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Friday, November 7, 2008

Keeping Momentum With Your Pay Per Click Advertising Campaign

By Brian Basch

You finally have everything together. Your have done your keyword research and have set up your campaign for the next 6 months. But here is the challenge, how are you going to maintain your campaign? This is something that many advertisers neglect to think about.

Of course it would be good if your campaign could just take care of itself without your help for the next 6 months, but this is not going to happen. Maintenance of your campaign is very important. There are several ways for you to do this.

You can get good tools at Google Adwords itself to enable you to know exactly how much traffic a keyword is producing and how many sales. Bear in mind that robot traffic will not bring in profits.

Why should you do this? A keyword ad that's not effective actually drains resources. If it's idle, it'll keep you from doing more effective thing. If it brings in traffic that doesn't lead to sales, you're paying for that traffic, but you get nothing out of it. Remember that you pay for every click, even if it doesn't lead to a sale.

Do not give up hope there are ways to fix ads that are not doing well. Check its position. It should appear within the first 5-10 pages of the search results. If this is alright then your next step is to check your keywords.

Many people choose popular keywords on their first impulse. These words bring in more visitors, which is good. However, many of the popular key words aren't very specific. They're often the first words someone uses in a search, rather than the ones that get them to where they need to be.

The people who use these broad based keywords are not quite sure what they need. They are browsers rather than serious buyers. The most effective keywords are those that will draw traffic but will also bring in searchers who need and want your product.

Consider searching for your own keywords to see what pops up. You might be surprised by the other sites that have chosen the same keywords you have. Take a look at the top competitors for a word and analyze their sites to see if they're in line with what you want to be associated with. If you seem out of place in a set of search results, it might be time to change your strategy a little. Remember, a bad keyword is only costing you money!

Careful monitoring of your results will tell you which keywords to keep and which ones to replace. Choose the right words, and you'll end up with productive ads that bring in real, useful traffic. Paying close attention to your pay per click campaign is an important part of being successful and making a profit.

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