Monday, April 28, 2008

Keyword Selection for Google's AdWords

By Kirt Christensen

For those who are not familiar with it, Google Adwords is set up on the basis of making ads employing particular keywords. Resulting from that, when a searcher is looking for that subject Google can show that ad with the lists of search results.

This will exponentially increase the advertisement's exposure without forcing the advertiser in question to go out and employ any of the many dubious marketing techniques employed by other marketers.

What does the advertiser do to select the keywords? What key thing makes one set up keywords more valuable that any other?and what keeps a third from having the same impact as the two others? There are various ways that advertisers use to be sure their advertisements get the desired viewership.

First thing to do is to have a brainstorming session, think of the service or product and write down all the words that come to mind. Include everything specific, general, crazy and serious. The sky is the limit.

With this big list of keywords in hand, move keywords that are most pertinent to the subject and put them onto a final keyword list, don't leave out words that would help the ads to be posted on more general searches as well.

It is important to remember that keywords that are too general are going to display far more results than the consumer is going to want to view; internet viewers have the attention span of a three year old with attention deficit disorder when they are searching for the information they are seeking on the internet. If it isn't within the first three to five pages of search results it probably isn't going to be viewed.

The good news is that after a frustrating beginning consumers generally have the common sense to turn to other means of searching, which includes the use of more specific search terms. By creating a blend of the two advertisers have the best chance of their ad being seen.

Utilizing this new keyword list, the next place to go would be Google's keyword finding tool to add still more related words that can help you along the road to success with your AdWords campaign.

Remember, as progress is made with the campaign, the clear goal and number one priority is to get those ads to the people who will most probably want to buy your goods or services (these are known as the target audience).

In aiming the keywords at their desires and by using phrases they would use you can be assured that the earnings from the AdWords campaign are at a maximum while the spending is held tightly in control.

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