There are a lot of settings to choose from in your Google AdWords account, but how do you know which ones are best? Depending on your objectives, goals and approach you might find one combination works better than another but the key is to test, test, test. What works for one account or campaign, may not work well for another. If you haven’t spent time exploring the settings … [Read more...] about A Guide to Google AdWords Settings
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Case Study: Using Google Trends to Discover New PPC Opportunities
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 Trends is that it allows you to “see what the world is searching for.” More … [Read more...] about Case Study: Using Google Trends to Discover New PPC Opportunities
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 individual keywords, but it doesn’t always work that way. Sometimes, you have fabulous keyword performers who need to be supported with better bids, hanging out in an ad … [Read more...] about Efficient bid management: spreadsheet fun!
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 materials in the learning center for the exam. Even if you’ve been working with Adwords for a while, this could still be useful for the random trivia they throw at you. … [Read more...] about 6 Tips on Passing the Google Adwords Qualified Professional Exam
Always Review Your PPC Campaign Leads
This post was written by Matthew Umbro from https://theppcblog.com. Matthew has been in the PPC industry since August 2007 and has earned his Google AdWords and MSN adExcellence certifications. He can be reached via email at matt@theppcblog.com or through Twitter @Matt_Umbro. As a PPC campaign manager for business-to-business (B2B) clients, there’s one question I always ask: … [Read more...] about Always Review Your PPC Campaign Leads
Including Image Ads In Your Marketing Mix
As online marketing grows, it’s becoming imperative that we as advertisers find ways to set ourselves apart from the competition. We’ve written many posts in the past about the importance of ad text testing, so below you will find a few tips and tricks to help include image ads in your mix if you decide they fit your business objectives. Image Ads Image ads (a.k.a. banner … [Read more...] about Including Image Ads In Your Marketing Mix
Living On The Edge: The Google Content Network
Google’s content network: it’s sort of like jumping over fourteen school buses on a flaming motorcycle. If you’re not careful and well-prepared, it can be a huge disaster. But if you can pull it off- it’s totally awesome. Impress your friends, clients, and coworkers! Tame your fear and win worldwide adoration. That might be overstating things; but in any case there’s usually … [Read more...] about Living On The Edge: The Google Content Network
When to Pause or Delete Ads & Keywords To Save Your Quality Scores
Have you ever truly thought about what your overall account Quality Score looks like and how it has affected your PPC account over the years? The more I manage long term clients the more I realize everything I do today will greatly effect what happens to my account Quality Score in the future. Achieving a great Quality Score does not happen overnight. It may take a week, a … [Read more...] about When to Pause or Delete Ads & Keywords To Save Your Quality Scores
New Contact Form Extensions Beta from Google – Super Cool
Google is going extension crazy here lately with the release of site links, then location extensions, and now contact form extensions! I got an email from my Google rep asking if I wanted to participate in a new beta from Google called, ‘contact form extensions’. The gist of the beta is if you’re running a PPC ad in Google, and you’re in the top position, you can click on a … [Read more...] about New Contact Form Extensions Beta from Google – Super Cool
Do Higher Positions in Google Mean You Convert More? Here’s How to Find Out!
Brad Geddes is one of my favorite bloggers, and he has a really interesting link to a YouTube video that talks about how you can get information at the keyword level in Google Analytics that shows what conversion rates you get at what position in the SERPS. You can view the video here: I have wondered at times for a particular account that recently lowered its budget if our … [Read more...] about Do Higher Positions in Google Mean You Convert More? Here’s How to Find Out!
Google LBA’s Are Being Removed, Get a Location Extension Instead
Late last week Search Engine Land posted an article on how Google is planning to stop allowing companies to create local business ads, and for anyone who currently has a LBA will stop displaying mid-December. Now the post did say that Google’s LBA’s will be coming back in the future, but declined to say when exactly. This could potentially hurt some local advertisers, … [Read more...] about Google LBA’s Are Being Removed, Get a Location Extension Instead
Google’s New Ad Sitelinks & How You Can Get Them for Your Account
Google Adwords has implemented yet another new feature for Adwords PPC advertisers, and this time it’s pretty cool. The new feature is called ‘ad sitelinks’, and it allows PPC advertisers with high quality ads to add four additional links under their main PPC ad. This allows users easier access to deeper content of your website. The sitelinks also provide advertisers with a … [Read more...] about Google’s New Ad Sitelinks & How You Can Get Them for Your Account
