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Keyword Normalization in Bing: What You Need to Know to Avoid Missing Out on Traffic E-mail
Friday, 03 December 2010 15:50
Plurals, spelled with an “s” – that’s what I’d like to talk about. Specifically, how plurals are an integral part of your search campaigns, and how they are treated differently in Microsoft adCenter than they were in Yahoo!’s Panama search platform.

One is the Loneliest Number

If you recently migrated your Yahoo! accounts into adCenter and have left everything “as-is,” you may be missing out on some easy traffic. Why? There is a key difference at play behind the scenes...
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A Guide to Google AdWords Settings E-mail
Friday, 11 June 2010 10:42
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 options, you are likely using the defaults and a few quick changes could bring in additional clicks or conversions...
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Why You Should Bid on Your Own Brand Name With PPC E-mail
Monday, 17 May 2010 06:47
searchHere are some great tips for any of your advertisers who question why they should bid on their own brand name.

 

Here are the benefits of running paid listings for your own company or product names.Relatively low cost, compared to other search terms.High ROI -- obviously, these people are looking for you and you want to capture them.Your ads will push competitors' ads lower on the search engine results page.  I'm always a fan of taking up as much geography in...
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Excluded Keywords/Blocked Domains Limit, Plus New Yahoo! Search Network Reporting & Features E-mail
Thursday, 08 April 2010 14:09
by Amber, PPC Hero

I have to say I really love my Yahoo! Rep. He calls me whenever there are new features coming out in Yahoo! And, instead of depending on other bloggers for the info I’m hearing it straight from the horse’s mouth.

There have been some new advances made in the Yahoo Network (finally!) that may help decrease spend on non-converting domains and increase conversions are high converting domains, as well as optimize your bids on the Yahoo network or partner...
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What Keeps Someone From Clicking on Your Paid Search Ad? E-mail
Friday, 02 April 2010 15:19
searchby Joe @ PPC Hero

Sure, paid search ad copy contains only 25 characters for the headline (in AdWords) and 70 characters for the body copy, but this small space can be very complex to utilize optimally.

Within the confines of a PPC ad text you need to be relevant to your keywords, list as many benefits as possible, be unique and stand out from your competition, and include a clear call-to-action. As you strive to to incorporate all of these tactics into your ad texts you shouldn’t...
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Using Paid Search to Optimize Your Organic Results E-mail
Monday, 29 March 2010 11:41
By Kevin Lee

Paid search has an important place in testing and improving organic search, perhaps in ways you haven't thought of. It's great for immediately testing whether keywords and keyword phrases have a reasonably good conversion rate to lead or sale (assuming you have relevant landing pages).

This instant feedback can inform organic search content creation efforts and, of course, internal and external link strategies. However, another oft-overlooked use for paid search is to...
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