covering the fundamentals to building a killer PPC keyword list. The goal of this article is to give new PPC managers some insight into building their initial keyword list. I am sure that every PPC manager has their own technique/process for … [Read more...] about Learn the Basics for Building a Killer Keyword List
PPC News Roundup for October 2, 2008
This offering from PPC Advice gives their outlook on the staggering economy and its impact on the online marketing industry. It's a positive one, and for all of our sakes, we can hope it pans out like they predict. You may be debating whether or not to set up a Google Analytics account for your clients. This YOUmoz post details the process, and gives some introductory … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for October 2, 2008
Recap of Google’s Holiday Shopping Guide 2008 Webinar
Recently I listened to the Google Unwrapped holiday webinar called, Make the Most of the Holiday Season. It's important for me to get a head start for the holiday season in order to generate the most sales possible, and it's becoming a priority for other internet retailers as well. In this webinar recap I'll go over some of the 2007 holiday shopping trends, followed by … [Read more...] about Recap of Google’s Holiday Shopping Guide 2008 Webinar
Playing Fair With Competitor Keywords in Google AdWords
This is a guest post by Michael Wiegand. Michael is a Pay Per Click Analyst (and Social Media dabbler) with Portent Interactive, a Full Service Internet Marketing Agency in Seattle, WA. When he's not making bid changes and writing ad text, Michael writes for the PiBlog. In this realm of pay-per-click advertising two things are inevitable (think death and taxes): first, you … [Read more...] about Playing Fair With Competitor Keywords in Google AdWords
PPC News Roundup for September 3, 2008
Using multiple campaigns to break up your PPC efforts is generally a smart principal that we adhere to. Nikki Kuhlman over at JumpFly reminds us why this is a good idea to consider in your pay-per-click strategies. You may already be well aware of this technique, but a refresher never hurts! The folks over at semvironment have noticed an interesting phenomenon with Yahoo … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for September 3, 2008
Manage Big, Complicated PPC Campaigns with Less Frustration!
Just in case you missed the "Managing Big, Complicated PPC Campaigns," webinar featuring David Szetela, (pronounced za-tell-uh), I have provided a quick recap of David’s tips and guidelines here. What consists of a big and complicated PPC account you ask? You have 10,000+ keywords, dozens to thousands of ad groups, you’re managing your account on multiple search engines, you … [Read more...] about Manage Big, Complicated PPC Campaigns with Less Frustration!
It’s Alive! Beware of the Search Beast Named “Yahoogle”
Ok, so I'm about 4 days late breaking this news, but I just have to share my 2 cents. Last Thursday, Google announced that they had reached a deal to share their AdSense for Search and AdSense for Content with Yahoo!. Holy crap, the Yahoogle beast is alive. The number 1 and number 2 search giants are now officially in cahoots with each other. Times they are … [Read more...] about It’s Alive! Beware of the Search Beast Named “Yahoogle”
Not Sure Where to Start in Google Analytics? Here Are 5 Stats to Begin Analyzing Your Performance
There is a deep, deep well of information contained within Google Analytics that can help your PPC account. But if you're new to the program, where do you begin? To kick off our series of "Give Us 5 Days, and We'll Teach You How to Maximize Your PPC Results by Using Google Analytics" I thought we'd start with the basics. On your account Dashboard there 5 statics; here is what … [Read more...] about Not Sure Where to Start in Google Analytics? Here Are 5 Stats to Begin Analyzing Your Performance
PPC News Roundup for May 22, 2008
Still having trouble with the Google Adwords Quality score? Check out this cool video by Matthew Bredel from 'Inside the Marketing Mind' that goes in depth about what the quality score is, and how you can improve it within your account. Writing ads with strong calls-to-action is one of those techniques every PPC advertiser should be using! In case you are new to what a … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for May 22, 2008
Need More Traffic? Stop thinking so hard and review your website for new keywords
This week we are discussing how to build a great keyword research strategy. On Monday, John showed us how to layout a clear strategy before you even look up your first keyword. Once you have your strategy in place, Amber revealed six free keyword tools that will help you expand your list. After you have laid the strategy ground work, expanded your keyword list with every … [Read more...] about Need More Traffic? Stop thinking so hard and review your website for new keywords
Expand Your Keyword List For Free: 6 Keyword Tools You Should Be Using (but probably aren’t).
As part 2 of our keyword research blog series, I’d like to dive right into the topic of free keyword research tools. One of the first things I think of when someone says keyword research is all the free keyword research tools that are available. From the number of searches, to the number of potential clicks per month, clicks per day, to average cost-per-click and ad position, … [Read more...] about Expand Your Keyword List For Free: 6 Keyword Tools You Should Be Using (but probably aren’t).
