Site speed has been included as one of the factors in determining your ranking in Google, but Matt Cutts explains that it’s not something to blow out of proportion. There are a plethora of tools you can use in addition...
Case Study: Using Google Trends to Discover New PPC Opportunities
Google provides marketers and site owners a range of great, free tools to perform keyword research. One tool that often flies under the radar of many PPC marketers is Google Trends. The value of a keyword research tool like Google...
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How To Exclude Domains from the Content Network
The Google and Yahoo! content networks are great for capturing additional PPC traffic but if not managed, it can quickly spend a lot of money without giving you the results you are looking for. If you haven’t reviewed your network...
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Efficient bid management: spreadsheet fun!
Changing keyword bids is going to be a task that faces you with some regularity if you’re managing any PPC account. It would be fantastic if we could just manage ad group bids and never consider the cost of our...
PPC News Roundup for 4/16/2010
Google announced yesterday that the iPad is now listed as a mobile device that you can target specifically. To target the iPad search under Campaign Settings, Networks and Devices, and then Target only selected mobile devices. The post also points...
AdWords Tools for Keyword Expansion
Keyword research can be time consuming, especially when you have been working on an account for a while and have thousands and thousands of keywords already. It may feel like you are trying to find a needle in a haystack...
Using URL Tracking Parameters To Get More Out Of Analytics
One of the challenges of working in an agency environment is that, while it helps get the work done, multiple people touch an account, and you run the risk of creating inconsistencies. When you need to know that your data...
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Sunshine, Rainbows and Fraud on the Content Network
We’ve discussed in the past what a great source of leads Google’s content network can be- it can help you reach customers you didn’t even know you wanted to reach, or customers who didn’t even know they wanted your product!...
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PPC News Roundup for 4/9/2010
You just got assigned to manage a PPC account, now what? Josh Dreller provides great suggestions on how to approach the research process when you’re building your PPC accounts. This is a good read even if you’re a PPC veteran...
Integrating YouTube Promoted Vidoes Into Your PPC Accounts
I hate to admit it, but I probably spend more time surfing YouTube than I probably should. You know how it goes: A friend sends you a link to some funny or random video on YouTube, then you find another...
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How To Effectively Group PPC Keywords by Purchase Intent
Effective Keyword Grouping for Pay-Per Click One of the most underrated means of driving down your PPC costs and driving up the number of conversions you can generate through paid search is effectively grouping and segmenting your keywords. In this...
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6 Tips on Passing the Google Adwords Qualified Professional Exam
I recently had an opportunity to take the Google Advertising Fundamentals Exam, what fun! Overall it was a good experience, but here are a few tips that I wish I had known before taking it: 1) Read all of the...
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