Saturday, October 25, 2008

Top Five Ways to Create Killer Pay Per Click Campaigns

By Darren Barkett

Yahoo, MSN, and Google, with the invention of their pay per click advertising model, also called PPC, have created simple and effective online advertising opportunities. These easy to use systems of advertising have encouraged so many business owners of different sizes to unleash thousands of dollars into online advertising campaigns. But, as often happens online, these PPC advertisers often don't understand just how to create effective PPC campaigns that generate more sales for their companies.

Creating effective PPC campaigns can be simple. Below are five tricks you can use to be well on your way towards powerful and effective pay per click advertising campaigns.

5. Website URL in your ads. Google used to let you put whatever you wanted into your display URL, otherwise known as your website address. Now, you have to use your legitimate URL for your website in your PPC ads. Google won't even allow you to use a redirect from one URL to your website! This means that what you use for your display website name is all the more important. Capitalize the first letter of each keyword in your URL. It stands out better that way. For instance, my website, www.creative-emarketingsolutions.com, looks like www.Creative-eMarketingSolutions.com in my PPC advertisements. Don't neglect this important element in your ad.

4. Keywords in the fist line. The first line of your ad should have your most important keyword phrase in it. When you get only four lines of advertising for your ad including your display URL, the first line of your ad is the best chance you've got to grab the potential customer's attention. Your first line should grab attention and set your ad apart from all the other ads out there. It should tell the person searching that you've got exactly what they are looking for.

3. Features vs. Benefits. The next line of your ad should display an important benefit of your products and services. The third line- the last one before the display URL- should explain a feature of your products or services. What's the difference? A feature is why a customer should purchase your services or products, and a benefit explains how your customer's needs will be met because of what you are selling.

2. Keywords. Well researched keywords will make the biggest difference in your pay per click campaigns. Use Google's free keyword tool to select the best keywords by discovering which keywords are frequently searched for but have little competition. Keywords determine much of the pricing you pay, so do this step right!

1. Ad rotation. Run at least two different PPC ads at the same time. By creating two different ads and running them in competition against each other, you are able to test which messages convert into sales. Don't let Google decide which ad is best. Check in your campaign settings to have your ads shown evenly over time.

You never know what might make a difference in your CTR or click through rate. Sometimes just switching the text in your second and third lines increases your CTR. Different titles convert differently. Different display URL's convert at varying rates. You'll never know until you run a couple ads in competition against each other. Then, when you've generated enough clicks, you can decide which ad works best, drop the losing ad, and create a new ad.

These tricks will help increase your return on investment in the tough world of PPC advertising. If you're ever in need of help in creating your own pay per click campaign, please don't hesitate to ask our professional staff at www.Creative-eMarketingSolutions.com. We've helped dozens of businesses realize their online marketing goals now for years, and we'd love to help you!

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