Elvis was great. Obviously, he's the King. If you've never been to Graceland, you're missing out. It's a sight to be seen simply for the Jungle Room. This week, fans and fanatics alike are celebrating Elvis Week. And PPC Hero salutes those who still worship at the feet of the King! As you can see, PPC Hero has embraced the post-1969 comeback area of Elvis (OK, we'll call him … [Read more...] about Happy Elvis Week! Hunk of Burning Love Edition
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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 of my clients and I’m getting decent results. It’s important for PPC advertisers to realize there is more to this world other than Google, … [Read more...] about How Business.com Can Help You Reach Your Lead Goals
Our Greatest Hits for July 2009
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero's four most visited, and hopefully most valuable, articles from July. Whether you're a new or long-time subscriber you may have missed these insightful and helpful pay-per-click management tips. Enjoy! Coming in at the #1 spot is Amber's post listing 10 easy ways to optimize your PPC landing pages and increase your … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for July 2009
Beware of Low Bids and Low Budgets When Setting Up Your Google AdWords Account
A few weeks back one of my clients performed a search for one of his keywords and it didn’t come up in Google search. So of course I review the keyword in the AdWords interface by checking on the ad diagnostic tool and saw that the keyword was not showing due to a low keyword bid and that it wasn’t on page 1 of the Google results pages. I had a few co-workers here in the … [Read more...] about Beware of Low Bids and Low Budgets When Setting Up Your Google AdWords Account
Get More Leads by Restructuring and Optimizing Your Google Content Network Campaigns
Lately, I've been writing a series of articles on the Google Content Network. Previously, we have discussed Content Network bidding strategies; how to and why you should separate the Search and Content network distribution; how to use your performance data to create placement targeted campaigns (not written by yours truly); how to locate performance fluctuations; and I've also … [Read more...] about Get More Leads by Restructuring and Optimizing Your Google Content Network Campaigns
How Does Moving a Keyword Effect Your Quality Score in Google AdWords?
I was recently reading the Quality Score Fact of the Week over at the AdWords Agency blog. This week's Quality Score tip inspired me to do more research and expand upon the topic that was discussed. First, here is the Fact of the Week: Restructuring your account does not cause you to lose your historical Quality Score information. The historical performance of your keywords, … [Read more...] about How Does Moving a Keyword Effect Your Quality Score in Google AdWords?
Kick Your Quality Scores Back Into Gear with a Few Ad Text Changes
It seems as though Quality Score has fallen off the blog bandwagon here lately, but I’m here to say that the Quality Score and the Quality Index is still here and more important than ever. One big problem that I have seen in many new accounts that have either transitioned from other search marketing agencies or in-house employees is the inability to accurately determine when … [Read more...] about Kick Your Quality Scores Back Into Gear with a Few Ad Text Changes
Separating Match Types in AdWords: A Follow Up Post
My last article focused on separating your keyword match types into different campaigns. Today, I would like to discuss details on implementing this strategy, as well as clarify the benefits of separating match types into separate ad groups (not campaigns). As I mentioned previously, for robust accounts with optimized campaign structures, separating your match types for your … [Read more...] about Separating Match Types in AdWords: A Follow Up Post
Our Greatest Hits for June 2009
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero's four most visited, and hopefully most valuable, articles from June. Whether you're a new or long-time subscriber you may have missed these insightful and helpful pay-per-click management tips. Enjoy! If you're not using competitive keyword research tools to learn about your competitors' keywords, you may be missing … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Hits for June 2009
CLRB Hanson LLC et al. V. Google Class Action Settlement
Neither PPC Hero nor Hanapin Marketing have any affiliation with this settlement regarding Google AdWords nor can we offer legal advice on the subject. However, we did think it was a good idea to post the settlement statement in its entirety to the blog because 1) it's directly related to our blog's focus and 2) our readers might be curious about the statement if they … [Read more...] about CLRB Hanson LLC et al. V. Google Class Action Settlement
Break Out Your Yahoo Sponsored and Content Keywords with the Touch of a Button
There is a cool feature in the Yahoo! Search Marketing interface that allows you to separate your search network and content network distribution for any active ad group with only a few steps. Breaking out your sponsored search tactic from the content network in two separate ad groups helps you manage your bids better since they're more organized and it allows you to create … [Read more...] about Break Out Your Yahoo Sponsored and Content Keywords with the Touch of a Button
Separating Your Matches Types into Different Campaigns is a Bad Idea
We have inherited a couple PPC accounts recently that had some odd campaign structures. Within Google AdWords these accounts had the various match types (broad, phrase, exact) segregated into separate campaigns. Since I've now seen this a couple times, I think this campaign structure is worth commenting upon and discussing why it's a bad idea. First, let's explore the … [Read more...] about Separating Your Matches Types into Different Campaigns is a Bad Idea