There's nothing worse than realizing you're sick. The same goes for that brick in your stomach after discovering your landing page conversion rates have plummeted. Either way, you have a job to do. Seek out a cure, a PPC panacea, anything to turn things around and make you feel better. We're not medical professionals, so we won't offer any cold remedies. But we are PPC … [Read more...] about Conversion Rates Have You Down? Our 5 Day Landing Page Series is the Cure
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PPC Hero Interview with Allie Edwards Williams of Zvents
What better way to learn about PPC than to hear about experiences from those "in the trenches?" At least that's how we feel around here at PPC Hero. When my boss (of Hanapin Marketing) Pat East was at SMX Local last month, he found some outspoken PPCer's and convinced them to give us interviews. The following is the result of one of those interviews, and it is full of great … [Read more...] about PPC Hero Interview with Allie Edwards Williams of Zvents
PPC News Roundup for September 10, 2008
Mike Mothner from wpromoter.com has written a great post on ways to supercharge your landing pages. Some ways he mentions include keeping your contact form simple, don't let your users get distracted and what I think may be the most important tip, Mike says to tell users they have found what they are looking for right away. The folks at Website Magazine have compiled a list … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for September 10, 2008
Interview with Elise Richardson from www.MyWebGrocer.com
The following is an interview Pat East, President of Hanapin Marketing conducted with Elise Richardson, who manages search for www.MyWebGrocer.com. The two of them met at the recent SMX summit. Elise has some very interesting insights into how she manages her PPC account. Pat: Can you tell us your name, title, organization, what mywebgrocer does, what you do on a daily … [Read more...] about Interview with Elise Richardson from www.MyWebGrocer.com
Destination URLs, Tracking Parameters and 301 Redirects – A Cautionary Tale
You learn something new every day. Period. Yes, it's cliche. Yes, it makes me sound like my mother. But surprise, surprise, it's true! As my headline suggests, this is a cautionary tale about the "bad things" that can happen when you combine destination URLs, tracking parameters and 301 redirects. Needless to say, I learned something new the hard way. I began working … [Read more...] about Destination URLs, Tracking Parameters and 301 Redirects – A Cautionary Tale
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
Our Greatest Hits for August!
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s four most visited, and hopefully most valuable, articles from August. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber you may have missed these insightful and helpful pay-per-click management tips. Enjoy! You need to continually optimize your PPC campaign in order to enhance your overall performance. However, PPC … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for August!
A Few Items You May Have Missed – That Will Surely Affect Your PPC Account
A lot of changes have been made within Google and Yahoo in the past few months. Chances are you read about them but haven't kept them top of mind. In this post I'll go over a few of the larger changes made in Google and Yahoo that will surely effect your PPC account. Yahoo Minimum Bids: Earlier this year, shortly after Google implemented their quality score and minimum bid … [Read more...] about A Few Items You May Have Missed – That Will Surely Affect Your PPC Account
PPC News Roundup for August 27, 2008
SEOmoz presents headsmacker tip #6 - Test with Paid Search Before You Target with SEO. This concise post is a nice refresher in the relationship between your PPC and SEO efforts, offering some good tips and insight. We are always interested in the exact relationship between keywords and search results. Darren Slaten posted this interesting experiment over at YOUmoz, in an … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for August 27, 2008
PPC News Roundup for August 20, 2008
Surely by now you know of the social networking phenomenon sweeping the web. These social networking sites, like Facebook, offer advertising with text ads, akin to trusty AdWords. If your target audience is the younger, hip crowd, then this might seem like a great way to reach out to them. However, advertising on these platforms may not be the best way to spend your PPC budget. … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for August 20, 2008
Two Match Type Strategies That Can Enhance Your PPC Performance
Last week I wrote an article about an account that we inherited that had been constructed and managed poorly. One of the strategies I called into question was separating keyword match types into unique ad groups within Google AdWords. However, we had quite a few comments from our readers stating that this is a strategy that they employ frequently with great results. This is … [Read more...] about Two Match Type Strategies That Can Enhance Your PPC Performance
A Poor PPC Account Structure Will Make Your Campaign Suffer
We frequently discuss PPC account structure and with good reason: your account structure can greatly affect the performance of your campaign. Honestly, I believe that account structure is one of the most important (if not the most important) elements of your PPC campaign. Recently, we acquired a new client who had been using another firm to manage their PPC. Our client hired … [Read more...] about A Poor PPC Account Structure Will Make Your Campaign Suffer
