When you're first starting out in pay-per-click advertising, there is a tremendous learning curve. You have to discover the inner workings of 3 (sometimes more) different PPC advertising platforms. There is the trial and error of figuring out which tools and methods work for your particular account. And then there is learning how to react to the myriad of issues that can … [Read more...] about Quick Fixes to Some of PPC’s Most Common Problems: Part One
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Our Greatest Hits for November!
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s four most visited, and hopefully most valuable, blog posts from November. Whether you’re a new subscriber or a current subscriber you may have missed these insightful and helpful tips involving the world of pay-per-click. Enjoy! A problem many professional SEMs run into is inheriting PPC accounts from … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for November!
Use These 5 Holiday Tips To Help Increase Your PPC Revenue
'Tis the season for masses of people shopping online to buy those one-of-a-kind gifts for friends and family. In this post I will outline a few online shopping trends, and five tips that can help you maximize your revenue during this Christmas season. Timing is Key: According to the Atlas Institute's 7th annual Holiday Online Shopping Report, timing is pertinent to the … [Read more...] about Use These 5 Holiday Tips To Help Increase Your PPC Revenue
The 6 Next Steps After Your AdWords Content Optimization
Once you've launched your Google AdWords content optimization resulting in greater impressions, clicks and conversions, what is the next step to expand your account? Good question! Now you need to take what is working and make it work better and more often! Here are 6 steps you can take after you've settled into your content-optimized account. Run a placement performance … [Read more...] about The 6 Next Steps After Your AdWords Content Optimization
PPC News Roundup for November 21, 2007
With the holidays upon us, it's time to start talking statistics. Marketing Pilgrim shares 8 statistics for internet retailers this holiday shopping season. For example, 61% of online shoppers prefer free shipping and 68% of internet users shop or research products online. This is a good list to get us all ready for Cyber Monday! The long tail is overrated (everything's … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for November 21, 2007
Stop Complaining, Start Educating!
It’s natural to be afraid of something you don’t understand. Fear can create distrust, and this can lead to griping and blaming the "problem" and not focusing on the solution. I see this when I read Graywolf’s article "Google Adwords More Pricing BS." He is blaming AdWords and claims they’re ripping us off for requesting a higher minimum bid due to poor … [Read more...] about Stop Complaining, Start Educating!
How To Optimize Your AdWords Content Optimization
Google's content network is a completely different beast from the search network. To get great results from the content network you need to approach it with an entirely different perspective from search. A fresh, new perspective can found by doing a content network optimization to your account. Best of all: you don’t have to do it alone; your AdWords account … [Read more...] about How To Optimize Your AdWords Content Optimization
PPC News Roundup for November 14, 2007
If you perform SEM for an internet retail business, chances are you've had to run your fair share of test orders. Rimm-Kaufman posted a list of fake, but valid credit card numbers for easier testing (Visa, MC, AMEX, take your pick)! Dave Davis over at Red Fly Marketing gives a step-by-step synopsis of the new AdWords Content Exclusion BETA test. He makes several good points … [Read more...] about PPC News Roundup for November 14, 2007
Debunking the Operation Camouflage Strategy: Is Deceit Really a PPC Best Practice?
Since when did deceit become a useful pay-per-click tool? A few months ago I discovered Engine Ready's article titled Operation Camouflage, The Art of War, and PPC. The folks at Engine Ready spelled out how to hide your ads from competitors in an effort to reduce "competitive click fraud" in Google AdWords. On the surface Operation Camouflage doesn't seem like a half bad … [Read more...] about Debunking the Operation Camouflage Strategy: Is Deceit Really a PPC Best Practice?
5 Additional Common PPC Mistakes…
Over at Search Engine Guide, Jennifer Laycock has pointed out 5 common paid search mistakes that can make your campaigns sink. She talks about common mistakes like engaging in bidding wars to be in the #1 position for ‘power’ reasons. She also points out having too many keywords with only one ad, focusing on budget and not ROI, sending all traffic to your homepage and … [Read more...] about 5 Additional Common PPC Mistakes…
Just In Case You Missed It…
Below I have gathered PPC Hero's four most visited and hopefully most valuable blog posts from October. Whether you're a brand new subscriber or a current subscriber you may have missed these insightful and helpful tips involving the world of Pay-Per-Click. Enjoy! Google’s Quality Score has done many things for the world of PPC, but in this post we explain how it has … [Read more...] about Just In Case You Missed It…
Another Tool To Turn Your AdWords Campaign Into a Well-Oiled Machine
We write a lot about Google AdWords' Quality Score. There I said it. But as long as Google has the largest share of search traffic, AdWords will continue to be the main driver of the PPC industry and we'll continue to help turn your campaigns into well-oiled machines. As you know, at the heart of Adwords is the Quality Score. Google has left search engine marketers to their … [Read more...] about Another Tool To Turn Your AdWords Campaign Into a Well-Oiled Machine
