Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Pay Per Click Marketing - After The Research

By Brian Basch


You have successfully completed all the necessary market research. Your keywords are all decided upon. You must have also done the necessary calculations and have an idea of the amount you need to spend in order for your ad to be present on the top search results page and you feel you are set for the next six months if not more.

Just a moment! Do not rest on your laurels yet. A tad bit more work is required to achieve success. So what is left to do?

The next plan of action:

This is where the real hard work begins. Now you need to keep a track on the activity of each one of your advertisements. This will give you an idea as to just how well each ad is performing for your business.

Although there are numerous ways to keep a check on your advertisements, in this article we will brief you about one particular way. The tools offered by Adwords can help you calculate what percentage of the target audience is brought by your ad. Your web host will have adequate information that will inform you which particular ad attracted the audience and led to increase in sales.

It is very important to have effective Adword ads as an inefficient one can drain out your resources. Unproductive Adword ads can give you empty traffic leading to no sales. This way you will end up paying for each click without gaining anything in return. Remember that you pay for every click that takes place on your ad, so make sure you pick the right keywords and get your money's worth.

How to make a failing ad better?

Now, as a result of your earlier efforts, your ad is appearing in search results within the first 5-10 pages, but it is still not producing the desired results. To overcome this problem you need to find its cause.

Keywords are vital to the success of your ad. In fact this is what your whole campaign is based on. Choice of keywords for your ad is very important. In fact if keywords are not correct your whole campaign can fail.

In most cases, a badly chosen keyword turns out to be the cause of an unproductive ad.

Is your keyword a very popular one? People by instinct tend to choose keywords that are general and popular. This is a way to ensure many visitors to your site, but keeping a popular keyword can have negative effects on the product.

How can a popular keyword hurt your sales?

Although you will get a lot of traffic from these popular keywords, they are not especially targeted to your product or service. Searchers are just using these words to get general information and will not necessarily buy.

Selecting effective keywords:

* Look for a word not very popular yet general enough for the common man to search for.

* The keywords should be targeted to your market. This ensures only those who are really interested in your product will click through.

Regular checks on your ads will help in making your Google Adwords campaign a success. So go ahead and make your product 'the next big thing' to hit the market.

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