Saturday, August 9, 2008

How to Manage Your Google AdWords Campaign

By Maxine Stirling


When it comes to managing a Google AdWords campaign, you should consider a few strategies if you want to get the biggest return on your time. In the following article, we will talk about a few simple but effective pay per click strategies that you can use in your Google AdWords campaign.

One of the first things you can do in your Google AdWords campaign is to make use of keyword optimization. You can start this process by doing your homework and limiting your keywords. Then, filter out searches that you know have a very poor conversion rate by instituting negative keywords into your keyword selections.

Depending on the goals of your campaign, it may be cost efficient to utilize a cost-per-impression strategy instead of just a cost per click one. This is a way to create brand awareness for a cheaper price. Basically, your ads appear on relevant websites instead of just SERPs (search engine results pages). This is a way to reach a wider potential audience without having to pay a high price. It is also a way to put your ad in front of people who may be interested but had not thought to search for your specific term.

If you are extremely confident in your website's ability to sell your products and/or services, and simply want to cast the widest possible net, then consider maximizing your keywords. One of the simplest ways to do this is simply by adding the plural and singular version of keywords that you are already making use of. If you sell laptops then include the singular form (laptop) and the plural form (laptops). Of course, you should probably be more specific than this unless you want to spend a small fortune on one days' worth of clicks.

One other thing you may want to consider is putting a spending cap on your budget. You can do this either by the day, week, or month, and this will help you learn to maximize the efficiency of your campaign. If you don't do this, your Google AdWords campaign can quickly drain your online advertising budget. Remember that you should never have to increase your spending if you aren't getting clicks. If you aren't getting clicks, there is likely a larger problem, such as a poorly written ad or a non-targeted campaign.

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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