Monday, December 1, 2008

Managing A Successful AdWords Campaign

By Brian Basch

It is not hard to begin an Adwords campaign, but running a successful one is an entirely different matter. There is a world of difference between an Adword campaign that is going nowhere and one that is successful. The difference can be translated into one word, money! It is an undeniable fact that a failing campaign can cost you a lot of money, which would otherwise have been spent on developing your business.

How to prevent huge losses? The answer is straightforward, intense scrutiny and attention to every detail of your Adwords campaign. Initially you will need to do your keyword research and take time to select your keywords. Secondly take extra care when you bid. However the real key to success is remembering to micro-manage your campaigns.

It is quite hard to select the right keywords. You will need to be sure that you have the right mix of broad based keywords and specialized ones. On the one hand they must generate traffic on the other hand they must produce sales. This will prevent you from incurring huge losses.

The Google Adwords site provides a number of tools for keyword research, for your Adwords campaign. These resources will help marketers to find popular keywords, synonyms and many other different variations of your keyword.

What a lot of marketers fail to understand is the fact that pay per click marketing on the Internet, is actually a huge auction, with the highest bidder winning. Of course in these circumstances the advertiser who can put up the most money for a particular keyword becomes the highest bidder. This will put them in the best position for the greatest exposure.

It is common knowledge that searchers have short attention spans. Because of this you will need to create and ad that is simple to read, gets your message across and is in a premier position. If your ad is just one of many in the search results then you will see little or no results. However even if an ad draws a lot of traffic, it can still only bring in useless leads, which makes it equally ineffective. The main idea is to try to maintain a precise balance.

Monitoring your campaign is the key to the success of your Adwords campaign. Thisis made easier by the fact that Google provides tracking tools to do this. You can track the traffic and even sales that are generated by each keyword in your campaign. this makes adjustments to your campaign easy to do.

If you are determined to succeed with your Adwords campaign you will need to monitor it. Google provides good tracking tools from the very beginning of your campaign. They will help you assess each one of your keywords. This enables you to make changes to a failing campaign. - 16738

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