Thursday, January 15, 2009

The Secrets Of Managing A Pay Per Click Marketing Campaign

By Brian Basch

With the rapid growth of the Internet many excited entrepreneurs have seen the great opportunities that it has to offer. In fact it has now become the most widely used media for marketing. The bad news is that the small business owner is facing a larger amount competition. Due to this fact entrepreneurs are exploring different forms of marketing.

Google Adwords is the answer to their prayers. It is a well-known form of advertising. Just create and ad around a keyword and submit it to the search engine. Then your ad will pop up on the right hand side of the search results.

Where are Google Adwords? They are the small ads that come up with the search results when you put a keyword into the Google search engine. Advertisers who are using Google Adwords make all these ads.

Starting and managing a Google Adwords campaign is not something to be taken lightly. Of course nobody can deny the great exposure and potential to reap substantial profits, but at the same time it should be noted that Adwords is a pay per click advertising method. This means that if you are not careful it will eat up your advertising budget very fast.

Because of these facts you need to pay attention to how you manage your pay per click marketing campaign. The initial step is to choose your keywords carefully. This because you will need to pinpoint your specific niche market, so that you can get buyers for your products and services. However you should also make sure your keywords would be general enough to attract a reasonable amount of traffic.

Calculating your bids is critical to the success of your campaign. With online advertising you will always expect some wasted leads, which will cost you some money. It is very important to understand what you can get out of your campaign before you start it.

It is a fact that a higher bid of 30-40 cents will get you a better position than a 10-15 cent one. Clearly a better position will get you more viewers, especially when you realize that the majority of searchers will not look beyond 3-5 pages in a search result. However you should bear in mind that it is pretty useless paying for a higher position if you are not getting sales from your ad. It will definitely be a waste of money.

Once you select your keywords and start your campaign, you will need to keep a watchful eye on it. Managing every detail is critical to your success. In fact you must do deep analysis on your ads and keywords. As mentioned, ads with a large amount of weak traffic can cost a lot of money. When you link your ads back to your site they are easily tracked. Ads that are not pulling should be adjusted or even just discarded.

If you want a successful campaign you must monitor it carefully. You can even hire a company to manage your campaigns, if you are not able to do it yourself. In fact a good management company will bring you increased profits and is well worth the money you will invest on them. - 15246

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