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Improve Pay-Per-Click Performance

Written by: Ken Wisnefski

Article Overview: Do you become frustrated about your pay-per-click campaigns? You are not alone. There are certain steps you could follow to ensure your present campaign is a success.

Improve Pay-Per-Click Performance

Introduction-


Are you aggravated with pay-per-click? I think all of us who take part in the advertising tool have some grievances. Placements can change, competitors may outbid, or you are just will not see a great return-on-investment. What can you do to improve your pay-per-clicks results?
The following article offers suggestions in relation to your pay-per-click campaign.


Create a base-


Do some preliminary thinking in relation to your campaign. Think of what your company does, who you serve, what is compelling about using your services, and what your calls to action are. When you answer these questions, you can formulate successful keywords more readily.



Unique keywords-


Ahh keywords – yes, you want the keywords that will garner the most traffic, but they are the most expensive and a bit vaguer; try being more specific with your keywords. For instance, if you have a t-shirt site, do some research on what shirts are the most popular. Create keywords centered on those specific shirts rather than the keyword “t-shirts.”
Think about what keywords are highly pertinent to your services and products. Instead of committing yourself to the bidding wars for general words, find your niche.



Ad listings-


If you are bidding on similar terms with your competitor, what is going to set you apart from them? Your listings must be more enticing. Write for the buyer. Let them know what benefit will arise from using your products rather than any others. Make your keywords present in your ad copy.



Landing pages-


You have picked relevant keywords and made your ad attractive to the buyer. Now they are on your site. What is next? The page in which they land on is important. Do not take them to your homepage, but bring them to the most relevant page in regards to their search. If they clicked on an ad for a sports t-shirt, then they need to be brought to that page from the ad.
Above the fold of the landing page, write other copy that will intrigue the buyer to make the purchase. Make it simple to make the purchase; you want the buying process to be as quick and painless as possible for the browser.



Testing-


There are many bid management tools and systems available to track your progress. Test to see how well your keywords, ad listings, and landing pages are performing. You can choose to eliminate or modify them as you wish in order to optimize the pay-per-click process.



Monitor your investment-


Keep a close watch on how well your money is invested into your current campaigns. If you are paying thousands of dollars a month on the process and not seeing a return-on-investment, it is a bad business deal and you have to decide whether to make modifications, or completely disengage.

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