Sunday, November 30, 2008

Discovering How To Bid On Keywords

By Brian Basch

It is critical to select the precise keywords for your ads. Successful marketers have learned how to do this well. It is not really that hard to do. Keyword research is the key to your success.

There is another important factor in your pay per click advertising campaigns that does not revolve around keywords. This is to do with the searchers themselves. They rarely look beyond the first 5-10 pages of their search results.

In order to be seen an ad must be positioned within the first 5-10 pages of the search results. How can you do this? By paying more money.

If you have figured out Google Adwords this section may be repetitive. However if you are new to this method of marketing this is important to know. Adwords can be thought of as a large auction. There are many people bidding on frequently searched keywords, but few on little known ones.

So be aware that you are not the only person utilizing a certain keyword. How can these search engines determine where to place an ad? Because Adwords works by pay per click the highest bidder on a key word will earn the rights to a top position. These high paid keywords are welcomed by the search engines and will always gain top positions.

It does take time to find the correct mix for keywords and bids, as you test and try new things you will probably take some losses. Always remember that conversions are usually only 10% of your clicks and not every one of the clicks.

Keyword research is one of the main elements of your campaign but bidding is also equally important. Without a good position for your ad, you will not gain any traffic let alone sales. Take some time to understand the bidding process so that you can make a lucrative campaign.

Remember these points when you are creating an Adwords campaign. After all what is the point of diligently creating a winning ad that is not even being seen? It will just be a wasted campaign. - 15465

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