It's no lie, a lot of PPC bloggers talk about how to build and expand your negative keyword lists. But I've been ruminating on negative keyword list expansion here lately, and you know what? It never hurts to have a gentle reminder or refresher course now and then! Negative keywords are an integral part of your pay-per-click strategy (or at least they should be), and it's … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Build and Expand Your Negative Keyword Lists Today
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What To Do With Your Device Platform Settings within Your Google Adwords Campaigns
A short while ago Google added some additional options in the campaign settings of your Adwords account. Since some of these settings and options can be confusing for experienced advertisers as well as newbies, I'll go over these settings and give some recommendations on which ones you should opt in or out for. (click picture to enlarge) Device Platform Settings: Desk and … [Read more...] about What To Do With Your Device Platform Settings within Your Google Adwords Campaigns
Want Better Reporting for the Google AdWords Search Partner Network? You Got It!
The most recent addition to the Google AdWords distribution is the Search Partner Network. AdWords ads have appeared on these sites for a while but advertisers were not given the option to choose this distribution. Now, you can opt-in or opt-out of this network distribution. And AdWords just inserted additional report features that will help better monitor/manage your … [Read more...] about Want Better Reporting for the Google AdWords Search Partner Network? You Got It!
Match Types in Google AdWords – Use ‘Em if You’ve Got ‘Em
Today I came across a Search Engine Roundtable post from last week that speculates whether or not Google AdWords recommends using multiple match types for a single keyword phrase. Born out of a thread at WebmasterWorld, the post struck me as odd. Personally, I frequently use the entire spectrum of match types – employing broad, phrase and exact matches of my keywords to great … [Read more...] about Match Types in Google AdWords – Use ‘Em if You’ve Got ‘Em
Lessons Learned From SMN’s “Paid Seach for Big Sites, Big Brands” Webinar
Earlier this week, I sat in on Search Marketing Now's webinar, "Paid Search for Big Sites, Big Brands", by Chris Sherman, Executive Editor at Search Engine Land. The gist of the webinar was giving out tips and tricks on how to manage paid search efforts for large-scale companies. The webinar was thus geared towards in-house PPC efforts for these companies. That being said, … [Read more...] about Lessons Learned From SMN’s “Paid Seach for Big Sites, Big Brands” Webinar
Why Trademarked Names Are Allowed in Google Display URL
A PPC Hero subscriber brought this to my attention the other day. He said that the name of his client's company was trademarked, and they filed this trademark with Google so no competitors could display their trademarked term in any PPC advertisements. However, he noticed that one of his competitors did have the name of the trademarked company in their display URL. I contacted … [Read more...] about Why Trademarked Names Are Allowed in Google Display URL
Yahoo Shuts Down Their Content Network in Europe
Today we received an announcement from Yahoo UK that they will be discontinuing their Content Match product in Europe. If you are running ads within a European-targeted Yahoo account, your campaigns will be effected. Just for clarity sakes, I will sample directly from the Yahoo notification: "As a valued client we are writing to give you advance notice of the closure of our … [Read more...] about Yahoo Shuts Down Their Content Network in Europe
Your AdWords Advertisements May Not Be Displaying When You Think They Are
As your Google AdWords campaign matures, you will be able to determine which days of the week, and what time of day, generates the best results, and you can manage your campaign settings accordingly. By utilizing Ad Scheduling within AdWords you can control when your ad appears by hour and by day. This a very helpful tool to further optimize your campaigns. But if you don't … [Read more...] about Your AdWords Advertisements May Not Be Displaying When You Think They Are
What Did Yahoo Search Marketing Change in Their Updated Terms and Conditions?
Yesterday, Yahoo Search Marketing sent out modified advertiser Terms and Conditions. We have previously discovered some surprising information when Yahoo updated their agreements, so I wanted to find out exactly what had changed. This time around, Yahoo hasn't made significant changes that will directly effect your search marketing campaign. Most of the changes in the new … [Read more...] about What Did Yahoo Search Marketing Change in Their Updated Terms and Conditions?
Our Greatest Hits for December!
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s four most visited, and hopefully most valuable, articles from December. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber you may have missed these insightful and helpful pay-per-click management tips. Enjoy! It’s been an on-going question since the Google Quality Score took place: Do conversion rates effect your … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for December!
What You Need to Know to Set Up Monthly Invoicing With Google AdWords
There is a series of fiery hoops that you have to jump through in order to set up invoicing for your Google AdWords. If you work with a client that regularly launches new brands, companies, or new business initiatives, that require separate PPC campaigns, your invoicing headache is probably rather large and severe. There is a way to cure this headache. The standard procedure … [Read more...] about What You Need to Know to Set Up Monthly Invoicing With Google AdWords
Blog News Roundup for December 26th
From the Adwords Agency Blog, Quality Score fact of the day states that a few bad performance days from testing is not going to kill your quality score. In fact Google recommends you test your ads and landing pages to see what's working and what's not. As long as you delete the non-performers you'll be okay. Search Engine Journal has an interesting post on ways clients can … [Read more...] about Blog News Roundup for December 26th