Greetings PPC Hero readers! We are recovering from 12" of snow and ice the past couple days. I was pretty happy, though, as Indiana University canceled classes for the first time since the 70's. Here's your weekly dose of PPC links ... Happy Friday! Brad Geddes gives us some helpful web-based tools to aid in your split testing. Brad highly suggests making sure you have enough … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for January 30, 2009
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Utilizing Match Types in MSN to Increase Traffic and Leads
I had a call with an MSN AdCenter rep the other day that showed me a pretty cool feature when using match types in MSN. I had added keywords into MSN for a client of mine a while back using only broad match. When the MSN rep called me, they recommended I use additional match types. Okay, I do this in Google, why not try it in MSN? The cool thing about utilizing MSN match … [Read more...] about Utilizing Match Types in MSN to Increase Traffic and Leads
How To Decrease Your PPC Spend Smartly and Quickly
The end of the month is upon us. For many PPC managers this is crunch time for a number of reasons. You may be scrambling to meet that lead goal for the month, or complete that account optimization that is due this week. There are quite a few of you who are having a great month and you're actually slowing down your spend in order to remain within your monthly PPC budget. Today, … [Read more...] about How To Decrease Your PPC Spend Smartly and Quickly
Adwords Makes Yet Another Change to the Display URL Policy
According to Google, advertisers are only allowed to have one domain name per ad group in their ad texts. You may no longer have multiple domain names for each ad text in your ad groups. Advertisers today are allowed have an ad group with multiple domain names in each ad which include multiple display and destination urls. For example, currently in my shoes ad group I CAN … [Read more...] about Adwords Makes Yet Another Change to the Display URL Policy
5 Ways to Build and Expand Your Negative Keyword Lists Today
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
PPC News Roundup for January 23, 2009
This week's roundup brings us some adieu about Match Types. Some discussion within the PPC community has lead to differing views about how they should be incorporated into your accounts. Does the state of the economy result in dirty PPC strategies? Should you still go for head keywords? SEM Geek gives their take, emphasizing the need to nurture and protect your brand. … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for January 23, 2009
PPC News Roundup for January 16, 2009
Happy Friday everyone! We're having a heat wave here in Indiana, with the temps supposed to get up to 14 degrees today. I call it a heat wave based on the sub-zero temperatures we encountered yesterdays. Grab your cup of hot coffee and enjoy this week's blog roundup. I definitely take AdWords functionality for granted when compared to Yahoo!, or even worse, AdCenter. AdCenter … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for January 16, 2009
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
Just in Case You Haven’t Heard Lately, PPC Account Structure is Still Important
Here at PPC Hero headquarters, we're in the throes of training a new employee. At the tippity-top of the training agenda, right next to Search Engines 101, is a lesson on PPC account structure. Around here, account structure optimization is really that important. While I drew my less than adequate flow charts on the white board, it occurred to me that there are many reasons … [Read more...] about Just in Case You Haven’t Heard Lately, PPC Account Structure is Still Important
How Do You Anticipate PPC Traffic Changes if You Have No Account History?
Today, I am jealous. Why is that you ask? Brad Geddes wrote a great article at Search Engine Land today – one that I should've written. (Just kidding!) Seriously though, Brad's article touches on one of the best PPC tools around – PLANNING. He thoroughly explains how to review historical data to determine when your PPC account experiences performance spikes (be they … [Read more...] about How Do You Anticipate PPC Traffic Changes if You Have No Account History?
6 Ways Diagnose a Problem Within Your PPC Account
It happens to the best of us, you make some changes within an account and realize two days later your clicks or leads have dropped significantly and you're not sure exactly why. In this post I'll show you a few ways you can drill down and figure out mysterious problems within your PPC account. Keep a log: My first recommendation before you even begin managing PPC … [Read more...] about 6 Ways Diagnose a Problem Within Your PPC Account
