Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Learning The ABCs Of AdWords

By Brian Basch

Running a profitable Adwords campaign is as straightforward as ABC

A) Try to select Keywords that specifically target your niche market. It is certainly very tempting to just use the search engine database to find frequently searched keywords. However this will not work for you. These keywords will be popular but not relative to your market. They will simply draw a great deal of traffic but no sales. A better idea is to concentrate on choosing keywords that will attract potential customers.

B) Choose your keywords wisely. It must be general enough to attract enough traffic to your ad but at the same time be specific enough to allow you to make sales. Remember you will be paying regardless of whether you make a sale. This is pay per click advertising after all. If your ad is drawing traffic but no sales, you will soon drain your advertising budget.

C) It is wise to understand how much you should bid for a particular keyword. Search engines are crafty; they know the value of high paying clicks. So they will place them at the beginning of the "Sponsored Lists," where they will get the most exposure. More exposure will attract more views and traffic. In a perfect world this would work out well for both of you as the search engine will be paid for clicks and you will make money with the increased sales.

However this is not always correct. This is because your sales must be able to pay for the cost of being in the top slot. To strike a balance between the 2 types of keywords can be quite hard to do.

D) It is important to monitor your campaign. Advertisements need to be tracked in detail, after you begin your campaign, to be certain how many sales an ad is producing. You need to be vigilant and adjust your ad campaigns to correct problems, before huge amounts of money are drained from your budget.

Running a Google campaign is not quite as easy as you might presume. It can sometimes be difficult to comprehend concepts like bidding and keywords. However when you are prepared to take the challenge you can succeed.

There is no doubt about it Google Adwords is challenging. Bidding and keywords are sometimes hard to learn. However once you know all about the details of your campaign you will be an expert marketer.

So keep these important lessons in mind. Understand their significance so that you can take action. Once you do this you will have the vital keys to Internet marketing success and make the profits you deserve. - 15246

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