Friday, October 17, 2008

Maintaining Your Pay Per Click Advertising Campaign

By Brian Basch

You've finally gotten your campaign off the ground. Keywords have been researched and bid on, synonyms and relevant words taken advantage of, and you're set up for the next six months. Now, how do keep things working properly? Pay per click campaign management is an important skill that many people forget about.

While it would be nice to set up your campaign and just let it run by itself, that won't work. You'll have to track each of your ads and its activity to see how efficient and productive it is. There are plenty of ways to do this.

Traffic and sales can be accessed by tools from Google Adwords itself. This will allow you to know just how much traffic and sales a particular keyword may be giving you. Remember one thing, robot traffic will not produce sales.

Why should you do this? A keyword ad that's not effective actually drains resources. If it's idle, it'll keep you from doing more effective thing. If it brings in traffic that doesn't lead to sales, you're paying for that traffic, but you get nothing out of it. Remember that you pay for every click, even if it doesn't lead to a sale.

Do not give up hope there are ways to fix ads that are not doing well. Check its position. It should appear within the first 5-10 pages of the search results. If this is alright then your next step is to check your keywords.

Many people choose popular keywords on their first impulse. These words bring in more visitors, which is good. However, many of the popular key words aren't very specific. They're often the first words someone uses in a search, rather than the ones that get them to where they need to be.

The people who use these broad based keywords are not quite sure what they need. They are browsers rather than serious buyers. The most effective keywords are those that will draw traffic but will also bring in searchers who need and want your product.

Searching with your own keywords is a smart thing to do. You may be taken aback by your results. Access the top 10 websites and see if they match your website. If they are not specifically in your market you may be using the wrong keyword. This calls for some adjustments. A bad keyword just sends empty traffic and will result in decreased sales and profits.

Careful monitoring of your results will tell you which keywords to keep and which ones to replace. Choose the right words, and you'll end up with productive ads that bring in real, useful traffic. Paying close attention to your pay per click campaign is an important part of being successful and making a profit.

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