Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Some Campaign Management Secrets of Google AdWords

By Maxine Stirling


When managing your Google AdWords campaign, there are several things you should take into consideration in order to maximize the benefits of your effort. This article will cover a few of the basic Google AdWords campaign management strategies you can make use of in your pay per click advertising campaign.

The first Google AdWords campaign management strategy you should incorporate is keyword optimization. Make sure you do your research and are very selective with your keyword choices. This should also include screening out searches that have a low conversion rate by making use of the negative keywords feature of AdWords. This can be done right from the keyword toolbar.

Some people who institute a Google AdWords campaign are not necessarily trying to sell a specific product, but simply trying to establish broader brand awareness. If this applies to your situation, then you may want to consider a cost-per-impression campaign. With this type of campaign, your text ads will show up on the web pages of relevant sites, and you will pay by gross impressions instead of clicks. This can be a cheap way to garner brand awareness, and put your name in front of a broader group of potential customers.

If you are very certain of your ability to convert potential prospects, then you may want to consider the Google AdWords campaign strategy of maximizing your keywords. This strategy is based on bulk sales, and relies heavily on your ability to convert potential prospects into sales on the backend. Some strategies for maximizing your keywords include adding typos of your keywords, reversed letters, and plural and singular versions of keywords. This will increase your potential audience and likely increase the number of clicks you get. Of course, you don't want clicks that aren't at least somewhat relevant to your product or service.

One other important Google AdWords Campaign Management tactic to employ is limiting your daily spending budget. If you don't cap your budget on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, then a PPC advertising campaign can get out of control quickly. Make sure you allot yourself a certain marketing budget and then stick to it. You should never have to increase your budget on the fly in order to get clicks. If you aren't getting clicks with a small budget, don't count on an increased budget to fix the problem. After all, zero (or close to zero) times anything is still zero. Take a step back at the end of the budgetary period and re-evaluate your strategy.

Utilizing some or all of these Google AdWords campaign management strategies is a great way to maximize the potential of your pay per click campaign. And, they won't break the bank. Think about the ultimate goal of your campaign, and then decide if these strategies are right for you.

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