There is an update coming to the AdWords legal terms and agreements that you should be aware of. If you manage a different companies account or if you have hired someone to manage your account (most of you fall into these categories), this update applies to you. Moving forward, Google is telling us we have to share basic account information with our clients. You’ll be required … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for August 2, 2010
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PPC News Roundup for July 23, 2010
PPC is highly competitive and the inflated keyword costs make it that much more difficult to compete. As a small business owner, if you are certain to be outranked in the search engines for popular phrases relating to your services, it’s first important to acknowledge that you may get trampled unless you start looking in other places on the web to attract traffic. Erik Whaley … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for July 23, 2010
Comparison of Third Tier Engines
If you’re looking for an extra outlet, a little more bang for your buck, maybe you should look into third tier search engines. Although they don’t get as much traffic as the big three (soon-to-be two), they may be more targeted toward your audience and are notorious for converting at a lower cost. That being said, not all search engines are created equal so it’s important to … [Read more...] about Comparison of Third Tier Engines
Landing Page Best Practices
You spend the time to develop the right keyword list and write very targeted ads to help increase your traffic, click through rate and ultimately quality score. But that is only one piece of the equation – where are you sending those visitors once they click? Your landing page is the first visual introduction to your brand and it should bring a positive experience to the user. … [Read more...] about Landing Page Best Practices
PPC News Roundup for July 16, 2010
If you’ve been burned by poorly managed broad match keywords in the past, Google just released the Broad Match Modifier in the U.S. According to George Michie from RKG blog. With BMM you can use a + sign in front of words within Broad Match to trigger close variations of that word: misspellings, singular/plural, stemming, and acronyms/abbreviations. In short, BMM lets you … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for July 16, 2010
How to Become an Affiliate Advertiser
Would you like some extra cash? Do you have a website or blog, or at least an idea for one? Do you have time to commit to updating that site with content? If you answered “yes” to all of these questions, then you may want to consider becoming an affiliate advertiser. Affiliate advertisers host ads for other companies’ products or services on their site. They are paid each … [Read more...] about How to Become an Affiliate Advertiser
Who’s Hot, Who Not: Finding A Great PPC Team
Finding good help: it’s like the great professional field leveler. No matter how good you are at doing what you do, it doesn’t really mean you’re gonna be great at finding someone else who is good at whatever you need them to do- and that’s an issue, because a terrifying percentage of important projects are contingent on everyone doing their business both correctly and … [Read more...] about Who’s Hot, Who Not: Finding A Great PPC Team
PPC News Roundup for July 9, 2010
Back in the day when people had something to sell, they traveled door to door with their products. Before they sold anything, they first had to find an audience. Nowadays, users generate ad content based on their search words. As a copywriter, the challenge is not creating the opportunity to sell, but crafting a winning ad in a competitive environment. Giovanna over at PPC Blog … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for July 9, 2010
How to Make Your Summer PPC Campaigns Sun-sational
Like many of you, I enjoyed a quintessential summer weekend during this past 4th of July holiday. I feel like I did almost everything people enjoy doing on warm summer days. My activities included spending time at the pool, eating lunch in the park, visiting a zoo (the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago is absolutely wonderful), watching World Cup games, and grilling out with some … [Read more...] about How to Make Your Summer PPC Campaigns Sun-sational
PPC News Roundup for July 2, 2010
Getting the consumer to your site is only half the battle. Check out these 5 Tips To Improve Conversion On B2B Landing Pages, and start reaping the benefits. *Side note: don’t be deterred by the title, the tips can be applied to your B2C clients as well! Mike Fleming dropped his third installment on using ad testing to reach your marketing goals. This final article helps us … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for July 2, 2010
Our Greatest Hits for June 2010
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. This month’s top post goes to Erin and her how-to guide on Google AdWords settings. All the Google settings can be a little … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for June 2010
PPC News Roundup for June 25, 2010
As the end of the month nears, some of us have found ourselves running on a low budget. Unfortunately, lower budget often translates to low traffic. According to Jason Tabeling, this isn’t always the case. Check out these tips on avoiding lost impression share due to budget. Take advantage of Google’s Ad Sitelinks in your campaign. If you aren’t already aware, Dan Friedman … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for June 25, 2010