2nd & 3rd Tier Search Engines

Variety is the spice of life. Even when it comes to choosing PPC search engines! There are opportunities to broaden your pay-per-click exposure beyond Google, Yahoo! and MSN by using 2nd & 3rd tier search engines. Check out these posts covering everything from Ask.com to Business.com and a variety of vertical PPC search engines in between.


How Business.com Can Help You Reach Your Lead Goals

With all the talk about Google, Yahoo and MSN all the time, the little guys tend to get left out.  By little guys, I mean second tier search engines like business.com, 7search.com, ask.com etc. I’m currently using Business.com for one …

Bonus! Business.com Adds Conversion Tracking

For those of us who believe in the power of vertical search engines, Business.com has given us another reason to celebrate: Conversion Tracking for Featured Listings! I’m a fan of Business.com’s Feature Listings (big word for PPC) and was just …

Results of Our Second Tier PPC Search Engine Survey

Recently we posted a survey that asked which second tier PPC search engine  has generated the best results for you. The goal of this survey was to learn if PPC managers are venturing outside the realm of the “big 3″ …

Which 2nd Tier PPC Search Engine Gets the Best Results? Take Our Poll!

Google, Yahoo, and MSN are the dominate PPC search engines. Okay, Google is the really the dominate search engine and Yahoo and MSN try to keep up. However, there other PPC search engines that can generate results – but with …

Vertical PPC Search Engines and User Intent

Here at PPC Hero, we generally talk about the Googles, Yahoos and MSNs of the world. With good reason too, that’s where the bulk of traffic is and where you should spend most of your time. However, sometimes it makes …

Don’t Miss Out on Extra Holiday Revenue – What You Need to Know About Comparison Shopping Search Engines

Welcome to our week long exploration of the tips and tricks necessary for increasing retail sales during the holidays!  As we are all aware, Black Friday and the following weeks are well, BIG. Big enough to be recognized as the …

Get More Business on Business.com: How to optimize your business.com campaign

Google AdWords and Yahoo Search Marketing comprise approximately 82% of search traffic. Therefore, we focus approximately 82% of our articles toward these two search engines, logically. Today, I am going to take a diversion and discuss optimizing your advertisements for …

Has AdBrite Worked Well For You? If So, Share Your Secret!

Recently, I wrote about diversifying your search marketing campaign and exploring new territory. Initiating search marketing campaigns in a handful of alternative search engines can be beneficial for numerous reasons (see list of said reasons in previous post!). However, in …

Diversify Your Campaign and Explore New Search Territory

Giving your AdWords or Yahoo account a jolt is a good start to revitalizing your PPC campaign, but that doesn’t have to be your only strategy. I know it’s difficult to get out from under the shadow of AdWords but …

Flying Blind with Ask.com

So, I had a conversation with my Ask.com customer representative yesterday and I couldn’t help but come to this conclusion: Managing an Ask.com campaign is like flying blind, and by blind I don’t mean that you can’t see where you’re …