Match types can be tricky, especially when it comes to adding negative match keywords. Negative match keywords (or keyword exclusions) are a very effective way to reduce the number of unqualified clicks on your ad. But negatives can get confusing, and often times a manager will inadvertently add a negative that prevents a targeted keyword from showing ads. To me, Google keyword … [Read more...] about How to Use Negative Keywords in Yahoo! Search Marketing
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Book Prize Winners for our Totally Awesome SEM Sweepstakes!
Today we are drawing book prize winners for our Totally Awesome SEM Sweepstakes give away! Each of these 100 lucky folks will receive a copy of the SEM book of their choosing! Winner's will be notified by email with further details and a request for shipping information. Yeah! TOMORROW we will randomly draw winners for our software prizes! And here's the best part, if you … [Read more...] about Book Prize Winners for our Totally Awesome SEM Sweepstakes!
How To Get a Place Page in Google and Why It’s Essential for all Businesses
So you may have heard about this new thing called, ‘Google Place Pages’. It’s a recent launch from Google basically giving users detailed information about any place in the world with an unique, individual page within Google Maps The detailed information includes any place such as businesses, attractions, cities, neighborhoods, and much more. To access these place pages in … [Read more...] about How To Get a Place Page in Google and Why It’s Essential for all Businesses
Expand Your Keyword List for Free: How the New WordStream Keyword Tool Works
Whenever a new PPC tool is released, we try to do a quick review to let you know how it works and if it would be beneficial for your PPC campaign. Today, I'm going to explore the new Free Keyword Tool from WordStream. Overall, the tool is quite easy to use. Even upon your arrival to the site, your greeted with straightforward, uncomplicated instructions and user interface. As … [Read more...] about Expand Your Keyword List for Free: How the New WordStream Keyword Tool Works
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
Hanapin is Hiring SEM Specialists! Just five more days left…
…until we close the application period for our search engine marketing (SEO + PPC) position. Hanapin Marketing (the publisher of SEO Boy and PPC Hero) is looking for three search marketing specialists to add to our talented and hard working team! We have a comprehensive and intensive 12-week training program, so while experience in SEO and PPC is helpful, it's not required. … [Read more...] about Hanapin is Hiring SEM Specialists! Just five more days left…
Learn More about ClickSweeper – SWEEPSTAKES SPONSOR
In case you haven't heard, the Hanapin Marketing Team is giving away $16,000 in SEM software, books and services in our Totally Awesome SEM Sweepstakes! Throughout the week we're going to give you some details on the software prizes that are up for grabs in the sweepstakes. And if you haven't done so, enter now! Pay per click advertising doesn’t have to be time-consuming, … [Read more...] about Learn More about ClickSweeper – SWEEPSTAKES SPONSOR
Learn More about The Search Monitor – SWEEPSTAKES SPONSOR
In case you haven't heard, the Hanapin Marketing Team is giving away $16,000 in SEM software, books and services in our Totally Awesome SEM Sweepstakes! Throughout the week we're going to give you some details on the software prizes that are up for grabs in the sweepstakes. And if you haven't done so, enter now! The Search Monitor provides real-time competitive intelligence to … [Read more...] about Learn More about The Search Monitor – SWEEPSTAKES SPONSOR
Win One of These Excellent Books in Our Awesome SEM Giveaway!
As part of our $16,000 Search Engine Marketing Giveaway, we’re giving away 100 free copies of some great SEM books by excellent industry authors. We wanted to introduce the books to our readers in case you haven’t heard about some of them! If you find one (or two! or three!) you'd like, enter our free contest- you can specify which book you’d like to receive if you’re randomly … [Read more...] about Win One of These Excellent Books in Our Awesome SEM Giveaway!
Learn More about ClickEquations – SWEEPTSTAKES SPONSOR
In case you haven't heard, the Hanapin Marketing Team is giving away $16,000 in SEM software, books and services in our Totally Awesome SEM Sweepstakes! Throughout the week we're going to give you some details on the software prizes that are up for grabs in the sweepstakes. And if you haven't done so, enter now! Before we were ClickEquations, we were Commerce360, a full … [Read more...] about Learn More about ClickEquations – SWEEPTSTAKES SPONSOR
4 Pitfalls of Dynamic Keyword Insertion (DKI)
Dynamic Keyword Insertion (DKI) is an advanced feature in each major search engine that can help you create more relevant ad text by automatically inserting a search query into an ad text. When used correctly, this tool can be very helpful in increasing the relevancy and click-through rate of an ad text. But if not applied correctly, your ad can end up disjointed, confusing, … [Read more...] about 4 Pitfalls of Dynamic Keyword Insertion (DKI)
Why the Google Content Network Works: It’s all about the moment of relevance
I've been writing about the Google Content Network frequently as of late. This is because I think this distribution channel is a crucial element of achieving your paid search campaign's full potential. In my last few articles we've discussed nuts-and-bolts Content Network optimization, but today I'll discuss why the Content Network works and why it has the ability to generate … [Read more...] about Why the Google Content Network Works: It’s all about the moment of relevance
