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Casual Articles - Google Adwords : How I Spent My Wad, Burnt My Budget, And Ultimately Became A Complete Chump
Is internet marketing something for you? Do you dream about working at home where your kids are, where you feel you should be? Internet marketing can promise this and so much more. But, tread lightly and do your research before jumping into the world of Internet marketing. While many people feel that internet marketing is all a scam, simply stated, this is false. There are quality companies and quality business plans that are proven. Likewise, there are just as many and even more that are not worth your time or the expense. To understand the differences you need to take the time to research and then decide if the company is right for you. First, you should understand that in most internet market
The one thing I want to cover today is that no matter what placing you receive with your Adwords campaign, there's no point in paying for more clicks if
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I was talking with one of the client's of "Graham" -- name changed to protect the guilty; you know, one of those so-called marketing experts -- and he sounded completely exasperated. And I'm not surprised.
He had indeed "spent his wad" on his Google Adwords campaign. Oh dear.
Graham had told him that the more clicks he received, the better his CTR (click-through rate) would be -- because I had previously let Graham into the secret that a higher CTR makes for cheaper clicks. Thing is, Graham doesn't quite know his numbers. He told his client that to get the most clicks, he needed to be at the top spot in his Adwords campaign.
Aaaaarrrrrggghhhh ...
Ok, so high CTR is one of the easiest measurements that Google can record for the relevance of an ad for any particular search term, but when will people realise that to start off with you don't need to pay more to get more clicks from your ad.
Instead, it's all about tweaking the words you use in your Google Adwords ad. Which means testing. Split testing to be precise -- and I'll talk more about this another time.
But once you have a high performing ad, it doesn't mean you need to pay for top spot to get the best revenue ... yes, you'll get more clicks from the top two or three spots, but it will generally cost you much more to reach that high.
The one thing I want to cover today is that no matter what placing you receive with your Adwords campaign, there's no point in paying for more clicks if
Around this time of year, just about every school, sports team and non-profit organization in our collective communities send their minions out into the neighborhood to hawk candy bars, candles, Christmas wreaths and just about anything else they can get their hands on. All done in an effort to fill the coffers of the group in support of their activities for the coming year. We’ve all probably done this type of product fundraising sometime in our lives. And we’ve all supported the effort of others since it is as noble as it is capitalistic.But times have changed. The proliferation of groups raising money has reached a fever pitch while at the same time, prices and product
Graham had told him that the more clicks he received, the better his CTR (click-through rate) would be -- because I had previously let Graham into the secret that a higher CTR makes for cheaper clicks. Thing is, Graham doesn't quite know his numbers. He told his client that to get the most clicks, he needed to be at the top spot in his Adwords campaign.
Aaaaarrrrrggghhhh ...
Ok, so high CTR is one of the easiest measurements that Google can record for the relevance of an ad for any particular search term, but when will people realise that to start off with you don't need to pay more to get more clicks from your ad.
Instead, it's all about tweaking the words you use in your Google Adwords ad. Which means testing. Split testing to be precise -- and I'll talk more about this another time.
But once you have a high performing ad, it doesn't mean you need to pay for top spot to get the best revenue ... yes, you'll get more clicks from the top two or three spots, but it will generally cost you much more to reach that high.
The one thing I want to cover today is that no matter what placing you receive with your Adwords campaign, there's no point in paying for more clicks if
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Aaaaarrrrrggghhhh ...
Ok, so high CTR is one of the easiest measurements that Google can record for the relevance of an ad for any particular search term, but when will people realise that to start off with you don't need to pay more to get more clicks from your ad.
Instead, it's all about tweaking the words you use in your Google Adwords ad. Which means testing. Split testing to be precise -- and I'll talk more about this another time.
But once you have a high performing ad, it doesn't mean you need to pay for top spot to get the best revenue ... yes, you'll get more clicks from the top two or three spots, but it will generally cost you much more to reach that high.
The one thing I want to cover today is that no matter what placing you receive with your Adwords campaign, there's no point in paying for more clicks if
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Instead, it's all about tweaking the words you use in your Google Adwords ad. Which means testing. Split testing to be precise -- and I'll talk more about this another time.
But once you have a high performing ad, it doesn't mean you need to pay for top spot to get the best revenue ... yes, you'll get more clicks from the top two or three spots, but it will generally cost you much more to reach that high.
The one thing I want to cover today is that no matter what placing you receive with your Adwords campaign, there's no point in paying for more clicks if
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The one thing I want to cover today is that no matter what placing you receive with your Adwords campaign, there's no point in paying for more clicks if you're not converting those clicks into revenue.
Let me say that again so you understand this Golden Rule:
If your landing page (the web-page where your Adwords ad points to) isn't converting for you, then you're better off turning off your advert and direct your marketing efforts away from your Adwords campaign, and redirect that effort into getting your web-designer to tweak the landing page until it does deliver the results you desire.
Ok, so what do we want from a landing page?
It all depends on what exactly you want to achieve, but you know what I would do? I'd make sure the web-visitor has no option but to sign up to your newsletter, or mailing list ... commonly known as the squeeze page.
You see, statistically speaking, it's quite difficult to convert a first-time visitor into a sale. It's human nature for people to take 3, 4, maybe even up to 7 visits or viewings before they actually make the decision to purchase.
And what's the chances of getting a visitor to return to your web-site 7 times? Hey, it's hard enough getting them to see our pages just once, never mind more than that!
So what we want to do is offer them something that's
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