Monday, July 28, 2008

Four Easy Way To Manage Your AdWords Campaign

By Maxine Stirling

As PPC advertising has become much more mainstream in the world of online advertising, it can seem that more and more keywords are becoming saturated. This can be true at times, but there has never been a better time to run an effective Google AdWords campaign. All you need to know is a few tips. Here are four that you won't want to forget when you start up your next AdWords campaign.

The first thing you should do is carefully consider your keyword strategy. Just because a PPC service offers a relevant keyword generation feature doesn't mean you have to use it. Be very selective and precise with your keywords, and do your homework. Make sure that your keyword doesn't have a double meaning or overlap with another industry. The last thing you need is people clicking up your ads who have no intention of buying your product or service.

The next thing you should take into consideration is your bid placement. It is a smart strategy to bid for the first page, but not for the first spot. Why is this? If you bid for the top spot, you are going to get a lot of wasteful clicks form people who aren't really sure what they are looking for. So, if you are looking to generate brand awareness, this can be an effective strategy. But, if your margins are very critical, bidding for the top spot is a good way to get lower-quality leads and ultimately erase your margins.

The third strategy for running an effective AdWords campaign is to test, test, and then test some more. Don't leave your campaign unmonitored and just everything is going to plan just because it did the week before. Your profitability of your keywords will likely be in a constant state of flux. As such, you need to continually monitor and test their effectiveness. PPC advertising is an open marketplace, and so ebbs and flows are to be expected on a monthly, weekly, and even daily basis.

The final AdWords management strategy you may want to consider is placing ads on relevant websites instead of just on SERPs. These bids can be priced by the click or as gross impressions. Paying by the impression is a great way to get bargain deals on ad listings. And since users are already browsing for products or services relevant to your own, they will still be targeted customers.

By implementing these four easy solutions, you can increase your chances of success in the PPC industry. Good luck.

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